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Ice Age Camel Fossil Found Along the Green River in Utah

Posted on: August 25th, 2025

Ancient North American camel species represented by 33,000-year-old shin bone VERNAL, Utah — An old fossil discovery is providing new information to scientists nearly 40 years later. A fossil bone found in a sand pit near Vernal, Utah, in the 1980s has turned out to be an older-than-expected representative of a species of camel that was […]

BLM transfers over 600 public acres to Utah Division of State Parks

Posted on: August 19th, 2025

SALT LAKE CITY — The Bureau of Land Management and State of Utah today announced transfer of 618 acres of small, isolated BLM parcels within Antelope Island State Park and adjacent to Wasatch Mountain State Park to the state. Transferring these lands will consolidate ownership and improve the visitor experience through more consistent management. “This land transfer reflects our commitment to efficient land […]