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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
yellow flowers in the desert.

Planting the seeds for success

Story by Kate Miyamoto, Public Affairs Specialist, California Desert District. Photos by BLM.
Idaho
Bat Habitat

Happy International Bat Appreciation Day from BLM Idaho

Join BLM Idaho in celebrating International Bat Appreciation Day! “Why?” you ask. When you think of bats, you may conjure up frightening images of vampires, but don’t be fooled!
Eastern States
Arches National Park

Arches National Park

Hello and welcome to the Record of the Week! This week, the team travels to Arches National Park in Utah.
National Office
Screenshot of recreation.gov application on iphone

Recreation.gov mobile app makes it easier to plan adventures on BLM-managed lands

Utah, Canyon Country DO
A line of people in protective gear stand in the snow during a prescribed burn.

Serving Our Communities: BLM Blanding East Fuels Project

Rachel Wootton
National Office
Horses drinking from a puddle.

New estimates affirm continued overpopulation of wild horses and burros roaming BLM-managed public lands

The Bureau of Land Management published new population estimates of wild horses and burros roaming public lands managed by the agency. As of March 1, 2022, the BLM estimated approximately 64,604 wild horses and 17,780 wild burros were on BLM-managed lands, for a total of 82,384 animals.
California, California Desert DO

Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Desert Training Center/California-Arizona Maneuver Area

Story and photos by Doran Sanchez, BLM Partnership Outreach and Development Specialist. Historical photos courtesy of the General Patton Memorial Museum.
Paria River DO

Students seek help locating their missing weather balloon in Utah

Students from the West Contra Costa School District’s K-12 Virtual Learning Academy in California seek help locating their missing weather balloon with its data that likely landed near the Bureau o
Arizona, Gila DO
Two bats in flight at night, one with its nose in a flower

BLM promotes agave restoration to support bat conservation within Las Cienegas NCA

Story by Keith Hughes, Wildlife Biologist. Photos courtesy of Bat Conservation International.
National Office
Horses eating hay

Infectious respiratory disease in wild horses and burros and how BLM responds to it

Although wild horses and burros are hardy and resilient creatures, they are susceptible to respiratory diseases just like their domestic cousins.
Eastern States
Vulture City, Arizona

Vulture City, Arizona

This week, the team travels to Vulture City, Arizona, a uniquely preserved Western ghost town.