About BLM in California

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Quick Facts 15.2 million acres in California 1.6 million acres in northwest Nevada 47 million acres subsurface mineral estate underlying federal surface land, 2.5 million acres underling private lands, and 592,000 underlying Native American Tribal lands. 1 National Conservation Area 4 National Monuments 204 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern 100 miles of public land along 8 national wild and scenic rivers 87 wilderness areas covering 3.8 million acres 72 wilderness study areas covering 1.1 million acres 580 miles of Scenic & Historic Trails 1 old-growth Forest Reserve 14.7 million barrels of oil produced annually 8 billion cubic feet of natural gas produced annually 215,000 ounces of gold and 35,000 ounces of silver produced annually 217,576 animal unit months of forage for livestock 9,400 rights-of-way (includes 2,175 for roads and 2,015 for power/telephone lines) 11.6 million acres available for open a nd limited off-road vehicle recreation Home to 2,300 wild horses and 1,300 burros 6.5 million board feet of timber harvested annually 800 wildlife species in California 20,200 mining claims $117 million in oil and gas royalties, $1.8 million from wind projects, and $9.5 million from geothermal projects annually 1,261 wind turbines authorized Processing 57 (testing and development) wind applications on 558,354 acres 3 authorized solar facilities in construction Processing 26 first-in-line and 19 second-in-line solar energy applications on 170,621 acres 3 District Offices/15 Field Offices  900 employees

BLM manages 15.2 million acres of public lands in California - nearly 15% of the state's land area - and 1.6 million acres in northwestern Nevada.  BLM California also administers 47 million acres of subsurface mineral estate underlying federal surface land, 2.5 million acres underlying privately owned land, and 592,000 acres of Native American tribal land where BLM has trust responsibility for mineral operations.

The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.  The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.