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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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Utah
Flowers blooming in a desert landscape with snowcapped mountains on the horizon.

Memorial Day Weekend: Spring Into Adventure & Recreate Responsibly

 
Javonne Goodman
California
A crew standing by a sign in the desert.

Women in science gather important data in the Mojave Desert

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
Eastern States
Russell Cave National Monument

Russell Cave National Monument

This week, the General Land Office features a survey plat that displays the boundaries of the Russell Cave National Monument in Alabama.
Eastern States
Heceta Head Lighthouse

Heceta Head Lighthouse, Oregon

The Heceta Head Lighthouse is a 56-foot tall structure perched on a curved cliff on the west side of Heceta Head.
California, Central California DO
Sunset over a woodland and pond

California Conservation Corps collaborates with the BLM to restore popular Fort Ord Trails

West Desert DO

Not Your Ordinary Job: Bonneville Interagency Hotshot Crew Goes Beyond the Call of Duty

April was a busy month for the Bonneville Interagency Hotshot Crew, based in Salt Lake City, Utah!
Javonne Goodman
California Desert DO

Discover the Desert Day returns to the dunes

New Mexico
People repairing a fence.

Partnerships carry vast benefits for the BLM’s work

By Derrick Henry, Public Affairs Specialist
Alaska, Arctic DO
Snow-covered ground, with an orange sunset behind a large inflatable dome. Heavy equipment nearby.

An Outstanding Day by Iko Bay

Legacy Well Iko Bay #1, a 2731-foot-deep natural gas well, was plugged and abandoned after a full remediation by the BLM.
Charles Ebbers
Eastern States
Craters of the Moon

Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve

This week's "Record of the Week" features a region of Idaho with an otherworldly landscape.