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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Montana-Dakotas

Where's the Water?

Alden Shallcross, Program lead for Soil, Water, Air and Riparian, Montana/Dakotas State Office
Montana-Dakotas

Clean. Drain. Dry

Carmela Romerio, Rangeland Management Specialist, Montana/Dakotas State OfficeWhat Are Aquatic Invasive Species?
Montana-Dakotas

A cry in the wilderness: Montana BLM rangers help search for lost infant

David Abrams, Public Affairs Specialist, Western Montana District
Montana-Dakotas, Butte FO

After flood hits small town, BLM crew has it in the (sand)bag

Story by David Abrams, Public Affairs Specialist, Western Montana District Photos by BLM staff
Montana-Dakotas

HiLine Riparian Tour

Story by Thomas Probert, Hydrologist, Glasgow Field Office; and Abby Hall, Range Technician, Havre Field Office
Montana-Dakotas, Billings FO

Signature Day at Pompeys Pillar National Monument

John Reffit, Monument ManagerAll photos credit Sheldon Begay, PPNM Intern (Salish Kootenai College)
Montana-Dakotas, Billings FO

Excavation site in Carbon County Yields Miniature Dinosaurs

Story by Jennifer Macy, Archaeologist, Billings Field OfficePhotos by Laurel Owen, Archaeology Technician, Billings Field Office
Montana-Dakotas, Western Montana DO
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A Tale of Two Counties...and their Wetlands

By the late 1800s cattle prices were at record highs as Americans demanded more beef. Even though the cattle business was in the Best of Times, Nature was beginning to see the Worst of Times as unmanaged and overstocked Montana public rangelands were all too common.
Montana-Dakotas

Meet the Stovall's--Typical BLM Permittees

Story and photos by Floyd Thompson, Rangeland Management Specialist, Montana/Dakotas State Office
National Office, Alaska
A stolen artifact recovered from an Alaskan investigation

BLM Law Enforcement Cases: Alaska investigation ends in historic conviction

In June of 2008, Bureau of Land Management Office of Law Enforcement and Security Special Agents initiated an investigation into the alleged unauthorized commercial use of BLM lands within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.  A lengthy and complex investigation resulted in the identification of two suspects involved in a conspiracy to steal archeological and paleontological resources as a part of an illegal outfitting and guiding operation.
National Office
Two piles of brown wooden platforms in a grass field with grey sky in background.

Reclamation Success Stories: Jonah Field, Wyoming

During the drilling activity in the Jonah Field, Encana tried an innovative process using oak mats in lieu of constructed wells pads.