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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 woman kneels in a field of cheatgrass

New paper shows vegetation trends on BLM allotments across 30 years

Story by Emily Kachergis, Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) Coordinator; and Justin Shirley, Range Management Specialist.
California
Four people stand side by side with an American flag behind them.

BLM California honors Ricky Abitu with the 2022 BLM California Ranger of the Year Award

BLM California is proud to present Ricky Abitu with the 2022 BLM California Ranger of the Year Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of law enforcement and the protecti
Sophie Hamann
Eastern States
Cotton Gin Port Mississippi

Gaines' Trace and Cotton Gin Port, Mississippi

Hello and welcome to the Record of the Week! This week, the team travels to America's Hospitality State, Mississippi!
Oregon-Washington, Prineville DO
Chad LaVallee, Fire Chief with Alfalfa Fire District shakes hands with Prineville District Deputy Fire and Aviation Staff Officer Nathan Lefevre after receiving the keys for the wildland fire engine

Rural Fire Readiness Equipment Transfer to Oregon Communities

This week, Prineville District transferred a water tender to the Wheeler County Fire and Rescue Rangeland Fire Protection Association and a wildland fire engine to the Alfalfa Fire District to enhance their wildland firefighting capabilities. The equipment was transferred under BLM’s Rural Fire Readiness program, designed to provide equipment to local wildland firefighting partners at no cost.
Kaitlyn Webb
Lander FO
Four people are installing wooden posts in the green grass.

Lander Field Office and partners join forces to improve headwaters tributary

Story by Leah Yandow, Lander Field Office Wildlife Biologist; and Chad Mickschl, Hydrologist, Aquatic Resource Management Program Lead, Wyoming State Office.
National Office

Hope in the High Country: Standing for the Whitebark pine

The Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) is a marvelous tree – what ecologists call a
National Office
Wildland fire burning in sage-steppe, Idaho 2007

Sage-grouse x Wildland Fire (I)

Story by Heather Feeney, BLM Public Affairs Specialist 
Eastern States
Last Chance Mine

Last Chance Mine

This week, we're heading to Last Chance Mine in Creede, Colorado!
National Office
A veteran holds his fishing pole as he fishes in a stream.

New Pass Provides Free Lifetime Public Lands Access to Military Veterans and Gold Star Families

As of last month (Veterans Day, Nov. 11), veterans of the U.S.
Eastern States
Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Island

Hello and welcome to the Record of the Week!
Casper FO
A group of five children dressed in period clothing in a wagon

BLM Trails Center’s Student Docent Program creates the next generation of educators

A docent (“DOH-sent”) is a person who acts as a guide, typically on a voluntary basis. If you’ve ever been on a guided tour of a museum or an art gallery, you may have been led by a docent.