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BLM, partners raise money and conservation awareness for youth at annual event

The BLM and Pacific Northwest Four Wheel Drive Association teamed up for the 30th 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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The Brains and Brawn of public lands volunteers

Sue and Jim Johnston have been making a difference in our trails in Kanab for more than 10 years.
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Several people stand or crouch along a fence line, using tools to cut wires.

Cody Field Office builds on friendly fencing initiative with partners and volunteers

By removing the bottom wire of a barbed-wire fence and lowering the top wire to 38” high, pronghorn can cross under the fence safely while other wildlife can jump over more easily.
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Historically, the Gunnison sage-grouse has had a presence near Poncha Pass at the north end of Colorado’s San Luis Valley. Recent efforts have sought to repopulate the area with the threatened species, with significant work aimed toward habitat restoration as seen here.

BLM, volunteers restore habitat for threatened species

Government agencies and volunteers hand-built stone terrain features to improve habitat conditions for the Gunnison sage-grouse, a federally listed threatened species.
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Three students paint a small mural.

BLM empowers next generation at Native Youth Climate Leadership Adaptation Congress

For the past seven years, the Bureau of Land Management has sponsored Native American college students to attend the Native Youth Climate Adaptation Leadership Congress, a week­long environmental conference.
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BLM Colorado spotlights volunteer Marty Costos

After a lifetime of travel and forty years spent as a teacher, Marty Costos has a volunteer career spanning 23 years and a world of fulfillment at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.
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