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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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Utah

Vegetation treatments pay off during firefighting efforts

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in southwest Utah, in cooperation with Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative and other interested parties, treats an average of 40,000 acres of public land ann
Albuquerque DO

BLM New Mexico interns conduct surveying for rare plants

Story and photos by Laura Shriver, Plant Conservation and Restoration Program Specialist; Hannah Millsap, 2019 Botany Intern; and Ashley Taylor, 2019 Botany Intern.
Alaska
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Podcast: NPR-A: the plan, the planner, the process

The best laid plans don’t happen by accident, and they require some very skilled planners to lay them out.  We sat down with Stephanie Rice recently to go over the planning effort for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan and to get a glimpse into what makes Stephanie tick.
James Hart
Alaska
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NPR-A: the plan, the planner, the process

The best laid plans don’t happen by accident, and they require some very skilled planners to lay them out.  We sat down with Stephanie Rice recently to go over the planning effort for the Nati
Eastern States
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San Dimas, California

Famously the setting for both "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" and "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey," moviegoers will be taking one more trip to San Dimas this summer when "Bill & Ted Face
Anchorage DO, Glennallen FO
Man digging near sign post.

Dig, Pound, Repeat. Trail Sign Maintenance with The Glennallen Field Office

Every summer, Glennallen Field Office recreation staff spend days in the field maintaining signage along the muddy, rocky, and dusty network of off-highway vehicle (OHV) trails within the 4.3 milli
Alaska, Alaska Fire Service
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First line of fireline EMTs

The three BLM Alaska Fire Service employees were not taking cooking lessons at the AFS dining facility on March 12, 2020, but participating in basic training to become Emergency Medical Technicians. The three took turns simulating wound care by stopping the flow of blood, in this case, the red liquid running through an IV line and out a hole in the roast. 
Beth Ipsen
Idaho

Adopt A 4-H Trained Wild Horse on August 30, 2020

Get to know the horses here!  The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise District will host a call-in 4-H trained wild horse adoption on Aug.
Eastern States
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Jackson Hole, Wyoming

This week, the GLO team heads to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. As a testament to the grandeur and beauty of this region, this Amsel Adams photograph of Jackson Hole is onboard the U.S.
Montana-Dakotas

Humbug Spires and that Interesting Brass Cap

A General Land Office survey
New Mexico, Pecos DO

Roswell Air Tanker Base supports firefighting operations

The Roswell Air Tanker Base (ATB), which is operated by BLM New Mexico, is an important reload base for air tankers conducting aerial firefighting operations.