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Each day, the Bureau of Land Management employees, volunteers and partners conserve public lands, build our nation’s energy infrastructure and support local economies, advance scientific discovery and much more.  Read our blog stories about the BLM in your community and learn how to get involved.

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New Mexico, Roswell FO
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.
National Office
The black and white photo shows an adult standing next to two sitting children. They are on the shore of a small lake with a tree-covered hill in the background.

Easing trauma with public lands and resources

June is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month. BLM-managed public lands and resources have helped those with PTSD, and BLM is committed to supporting our employees who may experience it.
California
Stephens' Kangaroo Rat eating something in a small hole

BIL funding will benefit Stephens’ kangaroo rat and other species’ habitat in the California desert

The Department of the Interior recently announced a nearly $11 million dollar investment in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding for ecosystem restoration projects nationwide. The funding supports 29 landscape-scale restoration initiatives spanning 18 states. Some of these projects are managed by the BLM California Desert District, aimed at rehabilitating delicate ecosystems on BLM-managed lands.
NIFC
A man in a blue cap and shirt and green pants squats to examine a huge field of dead grass with long seeds.

Invasive Species and BLM Fire

Invasive species can cause severe, lasting damage to public lands. Meet a few of the worst offenders among invasive grasses changing fire behavior for the worse in the sagebrush ecosystem.
Utah
Ceremony attendees pose for a group photo in front of the water tender

BLM Utah West Desert District Donates Water Tender to North Tooele Fire District

​​​​​​​The BLM Utah West Desert District fire management program donated a water tender to the North Tooele Fire District as part of the Rural Fire Readiness program.
Idaho
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.
Wyoming, Cody FO
Thirteen people gather for a photo in front of scenic badlands.

Youth group celebrates 25 years of public land projects

For a quarter century, kids from the Conservation Outdoor Recreation Education youth group in Casper have tackled important public land improvement projects all over Wyoming.
National Office
a group of workers piling rocks in a stream channel

PODCAST: BLM invests in Youth programs and projects nationwide using Inflation Reduction Act funds

"ON THE GROUND" PODCAST: David Howell interviews Maya Fuller, BLM's national lead for Inflation Reduction Act Youth Initiatives, and four BLM employees putting youth to work in the field.
National Office, Utah
workers build rock structure on ground

BLM invests in Youth programs and projects nationwide using Inflation Reduction Act funds

National Office
Photo of oil and gas rig in north dakota

Using and sustaining sagebrush lands

Plans for managing greater sage-grouse habitat on public lands work to sustainably balance conservation with other authorized uses, including oil & gas development.
Montana-Dakotas, North Central DO
Photo. A small, brown-and-white burrowing owl stands on top of a dirt mound; bright-blue-colored band on its left leg; grassy prairie background; daytime.

The Banded Burrowing Owl

A BLM wildlife biologist’s recent sighting of a banded bird in his field office area led to a remarkable example of inter-agency collaboration.