Ridgecrest Field Office
COSO-Hay Ranch Revised Environmental Assessment (EA) and an unsigned copy of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) (PDF file, 18 megabytes)
Rand Mountains Management Area Education and Permit Program
Rand Historic Mining Complex Arsenic Investigation and Remediation
Ruth Historic Mining Complex Arsenic Investigation and Remediation
Grazing Permit Renewals For:
Walker Pass Common The BLM is currently accepting protests to the proposed decisions for the Walker Pass Common grazing allotment. Please read the proposed decisions for guidance in registering a protest or appeal. Protests will be accepted in writing (BLM, Ridgecrest Field Office, 300 South Richmond Road, Ridgecrest, CA 93555, Attn: Sam Fitton) or by e-mail (sam_t_fitton@blm. gov). The projected end date for protests is January 6, 2009. A 30 appeal period will follow the protest period.
Mineral Exploration Drilling by Timberline Resources Corporation
Timberline Resources Corp. has submitted a proposal to drill seven drillholes on a set of unpatented lode mining claims on public lands managed by the Ridgecrest Field Office. The present Environmental Assessment is intended to analyze the potential impacts of that operation. These identical lands were previously drilled by another operator in 1997, after analysis and approval associated with environmental assessment CA065-NEPA97-25. The access route proposed by Timberline Resources is identical to the route formerly used & reclaimed by the former operator. Please submit comments to Randy Porter of the Ridgecrest Field Office by or soon after August 29, 2008. Comments may be by mail, e-mail, fax or letter.
CONTACT: Randy Porter, Geologist
(760) 384-5452
Fax (760) 384-5499
Ridgecrest Field Office
300 South Richmond Road
Furnace Creek
Furnace Creek Closure
Furnace Creek Road Environmental Assessment, November 2006
Furnace Creek Road EA Appendix D and E
News Release, May 10, 2007
Furnace Creek Road "Finding of No Significant Impact and Proposed Plan Amenment, May 2007
NEMO Proposed Route Designation
Arsenic Remediation Project Progresses at Red Mountain
Ridgecrest Environmental Documents
Surprise Canyon
Intent to prepare an amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Surprise Canyon in Panamint Mountains, Inyo County
Bureau of Land Management
Ridgecrest Field Office
300 S. Richmond Rd.
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
Phone: (760) 384-5400
Fax: (760) 384-5499
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