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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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New Mexico, Socorro FO
Two students are climbing the rock face while two staff members are holding their ropes below

Socorro Field Office invites high school students to experience rock climbing on public lands

Story by Nathan Wagliardo, archaeologist intern. Photos by Nathan Wagliardo and courtesy of Merissa Tafoya-Chavez.
New Mexico, Amarillo FO
A large pile of artifacts

Don’t mess with Texas: Looters on BLM-managed land learn the hard way

Story by Cynthia Herhahn, BLM Federal Preservation Officer; Katie Hill, Archaeologist, Socorro Field Office; Michael Merritt, Archaeologist, Socorro Field Office; and Crystal Cowan, BLM Public
Eastern States
Leadville, Colorado

Leadville, Colorado

Hello and welcome to the Record of the Week! This week, the team travels to Leadville, Colorado!
Montana-Dakotas
Five people standing in a large creek cleaning out debris. One person stands on the bank to help take debris.

Teaching While Doing - Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes Workshop: Building Partnerships and Technical Capacity to Improve Riverscape Health

Montana-Dakotas
Five people standing in a large creek cleaning out debris. One person stands on the bank to help take debris.

Teaching While Doing - Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes Workshop: Building Partnerships and Technical Capacity to Improve Riverscape Health

Wyoming
A yellow crane with gravel in front of it.

BLM Wyoming cracks down on wire burning on public lands

Story by Azure Hall, Public Affairs Specialist. Photos by Special Agent Tom Hill.
Cody FO
A black-footed ferret sticks its head out of its home, which is a hole in the ground.

First taste of freedom: 18 captive-born ferrets released in northwest Wyoming

Story and photos by Sarah Beckwith, public affairs specialist, Wind River/Bighorn Basin District
Montana-Dakotas
A person holds a pointy tyrannosaur fossil of teeth in their hand.

Exploring the BLM’s policy on the public release of paleontology locality data

Story by Greg Liggett, Paleontologist, Montana/Dakotas State Office.
High Plains DO
Eight members of the group stand in front of the plane.

BLM High Plains District, partners host Tunisian Office of Civil Protection official

Story and photos by Tyson Finnicum, Public Affairs Specialist
Eastern States
Sutro Tunnel

Sutro Tunnel

Hello and welcome to the Record of the Week! Last week, the team traveled to northern Nevada to discover township and mineral plats depicting the Sutro Tunnel!
Utah

BLM Utah Law Enforcement Officers Support Hurricane Relief Efforts

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) law enforcement officers are often asked to respond to natural disasters across the nation.
Javonne Goodman