Yosemite National Park – California – USA (by Henrik Johansson)
Yosemite National Park – California – USA (by Henrik Johansson)
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When searching for fall colors, don’t forget to look down! This…
When searching for fall colors, don’t forget to look down! This crimson Virginia Creeper lends red hues to a stone wall at Buck Hollow Overlook in Shenandoah National Park. An autumn hike to enjoy changing colors and crisp air is sure to be a soothing tonic any day of the week. Photo by N. Lewis, National Park Service.
New York City – New York – USA (by Giorgio Galeotti)
New York City – New York – USA (by Giorgio Galeotti)
Glacier Bay Basin – Alaska – USA (by Phil Price)
Glacier Bay Basin – Alaska – USA (by Phil Price)
Fall can come and go in the blink of an eye at Rocky Mountain…
Fall can come and go in the blink of an eye at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. This early fall picture captures the beauty of the park in autumn, but snow is already beginning to fall in the upper elevations. Soon, most of the park will be covered in a blanket of white. Photo by Vikas Garg (http://ift.tt/18oFfjl).
New York City – New York – USA (by Thomas Richter)
New York City – New York – USA (by Thomas Richter)
Lake Kegonsa – Wisconsin – USA (by Anne Marie Peterson)
Lake Kegonsa – Wisconsin – USA (by Anne Marie Peterson)
mypubliclands: These are your lands, America! Celebrate 40…
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area by Bob Wick
Ferruginous Hawk, Curlew Allotment, BLM Idaho. Photo by Matt Fischer.
Students learn from BLM Colorado employees
Get outside on the Delta Wild and Scenic River in Alaska! Photo by Jeremy Matlock, BLM.
Foliage at John Jarvie Ranch in Utah. Photo by Bob Wick, BLM.
These are your lands, America! Celebrate 40 years of enjoying #YourPublicLands!
The Bureau of Land Management was established in 1946, but its roots go back to the years after America’s independence, when the young nation began acquiring additional lands. At first, these lands were used to encourage homesteading and westward migration. The General Land Office was created in 1812 to support this national goal.
Over time, values and attitudes regarding public lands shifted, and Congress merged the GLO and another agency, the U.S. Grazing Service, creating the BLM.
The BLM manages public lands and subsurface estate under its jurisdiction under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act or FLPMA, passed in 1976. Despite the rapidly changing environment in which we work, the BLM remains committed to its core mission mandated by FLPMA – a careful balancing of multiple use and sustained yield.
Our FLPMA Flickr album reflects the BLM’s multiple responsibilities as a federal land management agency, from our beginnings to the present.
Kamaole Beach Park – Hawaii – USA (by Jonas Schmid)
Kamaole Beach Park – Hawaii – USA (by Jonas Schmid)
Space Needle – Seattle – Washington – USA (by Phil Price)
Space Needle – Seattle – Washington – USA (by Phil Price)
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