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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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National Office
Alt Text: Photo shows black and white image of Stevie Wonder sitting on the ground touching a round rock.

For visitors with low vision, public lands offer more than meets the eye

BLM’s commitment to increasing access to public lands isn’t just about expanding roads, trails, and other infrastructure.
California, Northern California DO
Two men review a document while standing in front of a water truck.

BLM donates water tender to Cedarville Volunteer Fire Department

The Bureau of Land Management has donated a firefighting water tender to the Cedarville Volunteer Fire Department, increasing the capability of the department that often assists the BLM with wildfi
Arizona, Gila DO
Alexia Williams, who is wearing hiking gear, leans up against a large rock.

BLM Arizona Project Manager Alexia Williams makes a difference on public lands

From Wyoming to California to Arizona, Alexia Williams makes a difference in her stewardship of America's public lands and resources.
National Office
A seed from ventenata grass attached to a shirt cuff

Unhealthy competition

Invasive species are a leading risk to native wildlife everywhere, including the greater sage-grouse and hundreds of other s
Eastern States, Southeastern States DO
A boat carries BLM and USFWS personnel during the Lathrop Bayou prescribed burn. Heavy smoke can be seen rising against the blue sky from the trees across the water in the distance.

Lathrop Bayou Prescribed Burn ‘A Great Success’

LATHROP BAYOU, Fla. -- On Feb.
Arizona
Carlos Joya, BLM Arizona's state engineer, takes a selfie. He is wearing a white hardhat, black glasses, and an orange high-visibility vest. The Virgin River Campground area is behind him.

BLM Arizona spotlights State Engineer Carlos Joya during National Engineers Week

Through their work, engineers formulate solutions to complex issues, advance the sustainable development of recreation sites, renewable energy resources, and much more across Arizona.
Eastern States, Oklahoma FO
A brown plat, showing a map of Tullahassee, Oklahoma in 1898

Record of the Week: Tullahassee, Oklahoma

For our record of the week brought to you by BLM's General Land Office, we go back to 1898 and this survey plat of Tullahassee, Oklahoma.
Colorado
A landscape with some grasses and snow.

Are you a good neighbor? BLM sure is! Learn about our Good Neighbor Authority and how it helps communities along the front range

With over 668,000 acres of public lands to manage, BLM Colorado Rocky Mountain District prioritizes fuels treatments in the San Luis Valley and Royal Gorge areas.
New Mexico
A photo of a man standing in front of students in an elementary school classroom. A display behind him says "Archaeology."

Farmington archaeologist engages with local elementary school students

Teachers from Apache Elementary School invited Farmington Field
California, Northern California DO
Loggers remove a huge redwood during the logging heyday in the Headwaters Forest Reserve.

Falk added to National Register of Historic Places

National Office
A sagebrush seedling in dry cracked ground

The Heart of Sagebrush

Sagebrush grows year-round, even in the winter. Its branches hold blowing snow in the landscape to water spring and summer growth, even in periods of drought.