Partnerships
Touren Pope poses for a photo with the fossilized turtle he discovered on BLM with a blue sky

11-year-old Touren Pope discovers ancient turtle fossil on BLM land in Wyoming

Last fall, a routine day of rockhounding on Bureau of Land Management–managed public land in southwest Wyoming turned into an extraordinary discovery. While exploring public lands overseen by the BLM Wyoming Rock Springs Field Office, 11-year-old Touren Pope spotted what would later be identified as a fossilized turtle dating back nearly 48 million years.
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A juvenile relict leopard frog in the water at Pakoon Springs

Healthy spring and strong partnerships fuel relict leopard frog comeback

Once thought to be extinct, the relict leopard frog survives in isolated springs such as Pakoon Springs in the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument in northern Arizona.
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Two men exchange keys in front of fire engines.

Rural wildland firefighting partners grateful for BLM gift

The Arizona Strip District recently transferred a wildland fire engine to Beaver Dam to enhance their wildland firefighting capabilities.
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Workers in life jackets unload an orange metal frame holding a bundle of brush into a lake, with rocky shoreline terrain visible in the background.

Lake Havasu Fisheries Improvement Program: Thirty years of stewardship, science, and community

For more than three decades, the Lake Havasu Fisheries Improvement Program has strengthened the lake’s aquatic habitat, improved recreational fishing, and supported the local economy.
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BLM WY staff and WY Conservation Corp crew pose for a photo during the restoration project at Muddy Creek in WY.

Partnership drives ongoing habitat restoration in Muddy Creek watershed

BLM, Trout Unlimited, and youth crews installed 98 beaver dam analogs in the Muddy Creek watershed, restoring 14 miles of habitat for native fish, mule deer, sage grouse, and other wildlife.
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On June 12, 2025, the Bureau of Land Management wild horse and burro specialist Eddie Vandenburg from the Rawlins field office visited Casper College to share firsthand experience with students enrolled in "The Wild Hrose Effect," course led by Dr. Chad Hanson.

BLM wild horse specialist speaks to Casper College students

On June 12, the Bureau of Land Management wild horse and burro specialist Eddie Vandenburg visited Casper College to share firsthand experience with students. The class was part of The Wild Horse Effect, a course led by Dr. Chad Hanson in the Department of Social and Cultural studies.
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