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National Office
Felicia Probert standing next to her Ranger truck in the 1980s

Blazing a Trail in Law Enforcement and Resource Protection: Felicia Probert

Women’s Equality Day is the perfect time to celebrate how the modern-day BLM was made possible by the leadership, expertise, and lifelong commitment to public service o
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California, California Desert DO
Tall palm trees tower over an oasis.

Chelsea Collins recognized for conservation work at Dos Palmas Preserve

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Utah
JWP Memorial Museum 8-21-23 display poster part 1

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Dinosaur Exhibits Now on Display

By David Hercher, Paria River District, Utah
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Utah
A crew of wildland firefighters, the Bonneville Interagency Hotshots, hiking while fighting the Thompson Ridge Fire.

Halftime Takeaways: looking forward from the mid-point of this year’s core fire season

We find ourselves at the midway point another core fire season, but this year’s season has been unique.
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New Mexico
Three men smiling behind stones organized into a mound. The man in the center is holding a stone.

BLM New Mexico State Office Cadastral crew locates survey monument missing for 101 years

The passage of Public Law 116-92 established White Sands National Park in 2019 and directed the Secretary of the Interior to perform an official survey of the park’s boundaries.
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National Office
A horse in a chute receiving injection from syringe

New wild horse fertility control effort underway

Wild horses in the Reveille herd in southern Nevada were among the first to be part of a new Bureau of Land Management initiative aimed at expanding the use of fertility control vaccines to slow po
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Utah
Audiences listening to announcers during SpeedWeek at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Aug 2023.

Bonneville SpeedWeek 2023: August Showers Bring Motor Power

By Jonathan D. Mallory, Public Affairs Specialist
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Fire Center
Logo reading "wildfire matters" featuring the BLM logo and flames

Wildfire Matters: A podcast about the people in wildland fire management

The Wildfire Matters podcast focuses on the people who help manage and protect our public lands. Many of them have dedicated their lives to the profession.
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Arizona, Gila DO
large fish next to a ruler resting on a block of wood

BLM conducts important fish surveys in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area

The San Pedro River historically supported 13 native fish species known to the Gila River system; however, only two natives – longfin dace (Agosia chrysogaster) and the desert sucker (Catostomus clarkii) – remain in the river.
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Utah
Youth at Earth Connections Camp 2023, Utah.

EARTH CONNECTIONS CAMP 2023: CONNECTING CULTURES AND BRIDGING WORLDS THROUGH NATURE

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National Office
Workers in a mine peruse a rock wall.

Non-energy minerals on public lands are a significant contributor to economic activity and jobs

By Derrick Henry, Public Affairs Specialist
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