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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah - Poster by Bureau of Land Management Via Flickr: The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument spans nearly 1.9 million acres of America’s public lands in southern Utah. From its stunning Grand Staircase of cliffs and terraces, across the rugged Kaiparowits Plateau, to the wonders of the Escalante River canyons, the monument’s size and remote character offer a spectacular array of scenic, scientific, and historic resources. World-class dinosaur excavations here have yielded more information about ecosystem change at the end of the dinosaur era than almost any other place in the world. Among the fossil finds, paleontologists have identified dinosaurs not previously known to have inhabited this area, as well as several new species and dozens of soft tissue impressions. One documented species, Kosmoceratops richardsoni, is the most ornate-headed dinosaur ever found. Designated by Presidential proclamation on September 18, 1996, the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is the Bureau of Land Management’s first and largest national monument. Today, it is part of the BLM’s National Landscape Conservation System. A limited number of vintage posters are available at BLM state offices in both postcard and poster formats. Requests for paper posters can also be sent to [email protected]. Please include the word POSTER in the subject line and provide your name, mailing address, and the number and type of poster. Requests are limited to five posters per recipient.

A welcome sunrise warms the air at 8,600 feet in the Pryor Mountain Wilderness Study Area in Montana. Meadows dotted with vibrant lupine and other wildflowers abound on the summit plateau near East Pryor Mountain, an area surrounded by spruce forests. Late June and early July decorate the fields with wildflowers. The Pryor Mountains, are also known as Baahpuuo Isawaxaawúua, which means the "Hitting Rock Mountains." The Crow Nation named them this because the flint makes for excellent projectile points. As the remnant clouds from an earlier thunderstorm over the peaks push away, a new day takes shape. Photo by Bob Wick, Bureau of Land Management.

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Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area in Florida - Postcard by Bureau of Land Management Via Flickr: Located on south Florida’s populous Atlantic coast is a small vestige of natural Florida—the 120-acre Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area. Although small, the site’s location at the confluence of the Loxahatchee River and Indian River Lagoon—just one-quarter mile from the Atlantic Ocean—provides for a wealth of natural diversity and has been of strategic importance for human activity for more than 5,000 years. The site is widely known for its namesake lighthouse constructed in 1860, but beyond the lighthouse, the site houses unique military history and evidence of human occupation dating back to 3,000 B.C. More remarkable still, the site encompasses several rare and sensitive natural plant communities, providing habitat for more than 25 special status species. Visitors to the area can tour the historic Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, experience native coastal and upland habitats, watch for manatees, or engage in one of a multitude of interpretive and educational programs. Congress designated the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area on May 8, 2008. Acre -for -acre, the site is among the Bureau of Land Management’s most diverse National Conservation Lands. A limited number of vintage posters are available at BLM state offices in both postcard and poster formats. Requests for paper posters can also be sent to [email protected]. Please include the word POSTER in the subject line and provide your name, mailing address, and the number and type of poster. Requests are limited to five posters per recipient.

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Rio Chama WSA by Bureau of Land Management Via Flickr: The Rio Chama Wilderness Study Area is located in northern New Mexico. The landscape consists of gently rolling sagebrush-covered plains and a 900 foot deep canyon of colorful siltstone and sandstone carved by the Rio Chama. Piñon woodlands cover the hills, and forests of ponderosa pine and Douglas fir cover the north facing slopes. The diversity of habitat types provide for a variety of wildlife. This scenic area includes excellent opportunities for river rafting; the Rio Chama is designated as a Wild and Scenic River. (Click here to visit the Rio Chama Wild and Scenic River site.) This WSA is adjacent to the Chama River Canyon Wilderness, which is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. Learn more: www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/prog/wilderness/wilderness_study_are... Photo: Bob Wick, BLM California