February 6, 2026 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Burns District is announcing the availability of the Bridge Creek Area (BCA) Allotment Management Plans Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Proposed Grazing Decision. Alternative 2 has been selected as the Preferred Alternative of the FEIS and is the selected alternative for the Proposed Grazing Decision. In accordance with 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 4160.1(b), the Proposed Grazing Decision documents the reasons for the action and references pertinent terms, conditions and the provisions of the applicable regulations. Selection of the Preferred Alternative will allow the issuance of a 10-year grazing permit(s), livestock grazing management, and range improvements, specifically Bridge Creek water gap extension, fence removal, fence construction, and maintenance of spring developments, a pipeline, and associated troughs. With the exception of the Bridge Creek water gap extension, which has been found to meet an exception to the Wilderness Study Area (WSA) non-impairment standard, all other range improvements will be constructed outside of WSA and Wilderness.
Starting on February 6, 2026, the public may protest the Proposed Decision within 15 days. Protests must be in writing, which is described in the Right to Protest and Appeal section of the Proposed Grazing Decision (see Documents).
February 18, 2025 - Posted Video and related documents from the February 13, 2025 Virtual Public Meeting.
January 8, 2025 - The Notice of Availability for the Bridge Creek Area Allotment Management Plans Draft Environmental Assessment will be released in the Federal Register on January 10, 2025, beginning a 45-day comment period. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the issuance of one or more grazing permits located near Frenchglen, Oregon, in the Bridge Creek Area. The BLM is seeking input on the alternatives analyzed in the document. Comments are most helpful if they provide comments that are specific to the project’s actions, resources, alternatives proposed, or issues considered and analyzed in the document.
Project documents can be found under through this webpage on the "Documents" page (see left navigation pane).
The BLM will host a virtual public meeting February 13, 2025 at 5 PM (PST).
For more information and to register for the meeting please visit https://bit.ly/BridgeCreekMeeting.
The BLM will accept written comments throughout the comment period: January 10, 2025 — February 24, 2025. Comments will be addressed to the extent practical in the final EIS.
Written comments can be submitted by any one of the following:
Electronically: Through this webpage by choosing "Participate Now" on this page (left navigation pane), beginning on January 10, 2025.
Email: [email protected]
Mail: Burns District BLM-BCA, Attention: Don Rotell, 28910 Hwy 20 West, Hines, OR 97738
For more information, contact Don Rotell at 541-573-4400 or email [email protected].
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December 3, 2021 Posted Scoping Letter.
The BLM Bums District invites you to submit written comments on any issues or concerns you may have regarding the proposed Bridge Creek AMP EIS. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Website: https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/eplanning
Email: [email protected]
Mail: BCA, c/o BLM Bums District, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738, Attention: Don Rotell.
Please submit comments by January 3, 2022. Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the address listed above during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Monday through Friday except holidays, and may be published as part of the EIS or other related documents. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment-including your personal identifying information-may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
