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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
Autry Lomahongva (an Indigenous youth) stands on the landscape with mountains in the background.

BLM National Scenic and Historic Trails mapping project showcases Indigenous connections to the land

Story by Carin Farley, BLM National Scenic and Historic Trails Program Lead
National Office

Wild horses and burros on 60 Minutes

Did you catch it?
Colorado
A photo of the large stakes in the ground that have successfully re-routed the stream.

The Paradox picket baffle and restoration revisited in 2022

In 2013, a flood changed the course of East Paradox Creek, several miles east of Bedrock Colorado, so that the creek no longer connected to the Dolores River Oxbow.
Arizona
Three people sitting at a table with outreach materials

BLM sponsors Indigenous college students at leadership congress

The 2022 multi-agency Native Youth Climate Adaptation Leadership Congress (NYC
National Office, Colorado
A grassy area with green vegetation and a pool of freshwater from a wetland.

Spruce Creek rekindles its connection with wetlands in Summit County

What do you call a wetland without water? We’re trying not to find out!
National Office
Rock art that depicts an elongated animal with a long tail.

During Native American Heritage Month, a Recognition of Indigenous Connections to the Land

By Derrick Henry, Public Affairs Specialist
Eastern States
Sitka National Historical Park

American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month

In honor of American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, this week's GLO Record features Sitka National Historical Park and Ellen Hope Hays!
National Office
A wild horse with a freeze mark and halter.

My Wild Horse Story: Annelyse and Shania

I grew up in the Northeast and never had a horse of my own but took lessons once a week and got around horses any chance I got. As I got a little older, I learned about the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Program and realized my dream of having a wild horse could really happen! 
Eastern States
Fort Morgan

The Small Tracts Act of 1938

Hello and welcome to the Record of the Week!
Idaho
A plant with bright purple flowers in a grassy field

Rare plant species is recovering on BLM-managed land in Idaho’s Salmon River Canyon

Story by Anne Halford, BLM Idaho State Botanist. Photos by Anne Halford and Hannah Lou Cain, BLM Idaho Public Affairs Specialist.
Grand Junction FO

Wild horses find good homes at Grand Junction adoption event

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