Wildlife Program Highlights

Stephens' Kangaroo Rat eating something in a small hole

Unleashing the Science - BIL funding will benefit Stephens’ kangaroo rat and other species’ habitat in the California desert

The Department of the Interior recently announced a nearly $11 million dollar investment in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding for ecosystem restoration projects nationwide. The funding supports 29 landscape-scale restoration initiatives spanning 18 states. Some of these projects are managed by the BLM California Desert District, aimed at rehabilitating delicate ecosystems on BLM-managed lands.
A brown bat with its wings raised and eyes opened.

Tackling White Nose Syndrome in New Mexico

BLM uses the latest scientific research and findings to ensure we manage lands and resources in our care for generations to come. We have a long history of systematically integrating multidisciplinary science into our land use planning. Scientific research guides management of caves in New Mexico to protect bat populations and prevent the spread of white-nose syndrome
Four people wearing gloves and hardhats stand and kneel around a tree they are about to cut down.

Felling trees for fish habitat

Staff directionally felled encroaching conifers into a creek near Lander, Wyoming, to mimic natural log jams and provide structure to the stream channel. This will improve the habitat for fish, beaver and other wildlife.
ACE interns Matt Jackson and Connor Stamps pose with a Texas horned lizard.

Cross Bar Management Area – Wildlife Survey Week

During the week of June 17, 2024, Oklahoma Field Office Wildlife Biologist Brian Dickerson and American Conservation Experience (ACE) intern Matthew Jackson traveled to the Cross Bar Management Area just north of Amarillo, Texas. It is the only surface management tract within the three-state area covered by the Oklahoma Field Office (OFO).