Cultural Resources

The Bureau of Land Management is dedicated to balancing the stewardship, preservation, and enhancement of America's cultural resources across public lands with our multiple-use and sustained yield mission. We strive to protect and interpret archaeological, historical, and ethnographic resources in collaboration with Tribal nations and other stakeholders, ensuring their respectful co-stewardship while managing public lands for a variety of uses such as energy development, livestock grazing, recreation, and timber harvesting. 

People have inhabited lands now managed by the BLM for thousands of years. These lands connect the past and present through ongoing traditional use and by retaining invaluable evidence of human history. Preservation of our public lands and their resources is vital to protecting our shared cultural heritage for current and future generations.