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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Eastern States

Pueblo de San Ildefonso

This week's Record of the Week comes to us from Pueblo de San Ildefonso, New Mexico. This survey was approved by the Surveyor General of New Mexico on August 15, 1859.
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National Office

My Wild Horse and Burro Story: Kirren Leigh Seiler

By Kirren Leigh Seiler
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Alaska, Alaska Fire Service

BLM AFS makes Interior villages more resilient to wildfires

This year’s unusually slow fire season enabled the BLM Alaska Fire Service to start working on protecting the Interior Alaska community of Alatna from future wildfires.
Beth Ipsen
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Alaska

Podcast: Meet BLM Alaska's Marine Mammal Expert

BLM works hard on its permits and environmental impact statements, trying to make sure all the science that's needed is included. If the plans or permits are in the Arctic, the polar bear can be a large part of that science, and that means BLM Alaska biologist Craig Perham will be busy.
James Hart
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Alaska

Meet BLM Alaska's Marine Mammal Expert

BLM works hard on its permits and environmental impact statements, trying to make sure all the science that's needed is included.
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National Office

The BLM works to save wild horses and burros from thirst as overpopulated herds struggle to find enough water

As the summer dry season tightens its grip across the West, many wild horses and burros on public lands are finding it increasingly difficult to locate fresh water and forage.
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Eastern States

Record of the Week: Tombstone, Arizona

Notoriously known as the location where the gunfight at the O.K. Corral happened, Tombstone is one of the classic mining boom towns of the American frontier.
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National Office

My Wild Horse Story: Jen and Angelo

By Jen Sullivan, Virginia BEST $25 EVER SPENT!! The mustang who turned out to be PRICELESS!
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Eastern States

Abilene Cattle Trail

This week's GLO Record takes you on a journey through the Abilene Cattle Trail! The local supply of beef on the East Coast was depleted after the United States Civil War ended in 1865.
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Utah, Paria River DO

BLM Utah gets hands-on with Dry Fork Trailhead facelift

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah has completed construction of two new trailheads improving access to the Dry Fork slot canyons.
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National Office

My Wild Horse Story: Laura and Buttercup

In August 2019, our family decided that our next horse should be a mustang. My daughter, Emma, really wanted a games horse and her horse, Belle (a Quarab) has arthritis. So, we decided since so many mustangs needed homes, why not adopt one. I knew I needed help and had heard of the Trainer Incentive Program operated by the Mustang Heritage Foundation. 
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