Recreation
Neil Hamada on a dirt bike in the desert

Neil Hamada steps into new role as Off-Highway Vehicle Travel Management Lead for BLM California

With just under 30 years working with the BLM, Neil Hamada recently accepted a new position as the off-highway vehicle (OHV) travel management lead for the BLM California State Office. Neil has been a champion for OHV management in southern California, serving as the longtime manager of the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area (ISDRA), one of the nation's premier OHV destinations within the El Centro Field Office.
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Photo shows a man with a blue shirt and brown pants holding a child’s hand, while standing on the edge of a canyon overlooking a desert valley landscape. The child is wearing a lime green shirt and blue shorts. The sun is setting in the background.

Improving mental health by visiting your public lands

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Promoting mental health is important all year, but this month let’s take a moment to raise awareness about mental illness, its prevalence, its impacts on people.
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Three people sit on a bench looking out at an expanse of scenic badlands.

GAOA project makes remote badlands more accessible to all

Major improvements funded by the Great American Outdoors Act have improved access to the colorful desert, cliffs, hoodoos and pedestals of the Gooseberry Badlands in northwest Wyoming.
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A caravan of OHVs and ATVs on a rocky hillside switchback.

BLM Utah participates in the 19th Annual Ride on Utah Big Ride 2024

 

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a person welds a cross-shaped steel target.

Phoenix District staff blaze a trail in recreational shooting site management

Since recreational shooting sites are a new type of facility for the BLM, district staff and volunteers have used innovation to develop these popular new sites in the Phoenix District.
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2024-03 Developmental Disability Awareness Month-Wildwood Recreation Site OR

Welcoming active minds and active bodies on public lands

Using a bit of imagination and a sense of adventure, what will you explore next? 
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