Careers
Person in a white hard hat and neon yellow safety vest pointing towards a rocky cliff face at a mining or excavation site.

Applying science on Wyoming’s public lands

For more than five years, Morgan Hill has supported responsible mineral development as a geologist with BLM’s Rock Springs Field Office, managing solid minerals programs across Wyoming’s High Desert District.
Read More
A man holds a placard in a field with trees in the background

BLM Colorado water rights specialist wins Riparian Hero Award

Roy Smith has worked for the BLM since 1992 and was recognized by the Colorado Riparian Association with the 2025 “Riparian Hero Award" for “unwavering dedication to keeping Colorado’s streams and rivers flowing.”
Read More
A woman poses for a photo with a horse and burro wearing a cowboy hat.

Where science meets stewardship

BLM’s June Wendlandt blends science and stewardship in the Wild Horse and Burro Program—using data to manage rangelands and helping more horses and burros find good homes through adoptions.
Read More
woman poses in a pavilion leaning against a wooden post

Adventures in public lands: Maggie and Morgan's GIS internships with the BLM

Before their internships in Colorado end, Maggie Carmody and Morgan Delgado look forward to exploring BLM-managed public lands, where they will see how the tools and programs they developed are implemented in real time.
Read More
a firefighter wearing a hard hat and Nomex poses in front of a smokey landscape of hills

Wildland fire requires different degree of business management

Jeffrey Frimel is a fire business analyst for the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit who manages the day-to-day business operations.
Read More
A woman wearing waders and a baseball cap faces the camera and smiles while standing knee deep in the water near the riverbank. In the foreground are plants growing at the water’s edge and a white bucket used to gather crayfish. In the background, on the other side of the river, are green trees and brownish-green hills.

Protecting lands and communities: Shaila Pomaikai Catan

The 2025 theme for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is “A Legacy of Leadership and Resilience." This story spotlights Shaila Pomaikai Catan, a Native Hawaiian and BLM wildland fire dispatcher.
Read More

Most Recent Stories