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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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Arizona, Gila DO
a man installs a candlestick-style telephone onto a wall

Tucson Field Office partner installs new interpretive display in historic Empire Ranch House

Recently, Tucson Field Office (TFO) partner the Empire Ranch Foundation (ERF) installed a historic candlestick ringer telephone and crank-magneto in the Bookkeeper’s Office of the Empire Ranch Hous
National Office
Woman kissing horse.

New application makes it even easier to bring home a wild horse or burro

Bringing home a wild horse or burro just got a little easier!
National Office
Woman jousting on a horse.

My Wild Horse and Burro Story: Kirren Leigh Seiler

By Kirren Leigh Seiler
Eastern States
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Pueblo de San Ildefonso

This week's Record of the Week comes to us from Pueblo de San Ildefonso, New Mexico. This survey was approved by the Surveyor General of New Mexico on August 15, 1859.
Alaska, Alaska Fire Service
Fuel break with brush piles near stream

BLM AFS makes Interior villages more resilient to wildfires

This year’s unusually slow fire season enabled the BLM Alaska Fire Service to start working on protecting the Interior Alaska community of Alatna from future wildfires.
Beth Ipsen
Alaska
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Podcast: Meet BLM Alaska's Marine Mammal Expert

BLM works hard on its permits and environmental impact statements, trying to make sure all the science that's needed is included. If the plans or permits are in the Arctic, the polar bear can be a large part of that science, and that means BLM Alaska biologist Craig Perham will be busy.
James Hart
National Office
A group of horses standing around a watering hole.

The BLM works to save wild horses and burros from thirst as overpopulated herds struggle to find enough water

As the summer dry season tightens its grip across the West, many wild horses and burros on public lands are finding it increasingly difficult to locate fresh water and forage.
Eastern States
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Tombstone, Arizona

This week's interesting General Land Office record features a survey plat that displays the townsite of Tombstone, Arizona!
National Office
Rider on a horse

My Wild Horse Story: Jen and Angelo

By Jen Sullivan, Virginia BEST $25 EVER SPENT!! The mustang who turned out to be PRICELESS!
Eastern States
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Abilene Cattle Trail

This week's GLO Record takes you on a journey through the Abilene Cattle Trail! The local supply of beef on the East Coast was depleted after the United States Civil War ended in 1865.
National Office
Woman standing next to haltered horse.

My Wild Horse Story: Laura and Buttercup

In August 2019, our family decided that our next horse should be a mustang. My daughter, Emma, really wanted a games horse and her horse, Belle (a Quarab) has arthritis. So, we decided since so many mustangs needed homes, why not adopt one. I knew I needed help and had heard of the Trainer Incentive Program operated by the Mustang Heritage Foundation.