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

Our Stories

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.

Subscribe to Blogs
Las Cruces DO
One of the more than 21,000 glyphs of birds, humans, animals, fish, insects and plants, as well as numerous geometric and abstract designs, are scattered over 50 acres of New Mexico's northern Chihuahuan Desert at the Three Rivers Petroglyph National Monument site.

Las Cruces District staff lead tour of Three Rivers Petroglyph Site

Story and photos by William Wight, BLM Las Cruces District Office Public Affairs Specialist.
Las Cruces DO
Jack Barnitz looking down at a device he is holding in the woods

BLM New Mexico employee Jack Barnitz receives Linda Seibert Career Achievement Award

Jack Barnitz, a retired Supervisory Natural Resource Specialist at the Bureau of Land Management New Mexico Las Cruces District Office, has been selected as a recipient of the Linda Seibert Career
Alaska
A shipping container with a trapezoid sign that reads "Bureau of Land Management Alaska Kaktovik Air Quality Monitoring Station."

New air quality monitoring station provides clear data in Arctic

A new Air Quality and Weather Monitoring (AQM) Station funded and maintained by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has revealed pristine air quality in the remote Arctic
Melinda Bolton
Alaska
Illustration of man standing in front of forest and animals

Podcast: Not your usual permits

Alaska has some unique permits, and some unusual ones as well.
James Hart
National Office
Close up of greater sage grouse. Photo by Bob Wick, BLM.

Sage-grouse in Springtime: Lands for a thousand dances

by Heather Feeney, Public Affairs Specialist  
Eastern States
Cabin Branch Pyrite Mine

Cabin Branch Pyrite Mine

Hello and welcome to the Record of the Week! This week, the team travels to Triangle, Virginia, home of the former Cabin Branch Pyrite Mine.
Idaho, Idaho Falls DO
Ryan Beatty smiling holding a water bottle and wearing a BLM hat

BLM Idaho Falls District partnership and employee receive national awards

Story by Bruce Hallman, Public Affairs Specialist. Photos by BLM.
National Office
A screenshot of the MLRS research map.

Five Things to Know About the MLRS Fluid Minerals & Geothermal Module

On March 14, 2022, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the Mineral & Land Records System (MLRS) Fluid Minerals & Geothermal Energy module.
Price FO
Katherine Fenton Nutter profile

Utah's cowbelle: Katherine Fenton Nutter

Story by Angela Hawkins, Public Affairs Specialist. Photo courtesy of the Utah Historical Society.
Utah

Women’s History Month: Paving the Way for Future Generations

The contributions of women are far-reaching and indispensable to our work here at the Bureau of Land Management Utah.
Javonne Goodman
Eastern States
Bisbee, Arizona

Bisbee, Arizona

This week's "Record of the Week" features Bisbee, Arizona! While Bisbee was once known as an important mining town, today, it is recognized as an eclectic artist community and an ideal spot fo