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Join BLM Bakersfield for Kern Valley Pride Day and National Public Lands Day

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.

BLM offers Point Arena-Stornetta tours and coastal hikes

Waves crash on rocks off the California coast.

Bureau of Land Management hosting National Public Lands Day events on the North Coast

Clouds fill the sky over the Pacific Ocean along California's northern coastline.

Bureau of Land Management hosting three-day wild horse adoption event

Wild Horses from Devil’s Garden Wild Horse Territory on the Modoc National Forest (BLM Photo)

Slinkard Fire Update

Smoke from a wildfire rises above a mountain ridge.

BLM Closes Campground, Day Use Areas due to Helena Fire east of Weaverville

REDDING, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management has closed a campground and day use areas along Highway 299 east of Weaverville because of the 5,000-acre Helena Fire.

Fire Crews Respond to the Slinkard Fire

In the Slinkard Mountains, fire peaks over the ridgeline in the far distance as smoke fills the sky.

Slinkard Fire Continues to Grow, Evacuations in Place

Smoke rises over a hill at the Slinkard Fire (BLM Photo)T

Slinkard Fire Update

Smoke rises from a wildlife on a mountain top.

Public Land Mining Claim Fees and Waivers are Due by September 1

A post in the ground near a hill (BLM Photo)

Ormat to Begin Geothermal Well Testing Near Mammoth Lakes

Pipes and equipment at a geothermal injection pad.

Bureau of Land Management to Offer Burros, Young Wild Horses for Adoption

A family looks through the corral at a burro awaiting adoption.

Volunteers welcome at National Public Lands Day event along the Susan River

SUSANVILLE, Calif. – Volunteers are invited to celebrate National Public Lands Day and the Great Sierra River Cleanup by joining the Bureau of Land Management Eagle Lake Field Offi

"Mother Lode Epic" Competitive Mountain Bike Race to Cross Public Lands

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.

Bureau of Land Management Schedules Summer Break for Desert Discovery Center

A large brown BLM sign for the Desert Discovery Center (BLM Photo)

Ormat to Conduct Geothermal Well Testing Near Mammoth Lakes

Machines, trucks, pipes and other heavy equipment in an open area near a forested area.

BLM Reopens Recreation Sites along the Merced River

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.

Fort Sage OHV Area Reopens After Fire; Visitors Urged to Stay on Trails

Wide-open mountain area scarred by a wildfire with a BLM sign that reads "Entering Wildfire Recovery Area, your help is needed, motorized vehicles please stay on designated r

BLM Mother Lode Field Office to Temporarily Increase Fire Restrictions to Stage 2

A BLM fire truck sits near a wildfire with smoke and flames shooting high in the sky.

Amateur Radio Demonstrations, Lighthouse Tours Offered Saturday, August 5, in Trinidad

A light house sits on a rocky cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

BLM Announces Temporary Fire Restrictions for the Eastern Sierra

Firefighters stand near a BLM fire truck in a remote location with snow capped mountains in the background.

BLM Central Coast Field Office Temporarily Limits Target Shooting due to Extreme Fire Danger

Wildflowers grow along a fenceline with grass covered hills in the background.

BLM Ukiah Field Office Temporary Closure

Hilly expanse of oak woodlands, grasslands, and chaparral.

BLM Mother Lode Field Office Initiates Emergency Target Shooting Restrictions due to Fire Danger

A line of firefighters carry equipment to a fire engine as a wildlife rages in the background.

BLM Initiates Emergency Target Shooting Restrictions Due to High Fire Danger

Flames and smoke from a wildfire.