Wildlife Program Highlights

Mule deer peeks around a tree in a previously prescribed burn treated area.

Prescribed burns restore vital habitat in the High Desert District

The Bureau of Land Management’s High Desert District recently completed two spring prescribed burns aimed at improving wildlife habitat and reducing hazardous fuels across southwest Wyoming. Spanning approximately 182 acres, the burns were conducted in the Kemmerer and Pinedale field offices, with about 62 acres treated near Rock Tunp and 120 acres on Deadline Ridge.
A group of kids crowd around a man wearing a fluorescent safety vest and gray baseball cap. The kids wear brightly colored clothing and each of them are looking down at the black gold pan that the man is holding. The pan is partially filled with water, but a couple of gold flakes are visible at the edge of the pan.

51 years of learning about Alaska’s resources

Since 1974, students from the Anchorage School District come to Campbell Creek for a field trip where they learn about wildlife safety, archaeology, birding, fly fishing, paleontology, land surveying, and gold panning.
Two women are looking up a hole in the tree while one of them is pointing at it.

The black bear housing market in Alaska

Bear surveys are necessary work on the Bureau of Land Management's Campbell Tract, a recreation area in Alaska that happens to be home to black bears. Staff conduct the surveys to ensure visitor safety and understand the bears' denning behavior.