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BLM, Partners Enhance Public Access at Popular Recreation Area

The BLM and the Pacific NW Four Wheel Drive Association teamed up for the 31st consecutive year during Memorial Day weekend to blend outdoor fun with land stewardship at the Christmas Valley Sand Dunes and Lost Forest.
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BLM and Partners Celebrate America's 250th at the King Range National Conservation Area

On July 4, against the stunning backdrop of northern California’s rugged coastline, the Bureau of Land Management and local partners celebrated America 250 and Independence Day at Mal Coombs Park in the King Range National Conservation Area.
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Hiker wearing a hat standing beside a narrow desert canyon stream, with tall rock walls rising on both sides under a bright blue sky.

Birding Aravaipa Canyon: A morning of songs, color, and creekside adventure

After learning about Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness as a former BLM employee, Geoff Walsh, now BLM Arizona’s volunteer Birder in Residence, experiences the canyon in a new way.
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BLM Celebrates America’s 250th Anniversary in Oregon

As America marks its 250th anniversary, the Bureau of Land Management is celebrating in Oregon by connecting communities with public lands that help tell the nation’s story.
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Group of volunteers at the Utah Vernal Field Office National Trails Day event standing on the trail.

Celebrating 2026 National Trails Day volunteers

Around the country, volunteers and BLM staff once again demonstrated their unwavering commitment to stewarding America’s public lands for this year’s 34th annual National Trails Day, held on June 6th.
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Volunteers and Partners Retrace 250 Years of History on the Anza Trail

On June 6, BLM and a group of volunteers and adventurers hiked 34 miles across four trails in the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, retracing part of the historic Juan Bautista de Anza expedition route from Palm Desert to Anza. The outing celebrated America's 250th anniversary, National Trails Day, and the Monument's own 25th anniversary, with support from the U.S. Forest Service and Friends of the Desert Mountains. Each participant received a Forests 250 challenge coin as a pledge to keep giving back to public lands.
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