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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
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Top 5 things to know about wild horse off-range pastures

Off-range pastures are an important part of wild horse management and are BLM’s answer for unadopted and unsold horses – but what, exactly, are they? Here are the top 5 things you should know about BLM’s wild horse off-range pastures.
Alaska Fire Service

History of helping: Alaska hotshot crews support fire suppression in the Lower 48

Every year, as fire activity increases in the western United States and decreases in Alaska, available fire resources — especially hotshot crews — are in high demand.
Montana-Dakotas

Small but mighty: Pollinators (Bumbles) of the Montana/Dakotas

Story by Chris Boone, BLM Montana/Dakotas State Biologist 
Idaho

Show Your Public Lands Some Love This National Public Lands Day

Celebrate National Public Lands Day by participating in an in-person or virtual event this September and October! “BLM Idaho is pleased to continue our National Public Lands
Idaho

Adopt a 4-H Trained Wild Horse on September 12, 2020!

The East Idaho 4-H and BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program partnership is excited to present the following 4-H trained wild horses for adoption on September 12, 2020.
Eastern States
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William Henry Clark

This week's Record of the Week is about William Henry Clark (W.H.
Alaska
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Podcast: NPR-A: the plan, the planner, the process

The best laid plans don’t happen by accident, and they require some very skilled planners to lay them out.  We sat down with Stephanie Rice recently to go over the planning effort for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan and to get a glimpse into what makes Stephanie tick.
James Hart
Albuquerque DO

BLM New Mexico interns conduct surveying for rare plants

Story and photos by Laura Shriver, Plant Conservation and Restoration Program Specialist; Hannah Millsap, 2019 Botany Intern; and Ashley Taylor, 2019 Botany Intern.
Utah

Vegetation treatments pay off during firefighting efforts

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in southwest Utah, in cooperation with Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative and other interested parties, treats an average of 40,000 acres of public land ann
Eastern States
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San Dimas, California

Famously the setting for both "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" and "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey," moviegoers will be taking one more trip to San Dimas this summer when "Bill & Ted Face
Anchorage DO, Glennallen FO

Dig, Pound, Repeat. Trail Sign Maintenance with The Glennallen Field Office

Every summer, Glennallen Field Office recreation staff spend days in the field maintaining signage along the muddy, rocky, and dusty network of off-highway vehicle (OHV) trails within the 4.3 milli