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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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Alaska, Alaska Fire Service

Podcast: Fire breathing, smoky, and tough – a firefighter’s career

Wildland firefighting is tough, strenuous, and often stressful work. Frontiers caught up with a retired BLM firefighter to find out how the service has changed, and to see if he would do it again.
James Hart
Montana-Dakotas

PFYC: A Rapid Assessment Tool for Paleontology

Story by: Andrew Smith, Cartographic Tech; and Greg Liggett, Paleontologist; Montana/Dakotas State Office
Oregon-Washington, Spokane DO

DID YOU KNOW? You can see whales from your BLM public lands!

Coastal spots in Oregon & Washington offer visitors the unique opportunity to whale watch -- in a way that’s as thrilling as it is safe for whale populations!
Jeanne Panfely
Eastern States

President Ulysses S. Grant

The General Land Office wishes you a happy Independence Day! This Record of the Week is a military warrant issued to none other than President and Union Army General, Ulysses S. Grant.
Las Vegas FO

Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone’s MGM Mega Array comes online

Story by Kirsten Cannon, Public Affairs Specialist. Photos courtesy of MGM Resorts.
Kremmling FO

BLM partners with sage-grouse advocates, provides habitat improvements

WALDEN, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Kremmling Field Office joined forces with Wildlan
Eastern States

Mesa Verde National Park

This week's record is the official Act of Congress which established Mesa Verde National Park.
Colorado, Grand Junction FO

Volunteer John Howe recognized for BLM Lifetime Achievement Award

by Emily McCall, Volunteer Coordinator at Bureau of Land Management Grand Junction Field Office
Salt Lake FO

BLM conducts trestle stabilization project on the Transcontinental Railroad Grade

In 1869, workers completed one of the United States’ most significant technological feats: the Transcontinental Railroad.
Eastern States

New Madrid Fault

In the last week of June, the General Land Office is exploring the New Madrid Fault, also known as the New Madrid Seismic Zone.
Upper Snake FO

Upper Snake Field Office’s collaborative efforts restore Henrys Lake shoreline

Story and photos by Bruce Hallman, Public Affairs Specialist