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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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Utah

New Year, New Adventures in Utah!

Did your New Year’s resolution include more adventures outdoors? We will be spotlighting some great locations across Utah for you to explore on your next outdoor adventure!
Javonne Goodman
Alaska
Graphic illustration of a flint arrow head.

Podcast: Some Points About Archaeology

Let's imagine you're on a hike and you come across an old stone arrowhead, an old tin can, or some other type of artifact. What should you do? Why?
James Hart
Montana-Dakotas
Rock formation overlooking the plains. Text reads First Peoples Buffalo Jump artifacts come to Billings Curation Center

First Peoples Buffalo Jump artifacts come to the Billings Curation Center

Story by David K. Wade, Museum Curator, Montana/Dakotas State Office 
Eastern States
Aztec Ruins National Monument

Aztec Ruins National Monument

On January 24, 1923, the Aztec Ruins National Monument was established in San Juan County in northwest New Mexico.
National Office
Outgoing President of the Public Lands Foundation Ed Shepard, BLM Director Stone-Manning, Public Lands Foundation President Mary Jo Rugwell, Public Lands Executive Director Courtney Lyons-Garcia

BLM Renews Longstanding Partnership with the Public Lands Foundation

The Bureau of Land Management reaffirmed its longstanding partnership with the Public Lands Foundation, as BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding with the gro
Canyon Country DO

Prescribed burns help promote healthy public lands in Canyon Country

Rachel Wootton
Eastern States
Mobile, Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

This week we explore Mobile, Alabama, a city with over 300 years of fascinating history and culture. 
Northeastern States DO

Northeastern States District participates in Computers for Learning program

In November 2021, the BLM Northeastern States District Office (NSDO) participated in the Computers for Learning (CFL) program.
Arizona
Five NYCALC junior faculty standing in front of a building

BLM Arizona helps students and recent graduates connect and gain job experience

At the BLM, you can gain experience and skills through our various internship and crew-based work programs, all the while learning from and working alongside experienced professionals and gaining experience in natural resource fields.
National Office

Timely measures: Mitigation policy for multiple use and sustained yield

The word ‘mitigation’ often carries a sense of diminishing or restraining something consid
Montana-Dakotas, Butte FO
Outbuildings on the McMaster ranch, facing east toward the Little Belt Mountains

McMaster Ranch added to the National Register of Historic Places

Story by: Carrie Kiely, Archaeologist, Butte Field Office