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National Office
BLM seasonals crouched down next to line with flagging monitoring native plant diversity and cover in a BLM range allotment

Science-Based Restoration on the Columbia Plateau

Washington’s Columbia Basin has a long history of agriculture, grazing and other human activities that have gradually transformed the landscape. This includes the disruption of natural fire regimes and the introduction of non-native plants and invasive species.
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Montana-Dakotas, Eastern Montana/Dakotas DO
Two men stand nearly shoulder deep in a large hole in the ground watching a heavy load dangles on a chain from a loader bucket. Large pile of dirt and other equipment in the background.

Tackling the Legacy of Orphaned Wells: The Federal Orphaned Well Program in Action

The Federal Orphaned Well Program provides $4.7 billion in funding to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells and associated facilities on Federal land.
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Eastern States
Jackson Hotshots firefighters gather around a truck, where one is pointing to a map attached to the side of the truck.

Jackson Hotshots sum-up season as one of success, family

The 2024 fire season was an extraordinarily busy time for the Jackson Interagency Hotshot Crew with eight fires totaling 109,465 acres.
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Arizona
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Bureau of Land Management highlights diversity in STEM careers during conference

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently participated in the annual Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science’s (SACNAS) NDiSTEM conference.
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Fire Center
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Bureau of Land Management invests in rural community wildfire programs

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) recently allocated $1.3 million through wildland fire management bureaus for firefighting equipment under the slip-on tanker pilot program.
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New Mexico, Taos FO
BLM Fisheries Biologist Cody McLean with one of the largest Brown trout fishes caught during the survey.

Taos Field Office conducts fish population survey in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument

In early June, BLM New Mexico Taos Field Office Lead Fisheries Biologist Sage Dunn and Fisheries Biologist Cody McLean successfully planned and completed a fish population survey on the Ute Mountain section of the Rio Grande River within the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument in New Mexico.
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Wyoming, Lander FO
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Local students continue habitat restoration on public lands in Gas Hills; nearly 7,000 sagebrush seedlings planted to date

Students from Lander and the Wind River Indian Reservation have partnered with the BLM, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and others to plant more than 7,000 sagebrush seedlings on abandoned mine lands.
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Wyoming
oil rig

Restoring the land through plugging and partnerships: tackling orphaned wells in Wyoming

The BLM's onshore oil and gas program manages oil and natural gas extraction nationwide, bringing in billions of dollars to the U.S. Treasury from productive wells.
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Colorado
Betsy Chapoose talks with a group at Canyon Pintado in September 2023.

Growing a Culture of Co-stewardship with Betsy Chapoose of the Ute Indian Tribe

Betsy Chapoose has worked on many BLM projects as the Director of Cultural Rights and Protection for the Ute Indian Tribe. Years later the Ute Learning Garden still represents a successful co-stewardship effort.
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National Office
Native American children playing the puddles of water next to big mammals.

Native American storytelling brings our living lands to life

This Blog celebrates Native American Heritage Month and discusses the importance of Tribal engagement by the BLM.
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Arizona, Yuma FO
Two men wearing face masks, kneel on their knees in front of a white van with a bighorn sheep.

Yuma Field Office saves the day for nearby helicopter-aided conservation effort

Recently, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife ran into a challenge that turned into an effective partnership with BLM Arizona, highlighting how well the two agencies can work together to achieve a common goal. 
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