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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Boy scout group in an alcove with BLM employees

Troop 8 feels great about protecting public lands

When Scouting America (formerly Boy Scouts of America) asked the BLM for an opportunity to help out on public lands and earn their next merit badge, Canyon Country District BLM Archaeologist Chris Shaw was ready.
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Group photo of Junior Ranger Day BLM participants

A peek inside second annual junior ranger day at local elementary school

Bureau of Land Management’s Monticello Field Office partnered with Montezuma Creek Elementary School to host its second annual Junior Ranger Day.
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a woman poses with a painting in front of a pueblo

CANM Artist in Residence captures windows to the past

The Artist-in-Residence Program at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, in partnership with the Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance, connects people with the highest density of ancient cultural sites in the U.S.
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Secretary Haaland group photo with BLM and ALCC staff.

Secretary Deb Haaland visits with Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps crew working to stabilize Lowry Pueblo

On October 16th, BLM Colorado hosted Secretary Deb Haaland at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (CANM) to showcase Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps’s (ALCC) current work with BLM.
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Two men and three boys in baseball caps pose in front of a table holding a model T. rex skull.

BLM T. rex featured at Smithsonian Event

T. rex discovered on BLM land in North Dakota plays role in new film.
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