Three hikers walking past the sandstone wall riddled with holes in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument.

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Montana-Dakotas

Montana/Dakotas Firefighters Complete Annual Fitness Challenge

Submitted by Karly DeMars, State Fire Planner, and Chris Barth, State Fire Mitigation & Education Specialist
National Office
Horses standing in a pen

Top 5 things to know about wild horse and burro gathers

When managed at sustainable levels and balanced with other species, wild horses and burros can contribute to thriving and healthy ecological systems on public lands. To achieve this balance, the BLM conducts periodic “gathers” to safely remove excess animals from overpopulated herds.
Eastern States
Biscayne National Park

Biscayne National Park

This week's interesting General Land Office record features a survey of an island plat that displays the Biscayne National Park area.
Anchorage FO
Man using computer under a tarp

Anchorage Field Office installs permafrost monitoring stations along Iditarod National Historic Trail

BLM Anchorage Field Office staff, assisted by Geo-watersheds Scientific, recently installed two new soil temperature monitoring stations along the Iditarod National Historic Trail (INHT). 
Aliza Segal, Ben Stratton
Alaska
Boarded up mine entrance

Podcast: "Lodes" to clean up

When hazards are found on public lands, it's up to people like Mike McCrum to oversee the remediation. He leads BLM Alaska's hazardous materials and remediation program, and he's seen his share of cleanups, big and small
James Hart
Northeastern States DO
Dump Story

BLM Special Agents work with the public to resolve dumping case at Meadowood

An incident at the Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area highlights what public lands stewardship should look like and is a good example of the BLM working together with local citizens to be
Eastern States
Helen Keller

Helen Keller

In observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the General Land Office Record of the Week features Helen Keller.
Eastern States
Palm Beach Florida

Hidden Smile in Palm Beach County, Florida

This week's General Land Office Record of the Week features a survey plat with a hidden symbol of happiness located in West Palm Beach, Florida.
National Office
Woman mixes fertility control

Top 5 things to know about wild horse and burro fertility control

The Bureau of Land Management is tasked with a very unique and challenging job that many may not even know about: keeping a rapidly growing population of wild animals, with virtually no natural predators, from running out of food and water in a very arid environment. How does the agency do that? Here are the top 5 things to know about wild horse and burro fertility control. 
Eastern States
The Emmys

The Emmys - Philo Taylor Farnsworth

In an ode to the week of the Emmy Awards ceremony, the Bureau of Land Management is showcasing a man who made television entertainment possible, Philo Taylor Farnsworth. Come check it out!
Montana-Dakotas
Life reconstruction of juvenile Diplodocus from the Mother’s Day Quarry with adults. Note how the shape of the snout in the juvenile is pointed compared to the flat shape of the adult. Evidence that they were feeding differently.

The Mother’s Day Quarry Keeps Giving

Story by: Greg Liggett, Paleontologist, Montana/Dakotas State Office