Recreation
Neil Hamada on a dirt bike in the desert

Neil Hamada steps into new role as Off-Highway Vehicle Travel Management Lead for BLM California

With just under 30 years working with the BLM, Neil Hamada recently accepted a new position as the off-highway vehicle (OHV) travel management lead for the BLM California State Office. Neil has been a champion for OHV management in southern California, serving as the longtime manager of the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area (ISDRA), one of the nation's premier OHV destinations within the El Centro Field Office.
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rocks sticking up from the river

Partnering to Steward Recreation Opportunities on the Blackfoot River

Montana nonprofit is working with the Bureau of Land Management to shape the future of recreation on the Blackfoot River. 
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A gate to the Heritage Discovery Trail leads to a path along a grassy area of the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area.

BLM Tucson Field Office offers accessible sites for visitors with disabilities to explore

Accessible recreation opportunities include the San Pedro House, the Fairbank Town Site, the Empire Ranch Headquarters Heritage Discovery Trail, and the Christmas and Shores recreation sites.
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Meadowood SRMA staff are seen planting items in a community garden.

BLM revitalizes community garden at Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area

BLM Eastern States Lower Potomac Field Station staff recently began rejuvenating the community garden at Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area located in Lorton, Virginia
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Photo shows a man with a blue shirt and brown pants holding a child’s hand, while standing on the edge of a canyon overlooking a desert valley landscape. The child is wearing a lime green shirt and blue shorts. The sun is setting in the background.

Improving mental health by visiting your public lands

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Promoting mental health is important all year, but this month let’s take a moment to raise awareness about mental illness, its prevalence, its impacts on people.
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Three people sit on a bench looking out at an expanse of scenic badlands.

GAOA project makes remote badlands more accessible to all

Major improvements funded by the Great American Outdoors Act have improved access to the colorful desert, cliffs, hoodoos and pedestals of the Gooseberry Badlands in northwest Wyoming.
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