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Recreation for all: Improving accessibility on public lands

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Arizona
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Meet Netawn Marsoobian, BLM Arizona public affairs intern

After connecting with her family and her culture through public lands, working on and for public lands came naturally to Netawn Marsoobian.
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Utah
Members of the Fire Sense campaign stand together with the Smokey Bear Award trophy in the middle. Pictured are employees of the BLM, US Forest Service, Utah Department of Natural Resources, and Bonneville Communications.

Collaborative Efforts Shine: Smokey Bear Award Recognizes BLM Utah’s Innovative Role in Fire Prevention

In a year marked by dedication and hard work in fire prevention and education, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Fire Program in Utah, alongside its esteemed interagency partners, clinched a sign
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Fire Center
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BLM hosts first-ever uncrewed aircraft systems summit

Bureau stakeholders gathered to define requirements for the BLM Remote Pilot Remote Systems (RPRS) program, following the October 2022 reinstatement of the use of drones within the Department of the Interior.
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New Mexico, Farmington FO
The Glade Run Recreation Area sign.

Farmington Field Office teams up with local partners for National Public Lands Day

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National Office
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Bats in Sagebrush

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Colorado
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2023-2024 Interns

Meet our 2023-2024 Interns!
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Utah, Cedar City FO
Gloria Tibbetts signs shoe that was later installed at Fervo site on Oct. 9, 2023.

Collaboration and innovation power geothermal energy project on public lands

On September 25, leaders from several industries and agencies including fed
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Utah
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BLM Utah Fire takes flight for conservation: A Dingell Act success story

Across the landscapes of Utah, where the natural beauty of the land is as vast as it is diverse, a remarkable initiative is taking flight.
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New Mexico, Pecos DO, Roswell FO
Knutt Peterson, the cave specialist for the Bureau of Land Management’s Roswell Field Office, talks to students and teachers from Ruidoso Middle School about biology within the Fort Stanton Cave at the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area, Lincoln, N.M., Sept.

BLM educational partnership brings 7th graders to visit Fort Stanton Cave

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Alaska, Arctic DO
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An Arctic eDNA eXTRAVAGANZA

Departing from a cold, snow covered remote airstrip along the Dalton Highway by small, fixed wing aircraft, we were headed to the BLM Arctic District’s Umiat Field Camp on the southeast edge of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
Charles Ebbers
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