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

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National Office
Scarlet globemallow blooms in sage-steppe, southwest Wyoming

Sagebrush and Grasses and Forbs: All the Better for Nesting

In late May and early June, life becomes quieter for greater sage-grouse, as females retire to more thickly vegetated areas for nesting.
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Salmon FO
A pika with its mouth open making an "eep!" call

BLM Idaho wildlife biologists use pikas as climate change indicators

Story and photos by Bruce Hallman, Public Affairs Specialist
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Idaho
Man wearing a head lamp and holding a sage-grouse fitted with a radio collar.

University of Idaho project provides insights about grazing’s impact on sage-grouse habitat

Story by Sara Morelli, Public Affairs Specialist (detail), Idaho State Office. Photos courtesy of the University of Idaho.
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New Mexico, Roswell FO

Roswell Field Office conducts Earth Day sinkhole cleanup project

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California, Northern California DO
Flowers on a beach

Arcata Field Office contributes to downlisting of California beach plant

Story by Jeff Fontana, Public Affairs Officer, Northern California District. Photos by BLM and Dave Imper, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, retired.
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National Office
Spodumene ore, a source of lithium

Lode & Placer: 150 years of mining claims on public lands

On May 10, 1872, President Ulysses Grant signed An Act to promote the Development of the mining Resources of the United States, which Congress had passed the previous month. It declared "all valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States ... free and open to exploration and purchase ... by citizens of the United States and those who have declared their intention to become such ... ." 
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Eastern States
Antietam National Battlefield

Antietam National Battlefield

Hello and welcome to the Record of the Week. This week, the team travels to Sharpsburg, Maryland to view the Antietam National Battlefield.
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New Mexico, Las Cruces DO

South Korean TV station receives interpretation of Three Rivers Petroglyph Site

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New Mexico, Las Cruces DO

BLM staff improve watershed

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National Office
Horses in a trap

Bait-trapping to keep wild horse and burro herds healthy

One of the ways the BLM manages this fast-paced herd growth is through bait-trap gathers. These types of gathers normally consist of setting up one or more pens on public lands and baiting horses or burros to enter the pen with food, water or some other treat, such as salt.
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White River FO

BLM Colorado, White River Field Office partners with Meeker Mustang Makeover

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