Locations: Oregon-Washington | BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Spotlight

New Safety Standards for BLM and Partner Organizations Fire Response

New standards for training, equipment and communication established this week will enhance the safety and efficiency of the partnership between the Bureau of Land Management and Oregon’s Rangeland Fire Protection Associations (RFPA). The intent is to ensure a cohesive, safe and efficient response when firefighters from RFPAs are working alongside state and Federal employees.

BLM Approves Path Forward to Increase Timber Harvest and Environmental

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today approved an historic path forward for local communities in Western Oregon with Resource anagement Plans (RMPs) that will increase job growth, tourism and recreation while also creating predictability for timber harvest, and offering strong protections for the northern spotted owl, listed fish species, and water resources.

Environmental Impact Statement for Boardman to Hemingway Project Released

The Bureau of Land Management’s Vale District is releasing the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Boardman to Hemingway Project.

Quick Facts

The United States Congress designated the Table Rock Wilderness in 1984 and it now has a total of 5,781 acres. All of this wilderness is located in Oregon and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. A remnant of a lava flow that once covered this reg

Rangelands

The BLM in Oregon and Washington administers approximately 14 million acres of rangelands.

Grazing

Much of the BLM-administered rangelands are grazed by livestock under a system of permits and leases for which ranchers pay annually-adjusted grazing fees.

Cascade Siskiyou National Monument

The BLM manages one National Monument in Oregon that covers a whopping 53,000 acres? The Cascade Siskiyou National Monument in southwestern Oregon lies at the crossroads of the Cascade, Klamath, and Siskiyou mountain ranges. And to learn more about this special place that scientists have long recognized for its outstanding ecological values and remarkable biological diversity visit the BLM's monuments webpage.

Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers

The BLM is responsible for managing portions of 38 Wild and Scenic Rivers in Oregon and Washington that cover a combined total of over 2,000 miles? Wild and Scenic Rivers are designated under the authority of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 to protect outstanding scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, historic, cultural, or other standards as well as to preserve these rivers in their free-flowing condition.