Three hikers walking past the sandstone wall riddled with holes in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument.

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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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Montana-Dakotas

Montana/Dakotas Firefighters Complete Annual Fitness Challenge

Submitted by Karly DeMars, State Fire Planner, and Chris Barth, State Fire Mitigation & Education Specialist
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Fire Center

Fires, forests, and fish

A team of experts in the BLM Oregon Salem District utilized hazard trees from the Beachie Creek Fire as a crucial piece of a salmon habitat restoration project.
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Fire Center

Interagency groups complete prescribed burn in support of big game habitat

Interagency groups completed a prescribed burn in Whitman County, Washington which will support big game habitat restoration along the Rock Creek corridor.
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Eastern States

Biscayne National Park

This week's interesting General Land Office record features a survey of an island plat that displays the Biscayne National Park area.
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National Office

Top 5 things to know about wild horse and burro gathers

When managed at sustainable levels and balanced with other species, wild horses and burros can contribute to thriving and healthy ecological systems on public lands. To achieve this balance, the BLM conducts periodic “gathers” to safely remove excess animals from overpopulated herds.
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Anchorage FO

Anchorage Field Office installs permafrost monitoring stations along Iditarod National Historic Trail

BLM Anchorage Field Office staff, assisted by Geo-watersheds Scientific, recently installed two new soil temperature monitoring stations along the Iditarod National Historic Trail (INHT). 
Ben Stratton
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Alaska

Podcast: "Lodes" to clean up

When hazards are found on public lands, it's up to people like Mike McCrum to oversee the remediation. He leads BLM Alaska's hazardous materials and remediation program, and he's seen his share of cleanups, big and small
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Northeastern States DO

BLM Special Agents work with the public to resolve dumping case at Meadowood

An incident at the Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area highlights what public lands stewardship should look like and is a good example of the BLM working together with local citizens to be
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Eastern States

Helen Keller

In observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the General Land Office Record of the Week features Helen Keller.
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Eastern States

Hidden Smile in Palm Beach County, Florida

This week's General Land Office Record of the Week features a survey plat with a hidden symbol of happiness located in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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National Office

Top 5 things to know about wild horse and burro fertility control

The Bureau of Land Management is tasked with a very unique and challenging job that many may not even know about: keeping a rapidly growing population of wild animals, with virtually no natural predators, from running out of food and water in a very arid environment. How does the agency do that? Here are the top 5 things to know about wild horse and burro fertility control. 
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