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Hello and welcome to the Record of the Week! This week, the team travels to Micanopy, Florida, the first town instituted in the new Florida territory and cofounded by Moses E. Levy.

Story by Sara Morelli, Public Affairs Specialist (Detail), Idaho State Office. Photos by BLM Idaho.

Story and photos by Bruce Hallman, Public Affairs Specialist

In late May and early June, life becomes quieter for greater sage-grouse, as females retire to more thickly vegetated areas for nesting.

Story by Sara Morelli, Public Affairs Specialist (detail), Idaho State Office. Photos courtesy of the University of Idaho.

Story by Jeff Fontana, Public Affairs Officer, Northern California District. Photos by BLM and Dave Imper, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, retired.

On May 10, 1872, President Ulysses Grant signed An Act to promote the Development of the mining Resources of the United States, which Congress had passed the previous month. It declared "all valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States ... free and open to exploration and purchase ... by citizens of the United States and those who have declared their intention to become such ... ." 

Hello and welcome to the Record of the Week. This week, the team travels to Sharpsburg, Maryland to view the Antietam National Battlefield.