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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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National Office
Woman hikes on trail with flowers surrounding and sunset and mountains in background

On our birthday, a land of plenty glows for all

Montana-Dakotas

BLM and Friends plant more cottonwoods in the UMRBNM

Bonny Richards, Hydrologist, Lewistown Field Office 
Idaho Falls DO
Kevin feeling right at home working with wild horses and burros

BLM Idaho Horse Whisperer Goes Back to School

Last winter, BLM Idaho Challis Field Office Wild Horse Specialist Kevin Lloyd got to go back to school.
Arizona, Gila DO
a group of people gathered around a net in a stream

BLM and partners remove invasive fish from Aravaipa Creek

Fifty-one biologists from three states united at Aravaipa Creek in late March and early April 2021 to remove nonnative Yellow Bullhead fish that threaten the survival of the native fish community. Removing these non-native fish will help protect native fish species and their habitats.
Colorado

BLM Colorado Celebrates Volunteer Month

Volunteers are vital to BLM Colorado. Every year, thousands of volunteers donate their time, skills, and services to help us manage public land.
Eastern States
Turkeytown, Alabama

Turkeytown, Alabama

This week's story map brings us to Turkeytown, Alabama, and features a survey plat approved April 20, 1840.
Montana-Dakotas

New species of unusual dinosaur found in Montana

Story by: Greg Liggett, Geologist (Paleontologist), Montana/Dakotas State Office
National Office, Alaska
A replica cannon and sign greet visitors to Fort Egbert.

Historic Fort Egbert: Encounter Alaska's Frontier Past at the End of the Road

Muleskinners, trappers, doctors, woodcutters, wireless operators, and Army officers charged with maintaining order on the wild and woolly frontier – at the dawn of the 20th century, Fort Egbert had all that and more. Learn about this fascinating chapter in Alaska history by visiting the restored fort buildings in the picturesque Yukon River town of Eagle at the end of the Taylor Highway.
Craig McCaa
Eastern States, Oregon-Washington
The Flight of the Nez Perce

The Flight of the Nez Perce

This week's story map features the Nez Perce War of 1877. This was an armed conflict between the US Army and the several bands of the Nez Perce or Nimiipuu Tribe of Native Americans.
Eastern States
Cy Young

Cy Young

This week, the General Land Office is showcasing a record that relates back to none other than Denton True "Cy" Young. Join us as we take a look at the legacy Cy Young left behind.
Alaska
Map compass over a field

Podcast: BLM Alaska Public Room Shedding Light on the Process

BLM Alaska public rooms help folks with all sorts of public-lands related stuff. Right now, they're helping a lot of Alaska Native veterans with land allotments
James Hart