CENTRAL OREGON -- With temperatures predicted in the 80's next week, several project areas on public lands identified for prescribed burning are "coming into prescription" and fuels technicians are preparing their drip torches for ignitions starting as early as Monday next week. These burns are planned on National Forest or BLM lands near the communities of Bend, Sunriver, Sisters and La Pine.
Central Oregon -- In spite of recent cooler weather, the annual public use restrictions and campfire closures will go into effect June 1 on portions of the Deschutes, John Day and Crooked Rivers, as well as on BLM-administered lands along Lake Billy Chinook. The number one goal of the BLM is promoting safety, and the river canyons present a combination of limited access, grassy fuels that dry out quickly, and steep slopes that allow wildfires to spread rapidly.
Central Oregon - With hot and dry conditions expected to continue and fire suppression resources already responding to numerous wildfires around Central Oregon, the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management, the Deschutes National Forest and the Ochoco National Forest, including the Crooked River National Grassland, are implementing campfire restrictions. Effective 12:01 a.m. July 25, 2014 (Friday), open fires, including charcoal fires, will be prohibited, except in the following designated campgrounds:
Central Oregon - With hot and dry conditions expected to continue and a series of human-caused fires on public land, the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management, the Deschutes National Forest and the Crooked River National Grassland of the Ochoco National Forest are implementing campfire restrictions. Effective 12:01 a.m. August 2, 2013 (Friday), open fires, including charcoal fires, will be prohibited, except in the following designated campgrounds:
Central Oregon - With cooler, wetter weather predicted, officials with the Ochoco National Forest and the Prineville District, Bureau of Land Management have made the decision to lift public fire use restrictions, effective 12:01 a.m. October 13, 2012 (Saturday). Annual fire closures on BLM-administered lands along the Lower Deschutes, Crooked, and White Rivers and Lake Billy Chinook will remain in effect through October 15, 2012.
CENTRAL OREGON - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Prineville District, has prepared a Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (PRMP/FEIS) for management of BLM-administered lands in the John Day Basin. Resource Management Plans establish specific objectives and guidance for managing lands within a defined planning area. The PRMP was prepared by the BLM in consultation with cooperating agencies and the public and will provide future direction for managing 456,000 acres of BLM-managed public lands located in parts of Sherman, Gilliam, Morrow, Umatilla, Grant, Wheeler, Jefferson and Wasco counties in the State of Oregon.
Central Oregon - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Prineville District Office will be working with the local geocaching community to remove approximately 84 physical geocaches that are located in Wilderness, Wilderness Study Areas, Research Natural Areas (RNAs) and some Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC). Of these, 47 will be removed permanently, while 37 will be closed seasonally because they are located in sites closed part of the year to protect wildlife or other resources.
Central Oregon - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Prineville District Office is proposing a new boater special recreation permit fee (SRP) for the Wild and Scenic sections of the John Day River between Service Creek (River Mile 157) and Tumwater Falls (River Mile 10). The fee would apply to day and overnight trips (floats) during the peak use season of May 20 to July10 and would begin in 2014.