SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a plan to expedite fuels reduction treatments and fire protection efforts near high fire-risk areas on public lands in California and northwest Nevada. The statewide Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fuels treatments programmatic Environmental Assessment (SWFT pEA) aims to complete projects on approximately 900,000 […]
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BLM to reduce risk of wildland fire with controlled burn in the ‘Inimim Forest
November 23, 2021 – The Bureau of Land Management will conduct a controlled prescribed burn, as soon as next week, of up to 1,800 piles of tree branches and brush on roughly 75 acres in the ‘Inimim Forest, east of North Columbia in Nevada County. Timing of the pile burn will depend on weather conditions, […]
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The BLM partners with American Forests to develop Camp Fire Reforestation Plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In advancing the Department of the Interior’s commitment to bolster adaption and increase resilience to climate change, the Bureau of Land Management today released its Camp Fire Reforestation Plan. The plan, developed by the BLM and American Forests, outlines management goals, assesses potential climate impacts to the Camp Fire burn scar, and […]
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BLM announces temporary safety closure of public lands in Alpine County
CARSON CITY, Nev. – Today, the Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District in coordination with local officials announced an emergency closure of public lands in Alpine County, CA, approximately three miles northeast of Markleeville. This closure is necessary to ensure public safety during fire rehabilitation operations after the Tamarack Fire which started July 4. […]
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BLM reduces risk of wildland fire with controlled burn in the ‘Inimim Forest
March 18, 2021 – The Bureau of Land Management will conduct a controlled prescribed burn, as soon as next week, of piles of tree limbs and brush on roughly 300 acres in the ‘Inimim Forest, east of North Columbia in Nevada County. Timing of the pile burn will depend on weather conditions, air quality, resource […]
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California wildflower season is here – Do you know where to go?
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. March 17, 2021— The Bureau of Land Management advises wildflower enthusiasts to Know Before You Go and plan ahead as they make plans for wildflower viewing. As the Golden State’s rainfall is at near historic lows, blooms may not be bountiful, so assessing the situation before heading out is even more crucial this year. Wildflowers […]
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Mid-air collision claims lives of two air tanker pilots
July 30, 2020 – A mid-air collision involving two U.S. Department of the Interior-contracted Single Engine Air Tankers, or SEATs, occurred on the Bishop Fire, approximately 17 miles SW of Caliente, NV. The incident occurred at approximately 12:55 p.m. today, July 30. Both pilots were killed in the crash. Recovery operations are currently underway and initial notifications […]
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BLM issues statewide Fire Prevention Order
SACRAMENTO April 30, 2020 – With the 2020 wildfire year upon us, theBureau of Land Management has issued a statewide Fire Prevention Order to help prevent the risk of wildfires igniting in California. The Fire Prevention Order serves as a reminder of basic precautions to reduce wildfires that apply year-round to BLM-managed public lands, areas, […]
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Trespass clean up restores BLM public lands in Nevada County
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. March 6, 2020 – The Bureau of Land Management Mother Lode Field Office, in partnership with the Nevada County Environmental Health, Code Enforcement Office and Sheriff’s Office, have restored roughly five acres of public and private lands in western Nevada County to a healthy environment. Contracted crews used heavy equipment to […]
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BLM Mother Lode Field Office to conduct pile burning
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. December 9, 2019 – The Bureau of Land Management Mother Lode Field Office will be conducting pile burning this winter and coming spring on roughly 450 acres of public lands in Calaveras, Mariposa, Nevada and Tuolumne counties. Wildland fire crews will ignite pile burns only when weather and fuel conditions allow […]
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BLM Mother Lode Field Office lifts seasonal fire restrictions
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. December 4, 2019 – The Bureau of Land Management Mother Lode Field Office is lifting its seasonal fire restrictions at 9 a.m., Dec. 5, on approximately 230,000-acres of public lands, due to reduced wildland fire potential. The lifting of fire restrictions apply to all or portions of 14 central California counties […]
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BLM seeking information about person(s) responsible for Long Valley Fire
Carson City, Nev. August 25, 2019 – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking information from the public as part of its investigation into the Long Valley Fire. If you or someone you know were on or near mile marker 11 of Hwy 395, in Lassen County, CA, between noon and 3 p.m. on Saturday, August […]
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BLM Mother Lode Field Office initiates seasonal fire restrictions
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. June 12, 2019 – The Bureau of Land Management Mother Lode Field Office is initiating fire restrictions on BLM-managed public lands in Amador, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Mariposa, Merced, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tuolumne and Yuba counties, effective June 14, due to wildland fire danger. The National Interagency […]
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BLM to conduct pile burn in the Inimim Forest
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. May 6, 2019 – The Bureau of Land Management wildland fire crews plan to burn piles of tree limbs and brush starting this week on roughly 350 acres in the Inimim Forest, east of North Columbia in Nevada County, depending on weather and air quality conditions. The BLM is committed to […]
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BLM opening campgrounds, recreation sites for spring and summer seasons
SUSANVILLE, Calif. April 26, 2019 – Campgrounds and recreation areas on Bureau of Land Management public lands in northeast California are now opening for the spring and summer recreation seasons. “These recreation sites are in beautiful locations. They provide great settings for families to enjoy their public lands,” said Brian Novosak, manager of the BLM […]
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BLM terminating land use plan development in Northwest California
REDDING, Calif. April 5, 2019 – The Bureau of Land Management is terminating development of a new resource management plan for public lands managed by the Arcata and Redding field offices in northwest California. “We are stopping work on this plan because we need to focus efforts on recovery from the Carr Fire and Camp […]
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BLM Releases Hazard Tree Removal Analysis
SACRAMENTO, Calif. February 19, 2019 – In advancing the Department of the Interior’s commitment to reduce wildfire risk, the Bureau of Land Management on Friday released its Hazard Removal and Vegetation Management Project Programmatic Environmental Assessment (EA). This assessment covers approximately 551,000 acres of BLM-managed public land in central and northern California and streamlines the process for […]
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BLM to co-sponsor Nevada County tire amnesty week
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. September 26, 2018 – The Bureau of Land Management’s California State Office and Mother Lode Field Office, along with Tahoe National Forest, Waste Management and Nevada County are hosting a tire amnesty event daily from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oct. 1-5, to help keep the environment clean. Participants must be […]
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BLM reopening some trails in Carr Fire area
REDDING, Calif. September 3, 2018 – The Bureau of Land Management on Saturday, Sept. 1 reopened sections of the Redding-area recreation trail network that were closed because of the Carr Fire. Some areas will remain closed until crews remove or mark hazards and complete fire suppression repairs. The BLM is opening parts of the Sacramento […]
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BLM Mother Lode Field Office temporarily closes Merced River recreation sites due to Ferguson Fire
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. July 15, 2018 – The Bureau of Land Management Mother Lode Field Office has temporarily closed the Briceburg Visitor Center, along with McCabe Flat, Willow Placer and Railroad Flat campgrounds, located along the Merced River, due to the proximity of the Ferguson Fire. At the time of this release, the Sierra […]