HISTORICAL FACTS: Bureau of land management | History Defined

Grand Staircase Boundaries Shift: Clinton, Trump and Biden remake monument; scientists fear mining

In September 1996, a significant conservation effort was initiated as President Bill Clinton protected 1.7 million acres of Utah's federal lands, aimed at conserving geological wonders and archaeological treasures while halting coal mining developments. The protected territory saw expansions by Congress in 1998 and 2009. Later, President Donald Trump made…

The Times of India · 1h ago

The Anti-Government Rebel Who Turned Against MAGA

Once a leading figure in the anti-government militia movement, Ammon Bundy is now speaking out against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, arguing that the same federal overreach he spent years fighting is now being directed at immigrants.

Reason · 1h ago

Trump White House sued over plan to blast famed cliffs for oil truck highway

The Trump administration approved local officials’ request to pave Gate Canyon, despite the move violating environmental and cultural preservation laws, according to the lawsuit

The Independent UK · Oct 10

Christmas Trees Aid Fish Habitat: Discarded evergreens feed fish; anglers track sites by GPS

In a unique recycling initiative, discarded Christmas trees and vegetation are submerged underwater to form vital fish habitats. This innovative program improves lake environments that lack natural cover and food sources. As these materials decompose, they nurture insects and microorganisms, which in turn support a thriving aquatic food chain, benefitting…

The Times of India · Sep 18

This 240-mile stretch on Dalton highway in Alaska with no petrol stations, restaurants or hotels is one of America’s remotest roadways that tests every driver to the limits

The Dalton Highway cuts through some of the most remote country in the United States, running 414 miles from Livengood in northern Alaska to Deadhorse near the Arctic Ocean. Built to support construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, the road remains very different from an ordinary American highway. Its most striking…

The Times of India · Aug 26

Trump Admin Under Fire as Protected US Wild Mustangs Are Allegedly Secretly Exported for Slaughter

Federal loopholes allow US wild mustangs to be sold for slaughter, despite protections. Animal welfare advocates raise concerns over the Bureau of Land Management's practices and lack of transparency.

International Business Times UK · Aug 23

In 1986, a rancher saw hundreds of wild horses crammed into a government feedlot: Two years later, he created an 11,000-acre refuge

In 1986, rancher Dayton O. Hyde witnessed the plight of countless unadopted wild horses in a Nevada feedlot, compelling him to create a sanctuary. By 1988, the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary was established on 11,000 acres in South Dakota, offering refuge to horses overlooked by adoption programs. The sanctuary…

The Times of India · Aug 18

In 1974, Vietnam veteran Kenneth Deardorff moved to Alaska looking for work; 14 years later, he became the last person in US history to receive a homestead title

Vietnam veteran Kenneth Deardorff arrived in Alaska in 1974 with a geography degree and plans to find work with the US Geological Survey or another employer. Instead, the California native became fascinated by the idea of building a life in the state's remote wilderness. He travelled to the Bureau of…

The Times of India · Aug 14

onX Wants To Make It Easier To Make Your Voice Heard On Public Land Issues

onX Maps, the company behind onX Offroad, Hunt, and Backcountry, wants to ensure your voice is heard on public land issues, and made it easier to do so by launching a new portal that sends messages to your elected officials.

RideApart · Aug 6

California built a town for 4,000 iron miners in 1948. Today it is one of America's largest ghost towns, with homes and a hospital still standing

On the southeastern edge of Joshua Tree National Park sits Eagle Mountain, once a thriving company town of roughly 4,000 people, now one of California's largest and best preserved ghost towns. Founded in 1948 by industrialist Henry J Kaiser to house workers for the adjoining Eagle Mountain iron mine, the…

The Times of India · Aug 3