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Little brown bat being held by a hand in a blue medical glove

BLM, Bat Conservation International Monitor Bat Species on Lake Vermilion Islands

In 2025, the BLM Northeastern States District Office teamed up with Bat Conservation International (BCI) to acoustically monitor for threatened and endangered bat species in Lake Vermilion, Minnesota.
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Two BLM ID archaeologists, one standing and one squatting, are surrounded by trees and are documenting surface artifacts along the Salmon River.

BLM Archaeology in Action

Recently, archaeologists from the BLM ID Salmon and Upper Snake Field Offices as well as Shoshone-Bannock Tribal members and volunteers helped document surface artifacts along the Salmon River.
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Two researchers observe bank swallows from a distance using binoculars..

Acoustic bird monitoring: science’s surprising solution to a complex problem

After a bank swallow colony living in a stockpile was destroyed during the 2020 nesting season, the BLM needed better data on migratory bird phenology in areas with BLM-permitted activities.
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Carrin Rich, front, volunteer restoration coordinator for Fort Stanton Cave, leads Capitan HS athletes into the cave.

Capitan athletes aid restoration efforts by hauling water into BLM’s Fort Stanton Cave

Fort Stanton Cave restoration crews will have eight volunteer Capitan High School athletes to thank when they’re cleaning formations within the cave this summer.
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Knutt Peterson, a cave specialist with the Bureau of Land Management Roswell Field Office, gives a talk about Fort Stanton Cave at the Capitan Public Library, Capitan, N.M., May 4, during the village’s Smokey Bear Days.

BLM’s Fort Stanton Cave focus of talk at Smokey Bear Days

This year’s Smokey Bear Days featured two days of events, food and music, as well as talks about the nearby Fort Stanton Cave by Knutt Peterson, a cave and karst specialist for the BLM Roswell Field Office.
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Excelsior homeschool group of Nampa, Idaho, and the Idaho Bureau of Land Management cadastral staff participated in a cadastral classroom investigation field exercise, demonstrating how science in the field can be fun.

Unleashing the Science - Cadastral Classroom Investigation Field Exercise

Excelsior homeschool group of Nampa, Idaho, and the Idaho Bureau of Land Management cadastral staff participated in a cadastral classroom investigation field exercise, demonstrating how science in the field can be fun.
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