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

BLM Litchfield Corrals now open for wild horse and burro adoptions

California
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 

California
Yellow wildflowers in a flat field

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

California
Bee lands on a small white flower

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

California
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.

California
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
news_sage grouse

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

California
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

California
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

California
Four brown and black horses in the high desert

BLM to offer inmate-trained horses for adoption

California, Northern California DO
A brown, fuzzy burro

BLM to offer horses, burros for adoption in Ferndale

California, California Desert DO
Portrait of Ron Nuckles

BLM welcomes Ron Nuckles as Needles Field Manager

California
Elizabeth Meyer-Shields

BLM California selects Elizabeth Meyer-Shields as new Deputy State Director, Resources

California
Plume of smoke rising over the sun in the desert.

BLM to conduct prescribed fire at Dos Palmas Preserve to improve wildlife habitat

California, Central California DO
Dirt bike on a dusty trail

BLM Ukiah Field Office seeks public input for off-highway vehicle grants

California, Central California DO
A dirt boke descends a hill with snow capped mountains in the background.

BLM and Inyo National Forest seek public input for off-highway vehicle grants

California, California Desert DO
A dirt bike descends a sandy hill

BLM California Desert District seeks public input on 2024 off-highway vehicle grant proposals

California, Northern California DO
A dirt bike at the top of a high desert peak.

BLM to hold virtual public meetings to discuss OHV grant funds in northern CA