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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
Penny the Burro

My Wild Burro Story: The Many Expressions of Penny

Adam Eggers who works in the Media Services Branch for BLM's National Training Center in Arizona shares his love of their adopted burro "Penny" and her many expressions.
National Office
A burro's wise eye

My Wild Burro Story: Adam Eggers and Penelope

Penelope or “Penny” is from Yuma, Arizona, and was a part of the BLM and Arizona Dept. of Corrections Wild Horse and Burro Training Program. We adopted her about 3.5 years ago...
Montana-Dakotas
Fort Belknap Native Seed and Grassland Restoration Program

2020 Field Season AIMs for SOS Success: Fort Belknap Indian Community/BLM/Society for Ecological Restoration Native Seed and Grassland Restoration Program

Story and photos by: Wendy Velman, MT/DKs Botanist & Dr. Cristina Eisenberg, Program Director
Eastern States
Manassas Battlefield National Park

Manassas Battlefield National Park

This week the GLO team visits Manassas Battlefield National Park located in Prince William County, Virginia.
Oregon-Washington, Burns DO
Wetland restored in Oregon high desert video thumbnail

Human-made beaver dams likely save natural wetland from extinction

A natural wetland in southeast Oregon was likely saved from extinction thanks to four years of collaboration and some human-made beaver dams. In the Oregon high desert, about seven miles northeast of the town of Crane, Alder Creek bubbles to the surface surrounded by sagebrush and juniper trees.
Toshio Suzuki
Oregon-Washington, Lakeview DO
Building facade at Shirk Ranch

Spotlight on the historic Shirk Ranch

How many times have you driven by an old barn or homestead and wanted to stop, get out and explore its hidden history? At BLM-administered sites like the Shirk Ranch, you can. Nestled deep in the Lakeview District’s Guano Valley, the historic Shirk Ranch transports visitors back in time to Oregon’s homesteading and early ranching days.
Greg Shine
Montana-Dakotas

BLM takes active role in Bighorn sheep reintroduction

Story by Jesse Hankins, UMRBNM Wildlife Biologist
Eastern States
Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

One of the most well-known geological wonders in the world, the Grand Canyon was designated a national monument on January 11, 1908.
Eastern States
Muir Woods National Monument

Muir Woods National Monument

Muir Woods National Monument is located only eight miles north of San Francisco, California in Marin County and is known for its old-growth coastal redwoods, Sequoia sempervirens.
Utah
Two people with backpacks hiking along a grassy area with trees and a green high elevation landscape behind them.

Happy 15th Anniversary to the Cedar Mountain Wilderness in Utah

Written by Roxanne Tea, Bureau of Land Management Salt Lake Field Office Outdoor Recreation Planner
Rachel Wootton
National Office
Wild horse and burro specialist Bruce Thompson conducts aerial survey

Counting black beauties, bay beauties, duns, palominos, roans, blacks, sorrels, whites, and grays too...

As most herd management areas in the west cover huge areas with poor roads, BLM uses aerial surveys to estimate how many horses are in each population.