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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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Eastern States
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John Martin Receives the First Land Patent Ever Issued

This week's General Land Office "Record of the Week" takes you to the first surveyed state of Ohio, where the first land patent was issued.
Arizona, Colorado River DO

Conservation crew helps make public lands safer for recreational users

A hardy and dedicated group of young adults from Arizona Conservation Corps (AZCC) worked alongside Lake Havasu Field Office staff improving and enhancing public recreation areas in the Swansea His
Montana-Dakotas

Northern Montana kids Hooked on Fishing

Story and photos by Craig Miller, Wildlife Biologist, Havre Field Office
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MSU-Northern Engineering Students see Reconstruction of BR-12 Dam

Story and photos by Abby Hall, Rangeland Management Specialist, Havre Field Office
Alaska
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The fat tire bike – the right tool for the job!

With their extra-wide, knobby tires that can float over almost any terrain, fat-tire bikes have exploded in popularity in Anchorage and all over Alaska during the past decade. 
Maureen Clark
Alaska

Alaska Resource Advisory Council testimonials

Previous Resource Advisory Council (RAC) members describe their experience serving. The RAC is made up of 15 Alaskans from diverse backgrounds and interests.
Melinda Bolton
Eastern States

Mikayla Loucks inspires youth in BLM California Redding Field Office

Mikayla Loucks is a Biological Technician Trainee at the Bureau of Land Management California Redding Field Office.  She is currently in college studying fire ecology and land resources manage
Eastern States
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Selma, Alabama

The General Land Office is proud to celebrate Black History Month.
Eastern States
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BLM-ES GLO team joins Esri FedGIS Conference

The BLM-Eastern States General Land Office (GLO) team members exhibited at the Esri Federal Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Conference at Walter E.
Alaska, Alaska Fire Service
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Cold Winter Cache

Last summer, more than 606 miles of hose was used on fires throughout Alaska. That’s more than the distance between Fairbanks and Homer (580 miles) or Grand Junction and Las Vegas (507 miles).
Beth Ipsen
Eastern States
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Omaha, Nebraska

This weeks General Land Office, Record of the Week, covers Omaha, Nebraska and the first Deputy Surveyor in the Nebraska territory, William Newton Byers!