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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California

Unleashing the Science - BIL funding supports BLM California’s rare plant and pollinator project at the Pine Hill Preserve

Investments from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) support BLM California’s pollinator project to collect and study native bees, butterflies, and moths on the Pine Hill Preserve in California. This project improves BLM’s understanding of the pollinator network by identifying the associations between plants and potential pollinating insects. Results of this project will improve management of rare plants and other native plants that share pollinators in the area.
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National Office, Eastern States, Southeastern States DO

In Florida, BLM, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service use fire to save an endangered woodpecker

In 2018, a Category 5 hurricane blasted through Lathrop Bayou in the Florida Panhandle, knocking down trees and leaving a huge path of destruction.
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California, Northern California DO

Celebrating the Headwaters Forest Reserve’s 25th Anniversary Event

Eric Hollenbeck, a nationally renowned woodworking craftsman and lifelong resident of the California North Coast, was a featured presenter in a storytelling event at the Headwaters Education Center.
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Wyoming

The bond between a cowgirl and her wild mustang

Story about two local Cheyenne Frontier Days Dandies and their wild mustangs.
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Western Montana DO, Dillon FO

Ripple Effect: Dillon Field Office Partners Help Riparian Areas Thrive

Riparian areas in the BLM Dillon Field Office area are thriving thanks in part to partnerships with local non-profit organizations.
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Utah, Canyon Country DO, Monticello FO

BLM Monticello Field Office host first Junior Ranger Day Event

The BLM Monticello Field Office partnered with Monticello Elementary to host the office’s first-ever Junior Ranger Day event for students K-6. Students learned about careers from BLM employees.
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Colorado

Ute Mountain Ute Youth and Elders Spend the Day at Canyons of the Ancients

Earlier this month, BLM Colorado was proud to host Ute Mountain Ute youth and elders at the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (CANM) for an excursion on the landscape and museum visit.
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National Office

Empty nests: Sage-grouse in Season

Greater sage-grouse hens and their broods of growing chicks spend the long days of summer on walkabouts, continuing to rely on sagebrush and native grasses for food and shelter.
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California

Unleashing the Science - BIL funds benefit wildlife habitat on BLM lands in northwest Nevada

Thousands of acres of important high desert wildlife habitat on BLM-managed lands in northwest Nevada, including sage-grouse and other sagebrush habitat, will undergo improvements thanks to partnerships, science-based research, and $500,000 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
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Eastern Montana/Dakotas DO, Billings FO

Talkin’ Trash: Billings Field Office Tackles Abandoned Dump Sites

The Billings Field Office Outdoor recently organized two cleanups of abandoned trash dumps on BLM land.
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Alaska

Acoustic bird monitoring: science’s surprising solution to a complex problem

After a bank swallow colony living in a stockpile was destroyed during the 2020 nesting season, the BLM needed better data on migratory bird phenology in areas with BLM-permitted activities.
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