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Why BLM?

Explore the top ten reasons our employees love working for BLM, and discover and create your own place.  Join us!  (Click on the links to the right to learn more).

Here's what current BLM Idaho employees are saying about why they chose BLM...

"I enjoy being able to study the wild plants and places throughout the sagebrush steppe."
-Roger Rosentreter, Botanist

"The opportunity to be a part of managing public lands was appealing to me.  I don't think many people realize just how much land we manage or how many people rely on the lands and resources for everything from solitude to wind energy.  Working for BLM fits my personal values."
-Cheryle Cobell Zwang, Deputy State Director, Office of Communications

"My 25-year career as a public affairs specialist with the BLM has been exciting and rewarding.  Every skill I have gained in school as a communications major has been tested and put to good use, including journalistic writing, editing, speech and report writing, Powerpoint presentation development, media relations, fire information, public involvement techniques, communications planning, photography and many more.  In addition to varied work, the Office of Communications job is fast-paced and the subject matter of BLM is interesting and relevant to the current and future wel-being of our society.  If I were asked to do it all over again, I'd jump at the opportunity to work at BLM."
-Kris Long, Public Affairs Specialist

"I love traveling around the state to see the projects I have designed become reality."
-Tanya E. Pardy, Civil Engineer

"During my 25-year career as a geologist with BLM, the most rewarding work has been working with dedicated professionals towards the clean-up of environmental and safety hazards associated with abandoned mine lands.  Returning these lands to a more natural setting, and helping to restore water quality, habitat and public safety has been a powerful experience."
-Steve Moore, Geologist and Idaho Abandoned Mine Lands Coordinator