Three hikers walking past the sandstone wall riddled with holes in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument.

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Utah
Dr. Homer Wilkes, Tracy Stone-Manning, and Tribal leaders clap after unveiling the new Bears Ears National Monument signage.

Federal and Tribal leaders formalize agreement for cooperative management of Bears Ears National Monument

Story and Photos by Annie Balles, BLM Direct Hire Intern
Rachel Wootton
National Office
Sage-grouse tracks in mud - USFWS Tom Koerner

All in a day's walk: Sage-grouse in summer

Story by Heather Feeney, BLM Public Affairs  Photos by Tom Koerner, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, except where noted
Eastern States
Garden Island, Michigan

Garden Island, Michigan

Hello and welcome to the Record of the Week! This week, the team travels to northern Michigan to visit Garden Island!
Alaska
Two people talking inside a BLM Public Room.

BLM Alaska Public Rooms: A One-stop shop to your public lands

“And then I spilled it all over the floor!” said Scott Hawkins, a 10-year Fairbanks Public Room veteran, in response to an
Sophie Hamann
Salmon FO
A sage-grouse sits in the brush.

A year in the life of an Idaho sage-grouse

Story and photos by Sara Morelli, Wildlife Biologist, Salmon Field Office
El Centro FO
Botanist Maya Canapary stands next to a plant and gives the thumbs up.

Native seed collection project lays the groundwork for habitat restoration projects in the Sonoran Desert

Story by Peter DeJongh, Wildlife Biologist; and Kate Miyamoto, Public Affairs Specialist.
National Office
The architect's drawing for a proposed municipal park in Enterprise, NV

Public lands for Public Purposes: Community in the Outdoors

by Heather Feeney, Public Affairs Specialist 
Eastern States
Houma, Louisiana

Houma, Louisiana

Hello and welcome to the Record of the Week! This week, the team travels to Houma, Louisiana!
Northeastern States DO

Boy Scouts of America conduct service project at Meadowood SRMA

BLM Eastern States Northeastern States District Lower Potomac Field Station (LPFS) staff recently collaborated with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Troop 995 on a service learning project at the BL
Montana-Dakotas, Billings FO
Workers are cutting down russian olive trees. Text says "Billings FO removes invasive trees to improve river and floodplain health

Invasive trees removed to improve river and floodplain health

Story by Alden Shallcross, Acting Billings Field Manager; and Larry Padden, Natural Resource Specialist, Billings Field
Alaska
Outdoor wooded scene, a woman pushes a wheelbarrow full of mulch along a trail. Steam rises from the barrow as the sun shines through the surrounding spruce trees and the rising steam.

The making of a trail well-traveled

Public trails attract all kinds of recreationists and helping make sure you have easy trail access and safe travels on them are among the priorities of the BLM’s outdoor recreation planning staff.
Melinda Bolton