Our Stories

Recap of the first 2025 adoption event at the Wyoming Honor Farm with BLM.

Daniel Ballard, a BLM CO petroleum engineer, is part of a team responsible for managing approximately 2,800 oil and gas wells sitting on top of nearly 6.5 million subsurface acres in the Royal Gorge Field Office.

The "mud party" helps ensure Presidio Santa Cruz de Terranate's longevity, using techniques and materials that closely resemble those employed by the Spanish centuries ago.

In the bustle of one of the world’s most famous cities is a handsome police horse with a white symbol on his neck who embodies the spirit of the American West. 

Volunteers from Wild Montana joined Bureau of Land Management staff this weekend to repair fencing at Four Dances Recreation Area, following vehicle damage that occurred earlier this year.

The Bureau of Land Management’s Billings Field Office is making strides in improving access to both motorized and non-motorized trails, continuing its commitment to sustainable recreation and public land stewardship.

From April 9-12, BLM New Mexico staff joined the Wilderness Inquiry crew to host the state’s third annual Canoemobile event at Cochiti Lake, New Mexico. This traveling event is known as a “floating classroom” and brings students of all ages and abilities out on local waterways to learn about science, history, geography, and culture.

The Gulkana River is one of six Wild and Scenic Rivers managed BLM Alaska. These rivers have outstandingly remarkable scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, historic, cultural or other similar values.

To continue our three-episode podcast series on wildfire awareness, this week’s episode delves into the importance of effective communication pertaining to fire prevention, examining best practices

The 2025 theme for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is “A Legacy of Leadership and Resilience." This story spotlights Shaila Pomaikai Catan, a Native Hawaiian and BLM wildland fire dispatcher.

Despite a snowy start, the BLM Rock Springs Wild Horse Holding Facility hosted a highly successful wild horse and burro adoption event on April 19. Adopters braved the cold, helping place 30 animals into new homes.