Our Stories

Story and photos by Darren Scott, Public Affairs Specialist

By Special Contributor Paula Cook

This week's record is a plat that displays select parcels within Township 6 South, Range 3 West of the Mount Diablo Meridian.

Over the years, trash and abandoned equipment related to illegal border activity accumulated in remote areas of the Sonoran Desert National Monument.

Hiram E. Leslie lay suffering in what was then called Dugout Gulch by everyone in southeastern Oregon. Lightning had reached out and touched the accused cattle rustler after he had declared his innocence to friends. “If I’m guilty of stealing my neighbor’s cattle, may the Lord strike me dead on the spot,” Mr. Leslie fumed.

This week, the team travels to Micanopy, Florida, the first town instituted in the new Florida territory and cofounded by Moses E. Levy.

Story by Sara Morelli, Public Affairs Specialist (Detail), Idaho State Office. Photos by BLM Idaho.

Story and photos by Bruce Hallman, Public Affairs Specialist

In late May and early June, life becomes quieter for greater sage-grouse, as females retire to more thickly vegetated areas for nesting.