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Salem News Releases in 2009Show  | Hide  
May 07 2009Interior Releases Budget Numbers
May 05 2009ARRA Stimulus Projects Funded
Apr 28 2009FINAL PLAN RELEASED FOR SANDY RIVER BASIN
Mar 30 2009President Signs Legislation that Enhances Protection for Public Lands in Oregon and Washington
Mar 04 2009BLM Prepares for Upcoming Oil and Gas Lease Sale
Feb 12 2009Northwest Firefighters to Help in Australia
Feb 06 2009BLM Executes Addendum to National Agreement and Conducts Tribal Outreach
Feb 05 2009Quartzville Road Reopened
Jan 30 2009BLM and Forest Service Announce 2009 Grazing Fee
Jan 26 2009Quartzville Road Reopened at Milepost 15.5 New Slide Found at Milepost 17.5
Jan 21 2009BLM to Establish Special Offices to Expedite Development of Renewable Energy
Jan 14 2009Energy Corridors Designated in Eleven Western States
Jan 14 2009New Purchases of Western Land Parcels with High Conservation Values
Jan 14 2009Quartzville Road Closed at Milepost 15.5
Jan 05 2009BLM Director Names New National Landscape Conservation System Director
Dec 31 2008BLM Western Oregon Plan Decisions Released
Dec 15 2008BLM Annouces Rare Species Guidance
Dec 04 2008BLM Announces Final Rule for Land Withdrawals
Nov 20 20082008 PILT Payments Distributed
Nov 20 2008Hampton Tree Farms Purchases BLM Timber For $1.3 Million
Nov 06 2008BLM Waives Recreation-related Fees for Veterans on Veterans Day
Nov 04 2008Western Oregon Plan Revision Protest Period
Oct 31 2008Full Compensation for Payments In Lieu of Taxes
Oct 30 2008Final Right-of-Way Rental Fee Regulations
Oct 23 2008Geothermal Energy and Power Generation on Federal Lands
Oct 09 2008Final BLM Western Oregon EIS Released

Announcements

BLM Prepares for Upcoming Oil and Gas Lease Sale

Date: 3/4/09

Oil and Gas Lease Sale

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon State Office has announced that it will offer four parcels totaling approximately 5,342 acres, in Oregon, at its March 12, 2009 Oil and Gas Lease Competitive Sale. All four parcels to be offered are in Wheeler County near Mitchell, Oregon. The sale will be held at 9:00 AM, Thursday, March 12, at the Robert Duncan Plaza Building, 333 SW 1st Avenue, Portland, Oregon in the 3rd floor conference rooms.

BLM Western Oregon Plan Decisions Released

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The BLM has issued the six Records of Decision (ROD) for the Resource Management Plans (RMP) that were developed under the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. With this action, the BLM has completed its revision of the land use plans that will guide the management of 2.6 million acres in western Oregon in the BLM's Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Medford, and Coos Bay Districts, and the Klamath Falls Resource Area of the Lakeview District. The RMPs also comply with all applicable Federal laws including the O&C Lands Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act.

The RODs formally adopt the Proposed Resource Management Plan (PRMP) that was put forward in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which was released in October 2008. Overall, when fully implemented, the six land use plans are expected to increase the timber harvest from current levels, increase receiprs to the O&C Counties, meet the conservation needs of the northern spotted owl, increase habitat for marbled murrelet, maintain water quality, and improve habitat for Federally-listed fish.

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

WOPR Final EIS Land Use Allocations