BLM CDD Awards GeomorphIS Fossil Yield Prediction Task Order

The BLM California Desert District (CDD) has awarded GeomorphIS and our teaming partner, PaleoServices – San Diego Natural History Museum (SDNHM), a task order to evaluate the potential for paleontological resources to be located within the District’s administrative area. The planning area for the CDD includes lands within the Barstow, El Centro, Needles, Palm Springs-South Coast, and Ridgecrest Field Offices. A Potential Fossil Yield Classification (PFYC) GIS map has been developed for the El Centro FO and will be incorporated in the larger CDD PFYC map and report. The GeomorphIS team will conduct an extensive review of existing paleontological and geological literature relevant to CDD, using library and map collection at the SDNHM, San Diego State University, and other sources. The team will use GIS to develop PFYC Class rankings for all geologic rock units known to occur on CDD lands. Rankings will be based on the most recent BLM criteria and guidelines.