Wandering Rust

Just trying to keep the glass half full...

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The Piedmont Trail (at Bur-Mil Park)

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Getting outside in North Carolina!

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Hanging out with Wander Woman in Virginia’s Grayson Highlands State Park

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What is your favorite part of the adventure? 

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Nice

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Five camping destinations with good reputations for families.

Really good suggestions for family camping

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Friends meet up to get outside and away from the grind.

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National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis waived agency policies against partnering with alcoholic beverage companies so the National Park Foundation could sign a multi-million-dollar agreement with Anheuser-Busch, a deal that provides Budweiser with valuable branding placements during the Park Service's centennial campaign.

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Happy Arbor Day from Table Rocks in Oregon.

The 4,864-acre Table Rocks Management Area is cooperatively owned and administered by the BLM and natureconservancy.

The Table Rocks were designated in 1984 as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) to protect special plants and animal species, unique geologic and scenic values, and education opportunities. The remarkable diversity of the Table Rocks includes a spectacular spring wildflower display of over 75 species, including the dwarf wooly meadowfoam (Limnanthes floccosa ssp. pumila), which grows nowhere else on Earth but on the top of the Table Rocks. Vernal pool fairy shrimp (Branchinecta lynchi), federally listed as threatened, inhabit the seasonally formed vernal pools found on the tops of both rocks.

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#trailtime #hikenc #hpas #hikerchat

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Families, wilderness and adventure...in NC

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It might be time to plan your trip to Stevens Trail on the North Fork of the American Wild and Scenic River.

The wildflowers were peaking this weekend and lots of people were out. It’s hard to believe that such a wild place is less than an hour from Sacramento.  - BLMer and photographer Bob Wick   

Stevens Trail is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The trail is a popular year-round hiking trail in the lower elevations of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Historically, the trail connected the town of Iowa Hill with the city of Colfax, both in Placer County, California. The current trail extends 4.5 miles along the northwestern slope of the North Fork of the American River Canyon.  

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Get outside with your “wild child”

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Get Outside!

This month the BLM Colorado River Valley Field Office partnered with Upward Bound to lead an educational hike for local high school students. The students and BLMers from the field office hiked on Rifle Arch Trail, about 7 miles north of the City of Rifle, Colorado. While they hiked, they discussed Leave No Trace ethics, botany, ecology, public land uses and career opportunities.

BLM Botanist Judy Perkins talked about the area’s native plant communities and how they benefit wildlife, how climate change affects plant communities, what weeds really are and how we manage them, and habitat treatments we use to keep the land healthy. Petroleum Engineer Tim Barrett talked about the history of the uranium tailings visible from the trail they hiked as well as oil and gas operations on BLM lands. Recreation Planner Kim Miller talked about the seven Leave No Trace principles and how to recreate responsibly and enjoyably on public lands.

In their discussions, all three discussed their specific jobs with the BLM and how they got there – including the education and training they needed.

Young people who participated were able to play and learn in the outdoors at the same time, gain meaningful connections to public lands and experience they can use as they prepare to enter the workforce in the future.

Story by BLMer Courtney Whiteman and photos by BLMer Tim Barrett

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We decided fairly last minute to take the girls up to Hanging Rock State Park. This is a great park with a lot to do and a trail for any level. We took a leisurely hike on the Hanging Rock Trail. This is probably the most hiked trail in the park as it leaves from close to the visitor's center and rewards you at the top with the view from the park's namesake.