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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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Idaho
BLM employee Sammee Brecon and her mom - selfie.

The American Dream - Korea to Idaho

As we conclude the celebration of Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) heritage month, Sammee explains her migration to America and how she “learned to speak English so well.”
National Office
The image shows a man wearing a brimmed hat and yellow jacket standing near a wetland area with mountains in the background. He is looking down into the viewfinder of his video camera with headphones around his neck.

Pathways to Public Service: Liem Huynh

For Liem Huynh, after six years of service as a Public Affairs Specialist in the U.S. Army, it felt like a natural next step to join the BLM’s National Training Center as an Audio-Visual Production Specialist. But the full story of how Liem came to work for the Bureau in April 2023 is a remarkable one. His story also reflects importantly on the larger narrative of the BLM itself, as it continues to meet the mission by building a more diverse and inclusive workforce.
Colorado
Blythe Morrison, a Museum Specialist at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, poses for a portrait in-front of non-sensitive artifacts March 14, 2024, in Dolores, Colo. She is an Amskapii Piikani woman focusing on Native American Graves and Repatriation Act projects for the Bureau of Land Management. (BLM - Colorado photo by Brigette Waltermire)

Lending Native Perspectives to NAGPRA at BLM Colorado

Blythe Morrison (Amskapi Piikani) has taken on NAGPRA work at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. She focuses on the research of items to piece together where they might be from and how they can be returned.
National Office
Young sage-grouse chicks huddle in the shade of sagebrush

In Balance: Range-wide consistency & Local flexibility

Current planning uses the latest data from states and new science to adjust the boundaries of habitat management areas (HMAs) on nearly 67 million acres of greater sage-grouse habitat on BLM-managed public lands.
Montana-Dakotas
Jill Herold's high school senior picture with Guardian, her American mustang.

My American Mustang: Owning a Piece of the American West

Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Event at the Bureau of Land Management’s holding facility at the Colorado Department of Corrections in Canon City, which had a Wild Horse and Inmate Program (WHIP).
National Office
a sage-grouse chick huddles near a wildflower

Balancing acts : Risks & rewards

Healthy habitat can shield sage-grouse from predators like badgers, coyotes and raptors, but grouse are not fully adapted to foxes, skunks and ravens which follow human activity into sagebrush areas.
National Office
Five people standing on top of a building with the National Monument in the background.

BLM honors two law enforcement professionals during Police Week

During Police Week 2024 in our nation’s Capitol, the BLM acknowledged the extraordinary achievements of two Bureau law enforcement professionals—recognizing Special Agent of the Year Carson Harris and Ranger of the Year Ramond Huffman for their outstanding work in 2023.
Montana-Dakotas
Two people use medical equipment on a medical mannequin.

Hats off to our OMSP Providers

If something goes wrong in a remote area, members of the Operational Medical Support Program are trained to handle medical emergencies until traditional EMS arrive.
California
Duck fly over a wetland

PODCAST: Partnerships are key to success in Cosumnes Watershed

"ON THE GROUND" PODCAST David Howell interviews Amy Fesnock, BLM's Manager for the Cosumnes River Preserve. BLM is investing funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act at Cosumnes.
California
Three people sitting on a bench overlooking a river.

Recreate responsibly on public lands this Memorial Day and throughout the Summer

Memorial Day weekend kicks off Summer recreation
National Office, California
Person in a canoe transport weeds removed from shoreline

Partnerships are key to success in Cosumnes Watershed

The Bureau of Land Management is a partner with many other organizations and landowners -- public, private, and non-profit -- in managing the Cosumnes Watershed.