Public Input & Actions

BLM publishes proposed and final rules in the Federal Register and carries out environmental reviews in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. Announcing and explaining bureau plans and proposals and providing the public an opportunity to comment on proposed actions is an important part of informed management. We encourage citizens to make their voices heard on the issues that are important to them.
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BLM approves broadband communications site in Morongo Valley

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management approved the application for the Morongo Canyon Highway 62 Multi-Tenant Wireless Broadband Communications Site project on just over an acre of public land near Morongo Valley in San Bernardino County. The project will improve telecommunication and broadband connections for Morongo and Yucca Valley communities.
California

La BLM emite un análisis final para las propuestas de actualizaciones sobre la gestión del petróleo y gas en el centro-sur de California

BAKERSFIELD, California – La Oficina de Administración de Tierras emitió la declaración final suplementaria de impacto ambiental analizando información actualizada y nueva sobre arrendamientos y desarrollo de petróleo y gas en tierras públicas en partes de los condados de Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, San Luis Obispo, Santa Bárbara, Tulare y Ventura.
California

BLM issues final analysis for proposed oil and gas management updates in central coast region

MARINA, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management issued the final supplemental environmental impact statement analyzing updated and new information for oil and gas leasing and development on public lands in Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties, and portions of Fresno, Merced, and San Joaquin counties.
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BLM issues final analysis for proposed oil and gas management updates in south-central California

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. –The Bureau of Land Management issued the final supplemental environmental impact statement analyzing updated and new information for oil and gas leasing and development on public lands in portions of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, and Ventura counties.
California

BLM Mother Lode Field Office issues seasonal fire restrictions

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management, in coordination with the US Wildland Fire Service, is issuing seasonal fire restrictions effective Friday, May 22, due to dry conditions and wildland fire danger. These seasonal restrictions are in addition to the year-round, statewide fire prevention order. The seasonal fire order will remain in effect until further notice. The BLM-managed public lands affected by these fire restrictions are in the Mother Lode Field Office for Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mariposa, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, and Yuba counties.
California

BLM Central Coast Field Office issues seasonal fire restrictions

MARINA, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management, in coordination with the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, is issuing seasonal fire restrictions for public lands managed by the Central Coast Field Office effective Friday, May 15, due to dry conditions and high wildland fire danger. These seasonal restrictions are in addition to the year-round statewide fire prevention order and the permanent fire restrictions in place at Fort Ord National Monument and Cotoni-Coast Dairies. This seasonal fire order will remain in effect until further notice.
California

BLM Bakersfield Field Office issues seasonal fire restrictions

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management, in coordination with the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, is issuing seasonal fire restrictions for public lands managed by the Bakersfield Field Office effective Friday, May 15, due to dry conditions and high wildland fire danger. These seasonal restrictions are in addition to the year-round statewide fire prevention order. This seasonal fire order will remain in effect until further notice.
California

BLM seeks volunteer campground host for California's remote Lost Coast

ARCATA, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management's King Range National Conservation Area is seeking a volunteer campground host for the 2026 recreation season at Mattole Campground, the northern gateway to the renowned Lost Coast Trail in Humboldt County. Situated where the Mattole River meets the Pacific Ocean, Mattole Campground welcomes thousands of hikers, backpackers, and day visitors each year. The campground host is often the first friendly face visitors encounter before setting off on the 25-mile Lost Coast Trail — one of California's most spectacular and remote coastal routes.
California

BLM, Sheriff’s Department Conduct Joint OHV Safety Operation

Law enforcement rangers from the Bureau of Land Management Barstow Field Office and deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Morongo Basin Station worked side by side during a joint off-highway vehicle enforcement operation at the Sunfair Dry Lakebed near Twentynine Palms.
California

Lacks Creek Recreation Area closures planned for public safety

ARCATA, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management will implement intermittent road, trail, and campsite closures in the Lacks Creek Recreation Area from late April through the end of August 2026 to ensure public safety during major forest health and maintenance operations.
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BLM announces seasonal fire restrictions for southern California

The Bureau of Land Management California Desert District will go into seasonal fire restrictions on public lands in Imperial, southern Inyo, eastern Kern, Los Angeles, eastern Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties. The seasonal restrictions will remain in effect from April 15 to October 29, unless terminated sooner.