Our Stories

The East Canyon Project focused on habitat improvement for mule deer and the Gunnison sage grouse, and included one more benefit: providing wood for home heating, cooking, and other uses, to residents of San Juan County.

Two Bureau of Land Management archaeologists give a tour in Rhyolite, the ghost town, on Beatty and Nevada Day Weekend.

The BLM Comprehensive Animal Welfare Program (CAWP) team recently released its latest evaluation of the BLM High Plains District’s Wheatland Off-Range Corral, giving the facility an impressive 97% compliance rating.

In the last 150 years, BLM lands have hosted mining activity. Mining is part of Alaska’s heritage. But it has impaired water quality & left hazardous materials in watersheds that support important fisheries and habitat.

Boise District staff distributed America the Beautiful – The National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Access Passes during a recent Idaho Educational Services for the Deaf and Blind (IESDB) outreach event.

Yuma Field Office leads cleanup efforts at Paradise Cove in Yuma, Arizona.

This summer, BLM Alaska held two firewood events during which participants collected approximately 350 cords of firewood and issued more than 196 free firewood permits, removing dead trees and increasing public safety.

The Cottonwood Field Office hosts annual Clearwater River Clean-up with assistance from the Idaho Youth ChalleNGe Academy. Cadets, volunteers, and BLM staff cleaned up a five-mile stretch of the Clearwater River.

BLM uses the latest scientific research and findings to ensure we manage lands and resources in our care for generations to come. We have a long history of systematically integrating multidisciplinary science into our land use planning. Scientific research guides management of caves in New Mexico to protect bat populations and prevent the spread of white-nose syndrome

The BLM’s native seed program took a leap forward this summer thanks in part to the efforts of a small crew with an adventurous spirit and desire to contribute to conservation.

The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico sells fuelwood permits for personal use to the public.