Stacie Cearly (BA Geology, 2008)

I'm graduating from Royal Holloway, University of London in September of 2009 with an MS in Quaternary Science and I'm an Archaeology Tech for the BLM in Burley, Idaho.

Right now we're mapping the Oregon and California Trails. Yes, they've already been mapped several times, but mostly by OCTA (Oregon-California Trail Assocaition) members seeking new trail segments.

I'm also working on a cold storage cave project looking at 14C dates, faunal analysis and stable isotopes from bison bone found in a prehistoric "freezer" at Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho. That's my MSc dissertation.

Mostly we're into preserving archaeological sites on public lands (BLM owned, of course), maintaining known sites and educating the public about archaeology in southern Idaho. The trails project is actually really cool, as many of the older families that are here came over on the Oregon trail (including mine). Its a nice piece of American history to be a part of.