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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Utah, Green River DO
A caravan of OHVs and ATVs on a rocky hillside switchback.

BLM Utah participates in the 19th Annual Ride on Utah Big Ride 2024

 
Arizona
People wearing blue shirts volunteer outdoors.

How to volunteer with the Bureau of Land Management Arizona

There is something for everyone, whether you are a student seeking volunteer internships, a local youth group looking for outdoor projects, or someone who loves the outdoors and wants to help the BLM take care of public lands.
Montana-Dakotas
Man in black shirt holds young girl who holds a small stuff wooly mammoth

Dinosaurs and MOR!

Mor
Alaska
Group of people around a man holding a patent document.

Tatitlek entitlement complete

Dave Mushovic, BLM Alaska Lands and Cadastral deputy state director, signed the final land patents (deeds) April 11 for The Tatitlek Corporation at Tatitlek’s corporate office in Anchorage, Alaska, in fulfilling its land entitlements under Sections 12(a) and 12(b) the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
National Office
Close up of greater sage grouse. Photo by Bob Wick, BLM.

Asking the right questions: New science for sagebrush management

When the BLM updates its resource management plans, we state the reasons for proposing to do so in th
Arizona, Phoenix DO
a person welds a cross-shaped steel target.

Phoenix District staff blaze a trail in recreational shooting site management

Since recreational shooting sites are a new type of facility for the BLM, district staff and volunteers have used innovation to develop these popular new sites in the Phoenix District.
California, California Desert DO
A woman examines a bright yellow flower

$18 million investment from Inflation Reduction Act benefits native seed increase projects in the Mojave Desert

Wyoming
A red and white pinto horse.

Meet Athena: the 5-year-old halter-started mare available for adoption from the Wheatland Corral

California, California Desert DO
Desert primrose in the crevice of a dune

The BLM encourages visitor safety on public lands during wildflower season in the California desert

PALM SPRINGS,
California
Lucky the male desert tortoise rescued from the mineshaft

Desert tortoise rescued from mineshaft in Newberry Mountains Wilderness

Arizona
Wildfire prevention experts and Smokey Bear at an event Sunset Point Rest Area. It is a partly cloudy day.

With summer around the corner, BLM Arizona and partners share tips for preventing roadside fires during rest area events

Are you planning to hit the road this summer to beat the heat? With a hot and dry summer around the corner, it is important for travelers to do their part to prevent wildfires along Arizona's highways and roadways.