Our Stories

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month begins this week and the General Land Office is highlighting a record that showcases an accomplishment of an Asian population in America.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., serves as the United State's national cultural center as well as a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy.

Bonny Richards, Hydrologist, Lewistown Field Office 

Last winter, BLM Idaho Challis Field Office Wild Horse Specialist Kevin Lloyd got to go back to school.

Fifty-one biologists from three states united at Aravaipa Creek in late March and early April 2021 to remove nonnative Yellow Bullhead fish that threaten the survival of the native fish community. Removing these non-native fish will help protect native fish species and their habitats.

Volunteers are vital to BLM Colorado. Every year, thousands of volunteers donate their time, skills, and services to help us manage public land.

Story by: Greg Liggett, Geologist (Paleontologist), Montana/Dakotas State Office

This week's story map brings us to Turkeytown, Alabama, and features a survey plat approved April 20, 1840.

Muleskinners, trappers, doctors, woodcutters, wireless operators, and Army officers charged with maintaining order on the wild and woolly frontier – at the dawn of the 20th century, Fort Egbert had all that and more. Learn about this fascinating chapter in Alaska history by visiting the restored fort buildings in the picturesque Yukon River town of Eagle at the end of the Taylor Highway.