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Dark hills amidst a colorful sunset

BLM announces 2024 Artist in Residence program in the Eastern Sierra

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A portrait of Madeleine Grace Kelley

Madeleine Grace Kelly selected as Artist in Residence for King Range NCA

National Office, Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana-Dakotas, Utah, Wyoming
Two people standing in a stream wearing waders and hats. One of the two has a net and the other is recording data. A third person sits on the streambank with his feet in the water.

BLM to invest $3.1 million to restore wildlife habitats, as part of the Investing in America agenda

 

National Office, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Eastern States, Montana-Dakotas, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
BLM Staff conducting compliance check on oil and gas development in Colorado

BLM ensures fair taxpayer return, strengthens accountability for oil and gas operations on public lands

WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced a final rule to revise the Bureau of Land Mana

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People on horse back entering a forest

BLM announces openings of NE Calif. campgrounds and day use area

National Office, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana-Dakotas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon-Washington, Utah, Wyoming
Renewable Energy Development in the California Desert

Biden-Harris Administration delivers historic milestones, new actions for clean energy on public lands

The Biden-Harris administration today announced a series of historic milestones and actions to promote responsible clean energy development on public lands and help achieve President Biden’s goal of creating a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035.
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Sunset over a lake.

BLM Central California District to host Resource Advisory Council meeting

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A wide mountain range in the desert

BLM seeks input on proposed mining exploration project in California

California, California Desert DO
DAC members at the December 2023 meeting in Palm Springs. Photo by Kate Miyamoto, BLM.

BLM California Desert District to Host Virtual Advisory Council Meeting in April

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A sign reading Litchfield corral and a large covered structure with hay underneath.

BLM Litchfield Corrals now open for wild horse and burro adoptions

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Red carsonite blocking an illegal trail through green chaparral

BLM reminds visitors to recreate responsibly and stay on authorized trails at Fort Ord National Monument

National Office, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana-Dakotas, Oregon-Washington, Wyoming
A herd of pronghorn wander through snowy rangeland

Interior Department Announces Nearly $12 Million to Protect and Restore Western Wildlife Habitats and Migration Corridors

WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today 

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Yellow wildflowers in a flat field

Wildflower season arrived at Carrizo Plain National Monument and other BLM-managed public lands

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Bee lands on a small white flower

Join the BLM and California Native Plant Society for spring tours at the Pine Hill Preserve

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a row of people in blue shirts stand upon the site where the Doyle fire station will be built.

Construction to begin on fire station expansion in Doyle, Calif.

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An Aerial view of the Cotoni-Coast Dairies: a coastal forest in the foreground, a grassland pasture in the mid ground, and the pacific ocean in the background.

BLM welcomes public input on parking area and trailhead at Cotoni-Coast Dairies

California, Central California DO, Bakersfield FO
Pile burns at Saucito Ranch

Bureau of Land Management plans Carrizo Plain National Monument pile burn

National Office, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana-Dakotas, Nevada, Oregon-Washington, Utah, Wyoming
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BLM proposes stronger greater sage-grouse conservation plans

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing a draft plan to strengthen greater sage-grous

California, Northern California DO
Landslide at Fleener Creek Trailhead.

BLM Fleener Creek Trailhead in the Lost Coast Headlands closed indefinitely

California, Bishop FO
A campground with mountains in the background.

Bishop Field Office offering Scan and Pay option for camp fees

California, California Desert DO
Photo courtesy of Nancy Schmidt, BLM

Nancy Schmidt named new BLM California Desert District deputy district manager

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OHVs ride in front of a large rock in the high desert.

Motorcycle races coming to Fort Sage area; some trail access will be limited

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Three brown horses

BLM to offer horses, burros for adoption in Ceres

California, Northern California DO
A dense forest covered with moss

BLM, partners celebrate 25th anniversary of Headwaters Forest Reserve

California, California Desert DO
Wind turbines in the desert

BLM approves Alta Wind Battery Energy Storage project in California