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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California, California Desert DO
Attendee speaks with representative about BLM Fire program.

BLM Fire team from California Desert District hosts successful hiring event

The California Desert Interagency Fire Program recently held a hiring event in Riverside, California to fill over 40 wildland firefighter and support positions for the 20
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California, California Desert DO
A group of BLM employees stand in front of OHVs

El Centro Staff Makes Impact at Calexico High School Resource Fair with BLM Booth

Story by: Julia Mogen, BLM 
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National Office, California
Tall trees tower in a cluster

Bringing Tribal culture and tradition to life with help from our public lands

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Colorado
Several people in firefighter uniforms lighting grasses on fire for fuels reductions.

The history of Deer Haven

The 4,900-acre Deer Haven parcel northwest of Canon City was donated to the BLM by the Mellon Foundation through the Land and Water Conservation Fund in 1992.
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El Centro FO
A woman, smiling, in a sun hat and snake gaiters, stands next to a large cactus. She is surrounded by green shrubbery and gray mountains in the background.

Growing careers and the native seed supply in the Southwest with Seeds of Success

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) prides itself on a “can-do” approach to work, but how many of us could tough it out with field work in daily 119-degree heat in the desert Southwest?
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National Office
Photo of Amboy Crater Area of Critical Environmental Concern

Progress on public lands: BLM's top stories of 2023

Two new national monuments, efforts to put conservation on equal footing with other public land
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National Office, Tucson FO
Four people pose for a photo.

BLM and partner conduct monitoring effort on the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area

The Tucson Field Office collects data to assess the condition and trend of plant communities on the SPRNCA, located in southeastern Arizona.
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National Office
The photo shows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others walking down a street as part of the Voting Rights March.

BLM leaders reflect on agency goals as they walk in Dr. King’s footsteps

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Wyoming
Silhouette of a pumping oil rig at sunset.

The oil and gas lease sale process: How it’s done and why we do them…

When it comes to oil and gas lease sales, the Bureau of Land Management has three programmatic goals: 1) Providing a fair return to the American public and states from fe
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Montana-Dakotas, Dillon FO
Kelly Savage kneels on green hillside collecting native seeds with mountains in the background.

Dillon Field Office Gathers (and sows) the “Seeds of Success”

Seeds of Success (SOS) is a national native seed collection program, led by the BLM in partnership with other federal agencies and non-federal organizations.
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Alaska, Arctic DO
BLM managed Ikpikpuk River gage. Photo courtesy of Brower Frantz , Utqiagvik resident and active user of the Ikpikpuk River gage data. Photo taken during fall 2023 hunting trip.

Repairing the Ikpikpuk River Gage

In February 2023 the Ikpikpuk River gage stopped streaming quality data, indicating an issue with the pressure transducers (i
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