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Little brown bat being held by a hand in a blue medical glove

BLM, Bat Conservation International Monitor Bat Species on Lake Vermilion Islands

In 2025, the BLM Northeastern States District Office teamed up with Bat Conservation International (BCI) to acoustically monitor for threatened and endangered bat species in Lake Vermilion, Minnesota.
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Woman forester stands next to logging truck on BLM lands.

Science in action: A forester’s role in sustaining public lands

For more than 14 years, BLM Rawlins forester Maureen Hartshorn has used science and hands-on fieldwork to help sustain and restore Wyoming’s public lands.
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Three people are crouched by a pickup truck, displaying a row of captured iguanas on the bed, surrounded by greenery.

Cold Snap Provides Critical Opportunity for Invasive Species Management at Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse ONA

While these temperatures posed a challenge for local flora and fauna, they also provided a strategic window for BLM to address the persistent issue of on-site invasive Green Iguanas (Iguana iguana).
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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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