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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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Yellow rafts with youth going through rapids on a river.

Floating the Colorado River: Community partnerships, education, and fun

Arizona, Colorado River DO
Three people standing off to the side of a bright yellow fire engine.

BLM transfers wildland fire engine and boat to local fire department

The Bureau of Land Management Arizona (BLM) recently transferred wildland fire equipment to one of its rural wildland firefig
National Office
Screenshot of MLRS webpage

Seven Things to Know About the Expanded Mineral & Land Records System

The new module for the BLM’s M
New Mexico, Amarillo FO
The Cliffside Helium Plant at sunset.

Sale of Federal Helium System Assets Moves Forward

Canyon Country DO

Updated Seasonal Avoidance Areas in Indian Creek

Rachel Wootton
St George FO

The Trail to Recovery: Dwarf Bearclaw Poppy

By Jacqueline Russell, Public Affairs Specialist and Stephanie Taylor, W
Arizona, Arizona Strip DO
A man in a tan shirt with a BLM logo along with a group of people out in the desert.

BLM rangers help save motorcyclist after fall from 150-foot cliff

A motorcyclist riding on public lands near the northern Arizona border fell from a 50-foot ledge with his motorcycle, then descended another 100 feet below.
Central California DO

Wildland fire trainee exchange lends hand to global firefighting efforts 

Utah
Small fossilized dinosaur egg.

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument continues to demonstrate its scientific significance: Research published on tiny dinosaur eggs found in Kaiparowits Formation

Imagine, for a moment, scorching heat, sand, and wind whipping across the desert
National Office
The foot of the Mendenhall Glacier at Mendenhall Lake in summer

Challenge & Opportunity: 1952 and 2022

by Heather Feeney, BLM Public Affairs
National Office

BLM honors Juneteenth holiday with a fee-free day

Story by Diane Priebe, Acting National Recreation Fee Program Assistant Manager, and KC Craven, Outdoor Recreation Planner.