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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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National Office
A sagebrush seedling in dry cracked ground

The Heart of Sagebrush

Sagebrush grows year-round, even in the winter. Its branches hold blowing snow in the landscape to water spring and summer growth, even in periods of drought.
National Office, Wyoming
A man saws logs in a stream for an artificial beaver dam

Nature's engineers: the art of wetland restoration using a beaver’s blueprint

In Sublette County, Wyoming, the Bureau of Land Management invested fu
New Mexico
A photo of a group of youth mountain bike riders sitting atop their bikes on a desert trail, with an evening cloudy sky in the background.

Farmington hosts non-profit youth riding group at Alien Run

Durango Devo has been operating out of Durango, Colorado for nearly 16 years, with a goal of encouraging youth to get out and mountain bike, while fostering a sense of adventure and exploration.
Arizona
From left to right: Tiffany Shepherd, Cristina Francois and Celina Martinez work in the field.

BLM Arizona celebrates women in science

From advancing environmentally sound renewable energy projects to restoring native plant communities to managing diverse populations of wildlife and their habitats, these employees’ passion shines through in the work they do across public lands in Arizona.
Utah
Get to know a Monument 'ologist on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Meet an 'Ologist

Eastern States, Northeastern States DO
A BLM Natural Resource Specialist prepares an herbarium voucher of Joe Pye weed, carefully arranging the roots of the plant. She lays it on top of cardboard as a river can be seen flowing behind her with green trees on both sides of that river

Northeastern States District adds to Seeds of Success and Smithsonian collection

Milwaukee, Wisc.
Colorado
A drawing on a canyon wall.

Dolores River restoration BIL funding

For nearly 15 years, agencies and partners of the BLM have been engaged in restoring the Dolores River in Southwest Colorado.
New Mexico, Las Cruces DO
Institute for Applied Ecology Botanist Liz Plazewski teaches about the common Chihuahuan Desert shrub Flourensia Cernua to (Left to right) crew members Colin McKenzie, crew lead Marco Donoso, U.S. Geological Service contractor Gayle Tyree, and crew member Robbie Leonard.

AIM-ing High in the Chihuahuan Desert

National Office
Profile of Gloria Brown, former BLM employee

Road less traveled: A Black woman's journey in forest management

Arizona, Kingman FO
Volunteers and agency partners collected 3,780 pounds of garbage.

Community Partnerships: Cerbat Ridge Runners leaving it better than they found it

Cerbat Ridge Runners UTV/ATV Club of Kingman conducted a desert clean up near the Hualapai Mountains in Arizona.
Eastern States, Southeastern States DO
A BLM firefighter walks along a road, with flames are seen in the woods on the same side of the road during a prescribed burn.

BLM plans prescribed burn at Lathrop Bayou

Fuels treatment will reduce wildfire threat and improve ecosystem health.