Wildlife Program Highlights

Stephens' Kangaroo Rat eating something in a small hole

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.
Sage-grouse fly in the air with a snowy mountain in the background.

Working Winter: a sage-grouse story in pictures

By Heather Feeney, Public Affairs Specialist Photos courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Tom Koerner) Winter washes the sage-steppe with white drifts and long...