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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 seed from ventenata grass attached to a shirt cuff

Unhealthy competition

Invasive species are a leading risk to native wildlife everywhere, including the greater sage-grouse and hundreds of other s
Arizona, Gila DO
Alexia Williams, who is wearing hiking gear, leans up against a large rock.

BLM Arizona Project Manager Alexia Williams makes a difference on public lands

From Wyoming to California to Arizona, Alexia Williams makes a difference in her stewardship of America's public lands and resources.
Eastern States, Southeastern States DO
A boat carries BLM and USFWS personnel during the Lathrop Bayou prescribed burn. Heavy smoke can be seen rising against the blue sky from the trees across the water in the distance.

Lathrop Bayou Prescribed Burn ‘A Great Success’

LATHROP BAYOU, Fla. -- On Feb.
Arizona
Carlos Joya, BLM Arizona's state engineer, takes a selfie. He is wearing a white hardhat, black glasses, and an orange high-visibility vest. The Virgin River Campground area is behind him.

BLM Arizona spotlights State Engineer Carlos Joya during National Engineers Week

Through their work, engineers formulate solutions to complex issues, advance the sustainable development of recreation sites, renewable energy resources, and much more across Arizona.
Eastern States, Oklahoma FO
A brown plat, showing a map of Tullahassee, Oklahoma in 1898

Record of the Week: Tullahassee, Oklahoma

For our record of the week brought to you by BLM's General Land Office, we go back to 1898 and this survey plat of Tullahassee, Oklahoma.
Colorado
A landscape with some grasses and snow.

Are you a good neighbor? BLM sure is! Learn about our Good Neighbor Authority and how it helps communities along the front range

With over 668,000 acres of public lands to manage, BLM Colorado Rocky Mountain District prioritizes fuels treatments in the San Luis Valley and Royal Gorge areas.
California, Northern California DO
Loggers remove a huge redwood during the logging heyday in the Headwaters Forest Reserve.

Falk added to National Register of Historic Places

New Mexico
A photo of a man standing in front of students in an elementary school classroom. A display behind him says "Archaeology."

Farmington archaeologist engages with local elementary school students

Teachers from Apache Elementary School invited Farmington Field
National Office
A sagebrush seedling in dry cracked ground

The Heart of Sagebrush

Sagebrush grows year-round, even in the winter. Its branches hold blowing snow in the landscape to water spring and summer growth, even in periods of drought.
National Office, Wyoming
A man saws logs in a stream for an artificial beaver dam

Nature's engineers: the art of wetland restoration using a beaver’s blueprint

In Sublette County, Wyoming, the Bureau of Land Management invested fu
New Mexico
A photo of a group of youth mountain bike riders sitting atop their bikes on a desert trail, with an evening cloudy sky in the background.

Farmington hosts non-profit youth riding group at Alien Run

Durango Devo has been operating out of Durango, Colorado for nearly 16 years, with a goal of encouraging youth to get out and mountain bike, while fostering a sense of adventure and exploration.