EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. — The Bureau of Land Management Central California Resource Advisory Council will meet virtually on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, from 1 to 5 p.m. The public is welcome to participate but must register in advance. The council will be briefed on a business plan for the South Yuba Campground near […]
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BLM seeks public input on expansive plan to reduce wildfire risks near communities
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comments on a plan to expedite fuels reduction treatments and fire protection efforts near high fire-risk areas on public lands in 44 counties throughout California and northwest Nevada. The statewide Wildland-Urban Interface fuels treatments programmatic Environmental Assessment (EA) aims to facilitate projects on approximately 900,000 acres of public […]
BLM welcomes input on amenity fees at South Yuba Campground
The Bureau of Land Management Mother Lode Field Office is seeking public input on a draft business plan to expand amenity fees for recreation and services at the South Yuba Campground in Nevada County. The BLM has prepared this plan recognizing that nature and recreational opportunities on public lands are essential to the health, well-being […]
Bureau of Land Management to oversee prescribed fire in the ‘Inimim Forest
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. — The Bureau of Land Management plans to conduct prescribed fire operations in the ‘Inimim Forest located east of North Columbia in Nevada County. Understory and pile burn operations are scheduled to start this week and may continue periodically through the spring. Timing of the burn operations will depend on weather […]
Sheep arrive at Cronan Ranch to graze on invasive plants and reduce wildfire threat
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. – A flock of nearly 900 sheep have arrived at the Bureau of Land Management’s Cronan Ranch to start their summer of reducing wildfire threat by grazing on troublesome yellow starthistle and medusahead plants. A sheep herder will manage the flock, moving them across 1,000 acres with assistance from herding dogs and […]
Bureau of Land Management increases fire restrictions in the Sierra Nevada foothills
Due to dry conditions and high wildland fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management Mother Lode Field Office is increasing seasonal fire restrictions beginning on Thursday, July 1 and will remain in effect until further notice. The increased restrictions include no campfires, barbeques, or open fires, regardless of whether in a developed campground. Portable stoves […]
BLM issues seasonal fire restrictions for most of central California
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management announces seasonal fire restrictions, including temporary limitations on target shooting, effective May 21. The restrictions are for public lands managed by the Central Coast, Mother Lode and Ukiah field offices due to dry conditions and wildland fire danger. These seasonal restrictions are in addition to […]
Bureau of Land Management and partners use weevil to combat invasive weed
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. — The Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and University of California Cooperative Extension have released yellow starthistle rosette weevils to combat the invasive weed, yellow starthistle, at the Magnolia Ranch day-use recreation area in El Dorado County. This is the first time the weevils have […]
BLM Mother Lode Field Office eases seasonal fire restrictions
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. November 24, 2020 – As the potential for wildland fire subsides with cooler, wetter weather, the Bureau of Land Management Mother Lode Field Office today is easing seasonal fire restrictions on approximately 230,000-acres of public lands in central California. Recreational target shooting and campfires, with a valid campfire permit, are once […]
Nevada County tire amnesty week, sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management and partners
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. September 17, 2020 – Nevada County residents are invited to participate in the annual tire amnesty event Sept. 21-25, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily. Residents of Nevada County, who have bald tires, flat donut replacements or worn out snow studs can bring them to this event for disposal. The […]
BLM temporarily suspends target shooting in Central California due to wildland fire danger
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. September 11, 2020 – The Bureau of Land Management reminds recreationists that target shooting is prohibited on all BLM-managed public lands throughout the Central California District due to extreme wildland fire danger. This restriction will remain in effect until further notice. The ban includes all forms of recreational shooting. The […]
Nevada City native Chris Heppe welcomes role as new BLM Central California District Manager
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. July 30, 2020 – Chris Heppe grew up playing in the streams and forests of the Sierra Nevada foothills in Nevada City. It is his love of water, wildlife and their habitat that lead him on a lifelong career in federal service to remote corners of the world. But Heppe’s path […]
BLM Mother Lode Field Office planning recreational enhancement construction projects
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. February 25, 2018 – The Bureau of Land Management Mother Lode Field Office is planning several construction improvement projects to heighten outdoor recreational options on public lands in El Dorado County this year. “For a short-term inconvenience, we will gain even more great outdoor recreational opportunities in the heart of the […]
BLM and USGS to drill groundwater monitoring well near Mammoth Lakes
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. November 22, 2017 – Crews working for the U.S. Geological Survey Research Drilling Unit are anticipated to begin work on a groundwater monitoring well in the northwest portion of the Mammoth Mountain RV Park in Mammoth Lakes, during the week of Nov. 27. Drilling operations will run up to 12-hours per day, […]
BLM to Start Pile Burning Near Pine Hill Preserve to Improve Public Safety
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. May 1, 2017 – In the coming weeks, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will start burning small brush piles to get rid of fire fuel to improve public safety, and as a result, residents of the Cameron Park area near the BLM Pine Hill Preserve may start seeing and smelling […]
BLM Announces Fire Restrictions for Public Lands along Central Coast
MARINA, CA, Aug. 9, 2016 – Effective Aug. 9, the Bureau of Land Management is implementing fire restrictions on public lands managed by the Central Coast Field Office. The fire restrictions will remain in effect until further notice. All campfires and barbeques are limited to designated fire rings in designated campgrounds. Portable stoves with gas, […]