Cultural Heritage and Paleontology
Man in blue hat crouches over partially revealed dinosaur bone in the ground

Mother’s Day Site helps unlock ancient mysteries while asking more questions

Over the last 30 years, the Mother's Day site in southern Montana has produced more than 2,600 specimens including the most complete juvenial sauropod skull ever found.
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Greg Shine
Building facade at Shirk Ranch

Spotlight on the historic Shirk Ranch

How many times have you driven by an old barn or homestead and wanted to stop, get out and explore its hidden history? At BLM-administered sites like the Shirk Ranch, you can. Nestled deep in the Lakeview District’s Guano Valley, the historic Shirk Ranch transports visitors back in time to Oregon’s homesteading and early ranching days.
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New Mexico’s Carlsbad Field Office wins 2020 ACRA Award

The 2020 American Cultural Resources Association Awards (ACRA) were presented at the virtual annual conference on September 25, 2020.

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James Hart
Bison skull and bones on a tarp

Reading the bones: a 43,000-year-old mystery is answering some questions and prompting researchers to ask others

Paddling down a river in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska in summer 2012, the weather was still chilly.

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Greg Shine
Every day is Memorial Day on Burma Rim

Every day is Memorial Day on Burma Rim

Like Burma Rim itself, the U.S. Navy’s Attack Squadron 128—known as VA-128—was also forged in fire. On Burma Rim, every day is Memorial Day.
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Rachel Wootton

Fossils from BLM lands help confirm a new species of Allosaur

On Friday, January 24, the BLM participated in the Natural History Museum of Utah's unveiling of Allosaurus jimmadseni, a new species of Allosaur.

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