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

Saguaro National Park

This week's story map brings us to Saguaro National Park.
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National Office

Selecting the Best Tent Site

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Alaska, Anchorage DO

Finding safety in shelter along the Iditarod Trail

You can't reserve them or rent them, but when you need shelter, you're always welcome to use them. They're the humble and always appreciated shelter cabins.
Maureen Clark
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Alaska

Podcast: Watchable Wildlife, a "where to look for what" guide

Alaska's a big place with all sorts of fascinating critters and plants, but where can you find them? In this Frontiers podcast, we're discussing the new Watchable Wildlife brochure -- a field guide to help with your next Alaska adventure.
James Hart
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Alaska

Watchable Wildlife, a "where to look for what" guide

Alaska's a big place with all sorts of fascinating critters and plants, but where can you find them?
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Arizona, Arizona Strip DO

BLM transfers wildland fire engines to three rural fire readiness partners in Arizona

In February, the Bureau of Land Management Arizona transferred three fire engines to three rural wildland partners in Arizona.
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Arizona, Gila DO

Gila District completes Land Corral prescribed fire

The BLM conducted the Land Corral prescribed fire in the St. David Cienega region of the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA). The February 18 fire was planned to be approximately 770 acres; actual consumption of fuel was greater than 90% in wetland regions and estimated at 30-40% in the dry sections.
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Eastern States

The Underground Railroad

In honor of Black History Month, the Bureau of Land Management is taking you on a tour of several safe houses along the Underground Railroad.
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Montana-Dakotas, North Central DO

Low-Tech Riverscape Restoration Practices Improve Riparian-Wetland Health

Alden Shallcross, State Lead - Montana/Dakotas Aquatic Habitat Management Program
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Arizona, Phoenix DO

Phoenix District helps to translocate owls displaced by development

Through a partnership with the non-profit organization Wild at Heart and the Arizona Game and Fish Department, the BLM's Phoenix District Office has been working on a burrowing owl augmentation project to translocate owls displaced by development throughout the greater Phoenix area to BLM lands. 
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Arizona, Yuma FO

A tule reed boat runs the Grand Canyon

Staff from the BLM’s Yuma Field Office worked with Tom Martin and his wife Hazel Clark who wanted to harvest native tule reed along the Colorado River. These reeds went on to become a raft that successfully floated through the Grand Canyon in January 2021.
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