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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
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First Homesteader - Daniel Freeman

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The Donner Party

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Eastern States

Boise, Idaho

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Leavenworth, Washington

This week the GLO
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Montana-Dakotas

A Good Home: Honoring the Tipi at Pompeys Pillar National Monument

Story by Jaime Tompkins, Outdoor Recreation Planner (NLCS), Montana/Dakotas State Office
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Alaska
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Trans-Alaska Pipeline System in a nutshell

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) is an engineering marvel. Crossing permafrost, mountainous terrain, very active seismic zones, and 800 bodies of water, it’s still carrying the lifeblood of Alaska’s economy.
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Arizona, Gila DO

Local partnership increases healthy desert bighorn sheep populations across southeastern Arizona

Desert bighorn sheep populations across southeastern Arizona have greatly increased thanks to an ongoing partnership between the BLM, Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD), and the Arizona Desert
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Montana-Dakotas

Billings FO completes Castle Butte Fuels Reduction Treatment

Story by Taig O’Donnell, Forestry Technician; and Jennifer Macy, Archaeologist
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Eastern States
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Key West

This week the GLO team heads back out on
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Eastern States
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BLM monitors cultural sites on BLM-managed islands in Minnesota

This summer, BLM Northeastern States District Archaeologist/Tribal Liaison Breelyn Van Fleet conducted site visits and monitored cultural sites on BLM-managed islands in Lake Vermilion, Black Duck
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Arizona, Colorado River DO

Improving fish habitat on Lake Havasu

As part of the Lake Havasu Fisheries Improvement Program (LHFIP), the BLM Arizona Lake Havasu Field Office is participating in a year-long study of fish habitat enhancements along the Lower Colorad
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