Cultural Heritage and Paleontology
Touren Pope poses for a photo with the fossilized turtle he discovered on BLM with a blue sky

11-year-old Touren Pope discovers ancient turtle fossil on BLM land in Wyoming

Last fall, a routine day of rockhounding on Bureau of Land Management–managed public land in southwest Wyoming turned into an extraordinary discovery. While exploring public lands overseen by the BLM Wyoming Rock Springs Field Office, 11-year-old Touren Pope spotted what would later be identified as a fossilized turtle dating back nearly 48 million years.
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Woman with shorter hair wearing glasses looking at items in plastic bags

BLM Colorado spotlights volunteer Marty Costos

After a lifetime of travel and forty years spent as a teacher, Marty Costos has a volunteer career spanning 23 years and a world of fulfillment at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.
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Sacajawea statue. Photo credit: BLM

Women's History Month: Sacajawea

In honor of Women’s History month BLM Idaho would like to honor an indigenous American heroine, 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐰𝐞𝐚 (pronounced Sack-ah-jah-WEE-a).
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An orange and white color painted water tower sits on the horizon of the lush green Colorado prairie at the site of the former Granada Relocation Center.

BLM Colorado Cadastral Survey assists National Park Service with newest national park unit

America’s newest national park unit, Amache National Historic Site, has a unique connection to BLM Colorado!
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A drawing on a canyon wall.

Dolores River restoration BIL funding

For nearly 15 years, agencies and partners of the BLM have been engaged in restoring the Dolores River in Southwest Colorado.
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JWP Memorial Museum 8-21-23 display poster part 1

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Dinosaur Exhibits Now on Display

By David Hercher, Paria River District, Utah

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