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For a short, refreshing hike, consider the BLM-managed Perea Nature Trail, a site known for its views of geologic settings and opportunities for solitude in north-central New Mexico

Preparedness levels range from the lowest (1) to the highest (5) and each includes specific management actions that involve increasing levels of interagency resource commitments. So, what happens when we get to PL 5?

A collaborative effort for an innovative fire prevention campaign earned a group of BLM employees a 2024 Silver Smokey Bear Award.

The BLM Colorado Office of Communications is seeking a Public Affairs Specialist for a SkillBridge opportunity.

During the week of June 17, 2024, Oklahoma Field Office Wildlife Biologist Brian Dickerson and American Conservation Experience (ACE) intern Matthew Jackson traveled to the Cross Bar Management Area just north of Amarillo, Texas. It is the only surface management tract within the three-state area covered by the Oklahoma Field Office (OFO).

The Bureau of Land Management is working hard to ensure its recreation sites are accessible.

Box Elder Creek, a significant water resource in central Montana, is undergoing restoration to increase fish habitat and encourage beaver expansion.

The Green River District and the Vernal Field Office staff partnered with Ashley National Forest to bring Smokey Bear to the annual Dinah Soar Days festival.

Carol Dawson, PhD, a plant conservation biologist in the BLM Colorado State Office, is this year’s recipient of the Edward T. LaRoe III Memorial Award from the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) North America.

Celebrated on August 26 each year, Women’s Equality Day provides an opportunity to reflect on milestones in women’s efforts to gain equality in the workplace. Susan Semenza may have been the BLM’s first woman range conservationist, hired in the 1960's.

Malissa's internship with the Bureau of Land Management has put her on a path toward her career goal of being a fisheries biologist serving public lands.