Youth and Educators
Amala Posey-Monk and her husband, Bentley, on the set of Sesame Street, where Amala was a guest on the show.

When the awards don't matter

For the recipient of the 2024 Eric Finstick Stewardship Award, accolades were never the point.
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A group of participants explores a desert trail at night using ultraviolet flashlights during a guided scorpion search. Purple and blue UV light illuminates the path and surrounding shrubs, while a rugged mountain ridge rises in the background beneath a clear, star-filled sky. Several people stop along the trail to scan the ground and vegetation for wildlife, creating pools of glowing light across the desert landscape.

Scorpions Shine During Popular Night Hikes at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Nevada

The Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is inspiring appreciation for one of the Mojave Desert's most misunderstood residents through its increasingly popular Scorpion Search Night Hikes.
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Group photo in an indoor equestrian arena showing five people standing around a chestnut horse, with a rider seated on the horse. One person in front holds an award plaque. Empty bleachers and another horse are visible in the background.

Competitors of All Ages Showcase BLM Wild Horses and Burros at Branded Bonanza Missouri

Bureau of Land Management official partner, Forever Branded, hosted its inaugural Branded Bonanza Missouri Oct. 16-18, 2026, bringing competitors and BLM wild horses and burros to the National Equestrian Center.
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A Bureau of Land Management educator speaks with a group of children and adults gathered around a wildlife education table beneath an outdoor pavilion. Educational displays, insect specimens, and nature activity materials are spread across the table.

BLM’s Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area Celebrates 25th Anniversary

The Bureau of Land Management’s Eastern States Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area marked 25 years of providing the public with recreation and education during a celebration event Oct. 17, 2026.
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Group posing beside a Bureau of Land Management Cave and Karst Program tent, with a city skyline and cloudy blue sky behind.

National Public Lands Day Paddles, Plants and Caves: BLM Connects Milwaukee Youth with the Outdoors

From Sept. 19 to 24, the Bureau of Land Management’s Northeastern States District Office and partner organization Wilderness Inquiry brought the mission of public lands directly into the Milwaukee community through a week of paddling, outdoor education and exploration.
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Two volunteers load a wheelbarrow from a pile of gravel

National Public Lands Day Volunteers Revitalize Dean S. Reservoir in Montana

Twenty-four volunteers, including six youths, gathered at Dean S. Reservoir to mark National Public Lands Day by constructing kiosks, installing culverts, fixing fences and clearing trails.
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