Three hikers walking past the sandstone wall riddled with holes in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument.

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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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Eastern States
Vulture City, Arizona

Record of the Week: Vulture City, Arizona

From 1863 to 1942, Vulture City was a bustling mining town centered around Vulture Mine.
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Albuquerque DO, Rio Puerco FO
The Torreon Wash illegal dump site before reclamation.

Restoration and resilience on BLM-managed lands in New Mexico

The BLM New Mexico Albuquerque District, Rio Puerco Field Office is proud to announce the successful reclamation of three large illegal dumpsites (Torreon Wash, Pipeline Bend Dam, and Horn Arroyo).
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Las Cruces DO

Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces District announces photo contest

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Alaska
A shipping container with a trapezoid sign that reads "Bureau of Land Management Alaska Kaktovik Air Quality Monitoring Station."

New air quality monitoring station provides clear data in Arctic

A new Air Quality and Weather Monitoring (AQM) Station funded and maintained by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has revealed pristine air quality in the remote Arctic
Melinda Bolton
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National Office
Horses grazing on a hill.

How IUDs can help wild horses

As the Bureau of Land Management carries out its mission to manage and protect wild horses and burros on public lands, we’re trying to develop and use a variety of humane fertility control methods that can slow herd growth and reduce the need to gather excess animals and find them good homes.
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Las Cruces DO
One of the more than 21,000 glyphs of birds, humans, animals, fish, insects and plants, as well as numerous geometric and abstract designs, are scattered over 50 acres of New Mexico's northern Chihuahuan Desert at the Three Rivers Petroglyph National Monument site.

Las Cruces District staff lead tour of Three Rivers Petroglyph Site

Story and photos by William Wight, BLM Las Cruces District Office Public Affairs Specialist.
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Las Cruces DO
Jack Barnitz looking down at a device he is holding in the woods

BLM New Mexico employee Jack Barnitz receives Linda Seibert Career Achievement Award

Jack Barnitz, a retired Supervisory Natural Resource Specialist at the Bureau of Land Management New Mexico Las Cruces District Office, has been selected as a recipient of the Linda Seibert Career
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Alaska
Illustration of man standing in front of forest and animals

Podcast: Not your usual permits

Alaska has some unique permits, and some unusual ones as well.
James Hart
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Idaho, Idaho Falls DO
Ryan Beatty smiling holding a water bottle and wearing a BLM hat

BLM Idaho Falls District partnership and employee receive national awards

Story by Bruce Hallman, Public Affairs Specialist. Photos by BLM.
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National Office
Close up of greater sage grouse. Photo by Bob Wick, BLM.

Sage-grouse in Springtime: Lands for a thousand dances

From early March through mid-May, greater sage-grouse use open areas of sagebrush steppe for breeding activities known as lekking.
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Eastern States
Cabin Branch Pyrite Mine

Cabin Branch Pyrite Mine

Hello and welcome to the Record of the Week! This week, the team travels to Triangle, Virginia, home of the former Cabin Branch Pyrite Mine.
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