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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A man kneeling down and using a tool to pick at a white rock.

Heritage Heroes preserve record of the Age of Mammals from 50 million years ago

The BLM is pleased to announce the newest winners of the “Heritage Heroes Awards” for their significant support of cultural heritage, history, paleontological resources, museum collections programs, or Tribal consultation within the scope of BLM’s Cultural Heritage Program.
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Lower jaw of a dinosaur fossilized in rock Text: New Species of Tyrannosaur Hints at Ancestor of T. Rex

New Species of Tyrannosaur Hints at Ancestor of T. rex

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A small rectangular building in a field.

Yellow Creek Schoolhouse listed in the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties

Story by Brittany Sprout, Public Affairs Specialist

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A person holds a measuring stick up against a historic inscription that is on a rock face.

Buffalo Field Office records, protects cultural resources through Passport in Time project

Story by Ardy Hahn, Archaeologist; and Tyson Finnicum, Public Affairs Specialist. Photos by Ardy Hahn.

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South Korean TV station receives interpretation of Three Rivers Petroglyph Site

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