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BLM Desert District Advisory Council to meet in Palm Desert, December 6-7

Colorful cactus and desert flora. Photo by Doug Herrema/BLM.

BLM Crowley Lake and Horton Creek campgrounds are closed for winter

A picnic table and fire pit.

BLM issues decision for wild horse and burro population management in northeast California

Two brown horses face the camera.

BLM seeks public comment on proposed Crimson Solar Project

A solar array reflects sunlight.

BLM Bakersfield Announces Availability of Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts Analysis

An oil derrick amidst dry, rolling hills.

Race planned for Fort Sage OHV Area; public riding will be limited

An off road racer in the Fort Sage Off Highway Vehicle Area near Doyle, CA.

Headwaters Forest Reserve partners broaden options for restoration

Dense forest with bright green ferns.

BLM seeks public input on Orni 5 LLC geothermal exploration proposal

Brown desert with blue mountain range in the distance.

BLM to host hiring open house for Central California seasonal wildland fire positions

A fire crew battles a brush fire.

Seeds, weeds and straw throwing fun this weekend at Fort Ord National Monument

Two volunteers tossing seeds in the air.

Two burros on the range.
Reward for information in California burro killings now over $100,000

Three brown burros on a bald hill.

BLM offering bike shuttle for fall color bike ride on Bizz Johnson Trail

Bright yellow and red leaves line a timber bridge on the Bizz Johnson Rail Trial.

BLM Trinity River campgrounds to close for winter

Rushing river through forest and steep cliffs.

BLM to offer trained wild horses for public adoption at Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center

A man holds a horse against a metal fence while a trainer in a helmet sits horseback.

BLM plans fall prescribed burning projects in northwest California

Two firefighters watch a controlled burn pile.

Halloween at Headwaters evening walk set for Oct. 26, reservations required

Lush coastal forest.

BLM reduces Stage II fire restrictions in the California Desert District

Fire fighters spray desert brush with a fire hose.

BLM reopens Panoche and Tumey hills to vehicle access, though areas still under fire restrictions

A photo of the Panoche Hills managed by the BLM Central Coast Field Office (Michael Westphal/BLM).

The BLM to celebrate National Bat Week in the Coachella Valley

A small bat eats a grass hopper.

BLM names veteran land manager to lead California State Office

SACRAMENTO – The Bureau of Land Management today announced that Karen Mouritsen has been named the new California State Director—a key leadership positio

BLM plans prescribed burning projects on public lands in Lassen County

Fire fighter conducts controlled burn in wet field.

BLM lifting fire restrictions for northwest California public lands

A lush wetland in a forest.

BLM Ukiah Field Office lifts fire restrictions

The sun sets over the lush, mountains of the South Cow Mountain OHV Management Area.

BLM releases West Mojave Route Network Project Record of Decision

The West Mojave Route Network project. Photo by the BLM.

BLM Central Coast Field Office issues decision for oil and gas development

Oil derrick in rolling grassy hllls.