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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Cami (left) and Greg (right) pause to look at an outcrop of Greenhorn Limestone in central Kansas around 1990.

Greg and Cami: A Tale of Two Geologists

Greg and Cami: A Tale of Two Geologists
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Maj. Megan Kiska on helicopter ride during Idaho Air National Guard during their Innovative Readiness Training (IRT).

Military Appreciation: Building Partnerships in Idaho

As we observe Military Appreciation Month, Air Force Maj. Megan Kiska explains the value in building partnerships.
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BLM employee Sammee Breckon and her mom - selfie.

The American Dream - Korea to Idaho

As we conclude the celebration of Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) heritage month, Sammee explains her migration to America and how she “learned to speak English so well.”
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Blythe Morrison, a Museum Specialist at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, poses for a portrait in-front of non-sensitive artifacts March 14, 2024, in Dolores, Colo. She is an Amskapii Piikani woman focusing on Native American Graves and Repatriation Act projects for the Bureau of Land Management. (BLM - Colorado photo by Brigette Waltermire)

Lending Native Perspectives to NAGPRA at BLM Colorado

Blythe Morrison (Amskapi Piikani) has taken on NAGPRA work at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. She focuses on the research of items to piece together where they might be from and how they can be returned.
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Tanya Wiley, a Boise-based budget analyst for U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services.

"Ohana" binds us together

As we celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) heritage month, Tanya, who is a Hawaiian-born and raised Filipino-Portuguese American, reflects on her childhood, and explains ohana, the aloha spirit and her connection to humanity.
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