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

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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, Wyoming
Historical photo of a black cowboy

Black History Month: Black Cowboys on the American Frontier

In honor of Black History Month, employees from the Bureau of Land Management recently tuned in a presentation about “Black Cowboys on the American Frontier.”
Azure Hall
National Office

According to plan: Habitat conservation, multiple use & sustained yield

by Heather Feeney, Public Affairs Specialist  Photos courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
National Office
A wild horse is brought through a chute at a gather.

Numbers don’t lie: how the BLM safely gathers thousands of wild horses and burros every year

As part of the Bureau of Land Management’s commitment to the health and safety of the wild horses and burros under our management, agency personnel and contractors take extra caution when handling animals, including during helicopter-assisted gather operations. The proof can be found by just looking at the numbers. 
New Mexico, Las Cruces DO
Las Cruces District Force Account crews layout and install articulating mats.

BLM Las Cruces District Completes Road Projects

Oregon-Washington, Spokane DO
A hand next to a ponderosa pine seedling sprout

Spokane District helps restore pygmy rabbit and sage-grouse habitat

In November 2021, the BLM Oregon/Washington Spokane District teamed up with agency partners to help restore essential habitat devastated by wildfire.
Eastern States
Valentine's Hearts

Edward K. Valentine

Edward K. Valentine was born in Keosauqua, Iowa, on June 1, 1843. He attended public school and trained to become a printer, but those plans were disrupted by the Civil War.
Utah

New Trail Features Help Visitors Test Their Limits for Dry Fork Slot Canyons

Javonne Goodman
National Office, New Mexico
BLM park ranger selfie in front of mountains

#PeopleOfInterior: BLM - New Mexico Park Ranger Enrico “Rico” Smith

Join us in showcasing the rich diversity of the people fulfilling the mission of the Bureau of Land Management.
Eastern States
Natchitoches, Louisiana

Natchitoches, Louisiana

This week we head south to Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Kanab FO
Volunteers from the Natural History Museum of Utah work at the T2 Tyrannosaur excavation site

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument nets important dinosaur discovery

Story by David Hercher, Paria River District Public Affairs. Photos courtesy of Dr. Randy Irmis, Natural History Museum of Utah Chief Curator.
National Office

More than the numbers: Evaluating progress for sage-grouse conservation

As manager of the single-largest share of U.S. sagebrush habitat, how does the BLM know whether its decisions and actions are protecting these lands in ways that support healthy populations of greater sage-grouse?