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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, Eastern Montana/Dakotas DO, Billings FO
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BLM Billings Field Office works with state agencies in Montana to conduct bat surveys

On June 26, 2025, Bureau of Land Management Billings Field Office employees coordinated with Montana Natural Heritage Program and Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks personnel to conduct bat surveys at Mystery Cave in the Pryor Mountains.
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California, California Desert DO
Fire crews from CDIFP treat public land in Lake Mathews-Estelle Mountain with RX burn

BLMer James Gannon receives Ed Hastey Stewardship Award for leadership in fuels management

BLM California recently presented the 2025 Ed Hastey Stewardship Award to James Gannon, BLM California Desert District Fuels Program Manager.
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Alaska
Hydrologists give students a presentation on the basics of hydrology.

Lessons from a Creek

Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program students met and learned from BLM specialists who work on public land management, fire and fuels, biology, and hydrology.
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National Office
Coastal mountains drop sharply to the sea and spring lupine bloom across remote ridgelines.

National Conservation Lands build on BLM’s versatility

On July 12, 2000, the BLM brought together its National Monuments, National Conservation Areas, Wild and Scenic Rivers, Wilderness Areas, Wilderness Study Areas, and National Scenic and Historic Trails under one system to protect what makes them special.
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Arizona, Phoenix DO, Hassayampa FO
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BLM Arizona installs virtual fencing to enhance rangeland management and protect sensitive species

The BLM’s Hassayampa Field Office recently installed an innovative way to manage livestock on public lands and improve rangeland health while reducing staffing and supply costs related to fences on grazing allotments.
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Arizona, Phoenix DO, Lower Sonoran FO
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BLM completes land acquisition to improve public access and cultural site protection near Gila Bend

The Bureau of Land Management and the Trust for Public Lands recently completed a land acquisition of 477 acres about 58 miles southwest of Phoenix.
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Colorado, Northwest DO, Fire Center
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At the woodland’s edge: Restoration and complexity in Colorado’s Piceance Basin

Fuels management is not only important for sagebrush-dependent species. It’s also a critical tool in Colorado’s fight against the abnormally intense wildfires that have become more and more common in the West.
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Wyoming, High Desert DO, Rawlins FO
On June 12, 2025, the Bureau of Land Management wild horse and burro specialist Eddie Vandenburg from the Rawlins field office visited Casper College to share firsthand experience with students enrolled in "The Wild Hrose Effect," course led by Dr. Chad Hanson.

BLM wild horse specialist speaks to Casper College students

On June 12, the Bureau of Land Management wild horse and burro specialist Eddie Vandenburg visited Casper College to share firsthand experience with students. The class was part of The Wild Horse Effect, a course led by Dr. Chad Hanson in the Department of Social and Cultural studies.
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Colorado
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Wildland fire requires different degree of business management

An often unseen but vitally important team member of any fire unit is the Fire Management and Program Analyst
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National Office
A group of wild horses in a pen.

Myths and facts about motorized vehicle use in managing wild horses and burros

Public involvement is a cornerstone of the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Program.
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National Office
A jeep is parked next to a tent on a desert landscape, with a mountain in the background and the setting sun turning the sky and clouds pink and blue.

Ooh and aah over nature's beauty, not fireworks on BLM public lands this July 4

This 4th of July, let's celebrate nature's beauty, not wildfires!
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