Our Stories

Quarterly cave search and rescue trainings paid off during two fast and successful cave rescues at Bureau of Land Management caves in the Carlsbad area in March.

The Bureau of Land Management’s Comprehensive Animal Welfare Program was developed to ensure these cherished animals receive the best possible care throughout their entire journey, from gather to adoption.

The Kingman Field Office partnered with the Cerbat Ridge Runners and Mohave County Park Police to remove more than a ton of trash from public lands along Hualapai Mountain Road.

In its first 100 days under the new administration, the Bureau of Land Management took bold steps to deliver on the priorities of President Trump’s and Department of the Interior Secretary Burgum’s priorities for public lands.

The EXPLORE Act, or the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act, is designed to improve access to outdoor spaces for people with disabilities, veterans, and children, among others. In support of that law, over the next year we will explore accessible public lands, state-by-state, managed by the Bureau of Land Management on behalf of the American people. In this story, we highlight accessible public lands in Colorado.

BLM natural resource specialists in northeast California are rising to the challenge of combating the spread of invasive plants across the high-desert rangelands. Through dedicated “boots on the ground” field work, strengthened partnerships, and innovative strategies, these specialists are making significant strides in preserving ecosystems on our public lands.

The Bayhorse Fuels Reduction Project not only serves to preserve a vital part of Idaho’s cultural legacy, but also protect the local community and sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of public lands.

In the BLM New Mexico Rio Puerco Field Office, the Rio Puerco Wildland Fire Module, one of only three in the whole nation, has 11 fire management specialists who are experts in both fire suppression and prescribed fire.

BLM is paving the way for high school students to pursue careers in wildfire with a new education program. The combined classroom curriculum and field training make them eligible for BLM fire crew jobs upon graduation.

Volunteer projects during popular Easter Jeep Safari result in delineated routes, protection of natural resources and improvement trails through the installation of 1200 feet of buck-and-rail fencing — eliminating confusion at obstacles or parking, staging and air-down areas.

Massive floods along Moab’s many creeks caused havoc last summer; densely foliated floodplains captured and held debris, preventing water from escaping to the Colorado River. Enter a fire fuels and flood mitigation team!