Our Stories

For more than five years, Morgan Hill has supported responsible mineral development as a geologist with BLM’s Rock Springs Field Office, managing solid minerals programs across Wyoming’s High Desert District.

January brought new beginnings for many wild horses and burros at the Florence Wild Horse and Burro Training and Off‑Range Corral – and saved taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Fort Stanton Cave has moved up to the seventh longest cave in the United States.

Women scientists across the Bureau of Land Management bring science to life on our public lands every day—informing decisions, protecting resources, and advancing innovation in service of the American people. On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate their achievements and the lasting impact of their work.

For more than 14 years, BLM Rawlins forester Maureen Hartshorn has used science and hands-on fieldwork to help sustain and restore Wyoming’s public lands.

Every trail tells a story, and on the BLM-managed lands in California, those stories unfold across coastlines, deserts, grasslands, and mountains. Together, these places highlight the diversity of landscapes managed through a shared commitment to stewardship and public access.

While these temperatures posed a challenge for local flora and fauna, they also provided a strategic window for BLM to address the persistent issue of on-site invasive Green Iguanas (Iguana iguana).

The Historic Empire Ranch, a Bureau of Land Management site steeped in our nation’s ranching history, was the perfect setting to celebrate America’s milestone anniversary this year.

Once thought to be extinct, the relict leopard frog survives in isolated springs such as Pakoon Springs in the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument in northern Arizona.

As of Feb. 2, 2026, per the EXPLORE Act the BLM has implemented some significant updates to improve its Special Recreation Permit program.

Two Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Montana national monuments, Pompeys Pillar National Monument and Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, celebrated the 25th anniversaries of their designations in January 2026.