Prineville, Oregon - Noxious and other weeds and invasive plants infest millions of acres in Oregon and are spreading at a rate of 10 to 15 percent per year. To address this issue, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently completed a Vegetation Treatment Using Herbicides on BLM Lands in Oregon Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) that addressed the use of up to17 herbicides in Oregon. These herbicides can be applied aerially in eastern Oregon, but may not be used for commercial timber enhancement or livestock forage production. Because the ROD is a programmatic decision, specific projects are required to undergo site-specific analysis and decision-making at the field level.
PRINEVILLE, Ore.- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Prineville District Office is implementing a series of wildlife closures to protect several species of birds of prey during sensitive nesting periods. Harassment by humans - unintentional or deliberate - is a leading cause of nest failure or abandonment. All public uses will be prohibited in the closure areas including hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and OHV riding/driving.
PRINEVILLE, Ore. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Prineville District Office was recently notified that beginning on or before May 15, Teaters Road will be closed to public access (approximately 1.4 miles north of the junction of Teaters Road and State Highway 380 and at two spots five miles to the north where the road "Y's" and meets BLM land). Teaters Road extends several miles through private land, and the landowners are planning on installing gates on the road to prevent continued misuse of the road by the general public. Multiple landowners in the area have experienced years of trespassing, illegal hunting on private land, poaching, off-road vehicle and ATV damage, illegal antler hunting and littering.