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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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Wyoming, Worland FO
Three people sit on a bench looking out at an expanse of scenic badlands.

GAOA project makes remote badlands more accessible to all

Major improvements funded by the Great American Outdoors Act have improved access to the colorful desert, cliffs, hoodoos and pedestals of the Gooseberry Badlands in northwest Wyoming.
Idaho
Tanya Wiley, a Boise-based budget analyst for U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services.

"Ohana" binds us together

As we celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) heritage month, Tanya, who is a Hawaiian-born and raised Filipino-Portuguese American, reflects on her childhood, and explains ohana, the aloha spirit and her connection to humanity.
National Office
A wildlife specialist carefully cradles a greater sage-grouse hen

Greater sage-grouse | Proposed special management

The draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for greater sage-grouse habitat management evaluates proposals to designate some sagebrush lands as areas of critical environmental concern (ACECs).
Alaska
Sandhill crane walking

International Migratory Bird Day: tracking Alaska’s sandhill cranes

Each summer, 5 billion birds migrate to Alaska from locations spanning the globe including two separate groups of sandhill cranes. Learn more about these migratory birds and their place on your public lands.
National Office
An American Kestrel sitting on a rope and looking down.

Join BLM on a ‘Mission’ to celebrate migratory birds

To raise awareness of migratory birds and the public lands they call home, this week the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a new Junior Ranger Mission called ‘Celebrate Migratory Birds.’ Junior Ranger Missions are virtual games featuring BLM science and heritage information that can be played on digital devices for free by anyone, anytime.
National Office, Southwest DO
A firefighter walks among ground fire and smoke during a prescribed burn in 2023

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - Animas City Mountain Rx burn audio interview

David Howell interviews James Savage about the 2023 Animas City Mountain prescribed burn, a complex Type-1 operation to reduce wildfire danger near the city of Durango, Colorado.
Idaho
Jenifer Pable drinking Sago Gulaman and posing in front of one of the many active volcanos in Tagaytay. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Pable.

‘Pamilya’ is Vital to Filipino Culture - Almost as Vital as Breathing

As we celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) heritage month, Jennifer Pable, who is a Manila-born and Idaho-raised Filipino American, explains her ties to family.
National Office
An overhead view of a sage-grouse lek in northwest Colorado

Full nesters

Greater sage-grouse move from leks to more densely vegetated areas during nesting season. Migratory birds also use sagebrush lands for nesting.
Montana-Dakotas
Male sharptail grouse in a mating dance on the lek. As viewed through a spotting scope.

Snipe Hunt Doesn’t Disappoint

BLM staff members set out early one morning to photograph greater sage-grouse displaying on a lek. Although they weren't successful, the trip was definitely not wasted.
National Office
a graphic showing the seasonal relationship between sage-grouse life activities and sagebrush growth cycle

Habitat for food, security and connectivity

Greater sage-grouse rely completely on sagebrush lands for all aspects of their life cycle.
Eastern Montana/Dakotas DO, Miles City FO
A bulldozer moves dirt. A large area in the foreground is already scraped away.

Rock of Ages

A recently issued free-use permit will give Prairie County in eastern Montana access to the high quality gravel.