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A BLM Natural Resource Specialist prepares an herbarium voucher of Joe Pye weed, carefully arranging the roots of the plant. She lays it on top of cardboard as a river can be seen flowing behind her with green trees on both sides of that river

Northeastern States District adds to Seeds of Success and Smithsonian collection

Milwaukee, Wisc.

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Two researchers observe bank swallows from a distance using binoculars..

Acoustic bird monitoring: science’s surprising solution to a complex problem

After a bank swallow colony living in a stockpile was destroyed during the 2020 nesting season, the BLM needed better data on migratory bird phenology in areas with BLM-permitted activities.
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Carrin Rich, front, volunteer restoration coordinator for Fort Stanton Cave, leads Capitan HS athletes into the cave.

Capitan athletes aid restoration efforts by hauling water into BLM’s Fort Stanton Cave

Fort Stanton Cave restoration crews will have eight volunteer Capitan High School athletes to thank when they’re cleaning formations within the cave this summer.
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Knutt Peterson, a cave specialist with the Bureau of Land Management Roswell Field Office, gives a talk about Fort Stanton Cave at the Capitan Public Library, Capitan, N.M., May 4, during the village’s Smokey Bear Days.

BLM’s Fort Stanton Cave focus of talk at Smokey Bear Days

This year’s Smokey Bear Days featured two days of events, food and music, as well as talks about the nearby Fort Stanton Cave by Knutt Peterson, a cave and karst specialist for the BLM Roswell Field Office.
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Excelsior homeschool group of Nampa, Idaho, and the Idaho Bureau of Land Management cadastral staff participated in a cadastral classroom investigation field exercise, demonstrating how science in the field can be fun.

Unleashing the Science - Cadastral Classroom Investigation Field Exercise

Excelsior homeschool group of Nampa, Idaho, and the Idaho Bureau of Land Management cadastral staff participated in a cadastral classroom investigation field exercise, demonstrating how science in the field can be fun.
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From left to right: Tiffany Shepherd, Cristina Francois and Celina Martinez work in the field.

BLM Arizona celebrates women in science

From advancing environmentally sound renewable energy projects to restoring native plant communities to managing diverse populations of wildlife and their habitats, these employees’ passion shines through in the work they do across public lands in Arizona.
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