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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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New Mexico, Farmington FO
The Glade Run Recreation Area sign.

Farmington Field Office teams up with local partners for National Public Lands Day

National Office
a little brown myotis bat on rocky soil

Bats in Sagebrush

Colorado
The left photo is a landscape with large and small trees. The right photo is the same landscape with smaller trees cut down.

2023-2024 Interns

Meet our 2023-2024 Interns!
Utah, Cedar City FO
Gloria Tibbetts signs shoe that was later installed at Fervo site on Oct. 9, 2023.

Collaboration and innovation power geothermal energy project on public lands

On September 25, leaders from several industries and agencies including fed
Utah
Three wildland firefighters in a helicopter smiling and giving thumbs up to the camera.

BLM Utah Fire takes flight for conservation: A Dingell Act success story

Across the landscapes of Utah, where the natural beauty of the land is as vast as it is diverse, a remarkable initiative is taking flight.
Utah
Four mascots holding a pride flag with blue sky and white clouds above.

Pride in BLM Resource Group receives Social Investment Award in Utah

Every year the Utah Outdoor Recreation Summit meets to strengthen the outdoor recreation community over a few days of recreation, lectures, keynote speak
New Mexico, Roswell FO
Knutt Peterson, the cave specialist for the Bureau of Land Management’s Roswell Field Office, talks to students and teachers from Ruidoso Middle School about biology within the Fort Stanton Cave at the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area, Lincoln, N.M., Sept.

BLM educational partnership brings 7th graders to visit Fort Stanton Cave

Alaska, Arctic DO
A pickup truck is pointed to look out across the Arctic landscape.

An Arctic eDNA eXTRAVAGANZA

Charles Ebbers
Utah, Monticello FO
Artwork is shared with permission from the artist. Rights reserved by Shelley Hull. Caption: Two paintings of desert landscapes with blue sky and minimal clouds visible. The painting on the left depicts an arch while the painting on the right depicts a landscape with vegetation.

BLM welcomes our 2024 Canyon Country District Artists in Residence within the Bears Ears National Monument

Today, the Bureau of Land Management is pleased announce our fall and spring artists in residence in Bears Ears National Monument.
Arizona, Colorado River DO
Solar panels at a White Wing Ranch construction site on private land in Yuma County, Ariz., on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023.

Nation’s clean energy future unfolds under the Arizona sun

Under the hot desert sun, the nation’s clean energy future is unfolding in Arizona.
National Office
BLM.gov homepage on the new site.

New look for BLM.gov keeps pace with tech changes and user expectations

Recently, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) public website received an update that improves the site’s Section 508 compliance and mobile device experience.