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

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Wild horse and burro herd size relatively unchanged since last year

The population of wild horses and burros roaming public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management remained relatively static over the last year, according to the latest annual survey results r
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National Office
A man is standing in a river holding a large fish and smiling. Next to him is a blue bucket.

The BLM announces their 2023 Conservation Award winners

Story and photos by Daryl Ratajczak, Wildlife Biologist, HQ 230
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California, California Desert DO
Bats fly out of a gray rock cave entrance. The bat in the foreground is highlighted, with its wings spread and prominent, long ears sticking up

Music to our ears…if only we could hear it!

Music to our ears…if only we could hear it! Recording bat calls to mitigate impacts to bat species in El Centro Field Office
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Gila DO
Two hikers with stand in a rocky desert landscape with cacti and mountains in the background

Gila District volunteers provide valuable service

Story by June Lowery, public affairs specialist 
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Eastern States
Worland, Wyoming

Worland, Wyoming

This week, the General Land Office features a survey plat that depicts Worland, Wyoming. Worland is located on the Big Horn River, a tributary of the Yellowstone River.
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Eastern States
Carmel, Indiana

Carmel, Indiana

This week the GLO is visiting Carmel, Indiana.
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Utah

Flood Safety: Keeping Yourself Safe This Spring

Utah is experiencing record-breaking snowpack levels this year!
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Alaska
A wood bison stands in a snowy landscape

Alaska Wood Bison Restoration project poised to build on decades of effort

Support alone wouldn’t return the wood bison to Alaska, the need to weave local knowledge with western science and several partners was required.
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Arizona
Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, standing at a lectern with a small banner hanging from it which says the Corps Network

The Corps Network – providing opportunities for young adults and veterans to make a difference

The Corps Network, the National Association of Service and Conservation Corps, provides young adults and veterans with the opportunity to serve through projects on public lands and in rural and urban communities.
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National Office
A woman leading a horse.

Wild horse and burro adoptions remain important programs for the BLM

By Derrick Henry, Public Affairs Specialist
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California, Mother Lode FO
National River Management Award presented to BLM's David Greenwood

National River Management Award presented to BLM's David Greenwood

David Greenwood, Outdoor Recreation Planner for the Mother Lode Field Office, was recognized by the River Management Society in San Antonio, Texas at the first in-person national River Management S
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