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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U.S. Fish and Wildlife survey trout and salmon in the Clear Creek Greenway

By John Heil, U.S. Fish and WildlifeJune 5, 2020 (view original article here)
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National Office

My Wild Horse Story: A Poem About a Mustang

From the Nevada wilderness to the rolling hills of Iowa, you came to become the beloved mount of a lonesome cowboy. // Always wary of your surroundings, you and the cowboy grew to depend on each other. // Herding cattle, breaking a trail, riding fences.  Oh the stories that were told with pride.
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Alaska

There’s tough, then there’s survey tough

For BLM Alaska surveyor’s, there is no typical day when plotting out sections of America’s vast public lands in the last frontier.
James Hart
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Eastern States

50 years of pride

Welcome to record of the week for May 31, 2020, our team would like to celebrate 50 years of Pride in New York City with a look back at how the city has served as a place for people of every g
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Eastern States

Record of the Week: Chloride, Arizona

Chloride is an old silver chloride mining town that was established in the early 1860's and is considered the oldest continuously inhabited town in Arizona.
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Eastern States

Fort Morgan, Alabama

Welcome to the Record of the week for May 17, Fort Morgan, Alabama, home to some of the finest white-sand beaches in the world!
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National Office

My Wild Horse Story: Tara Kilpatrick and Ink Print

Tara Kilpatrick began her involvement with wild horses 20 years ago. After moving to Southern Nevada, she and her husband David began exploring the Mojave Desert. She soon came across her first sighting of wild horses in the Red Rock Herd Management Area and began documenting the herd’s animals and social interactions.
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Alaska

Hand in hand: berries and bears on your public lands

Just like the midnight sun, berry picking is a key part of an Alaskan summer. This guide includes some benefits, dangers, and permitting basics for picking berries on BLM-managed lands.
Melinda Bolton
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National Office

Armchair Adventures

America’s public lands offer some of the most spectacular and interesting places you’ll ever see.
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National Office

Life during COVID-19 (and normal weekends!) at Ridgecrest Corrals

One day JJ Nolan, a wrangler at Ridgecrest Regional Corrals, was doing a routine check of the facility...When driving down the alley, he noticed a horse that did not “look right.”
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