Our Stories

Story by Jesse Hankins, UMRBNM Wildlife Biologist

Written by Roxanne Tea, Bureau of Land Management Salt Lake Field Office Outdoor Recreation Planner

Muir Woods National Monument is located only eight miles north of San Francisco, California in Marin County and is known for its old-growth coastal redwoods, Sequoia sempervirens.

As most herd management areas in the west cover huge areas with poor roads, BLM uses aerial surveys to estimate how many horses are in each population.

This week, in celebration of National Bicarbonate of Soda Day, the GLO team heads to Green River City, Wyoming. Come explore an area not only rich in history and natural beauty but rich in one

This week's Record of the Week brings us to the capital of Utah, Salt Lake City! Salt Lake City was founded on July 24, 1847 by a group of Mormon pioneers led by Brigham Young.

Just three days before Bishop's event we were still convinced she was going to be adopted out to some lucky home. I decided to take her on a 4-mile walk -- and we jogged. She did so great that I told my husband, "this is a premium donkey, she will be a great and docile pack burro runner!" Well, she went to the adoption event in Bishop and then came home with us!

Physiologically, these animals are the same as domestic horses and burros, but they are not just unhandled horses and burros. They are truly wild animals and this just makes the practices the BLM has put in place over the years that much more important to help protect the animal’s health and well-being.

Garrett Jones is a recreation planner who works in one of the most beautiful places in the world.

Garrett Jones is a recreation planner who works in one of the most beautiful places in the world. We sat down with him to find out what it's like in the White Mountains National Recreation Area and what it's like as a workplace.

The BLM has been looking for new and innovative ways to get work done in the Wild Horse and Burro Program. One new  “tool” in the toolbox is virtual compliance inspections.