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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Paria River DO

Students seek help locating their missing weather balloon in Utah

Students from the West Contra Costa School District’s K-12 Virtual Learning Academy in California seek help locating their missing weather balloon with its data that likely landed near the Bureau o
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California, California Desert DO

Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Desert Training Center/California-Arizona Maneuver Area

This month, Americans commemorate the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Desert Training Center/California –Arizona Maneuver Area (DTC/C-AMA), which represents a critical time and place in our nation’s history. Today, the public lands within the DTC/C-AMA are managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California Needles Field Office.
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National Office

Infectious respiratory disease in wild horses and burros and how BLM responds to it

Although wild horses and burros are hardy and resilient creatures, they are susceptible to respiratory diseases just like their domestic cousins.
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Arizona, Gila DO

BLM promotes agave restoration to support bat conservation within Las Cienegas NCA

The Tucson Field Office is collaborating with Bat Conservation International and the Borderland Restoration Network in Patagonia, Arizona, to promote agave restoration through planting nursery grown native agave plants.
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Albuquerque DO, Rio Puerco FO

Restoration and resilience on BLM-managed lands in New Mexico

The BLM New Mexico Albuquerque District, Rio Puerco Field Office is proud to announce the successful reclamation of three large illegal dumpsites (Torreon Wash, Pipeline Bend Dam, and Horn Arroyo).
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Las Cruces DO

Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces District announces photo contest

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Eastern States

Record of the Week: Vulture City, Arizona

From 1863 to 1942, Vulture City was a bustling mining town centered around Vulture Mine.
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Montana-Dakotas, Western Montana DO, Missoula FO

Missoula BLM adds nearly 5k acres in the Blackfoot Watershed

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Alaska

New air quality monitoring station provides clear data in Arctic

A new Air Quality and Weather Monitoring (AQM) Station funded and maintained by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has revealed pristine air quality in the remote Arctic
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National Office

How IUDs can help wild horses

As the Bureau of Land Management carries out its mission to manage and protect wild horses and burros on public lands, we’re trying to develop and use a variety of humane fertility control methods that can slow herd growth and reduce the need to gather excess animals and find them good homes.
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