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John Markalunas, a former fire management officer with the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service, was one of the individuals who implemented the use of the Good Neighbor Authority to complete fuels treatments on Poncha Pass. Here, he stands next to a pile of salvaged timber resulting from that project.

A beautiful day in the neighborhood

The Good Neighbor Authority is a Congressional act authorizing federal land management agencies to work across jurisdictional boundaries, and it has made a profound impact in areas where it has been used.
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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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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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Volunteers remove invasive understory from a cottonwood forest

Tackling fire fuels with friends

Massive floods along Moab’s many creeks caused havoc last summer; densely foliated floodplains captured and held debris, preventing water from escaping to the Colorado River. Enter a fire fuels and flood mitigation team!
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FERC Seminoe Pumped Storage Project site visit

FERC wraps up public scoping meetings and onsite tour for Seminoe Pumped Storage Project

FERC held public scoping meetings and an onsite tour for the Seminoe Pumped Storage Project on Sept. 24-25, 2024. The project, in collaboration with BLM, could power 317,860 homes annually, advancing Wyoming's clean energy goals.
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A creek runs through a desert area

VIDEO: A transformative journey for Arizona’s Sky Islands

BLM and partners are breathing new life into the special ecosystems located on the Gila District in southern Arizona.
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