"The public lands in California under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) amount to about 15 percent of the Golden State’s total land mass. These lands are spread throughout the State, within 55 of California’s 58 counties. At the time California became a State, most of the 100 million acres were public, with the exception of the Spanish land grants common in the Southwest. Since then, most of these lands were settled, sold, or transferred to other agencies for various purposes. What remains are truly unique landscapes, many relatively untouched from what existed at Statehood. These lands remain in Federal ownership because they belong to all Americans, but their proximity benefits California’s 38 million residents in many ways. The “public lands†is the official name given to these areas by Congress. However, by Congressional and administrative action, many have been given special designations due to their unique or unusual character"
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