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

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New Mexico, Amarillo FO
The Cliffside Helium Plant at sunset.

Sale of Federal Helium System Assets Moves Forward

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Canyon Country DO

Updated Seasonal Avoidance Areas in Indian Creek

Rachel Wootton
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St George FO

The Trail to Recovery: Dwarf Bearclaw Poppy

By Jacqueline Russell, Public Affairs Specialist and Stephanie Taylor, W
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Arizona, Arizona Strip DO
A man in a tan shirt with a BLM logo along with a group of people out in the desert.

BLM rangers help save motorcyclist after fall from 150-foot cliff

A motorcyclist riding on public lands near the northern Arizona border fell from a 50-foot ledge with his motorcycle, then descended another 100 feet below.
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Central California DO

Wildland fire trainee exchange lends hand to global firefighting efforts 

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Utah
Small fossilized dinosaur egg.

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument continues to demonstrate its scientific significance: Research published on tiny dinosaur eggs found in Kaiparowits Formation

Imagine, for a moment, scorching heat, sand, and wind whipping across the desert
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National Office
The foot of the Mendenhall Glacier at Mendenhall Lake in summer

Challenge & Opportunity: 1952 and 2022

by Heather Feeney, BLM Public Affairs
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Utah

Wildland Firefighters Tune Up & Polish Skills in Fire Engine Operator Training Workshop

In partnership with the Unified Fire Authority and Utah National Guard, firefighters attended the interagency fire engine operator training workshop on May 25.
Javonne Goodman
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National Office

BLM honors Juneteenth holiday with a fee-free day

Story by Diane Priebe, Acting National Recreation Fee Program Assistant Manager, and KC Craven, Outdoor Recreation Planner.
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California, Central California DO
Ranger Tammy and Kolbie the California Kingsnake visit all the classes participating in the program. Students learn why we don't take animals from the wild, not to release pets into the wild, and that we don't have to kill animals that we are afraid of. 

Nurturing Young Minds Through Education and Conservation 

By Philip Oviatt, Central California District Public Affairs Officer 
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California, Central California DO
During wet springs, the normally dry Carrizo Plain comes alive with a profusion of indescribable wildflower displays. The National Monument conserves the largest array of T&E wildlife in CA and is a great example of a BLM-State and NGO (Nature Conservancy) partnership. (Photo by Bob Wick)

BLM CA Biologists Make Impact at Natural Communities Conference

By Philip Oviatt, Central California Public Affairs Officer 
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