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Hello and welcome to the Record of the Week! This week, the team travels to America's Hospitality State, Mississippi!

This week, Prineville District transferred a water tender to the Wheeler County Fire and Rescue Rangeland Fire Protection Association and a wildland fire engine to the Alfalfa Fire District to enhance their wildland firefighting capabilities. The equipment was transferred under BLM’s Rural Fire Readiness program, designed to provide equipment to local wildland firefighting partners at no cost.

Story by Leah Yandow, Lander Field Office Wildlife Biologist; and Chad Mickschl, Hydrologist, Aquatic Resource Management Program Lead, Wyoming State Office.

Wildland fire is an ongoing threat to habitat for greater sage-grouse.

The Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) is a marvelous tree – what ecologists call a

This week, we're heading to Last Chance Mine in Creede, Colorado!

As of last month (Veterans Day, Nov. 11), veterans of the U.S.

Hello and welcome to the Record of the Week!

A docent (“DOH-sent”) is a person who acts as a guide, typically on a voluntary basis. If you’ve ever been on a guided tour of a museum or an art gallery, you may have been led by a docent.

Story and photos by Sarah Beckwith, Public Affairs Specialist

The Phoenix District Office recently opened the first BLM-managed developed recreational shooting sites.