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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Alaska
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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Oregon-Washington
coho salmon fry in a stream

Looking at rivers from a fish’s perspective in Southwest Oregon

BLM manages millions of acres of forested lands in a checkerboard pattern through eighteen counties of western Oregon.
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National Office
Gunnison sage-grouse male in profile

Separate quarters, common goals: Greater & Gunnison sage-grouse

Proposed amendments to 11 resource management plans will support conservation of the Gunnison sage-grouse, listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2014.
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Eastern Montana/Dakotas DO, Billings FO
photo: a closeup of the faces of two horses

Horsin’ Around: Wild Horses and Burros Find New Homes at Billings Adoption Event

Wild horses and burros found their new homes during a three-day adoption event held in Billings, Montana, in mid-June.
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Arizona
A woman rides a brown horse on a sunny day.

Wild horse Amigo makes memories with Vicary family after being adopted at Florence Off-Range Corral

After years of thinking about adopting a wild horse, this became an unexpected reality for Sara and Bill Vicary in 2023.
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New Mexico, Roswell FO
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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Eastern Montana/Dakotas DO, Billings FO
photo: small blackboard with writing propped on a backpack leaning on a shovel overlooking shrub-covered hills

AIMing High: AIM crew gathers soil and vegetation data from the Pryor Mountains in Montana

By truck, UTV, and foot, the Billings Field Office Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) Crew recently found its way to an elevation of 5,500 feet in the Pryor Mountains.
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National Office
Recreation Camping Photo

Recreate Responsibly this Summer

How to gear up for Responsible Recreation and Wildfire Prevention this Summer
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New Mexico, Roswell FO
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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National Office
The black and white photo shows an adult standing next to two sitting children. They are on the shore of a small lake with a tree-covered hill in the background.

Easing trauma with public lands and resources

June is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month. BLM-managed public lands and resources have helped those with PTSD, and BLM is committed to supporting our employees who may experience it.
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Fire Center
A man in a blue cap and shirt and green pants squats to examine a huge field of dead grass with long seeds.

Invasive Species and BLM Fire

Invasive species can cause severe, lasting damage to public lands. Meet a few of the worst offenders among invasive grasses changing fire behavior for the worse in the sagebrush ecosystem.
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