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A BLM Natural Resource Specialist prepares an herbarium voucher of Joe Pye weed, carefully arranging the roots of the plant. She lays it on top of cardboard as a river can be seen flowing behind her with green trees on both sides of that river

Northeastern States District adds to Seeds of Success and Smithsonian collection

Recently, BLM Eastern States Northeastern States District Natural Resource Specialist Nikki Carter and Chris Woolridge of the Chicago Botanic Garden kayaked across the Milwaukee River to reach a BLM-managed island in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Team of researchers floating on the South Fork River

Stewarding lands along the South Fork Koyukuk River - Central Yukon Field Office’s Multidisciplinary Team Float Trip

This summer, specialists from the Central Yukon Field Office geared up in mid-July for a six-day float trip conducting inventory on lands along the South Fork Koyukuk River in the remote backcountry of Interior Alaska.
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Mulford Milkvetch, a rare plant species

A Rare Opportunity to Get Dirty -- BLM Idaho and BSU Partner to Study Mulford’s Milkvetch

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Penstemon haydenii

BLM Biologist discovers endangered plant

Few people can claim to have made a significant scientific discovery. A Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming Rawlins Field Office biologist Frank Blomquist is one of the few.
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Two BLM ID archaeologists, one standing and one squatting, are surrounded by trees and are documenting surface artifacts along the Salmon River.

BLM Archaeology in Action

Recently, archaeologists from the BLM ID Salmon and Upper Snake Field Offices as well as Shoshone-Bannock Tribal members and volunteers helped document surface artifacts along the Salmon River.
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Two researchers observe bank swallows from a distance using binoculars..

Acoustic bird monitoring: science’s surprising solution to a complex problem

After a bank swallow colony living in a stockpile was destroyed during the 2020 nesting season, the BLM needed better data on migratory bird phenology in areas with BLM-permitted activities.
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