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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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Alaska
Two people talking inside a BLM Public Room.

BLM Alaska Public Rooms: A One-stop shop to your public lands

“And then I spilled it all over the floor!” said Scott Hawkins, a 10-year Fairbanks Public Room veteran, in response to an
Sophie Hamann
El Centro FO
Botanist Maya Canapary stands next to a plant and gives the thumbs up.

Native seed collection project lays the groundwork for habitat restoration projects in the Sonoran Desert

Story by Peter DeJongh, Wildlife Biologist; and Kate Miyamoto, Public Affairs Specialist.
Northeastern States DO

Boy Scouts of America conduct service project at Meadowood SRMA

BLM Eastern States Northeastern States District Lower Potomac Field Station (LPFS) staff recently collaborated with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Troop 995 on a service learning project at the BL
Montana-Dakotas, Billings FO
Workers are cutting down russian olive trees. Text says "Billings FO removes invasive trees to improve river and floodplain health

Invasive trees removed to improve river and floodplain health

Story by Alden Shallcross, Acting Billings Field Manager; and Larry Padden, Natural Resource Specialist, Billings Field
Eastern States
Houma, Louisiana

Houma, Louisiana

Hello and welcome to the Record of the Week! This week, the team travels to Houma, Louisiana!
National Office
The architect's drawing for a proposed municipal park in Enterprise, NV

Public lands for Public Purposes: Community in the Outdoors

by Heather Feeney, Public Affairs Specialist 
Alaska
Outdoor wooded scene, a woman pushes a wheelbarrow full of mulch along a trail. Steam rises from the barrow as the sun shines through the surrounding spruce trees and the rising steam.

The making of a trail well-traveled

Public trails attract all kinds of recreationists and helping make sure you have easy trail access and safe travels on them are among the priorities of the BLM’s outdoor recreation planning staff.
Melinda Bolton
National Office
Lady riding horse.

Top 5 things to know about adopting or purchasing a wild horse or burro

If you have always dreamed of owning an iconic piece of the American West in the form of a wild horse or burro, there are a few things to consider prior to hooking up the truck and trailer and hitting the road to a wild horse or burro adoption/sales event! 
Arizona, Gila DO
Single engine airtanker flying and dropping water on the landscape below

Ensuring Preparedness - Single Engine Air Tankers and Firefighters Train to Ensure Wildfire Readiness

BLM Arizona’s Gila District is the host to the Safford Air Operations Center located at the airport in Safford.
Utah

BLM & Federal Partners Participate in 2022 Utah Pride Parade

During Pride month in June and throughout the year, we celebrate the contributions of the LGBTQI+ community and honor their efforts to advance equality for all people in this country.
Javonne Goodman
Montana-Dakotas, Butte FO

North Hills Fire Fence Re-construction Project

Story and Photos by Carmela Romerio, Rangeland Management Specialist, Butte Field Office