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

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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
Personnel from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the BLM, as well as an intern from Conservation Corps New Mexico, conduct a survey for Koster’s springsnail, the Roswell springsnail and Noel’s amphipod at the Rio Hondo Spring Run on the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Roswell, New Mexico on July 8.

BLM New Mexico, Fish and Wildlife Service team up for springsnail and amphipod surveys

Nearly a year ago, personnel from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and BLM New Mexico worked together to save endangered Koster’s springsnails when a creek at Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge ran dry near the end of a hot summer.
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New Mexico, Roswell FO
Michael McGee, left, a hydrologist in the Roswell Field Office, demonstrates how to distributes grass seed to volunteers.

BLM-NM works with Girl Scout volunteers to control erosion in campground arroyo for NPLD 

Girl Scout Troop 18044 from Roswell, N.M., helped Bureau of Land Management Roswell Field Office personnel control erosion in a campground arroyo in honor of National Public Lands Day on Sept. 21.
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Wyoming, Cody FO
Several people stand or crouch along a fence line, using tools to cut wires.

Cody Field Office builds on friendly fencing initiative with partners and volunteers

By removing the bottom wire of a barbed-wire fence and lowering the top wire to 38” high, pronghorn can cross under the fence safely while other wildlife can jump over more easily.
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Wyoming, Lander FO
A man in a red shirt rides a brown horse toward the camera while a crowd of people watch from bleachers.

College equine instructors to teach horsemanship using Walker—an adopted, inmate-trained wild horse

All available, inmate-trained wild horses and burros were adopted at the Wyoming Honor Farm fall adoption. One horse has a bright future teaching horsemanship at a college in Lander.
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Eastern States, Northeastern States DO
A BLM cadastral survey team works alongside a USDA Forest Service Surveyor in Chippewa National Forest in establishing the boundaries for the parcels identified for transfer to the Leech Lake Band of the Ojibwe.

Righting a Wrong: Restoring Lands to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

On June 20, 2024, the Forest Service announced the transfer of 11,778 national forest acres to the Leech Lake Band of the Ojibwe. BLM cadastral surveyors have been on the ground surveying these lands since 2022.
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Nevada, Elko DO
A view of a mountain over a snow-covered rangeland

Elko, Nevada residents rally to create new non-motorized trail system

Between Elko and Spring Creek, Nevada, a group of residents and recreation enthusiasts from the Elko Trail Systems Initiative (ETSI) is working with BLM's Tuscarora Field Office to create a new non
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Utah, Color Country DO
WHB Fest Day 2 - A man shows off his saddled horse. As he finishes the course, he throws up his cowboy hat to the crowd.

Hold Your Horses: The 5th Annual Wild Horse and Burro Festival

The 2024 Wild Horse and Burro Festival, held in Hurricane, Utah, was a weekend to remember. This event was a reminder of the importance of wild horses and burros and the people who work so hard to protect and train them.
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Eastern States, Southeastern States DO
A man crouches on a dock behind his young daughter, helping her hold a fishing rod on a dock along a pond.

Veterans find community, camaraderie through fishing on public lands

For over a decade The BLM Eastern States has partnered with FishingCommunity.org to hold fishing events for veterans and their families on public lands in Florida and Virginia.
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Arizona, Yuma FO
BLM Employee holding a hand-drawn map of a restoration project onsite.

BLM wildland firefighter and fuels technician Richard Ana celebrates Hispanic heritage through service

The article celebrates Richard Ana, a firefighter and fuels technician with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Arizona, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
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National Office, California
Photo shows a small black, white, and tan cattle dog wearing a tan vest, standing next to a person holding a large video camera, which is pointed down towards the dog. They are standing on a rocky shoreline, with calm blue seas in the background.

Service dogs doing their jobs on public lands

As we celebrate National Service Dog Month, we celebrate service dogs who enable their handlers to work, go to school, and recreate on public lands in ways they couldn’t otherwise do.
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National Office
Man pets foal in pen.

Annual plan for wild horse and burro gather and fertility control operations in Fiscal Year 2025 builds on progress towards healthy herds and healthy lands

The Bureau of Land Management released its tentative plan for wild horse and burro gather and fertility control operations in Fiscal Year 2025, which outlines the bureau’s planned efforts as it works to protect herd and land health across the West.
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