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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Montana-Dakotas, Billings FO

Signature Day at Pompeys Pillar National Monument

John Reffit, Monument ManagerAll photos credit Sheldon Begay, PPNM Intern (Salish Kootenai College)
Montana-Dakotas, Billings FO

Excavation site in Carbon County Yields Miniature Dinosaurs

Story by Jennifer Macy, Archaeologist, Billings Field OfficePhotos by Laurel Owen, Archaeology Technician, Billings Field Office
Montana-Dakotas, Western Montana DO
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A Tale of Two Counties...and their Wetlands

By the late 1800s cattle prices were at record highs as Americans demanded more beef. Even though the cattle business was in the Best of Times, Nature was beginning to see the Worst of Times as unmanaged and overstocked Montana public rangelands were all too common.
Montana-Dakotas

Meet the Stovall's--Typical BLM Permittees

Story and photos by Floyd Thompson, Rangeland Management Specialist, Montana/Dakotas State Office
National Office, Alaska
A stolen artifact recovered from an Alaskan investigation

BLM Law Enforcement Cases: Alaska investigation ends in historic conviction

In June of 2008, Bureau of Land Management Office of Law Enforcement and Security Special Agents initiated an investigation into the alleged unauthorized commercial use of BLM lands within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.  A lengthy and complex investigation resulted in the identification of two suspects involved in a conspiracy to steal archeological and paleontological resources as a part of an illegal outfitting and guiding operation.
National Office
Two piles of brown wooden platforms in a grass field with grey sky in background.

Reclamation Success Stories: Jonah Field, Wyoming

During the drilling activity in the Jonah Field, Encana tried an innovative process using oak mats in lieu of constructed wells pads.
National Office
Photo shows heavy equipment in a rock filled stream surrounded by forest trees.

Reclamation Success Stories: Eastern States

The BLM Eastern States Office administers resources on public lands across the landscape of 31 states east of and bordering the Mississippi River.
National Office
Photo flourishing greenery shows over what was once a wellpad immersed in dirt in rock under clear blue skies.

Reclamation Success Stories: Rio Puerco, New Mexico

The Hurt #1 well site is located on BLM surface near the community of Lindrith, New Mexico. The area surrounding the wellsite generally consists of rolling hills and farmlands.
Montana-Dakotas, Western Montana DO

Dillon hosts Youth Conservation Day

Story by Kelly Bockting, Wildlife Biologist, Dillon Field OfficePhotos by Lauri Blinn, GIS Specialists, Dillon Field Office
Montana-Dakotas, Billings FO

Stegosaurus in Carbon County

Jennifer Macy, Archaeologist, Billings Field OfficePhotos by Jenny Alexander, Outdoor Rec Planner, Billings Field Office
Alaska
An Alaska Inupiat representative from Kaktovik gives public comments at the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program EIS Scoping Meeting in Anchorage

BLM continues to receive robust response on Leasing EIS

An estimated 175 people attended the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program environmental impact statement scoping meeting in Anchorage, Alaska.  The comments were substantive, ranging in topics from socioeconomic impacts to concerns about the environment.