Recreation
Group of people working outdoors on installing large blue interlocking panels on sandy ground near parked vehicles and trailers, with trees and flags visible in the background under a clear sky.

BLM, Partners Enhance Public Access at Popular Recreation Area

The BLM and the Pacific NW Four Wheel Drive Association teamed up for the 31st consecutive year during Memorial Day weekend to blend outdoor fun with land stewardship at the Christmas Valley Sand Dunes and Lost Forest.
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Group posing beside a Bureau of Land Management Cave and Karst Program tent, with a city skyline and cloudy blue sky behind.

National Public Lands Day Paddles, Plants and Caves: BLM Connects Milwaukee Youth with the Outdoors

From Sept. 19 to 24, the Bureau of Land Management’s Northeastern States District Office and partner organization Wilderness Inquiry brought the mission of public lands directly into the Milwaukee community through a week of paddling, outdoor education and exploration.
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K2-Play Completes Final Phase of North Fruita Desert Trails Master Plan

The new K2-Play trail winds three miles along the base of the Book Cliffs and completes the final phase of a roughly 30-mile expansion of the 18 Road trail system.
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BLM Fishing Derby brings Americans Outside for recreation and stewardship in Imperial Valley, California

BLM’s annual Fishing Derby unites families, first‑time anglers, and partners for a day of recreation, stewardship, and community connection across Imperial Valley’s public lands in California.
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A man has a large old barbed wire fence in his hand in a large circle with clouds in the sky and brown grass.

One Mile Closer

In August, volunteers from Backcountry Hunters & Anglers collaborated with the Bureau of Land Management Rawlins Field Office to remove one mile of obsolete fencing from the Sullivan grazing allotment in the Shirley Basin, improving wildlife movement and habitat while recycling over 3,000 pounds of steel fencing, with plans for further removals and ongoing partnerships to benefit public lands and wildlife such as mule deer, elk, pronghorn, and sage-grouse.
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Celebrating National Public Lands Day across the High Desert District in Wyoming

National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is largely supported across the United States as a cornerstone celebration centered around volunteerism, outdoor recreation, access, and environmental stewardship.
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