Fish and Wildlife
Little brown bat being held by a hand in a blue medical glove

BLM, Bat Conservation International Monitor Bat Species on Lake Vermilion Islands

In 2025, the BLM Northeastern States District Office teamed up with Bat Conservation International (BCI) to acoustically monitor for threatened and endangered bat species in Lake Vermilion, Minnesota.
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Hiker wearing a hat standing beside a narrow desert canyon stream, with tall rock walls rising on both sides under a bright blue sky.

Birding Aravaipa Canyon: A morning of songs, color, and creekside adventure

After learning about Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness as a former BLM employee, Geoff Walsh, now BLM Arizona’s volunteer Birder in Residence, experiences the canyon in a new way.
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A covered wagon surrounded by sage brush with distant mountains at sunset

BLM Celebrates America’s 250th Anniversary in Oregon

As America marks its 250th anniversary, the Bureau of Land Management is celebrating in Oregon by connecting communities with public lands that help tell the nation’s story.
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Two kids pose for a photo with their catch of the day, fish.

Reel Partners: BLM and Wyoming Game and Fish Cast a Line for Kemmerer’s Next Generation

The morning air still carried a cool bite when the first young anglers arrived at the Kemmerer Community Fishing Pond on June 13. By 7 a.m., the banks were alive with the sound of reels spinning, lines sailing through the air, and the kind of barely contained excitement that only a kid with a fishing rod can produce.
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Group of six people standing indoors in front of tables with Federal Junior Duck Stamp banners, one person holding a duck painting.

Where Art Meets Conservation: Students Shine in 2026-2027 Junior Duck Stamp Competition

Oil‑painted feathers perched on a still pond, mottled acrylic daubs on the breast of a flying Northern Shoveler, and spirited renditions of North American waterfowl. All on display at the Virginia Junior Duck Stamp Contest held on March 28.
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Local wildlife biologist holds gopher snake.

Kingman Field Office rescues reptiles and builds awareness through education

Through classroom visits, community events, and demonstrations, Bureau of Land Management wildlife biologist Joelle Acton helps people understand the reptiles that share the Mohave Desert landscape.
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