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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New Mexico, Las Cruces DO
BLM Park Ranger Carty Carson points out the rock art identification to the students.

Las Cruces District staff conduct "Every Kid Outdoors" field trips

Story and photos by William Wight, BLM Las Cruces District Office Public Affairs Specialist.
Elko DO

CTIC is partnering with Nevada State Parks at South Fork State Recreation Area on Saturday, June 4th for a National Trails Day volunteer event!

BLM Elko District and the California Trail Interpretive Center (CTIC) will be partnering with Nevada State Parks at South Fork State Recreation Area on Saturday, June 4th for a National Trails Day
Eastern States
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

We are heading to Arizona! This week's GLO Record travels to Sunset Crater National Monument. Did you know its volcano last erupted nearly 1000 years ago?
Utah
Red Cliffs with desert vegetation in the National Conservation Area.

Memorial Day Weekend: Gearing up for Responsible Recreation and Wildfire Prevention

Javonne Goodman
Idaho, Boise DO
Lonnie talks to a woman with the weed truck in the background.

Boise District Weed Specialist Lonnie Huter honored by Washington County as a Weed Warrior

Story by Sara Morelli, Public Affairs Specialist (Detail). Photos by Hannah Cain, Public Affairs Specialist.
Alaska
A brown bear stands on all fours in shallow water near a rocky beach.

When outdoors, stay alert and ‘Bear Aware’

Scott Claggett
Utah

Honoring our fallen firefighters by increasing situational awareness

Story by Melissa Schnee, Public Affairs Specialist; and Color Country and Paria River Districts fire staff. Photos by Color Country and Paria River Districts fire staff.
New Mexico, Rio Puerco FO
Melanie Barnes standing at the podium clapping

El Malpais National Conservation Area Ranger Station celebrates grand reopening

Story and photos by Darren Scott, Public Affairs Specialist
National Office
Woman with hat in front of horse picture and near an American flag.

Holle' Waddell: A woman of action, a woman of thought

By Special Contributor Paula Cook
Utah, Canyon Country DO
A BLM uniformed ranger standing in front of a truck.

Ranger Cody Marsh named BLM 2022 Ranger of the Year

Rachel Wootton
Arizona, Phoenix DO
View from above of desert with many saguaro cacti and lots of trash on the ground

Phoenix District completes major trash cleanup effort

Over the years, trash and abandoned equipment related to illegal border activity accumulated in remote areas of the Sonoran Desert National Monument.