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Each day, the Bureau of Land Management employees, volunteers and partners conserve public lands, build our nation’s energy infrastructure and support local economies, advance scientific discovery and much more.  Read our blog stories about the BLM in your community and learn how to get involved.

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California
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BLM California honors Ricky Abitu with the 2022 BLM California Ranger of the Year Award

BLM California is proud to present Ricky Abitu with the 2022 BLM California Ranger of the Year Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of law enforcement and the protecti
Sophie Hamann
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Eastern States
Cotton Gin Port Mississippi

Gaines' Trace and Cotton Gin Port, Mississippi

Hello and welcome to the Record of the Week! This week, the team travels to America's Hospitality State, Mississippi!
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Oregon-Washington, Prineville DO
Chad LaVallee, Fire Chief with Alfalfa Fire District shakes hands with Prineville District Deputy Fire and Aviation Staff Officer Nathan Lefevre after receiving the keys for the wildland fire engine

Rural Fire Readiness Equipment Transfer to Oregon Communities

This week, Prineville District transferred a water tender to the Wheeler County Fire and Rescue Rangeland Fire Protection Association and a wildland fire engine to the Alfalfa Fire District to enhance their wildland firefighting capabilities. The equipment was transferred under BLM’s Rural Fire Readiness program, designed to provide equipment to local wildland firefighting partners at no cost.
Kaitlyn Webb
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Lander FO
Four people are installing wooden posts in the green grass.

Lander Field Office and partners join forces to improve headwaters tributary

Story by Leah Yandow, Lander Field Office Wildlife Biologist; and Chad Mickschl, Hydrologist, Aquatic Resource Management Program Lead, Wyoming State Office.
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National Office

Hope in the High Country: Standing for the Whitebark pine

The Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) is a marvelous tree – what ecologists call a
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National Office
Wildland fire burning in sage-steppe, Idaho 2007

Sage-grouse x Wildland Fire

Wildland fire is an ongoing threat to habitat for greater sage-grouse.
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Eastern States
Last Chance Mine

Last Chance Mine

This week, we're heading to Last Chance Mine in Creede, Colorado!
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National Office
A veteran holds his fishing pole as he fishes in a stream.

New Pass Provides Free Lifetime Public Lands Access to Military Veterans and Gold Star Families

As of last month (Veterans Day, Nov. 11), veterans of the U.S.
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Eastern States
Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Island

Hello and welcome to the Record of the Week!
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Buffalo FO
"Passport in Time" passports- A blue book with "Passport in Time" written on it. Another passport is open so that the fields that are filled in can be viewed.

Heritage Heroes: Volunteers donate hundreds of hours to preserve Wyoming’s cultural heritage

Story by Dayna Ables, Senior Archaeologist. Photos submitted by Ardeth Hahn, BLM Wyoming State Office.
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Phoenix DO
Church Camp Road sign

BLM Arizona opens first developed recreational shooting sites

Story and photos by Chris Wonderly, public affairs specialist
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