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Each day, the Bureau of Land Management employees, volunteers and partners conserve public lands, build our nation’s energy infrastructure and support local economies, advance scientific discovery and much more.  Read our blog stories about the BLM in your community and learn how to get involved.

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National Office
A man holding a camera stands next to a service dog.

Zachary Ormsby: Change Agent for Access and Equity

When he helped shape the initial development of Bureau of Land Management’s new 21st Century Blueprint for Outdoor Recreation, Zac
Arizona
A woman wearing a white v-neck sweater smiles. Green trees are in the background.

Meet Netawn Marsoobian, BLM Arizona public affairs intern

After connecting with her family and her culture through public lands, working on and for public lands came naturally to Netawn Marsoobian.
Utah
Members of the Fire Sense campaign stand together with the Smokey Bear Award trophy in the middle. Pictured are employees of the BLM, US Forest Service, Utah Department of Natural Resources, and Bonneville Communications.

Collaborative Efforts Shine: Smokey Bear Award Recognizes BLM Utah’s Innovative Role in Fire Prevention

In a year marked by dedication and hard work in fire prevention and education, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Fire Program in Utah, alongside its esteemed interagency partners, clinched a sign
New Mexico, Farmington FO
The Glade Run Recreation Area sign.

Farmington Field Office teams up with local partners for National Public Lands Day

National Office
a little brown myotis bat on rocky soil

Bats in Sagebrush

Colorado
The left photo is a landscape with large and small trees. The right photo is the same landscape with smaller trees cut down.

2023-2024 Interns

Meet our 2023-2024 Interns!
Utah, Cedar City FO
Gloria Tibbetts signs shoe that was later installed at Fervo site on Oct. 9, 2023.

Collaboration and innovation power geothermal energy project on public lands

On September 25, leaders from several industries and agencies including fed
Utah
Three wildland firefighters in a helicopter smiling and giving thumbs up to the camera.

BLM Utah Fire takes flight for conservation: A Dingell Act success story

Across the landscapes of Utah, where the natural beauty of the land is as vast as it is diverse, a remarkable initiative is taking flight.
Utah
Four mascots holding a pride flag with blue sky and white clouds above.

Pride in BLM Resource Group receives Social Investment Award in Utah

Every year the Utah Outdoor Recreation Summit meets to strengthen the outdoor recreation community over a few days of recreation, lectures, keynote speak
New Mexico, Roswell FO
Knutt Peterson, the cave specialist for the Bureau of Land Management’s Roswell Field Office, talks to students and teachers from Ruidoso Middle School about biology within the Fort Stanton Cave at the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area, Lincoln, N.M., Sept.

BLM educational partnership brings 7th graders to visit Fort Stanton Cave

Alaska, Arctic DO
A pickup truck is pointed to look out across the Arctic landscape.

An Arctic eDNA eXTRAVAGANZA

Departing from a cold, snow covered remote airstrip along the Dalton Highway by small, fixed wing aircraft, we were headed to the BLM Arctic District’s Umiat Field Camp on the southeast edge of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
Charles Ebbers