Three hikers walking past the sandstone wall riddled with holes in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument.

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Arizona, Fire Center
Wildland firefighters hiking in a line walking single file in a field with pine trees to the right.

Women's History Month Feature - Women in Wildfire Bootcamp [Arizona]

Students recently gathered at the Prescott Interagency Fire Center for the 2022 Women in Wildfire Bootcamp led by the Prescott National Forest.
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Eastern States
Dauphin Island

Dauphin Island, Alabama

Dauphin Island sits off the coast of Southern Alabama, roughly 36 miles south of Mobile.
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Southeastern States DO
BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning and Peter DeWitt paddling in red kayaks on the river.

BLM Director visits Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area in Florida

Story by Allison Miller, Public Affairs Specialist. Photos by Evan Williams, Intern; and Allison Miller.
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Colorado

BLM Colorado Celebrates Women's History Month

To celebrate Women's History Month, we are highlighting women in leadership who work for BLM Colorado.
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National Office
Horse and adopter in arena.

Dispatch from the field: getting hooked on mustangs!

Amy Dumas, wild horse and burro specialist and program lead in California, shares her story of how an adopter became hooked on mustangs. 
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National Office
A Ponderosa pine seedling next to a tree.

The Arbor Day Foundation will use its vast network of donors to help BLM reforest federally-managed lands

Story by Richard Packer, BLM Communications
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Eastern States
May's Island

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

This week's Record of the Week story map features the second-largest city in Iowa, Cedar Rapids.
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Alaska Fire Service
Illustration of firefighters walking

Podcast: Hot Jobs, North Star Crew is Hiring

Hot jobs! Alaska Fire Service needs you, apply by April 1 to get in on the 2022 fire season.
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Utah, Canyon Country DO
A sign with text an image in front of a canyon, partially in the sun. The Sign reads Grandstaff Trail.

Black History Month: William Grandstaff – Early Moab Rancher and Settler

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Eastern States
Marble Monument

Marble Monument

This week's General Land Office record is a survey plat that shows the "marble boundary monument" between the United States and Mexico.
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National Office, Wyoming
Historical photo of a black cowboy

Black History Month: Black Cowboys on the American Frontier

In honor of Black History Month, employees from the Bureau of Land Management recently tuned in a presentation about “Black Cowboys on the American Frontier.”
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