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suspension bridge above a river

Historic Umtanum Suspension Bridge wins international footbridge award

The century-old-plus Umtanum Suspension Bridge, which links visitors to the rugged beauty of Washington’s Yakima River Canyon, has earned international recognition at the 2025 Footbridge Awards in Chur, Switzerland.
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Looking down on a river flowing through a canyon. Many types of plants are in the foreground including large saguaro and spiky ocotillo.

Agua Fria National Monument: A desert oasis with a rich history and a vital present

The Agua Fria National Monument celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2025. While the monument is young, the landscape includes a rich history across centuries of human habitation as well as rich natural communities.
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Group photo of Junior Ranger Day BLM participants

A peek inside second annual junior ranger day at local elementary school

Bureau of Land Management’s Monticello Field Office partnered with Montezuma Creek Elementary School to host its second annual Junior Ranger Day.
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An Old West mining town with wooden building in the foreground and a hill in the distance.

A former boomtown’s second life as storyteller in New Mexico

At an off-the-beaten-path ghost town in New Mexico, you can learn about life in an 1800s mining town whose riches were as intense and brief as the fire that destroyed it.
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Image shows President Harry S. Truman standing at a desk and announcing the surrender of Japan to a group of reporters.

The beginning of BLM: How 486 words created the nation’s largest land manager

Today is an important one in the history of the BLM. On May 16, 1946—78 years ago—the agency was conceived on paper, when President Harry S. Truman submitted to Congress “Reorganization Plan 3.”
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A plat from the 1800s that includes the location of the town of Grasshopper Falls, Kansas

Record of the Week: Grasshopper Falls, Kansas

You won't find the town of Grasshopper Falls, Kansas on a modern map. But as our GLO record of the week shows, it was certainly there after being founded in 1859.

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