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Visit BLM-California Wilderness Areas

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Owens Peak Wilderness

Undeveloped landscapes span the state from the rocky tidepools of the  north coast, to ancient bristlecone pines on the Inyo crest, to windswept dunes in the Mojave and Colorado deserts.  California's wilderness areas provide recreation opportunities for adventurous visitors and essential habitat for endangered wildlife.

President Obama declared September National Wilderness Month stating that “our wilderness areas reflect an essential part of our national character”.

In California, BLM has stewardship for almost 4 million acres of designated wilderness in 87 areas.

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National Public Lands Day 2012 will officially take place on September 29, 2012. In BLM California, NPLD events will also take place on other days during the fall.  Sign up now to participate in these volunteer opportunities!


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Get Outside in 
America's Great Outdoors

Drive the Buckhorn Byway which meanders 31 miles across the northeastern California and northwestern Nevada landscape of scattered juniper, fields of silver-blue sagebrush, volcanic rock formations, and small valleys. A lingering traveler should observe wild horses and burros feeding or resting among the sagebrush, the unique landscape of the Pine Dunes, wildlife ... and lots of wide-open country.


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Bureau of Land Management
California State Office
2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-1623
Sacramento, CA 95825-1886
Phone: (916) 978-4400
Fax: (916) 978-4416
For the Hearing Impaired:  TDD (916) 978-4419
Office Hours:  8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., M-F
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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.