Wild Horse and Burro
Two youth pet a gray horse.

Let’s talk about Mustang Camp

In partnership with the BLM, Utah State University Extension’s 4-H “Mustang Camp: Healthy Lands and Healthy Horses” has been helping youth explore what it really means to care for shared landscapes in the American West.
Read More
A light brown burro wearing a black halter stands in a corral while a person holds its lead rope.

Meet the inmate-trained wild burros available in Arizona on August 14

These burros have spent months working with inmate trainers who help them learn essential skills like leading, standing for grooming, carrying pack saddles, and sometimes even riding or cart work.
Read More
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum addresses the crowd on a cloudy day

BLM Wyoming Celebrates Day of the American West at Cheyenne Frontier Days

As thousands of visitors from across the country gathered for the 130th Cheyenne Frontier Days, the Bureau of Land Management joined the Department of the Interior in celebrating its Day of the American West on July 23, connecting the public with America's public lands, western heritage and the Bureau's multiple-use mission during the nation's largest outdoor rodeo and Western celebration.
Read More
Child hugging a donkey wearing an American flag noseband, with a smiling adult behind and a saddled horse nearby.

Freedom and Liberty Bring the Spirit of the West to Northern Virginia

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Lower Potomac Field Station recently welcomed two of the agency’s most recognizable ambassadors: Freedom, a wild horse, and Liberty, a wild burro.
Read More
BLM Eastern States Director, Mitchell Leverette and Shayne Banks, Deputy District Manager for the Southeastern States District Office pause for a photo with the BLM SSDO Wild Horse and Burro team (from left to right: Dominique Wood, WHB Coordinator; Lindsay Rasmussen, WHB Coordinator; Greg Reynolds, Mustang Heritage Foundation trainer; Megan Velasquez, WHB Compliance Specialist; Matt Anderson, WHB Coordinator; Michelle Maraman, volunteer; Demetris Sanders, WHB Program Supervisor; Shawn Farnsworth, WHB Coord

Successful Wild Horse & Burro Placement Event Draws National Interest in Liberty, Kentucky

The Bureau of Land Management’s wild horse and burro adoption event in Liberty, Kentucky, held this April, ranked among the most successful placement events in a very long time for Eastern States.
Read More
A woman wearing sunglasses smiles while petting a young donkey in a shaded outdoor area near a building.

Colorado River District employees gather to celebrate service and teamwork

Employees from across the Colorado River District gathered in a historic park to celebrate public service, teamwork and accomplishment for the district’s annual employee appreciation luncheon.
Read More

Most Recent Stories