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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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Montana-Dakotas, Havre FO
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BLM Employees and Permittee Honored for Quick Action to Prevent Potential Dam Failure

BLM Montana/Dakotas recognized North Central Montana District employees and a grazing permittee Aug. 16 for their actions to prevent a potential dam failure during the unusually high-flow spring runoff season in 2023.
National Office, Western Montana DO
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Foresters aim to make Whitebark pine more resistant to insects and diseases in Montana-Dakotas

Whitebark pine is a threatened species of conifer that grows primarily in three states and western Canada.
Montana-Dakotas
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Partnering to Steward Recreation Opportunities on the Blackfoot River

Montana nonprofit is working with the Bureau of Land Management to shape the future of recreation on the Blackfoot River. 
National Office
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Step by step: Sage-grouse in Season

By late summer, sagebrush rangelands have dried out after many weeks without significant rainfall, and broods of sage-grouse are venturing farther afield.
Alaska
Hiker hiking amongst trees with a canyon in the distance showing pink, white, and red sandstone layers. McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area

How the BLM relies on the public, computer drawings, and local knowledge to open new lands to recreation

Chris Holmes from BLM Communications speaks with Ashton Johnston, a program manager who helps the bureau conduct its once-every-two-years public outreach under the Dingell Act.  Johnston descr
Montana-Dakotas
Grasslands on Milton Ranch, pictured here, have been returned to native seed.

Milton Ranch Restoration: A Case Study for Successful Collaboration 

There are many benefits that come from the restoration of prairie systems. Collaboration is key to making it happen.
National Office
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Two of a kind: Sage-grouse & Pinyon jay habitats

As the BLM and partners work to reverse decline in greater sage-grouse populations, we also recognize that successful conservation requires thinking about how actions to protect one species may in turn affect others.
NIFC
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BLM’s Operational Medical Support program collaborates with Yosemite National Park

Leaders from BLM Fire's Operational Medical Support program completed an assignment at the Yosemite National Park medical clinic, a valuable interagency partnership opportunity for cross training and skill sharing.
Utah
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BLM In Belize: Employees Participate in International Assignment Taking Them From Districts of Utah to Caves of Central America

The BLM team found themselves navigating through thick jungle and looking ahead to the prospect of six days of work mapping one of the largest cave systems in the world with the help of international agencies.
Idaho, Boise DO
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In Idaho, protecting and growing sagebrush ecosystems requires an “All Hands, All Lands” approach

In Southern Idaho, BLM has been working with state and federal agencies and private landowners to treat and strengthen sagebrush habitat.
Colorado, San Luis Valley FO
Historically, the Gunnison sage-grouse has had a presence near Poncha Pass at the north end of Colorado’s San Luis Valley. Recent efforts have sought to repopulate the area with the threatened species, with significant work aimed toward habitat restoration as seen here.

BLM, Volunteers Restore Habitat for Threatened Species

Government agencies and volunteers hand-built stone terrain features to improve habitat conditions for the Gunnison sage-grouse, a federally listed threatened species.