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

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Alaska, Alaska Fire Service

First line of fireline EMTs

The three BLM Alaska Fire Service employees were not taking cooking lessons at the AFS dining facility on March 12, 2020, but participating in basic training to become Emergency Medical Technicians. The three took turns simulating wound care by stopping the flow of blood, in this case, the red liquid running through an IV line and out a hole in the roast. 
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Anchorage DO, Glennallen FO

Dig, Pound, Repeat. Trail Sign Maintenance with The Glennallen Field Office

Every summer, Glennallen Field Office recreation staff spend days in the field maintaining signage along the muddy, rocky, and dusty network of off-highway vehicle (OHV) trails within the 4.3 milli
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Idaho

Adopt A 4-H Trained Wild Horse on August 30, 2020

Get to know the horses here!  The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise District will host a call-in 4-H trained wild horse adoption on Aug.
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New Mexico, Pecos DO

Roswell Air Tanker Base supports firefighting operations

The Roswell Air Tanker Base (ATB), which is operated by BLM New Mexico, is an important reload base for air tankers conducting aerial firefighting operations.
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Montana-Dakotas

Humbug Spires and that Interesting Brass Cap

A General Land Office survey
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Arizona, Gila DO

Tucson Field Office partner installs new interpretive display in historic Empire Ranch House

Recently, Tucson Field Office partner the Empire Ranch Foundation installed a historic candlestick ringer telephone and crank-magneto in the Bookkeeper’s Office of the Empire Ranch House.
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Eastern States

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

This week, the GLO team heads to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. As a testament to the grandeur and beauty of this region, this Amsel Adams photograph of Jackson Hole is onboard the U.S.
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National Office

New application makes it even easier to bring home a wild horse or burro

Bringing home a wild horse or burro just got a little easier!
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National Office

My Wild Horse and Burro Story: Kirren Leigh Seiler

By Kirren Leigh Seiler
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Eastern States

Pueblo de San Ildefonso

This week's Record of the Week comes to us from Pueblo de San Ildefonso, New Mexico. This survey was approved by the Surveyor General of New Mexico on August 15, 1859.
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Alaska, Alaska Fire Service

BLM AFS makes Interior villages more resilient to wildfires

This year’s unusually slow fire season enabled the BLM Alaska Fire Service to start working on protecting the Interior Alaska community of Alatna from future wildfires.
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