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A small cactus with purple flowers rests on a landscape in front of a mesa and a field of white flowers

Sclerocactus glaucus: Prickly Colorado native no longer listed as threatened

Sclerocactus glaucus, a Colorado hookless cactus, was announced to be delisted from the federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants due to recovery May 29, 2025.
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a person wearing green gloves holds a bat while another person swabs it for scientific study.

BLM Billings Field Office works with state agencies in Montana to conduct bat surveys

On June 26, 2025, Bureau of Land Management Billings Field Office employees coordinated with Montana Natural Heritage Program and Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks personnel to conduct bat surveys at Mystery Cave in the Pryor Mountains.
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Teenager and adult firefighter hike up a hill with firefighting equipment.

BLM supports young, aspiring firefighters

BLM is paving the way for high school students to pursue careers in wildfire with a new education program. The combined classroom curriculum and field training make them eligible for BLM fire crew jobs upon graduation.
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BLM gives presentation at the 30th Meeting of the London Group on Environmental Accounting

The 30th meeting of the London Group on Environmental Accounting was hosted by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) from September 30 to October 3, 2024, in Washington, D.C.
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Group of people sit around a table looking at Dr. Jane Lubchenco, located in a large room.

BLM contributes to White House Frontiers of Benefit-Cost Analysis

In May 2024, the White House National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Frontiers of Benefit-Cost Analysis Ecosystem Services Interagency Working Group convened an in-person workshop.
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Video: Reimagining restoration in the San Luis Valley

An infusion of funding is providing a cascade effect of victories for the people, economy, and environment of Colorado's San Luis Valley.
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