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

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Western Montana DO, Dillon FO
Group of people look at analog dam in the creek, surrounded by green grass and shrubs

Ripple Effect: Dillon Field Office Partners Help Riparian Areas Thrive

Riparian areas in the BLM Dillon Field Office area are thriving thanks in part to partnerships with local non-profit organizations.
Colorado
CO Ute Day Trip 2 2024

Ute Mountain Ute Youth and Elders Spend the Day at Canyons of the Ancients

Earlier this month, BLM Colorado was proud to host Ute Mountain Ute youth and elders at the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (CANM) for an excursion on the landscape and museum visit.
California
Cheatgrass, an invasive weed, grows on public land. (Photo by A. Hedrick)

Unleashing the Science - BIL funds benefit wildlife habitat on BLM lands in northwest Nevada

Thousands of acres of important high desert wildlife habitat on BLM-managed lands in northwest Nevada, including sage-grouse and other sagebrush habitat, will undergo improvements thanks to partnerships, science-based research, and $500,000 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
Eastern Montana/Dakotas DO, Billings FO
Seven people in a row holding a long pole on their shoulders. Trailer full of trash behind them.

Talkin’ Trash: Billings Field Office Tackles Abandoned Dump Sites

The Billings Field Office Outdoor recently organized two cleanups of abandoned trash dumps on BLM land.
Alaska
Two researchers observe bank swallows from a distance using binoculars..

Acoustic bird monitoring: science’s surprising solution to a complex problem

After a bank swallow colony living in a stockpile was destroyed during the 2020 nesting season, the BLM needed better data on migratory bird phenology in areas with BLM-permitted activities.
National Office
Gunnison sage-grouse male in profile

Separate quarters, common goals

Proposed amendments to 11 resource management plans will support conservation of the Gunnison sage-grouse, listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2014.
Oregon-Washington
coho salmon fry in a stream

Looking at rivers from a fish’s perspective in Southwest Oregon

BLM manages millions of acres of forested lands in a checkerboard pattern through eighteen counties of western Oregon.
Arizona
A woman rides a brown horse on a sunny day.

Wild horse Amigo makes memories with Vicary family after being adopted at Florence Off-Range Corral

After years of thinking about adopting a wild horse, this became an unexpected reality for Sara and Bill Vicary in 2023.
Eastern Montana/Dakotas DO, Billings FO
photo: a closeup of the faces of two horses

Horsin’ Around: Wild Horses and Burros Find New Homes at Billings Adoption Event

Wild horses and burros found their new homes during a three-day adoption event held in Billings, Montana, in mid-June.
New Mexico, Roswell FO
Carrin Rich, front, volunteer restoration coordinator for Fort Stanton Cave, leads Capitan HS athletes into the cave.

Capitan athletes aid restoration efforts by hauling water into BLM’s Fort Stanton Cave

Fort Stanton Cave restoration crews will have eight volunteer Capitan High School athletes to thank when they’re cleaning formations within the cave this summer.
Eastern Montana/Dakotas DO, Billings FO
photo: small blackboard with writing propped on a backpack leaning on a shovel overlooking shrub-covered hills

AIMing High: AIM crew gathers soil and vegetation data from the Pryor Mountains in Montana

By truck, UTV, and foot, the Billings Field Office Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) Crew recently found its way to an elevation of 5,500 feet in the Pryor Mountains.