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Bureau of Land Management offices post News Releases to share news or let you know upcoming plans for their area. Below are the ten most recent news releases sorted by date. If you have questions regarding a specific News Release, contact information is at the top of each News Release. Please feel free to contact the OR/WA Office of Public Affairs with your questions or comments, at 503-808-6002 or by email.

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Latest News Releases
Nov 04 2008	Western Oregon Plan Revision Protest Period
Nov 03 2008	November features workshops and special programs at National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
Oct 31 2008	Full Compensation for Payments in Lieu of Taxes
Oct 31 2008	Public Invited to Annual Rogue River Users Meeting On November 5
Oct 31 2008	Volunteers Make a Difference on Public Lands in Lincoln County
Oct 31 2008	Wildland Firefighting Equipment Destroyed
Oct 30 2008	Final Right-of-Way Rental Fee Regulations
Oct 28 2008	BLM HOLDS FIELD TOUR OF PROPOSED FUELS DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS IN THE CSNM
Oct 27 2008	BLM Planning Pile Burn near Antoine Creek
Oct 27 2008	BLM Seeking Public Review and Comment on Draft Plan for John Day Basin

Announcements

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Final Western Oregon EIS Released

The BLM has completed its revision of the land use plans that will guide the management of 2.6 million acres in western Oregon. The plans were prepared to provide timber for harvest and habitat for the conservation of Federally-listed species.

The planning area for this project covers approximately 2.6 million acres of public land contained in the BLM’s Salem, Eugene, Coos Bay, Roseburg and Medford Districts and the Klamath Falls Resource Area of the Lakeview District. Throughout this planning process the BLM has engaged and involved citizens to develop real and meaningful solutions to better meet both our natural resource conservation objectives and our socio-economic commitments to communities.

The planning area generally covers that portion of the State of Oregon that lies west of the Cascade Mountains crest and public lands within the Klamath Falls Resource Area east of the crest. It includes lands in 18 Counties: Benton, Clackamas, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Washington, and Yamhill.

Final BLM Western Oregon EIS News Release (PDF)
Fact Sheet (PDF)
Summary Document (PDF)
Final EIS

Relative Sizes Of The Land Use Allocations In The Western Oregon Plan Revisions

Northwest Passage Magazine Premiere

Northwest Passage, the Bureau of Land Management Magazine for Oregon & Washington, delivers breathtaking photos of the Pacific Northwest alongside compelling and humorous articles on the latest environmental actions, news, policies, and technologies.

With a highly visual style and glossy newsstand appearance, Northwest Passage connects with a wide audience of active readership from the BLM's own staff and retirees to local government, media, and the people who live, explore, and travel on our spectacular public lands across Oregon & Washington.

Northwest Passage Issue 1 Vol 1 (PDF) - 27 MB

Events

View the OR/WA BLM event calendar for upcoming meetings, recreational opportunities, or events in your area.

Currently, the three event categories include Resource Advisory Group meetings, special events or dates, and wild horse adoptions.