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Wildland Firefighters Tune Up & Polish Skills in Fire Engine Operator Training Workshop

In partnership with the Unified Fire Authority and Utah National Guard, firefighters attended the interagency fire engine operator training workshop on May 25.
Javonne Goodman
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.
California, Central California DO
Ranger Tammy and Kolbie the California Kingsnake visit all the classes participating in the program. Students learn why we don't take animals from the wild, not to release pets into the wild, and that we don't have to kill animals that we are afraid of. 

Nurturing Young Minds Through Education and Conservation 

By Philip Oviatt, Central California District Public Affairs Officer 
California, California Desert DO
BLM ranger on a sand dune at sunset.

Better Together: BLM and California State Parks continue strong partnership on law enforcement  

Colorado, San Luis Valley FO

BLM Colorado Partnerships and Restoration Landscapes

BLM Director Tracy Stone Manning recently visited North Park near Walden, CO and the Blanca Wetlands near Alamosa, CO to learn more about successful partnerships.   
California, Central California DO
During wet springs, the normally dry Carrizo Plain comes alive with a profusion of indescribable wildflower displays. The National Monument conserves the largest array of T&E wildlife in CA and is a great example of a BLM-State and NGO (Nature Conservancy) partnership. (Photo by Bob Wick)

BLM CA Biologists Make Impact at Natural Communities Conference

By Philip Oviatt, Central California Public Affairs Officer 
National Office
Wetlands and mountain peaks in the San Luis Valley, Colorado

Inflation Reduction Act will fund Landscape Restoration

by Heather Feeney, Public Affairs Specialist   
California, Northern California DO
Flowers of different colors in the dunes.

Dunes Landmark Dedication

Utah
Botanists looking at plants in Price Field Office area.

Botany Field Trip at the Price Field Office, May 13, 2023

Arizona, Gila DO
People standing and sitting in a creek with with buckets and scientific equipment

Successful mechanical removal of green sunfish from closed systems in southern Arizona

Aravaipa and Bonita Creeks are unique aquatic systems in southern Arizona as they still support intact or nearly intact nati
Utah
Flowers blooming in a desert landscape with snowcapped mountains on the horizon.

Memorial Day Weekend: Spring Into Adventure & Recreate Responsibly

 
Javonne Goodman