Spring 2016 Site Steward Watch
From the Coordinator:

As spring arrives in Arizona we are saying temporary adios to many of our wintering Stewards. Thank you all for your dedication and persistence in protecting the cultural resources of the regions. We all look forward to your return. The issue with the current "stand-down" for volunteers on BLM lands has caused much consternation and difficulty for the Site Stewards.  We have a special column in this edition written by Matt Basham, State BLM Archeologist, addressing these concerns for every Site Steward. 
   
The date draws near for the Arizona Site Steward 30 th Anniversary Conference. This is a celebration of and for you, the dedicated preservationists who put their personal time and resources toward aiding federal, state, and local agencies to meet their mandated requirements to manage their cultural resources. We will be meeting on June 7-8, 2016 at the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel in Phoenix. There will be two full days of speakers, presentations, discussions, and training offered free, to all Sites Stewards who want to attend. I am including a preliminary program in this edition of the Watch, sending it out to the regional coordinators and also will be posting on the site steward website, the Arizona Site Steward Facebook page, and the SHPO's Historic Preservation Conference website. I look forward to seeing you all there!
 
For more information and to register please go on-line to https://azpreservation.com/site-stewards.html . Complete the registration form as usual, on page 2 you will be able to select the portion of the conference you want to attend. Select Only the Site Steward Conference at the bottom of the page, if that is all you want to attend. You do not have to register for individual sessions. A confirmation will be automatically sent to your email upon registration completion.
 
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Remember to submit your nominations for the annual site steward awards to be presented at the conference. In addition to the usual suspects, I hope to enlarge the playing field a bit, in honor of our 30 th anniversary. If there are any special awards that do not meet a specified category, please fill out a nomination with a brief explanation of how the nominee has contributed to the program in a unique, "above and beyond," kind of way. 
AZ Site Steward Program Honored with Tri-National Award, March 2016

The International Sonoran Desert Alliance (ISDA) presented the Arizona Site Steward Program with a beautiful award commemorating 30 years of site stewardship at the 4 th Tri-National Sonoran Desert Symposium. The program was well represented at the symposium, including Mary Estes, former Site Steward Program State Coordinator, regional coordinators Rick and Sandy Martynec (Ajo), Shelley Rasmussen (Hassyampa), Douglas Newton (Central and Tonopah), Jill McCormick (Yuma), and partners BLM, Luke Air Force Base, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, the Tohono O'odham Nation, and several individual stewards and supporters of the program.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to make this program internationally recognized!
The Arizona BLM and the Site Steward Program Update

Dear Arizona Site Steward Volunteers:
 
The BLM is nearing completion of our internal review of our administration of volunteer programs, including the Site Steward Program. We initiated this review to ensure that we are supporting the volunteer programs consistently across the state. We need to ensure that each volunteer program is functioning according to national policy so that BLM managers are confident that our valued volunteers are working under sound legal conditions. Our goal is to provide consistent and uninterrupted support to each of you. I acknowledge that this internal review has been disruptive. I want to thank you for your patience during this review. 
 
I began my career as a field technician conducting surveys and recording archaeological sites all throughout Arizona. I know first hand the value of these irreplaceable resources. The BLM Arizona's Cultural Heritage program manages some of the most significant and best-preserved archaeological sites in the American Southwest. The BLM would not be able to meet our monitoring and preservation goals without you -- our valued Arizona Site Stewards. Thank you for all that you do to help preserve Arizona's past for future generations.
 
Matt Basham
Deputy Preservation Officer
BLM Arizona
Land Managers Meeting
February 4, 2016

The 2016 AZ Site Steward Program Land Managers Meeting was held on February 4, in the community room at Pueblo Grande Museum (thanks to the City of Phoenix for providing space for this meeting). Nearly 50 land managers, agency representatives, regional coordinators and site stewards were in attendance. This was the largest group of attendees we have ever had! 
 
The meeting reviewed the general site steward program partnership, highlighting the need for several key requirements:
  • The formal overreaching partnership agreement (IGA, ISA, MOA, MOU, Agreement), defines the program purpose and goals, all involved parties, and each parties' roles and responsibilities within the program.
  • The agency volunteer agreement is required to protect the site stewards while conducting work under each land managing agency. Every site steward must have a signed volunteer form for each agency that owns the property they are monitoring.
  • The online database system is the sole system for recording site steward activities and hours. This system is accessible by all stewards, coordinators, land managers and administrators. Land managers need to regularly review listed sites information, reports, and hours recorded.
  • The certification process. Each Site Steward is vetted and trained to the satisfaction of the RC and LM. Upon completion of this process, the steward information is forwarded to SHPO for certification. This provides a key confirmation that the site steward understands and agrees to certain legal and ethical standards regarding cultural resources. The Site Steward is not activated until this is complete and they receive their ID card.
We also defined specific responsibilities of each program role: The Program Administrator from ASP, the Agency/Partner Land Manager Representative (LM) and the Regional Coordinator (RC). A close relationship between these three entities is required to have an effective stewardship program. Of these: the relationship between the Land Manager contact and the Regional Coordinators is most crucial. The communication between regional coordinator and land manager is key to maintaining an efficient system of site monitoring and reporting vandalism. Land managers need to respond to RCs concerns as quickly as possible. Everyone is very busy, but remember, the stewards are volunteers providing a valuable and necessary service on agency managed lands. 
Area Meeting Updates

In response to a request made at the land managers meeting, Paula has begun coordinating and attending state geographic area meetings. These are established because it is very difficult for some regions and agencies to have representation at an annual centrally based meeting. The area meetings bring together small groups of regional coordinators and land managers to meet, share, communicate and address issues specific to an area of the state.

The first such meeting was held on February 23, 2016 in Springerville. Attendees included regional coordinators from Homolovii, Northeast, Heber and agency representatives from Apache Sitgreaves NF. Other invited stakeholders such as the BLM were not able to attend. Discussions included the need for recruitment and outreach to diverse groups and individuals, upcoming events in the region to educate and reach local people who may have a common concern for the resources, groups and organizations to contact/educate, and Land Managers need to review and prioritize current listed sites, evaluate and update site kits, add/remove sites to the program.

March 21st brought the northern area together in Fredonia,, AZ. Attendees included regional coordinators from AZ Strip East and West, Williams, and Page as well as agency representatives from Kaibab NF, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and the BLM. Other invited stakeholders were not able to attend. Discussions included concerns about the BLM stand-down and how this effects vandalism on those sites, the need for caution in recruiting site stewards as many persons in the area may have less than honorable intentions regarding site information. The current standard for RCs and agencies to personally "vet' and approve any applicants in the area remains the best practice. Combined and coordinated training and education events will provide a stronger base for remote stewards and coordinators. Communication between regions is very important.

Next up: TBD
Southeastern AZ meeting to include Safford, Sierra Vista, San Pedro, Santa Rita Abbey, and eastern Tucson regions with appropriate land managers.
Forest and Valley area meeting: Payson, Verde Valley, Red Rock, Prescott regions with appropriate land managers.
Special Partnership Pilot Program

The Arizona Site Steward Program is ever mindful of the cultural affiliations associated with the sites and properties we monitor and protect. To meet this mission, we are actively pursuing inclusion of tribal cultural representatives and members into the site steward program. We hope to include cultural sensitivity into every site steward training throughout the state, and to partner with appropriate tribes to promote a greater understanding and sensitivity to the cultural resources.

A current example of this partnership is a pilot program Friends of Culture initiative developing between the Hualapai and Fort Mojave tribes and the AZ Site Steward Program. The goals of this partnership are to engage tribal elders and youth and empower tribal communities through leadership, stewardship, service, and outreach. Along with the AZ Site Steward Program, the pilot program includes partnering with land managing agencies such as the Forest Service, and the BLM, as well as conservation and non-profit groups. This is in the most basic grassroots format at this time, but we foresee a strong and beneficial program developing.

More details and examples of this unique and valuable partnership will be presented at the 30th Anniversary Site Steward Conference in June.
Upcoming Events

Please put your community events on the shared calendar so we can continue to provide public outreach and education about the importance of preservation stewardship. If I am aware of your event, I can and will assist in setting up our outreach efforts.
 
Mark your Calendar!  Check the Calendar!
Site Steward 30th Anniversary Conference: June 7-8, 2016 Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Phoenix (see preliminary schedule in this edition).
Regional Updates

The issue with the current "stand-down" for volunteers on BLM lands is mentioned in every regional update. In some regions this has meant NO activity for several months. In order to avoid redundancy and negativity in this newsletter, it is noted and addressed on the first page of this edition.
 
NE (Jo Ann Weldon and Darlene Brinkerhoff )
We have decided it is most efficient to combine the NE/Homolovii regions into one region with Jo Ann Weldon and Darlene Brinkerhoff co-coordinating the region. The northeast region encompasses an area extending from 147 to the west north to Winslow/Homolovii and east to the NM Border then south to Alpine. Currently we have approximately 43 active site stewards between three regional coordinators in the area. A regional update and training will be held on April 23rd at the Navajo County Museum in Holbrook. All sites and stewards have been listed under the combined NE region in the database. For site steward reporting please check to be sure NE region is in the drop-down on the left side of the page or you will not find your site. To report on hours prior to February 2016 you will need to check with one of the coordinators or Paula.
 
Prescott (Judy Stoycheff)
To date, this winter has been pretty quiet. Only one vandalism report was turned in. It is pretty difficult to do deliberate mischief on a site when it is covered with a few feet of snow. With the snow melt, we are faced with some areas that have very tenacious mud that adds inches to your height should you attempt to walk on it. Hopefully that also discourages the potential vandals. Our current Spring-like weather has most of us eager to get back into our hiking gear and out checking our sites. We know that historically, vandalism reports increase with the warmer weather. We will be scheduling our spring field trip with the PNF archaeologists very soon. Jim McKie has an interesting idea different than our usual outing. Hopefully, the schedule will allow Teresa Chase, supervisor, and the newest archaeologist, Carlos Herrera to join us.

We trained four new Stewards last month. Robert D., Bill B., Larry and Val M., have their assignments and are eager to begin monitoring but have been derailed due to the afore mentioned weather. Coincidentally, all are members of the Yavapai chapter of AAS and bring that experience to the SS program.
 
Salt River Valley (SRV) (Daniel Rucker)
Thank you to Daniel Rucker for stepping up as the new Regional Coordinator for the Salt River Valley. Daniel comes to us with an impressive background in archaeology and stewardship. A SRV meet-and-greet will begin at 10:00 am on Saturday April 16th in the big conference room inside Pueblo Grande at the Pueblo Grande Museum (4619 East Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034). Daniel will present the current state of the region, set some goals, and answer questions. Group visits to sites in our region will be scheduled in April and May, and fully trained stewards will begin receiving site assignments very soon. If you cannot attend the meet-and-greet, please email your site location preferences.

Prior to the meeting, we are invited to assist the Pueblo Grande Mudslingers to stabilize the Pueblo Grande Platform Mound.  If you have never participated in ruins stabilization before, it is a blast. The Mudslingers are starting at 8:00 am and meet on the west side of the Pueblo Grande parking lot. Bring clothes that can get muddy, and rubber gloves to protect your hands from the rough mud. You don't need to have any experience. You will be helping to cover eroding segments of the platform mound in a mud mixture. Be sure to bring water and snacks, a hat, and sunscreen, clothes and shoes that can get dirty.
 
Arizona Strip 20E and 20W (Brad Heap, Roger and Lesley McPeek)
Not much to report at this time. There has been no activity for 20E this quarter except a presentation to 4th grade class at Orderville Elementary School. A northern Arizona area meeting was held at Fredonia on March 21. See notes above.  

Ajo (Rick and Sandy Martynec)
Current border issues are complicated and affect natural and cultural resources in unusual and unexpected ways. There are now thousands of miles of new roads in Wilderness within the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (CPNWR) and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Similarly, in the last decade, new roads are commonplace on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the Barry M. Goldwater Range. In many cases the archaeological resources impacted by these new roads are unknown and, consequently, have not been documented. The Ajo Site Stewards have partnered with all of these land management agencies and, aside from monitoring assigned sites, have been conducting surveys and recording the new-found sites.



The additions to the inventory of cultural remains and the conditions of the sites permits the land managers to assess which sites are in jeopardy and the nature of the potential impact(s). This, in turn, allows the land managers to identify which of the new sites require monitoring by site stewards and how often the monitoring should occur.

During the course of these projects the Ajo Site Stewards have had occasion to interact with local Native Americans, specifically the Hia C-ed and Tohono O'odha m. Without a doubt, everyone involved has attained a better understanding of each others perspective. In addition, it has given the site stewards an opportunity to converse with the descendants of the occupants of a site they monitor. So, beyond monitoring a site and reporting vandalism to the land managers, the Ajo Site Stewards have been rewarded with a better understanding of how various features and artifacts within a site functioned and the importance these objects have for Native American people. While it is exciting to examine a sherd from a decorated pot, knowing how the pot was used, when it was used, and by whom offers the site stewards a unique opportunity to see the site from a view point that is normally not available. More details and examples of this unique and valuable partnership will be presented at the 30th Anniversary Site Steward Conference in June.
 
Payson (Chris Tetzloff)
This has been a low-key period for Payson site stewards. There have been several small group outings, some in conjunction with Rim Country AAS, to several sites over the past few months, including to Fort Jeremy and Buckhead Petroglyph in November and Onyx Canyon and Rye Creek Ruin in December. The former ranger at Tonto Natural Bridge, Steve Soroka, attended the Buckhead Petroglyph outing, and showed us some nearby features I had not been aware of prior to that date. At Onyx Canyon, we found vandalism in the form of fire rings.  At the direction of archaeologist Denise Ryan, Kali Valentine went back to the site, and disassembled these. Unfortunately, when we went out on April 2, there were some more new rings, and three rooms dug at Lion Springs, so we will need to increase monitoring at these sites.  

In early 2016 outing plans were modified somewhat, due to site steward and RC injuries.  We did do a joint outing with AAS to Hardt Hill Fort on January 16. The AAS speaker for that date, Aaron Wright, accompanied us to the site, and we picked his brain about all of the objects and features that we found. In February, there were small group outings to Sunflower Ruin and Oxbow Ruin. Several of us joined JJ Golio on the hike she led for AAS to Badger Springs Ruin, a BLM site near Sunset Point. At this point, the rattlers are out...at least in that vicinity. 

In March, we attended some of the Archaeology month outings as a group. Unfortunately, due to illness, many cancelled for the Keyhole Sink trip, but Allen Lyles, Linda Coglan and I enjoyed the introduction to the Kaibab National Forest led by Neil Weintraub, and the interesting archaic petroglyphs depicting hunting practices. 

We have not done a training in some time. Once we have a quorum of recruits, this will be pursued. Right now, we just have three people, waiting for training.
 
Yuma (Jill McCormick and Addie Santillan)
Yuma region is happy to welcome back our winter visitor volunteers. Since our region transitioned from two regions back to one we were introduced to a greet group of volunteers who had been previously solely working with the BLM. Our winter visitors' roster includes Ted and Mary-Ellen K. Tom E. Brian L. and Jim W. who have joined us all the way from Oregon, Canada and throughout the Northern states of the US. We are excited and happy to have such a great group of veteran volunteers with us. Additionally, Yuma region has recruited another student from Arizona Western College, Maria A. welcome to the team! With all of these new faces Jill and Addie have been busy training, delegating and reorganizing volunteers to sites. Last, since taking over 20+ sites from the BLM, reorganization and recon continues to get those sites and their information up-to-date.
 
San Pedro (Bob Sherman)
It is with a heavy heart that I inform you about the loss of Nanette Weaver . Nanette was a very dedicated site steward and regional coordinator for the San Pedro Region and the Arizona Site Steward Program statewide. Her smile, optimism, humor, intelligence and quiet fortitude and patience will be greatly missed by all. Bob Sherman is the San Pedro regional coordinator and could use all of the support and assistance anyone can provide. If we are not able to have a formal memorial for Nanette, we will be including an in memorium at the site steward conference to honor, remember, and recognize those who have passed.
 
Kingman Region (Bob Andrews)
We finally have a new land manager for the BLM Kingman region. Just in time for the BLM stand-down! Bob Andrews is working closely with Shane Rumsey (BLM) to prepare the site stewards for site assignments, field visits, and reporting so we can hit the ground running and ready when the stand-down is lifted. Welcome Shane to the region and the site steward program. We are very happy to have you here.
 
Lake Havasu (Jenny Anderson)
The Lake Havasu region held a regional meeting January 11. This would normally be our busiest time for monitoring sites, but with BLM asking us to "stand-down" literally all our region's sites will not be properly monitored. Our region currently has no BLM archaeologist. As a result, we simply plan to "keep on keeping on...", trying to maintain positive outlook.  Our members are using this time to continue hiking and enjoying the great desert outdoors and to informally keep an eye out and report any concerns we observe as private individuals.  Meanwhile, we are eagerly awaiting word that the internal review is done and we can resume formal work as site stewards.
 
Santa Rita Abbey (Sr. Pam Fletcher)
Jim McDonald and Kay Rosenow trained the original group of abbey site stewards in 1995.   The oldest records on file include a handwritten service hours chart from 1995, and a SHPO computer report of our hours from 1996. Eleven site stewards are listed on these documents.  Of the eleven, two have passed away (Beverly and Jean), two have retired from active duty (Clare and Margarita), and four have moved away. That leaves three still active from that original list: Rita, Vicki and Pam.
 
Hassyampa/Wickenburg (Shelley Rasmussen)
On January 9, 2016 the Buckeye Skyline regional Park celebrated their grand opening. Shelly, Paula and Ruthanna manned the Site Steward information booth. The City of Buckeye, with the Site Steward Program Land Manager, Bob Wisener did an outstanding job in developing this 8,675-acre park by first removing 68,140 lbs. of trash and convincing the public to stop illegal dumping and shooting. The park is well laid out with picnic areas, campsites ad trailhead facilities. We had a lot of visitors to the Site Steward booth and recruited a few new potential stewards.

The annual land managers meeting on February 4th was a huge turnout of land managers and regional coordinators. This meeting is always a good opportunity for us to discuss issues and to work together to make the Site Steward Program more efficient. Save the Date of June 7th and 8th when the 30th Anniversary Site Steward Conference will be celebrated. These two days will be full of speakers and workshops designed specifically to the Site Stewards and will be free to all stewards. There is a block of rooms set aside at the conference hotel (Crown Plaza Airport Hotel) at a special conference rate. This is the way the program gives back to and recognized the stewards for all of the work and dedication. You don't want to miss this event!
 
Sierra Vista (Jimi Walker)
We're plugging along as best we can. Joanne and I have done some exploring here at Cochise Stronghold. We checked on two known pictograph shelters and found a third one. A few days ago I was honored to have two Chiricahua Apache gentlemen stay at the campground overnight and asked me to take them up to the pictographs. They had not been to see them and were not sure where they were. Being able to watch as the younger man connected with his heritage and spoke the language was an experience I will never forget. That was one of the most awesome moments I've ever witnessed. Thank you for letting me be a part of a program that brings History alive. I've got until the end of May out here at the Stronghold. I'm hoping to hold a training in late June maybe at the Amerind Foundation in Dragoon.
 
Agua Fria (Mike Nushawg, Lila Elam)
A major event in January was the retirement of Lila Elam after nearly 20 years as regional coordinator for the Agua Fria Region. She has turned the reins over to Mike Nushawg and will be staying on to assist Mike in transition. Welcome Mike Nushawg as the new regional coordinator for the Agua Fria region.
Ruthanna's Reminders

 

RCs: Now that applicants are listed by the date that they are received, I am not notifying you every time I get a new applicant - just when I think there is something odd about the application. I assume that you all are periodically checking the list to see if you have some new candidates - and to set them up for training.

 

Please review the applicant list at the beginning of each month and contact anyone who has applied for your region.

 
RCs: Remember a new Site Steward cannot be activated until they are certified by SHPO. Until that date, they are not covered by the volunteer insurance. The Central Office is responsible for entering the certification date into the database. We will also be happy to activate the profile at the same time and notify both you and the new SS. 

If you have a candidate who is impatient/wants to get out there right away, the candidate can visit a site ONLY if:
  1. The volunteer agreement has been signed by both the volunteer and the LM.
  2. The candidate is accompanied by a certified SS or the RC.
Please Note: The hours only count as training and they cannot be entered into the data base until after the candidate is certified.
Arizona Site Steward Program
30th Anniversary Conference
June 7-8, 2016
Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Phoenix 

PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE PROGRAM
(subject to change)

 Tuesday, June 7
8:30 AM - Welcome - Peter Pilles
9:15 AM - Opening Plenary - Shereen Lerner
9:30-10:15 AM - Faces and Places History of the Program - Mary Estes
10:15 AM - Vandalism Past

Simultaneous Sessions
11:00 AM - Implementation of the ASSP - Scott Wood
11:00 AM - Military Sites - Bill Smith
11:45 AM - Protecting and Preserving Historic Cemeteries - Vivia Strang
11:45 AM - Plotting Climate and Vandalism - Daniel Rucker
11:45 AM - Identifying Natural Resources as part of Cultural Landscape - Doug Newton

Luncheon
12:00-1:00 PM - "Site Stewards and the Future of the Arizona's Past"  - Thomas H. Wilson

Simultaneous Sessions
1:15-2:00 PM - Metal Detection on Historic Sites - Steve Germick
1:15-2:00 PM - Ceramics Workshops Part 1 (Northern AZ, Central AZ, Southern AZ) - Bill Deaver, J, Scott Wood
1:15-2:00 PM - Online Reporting Practicum - Paula Pflepsen
1:15-2:00 PM - Practical Lessons in Mapping, map reading and GPS Part 1 - Robert Breen
1:15-2:00 PM - Petroglyphs/Pictographs and Rock Art recording - E. Billo

2:15-3:00 PM - Ceramics Workshop Part 2 (Northern AZ, Central AZ, Southern AZ) - TBD
2:15-3:00 PM - Practical Lessons in Mapping, map reading and GPS Part 2 - Robert Breen 
2:15-3:00 PM - Vandalism Present: Success Stories - John Shuring and more
2:15-3:00 PM - Crime Scene Management Part 1 - Rob Vaitkus
2:15-3:00 PM - Land Managers Round Table - Ann Howard, facilitating

3:15-4:00 PM
- Ceramics Workshop Part 3 (Northern AZ, Central AZ, Southern AZ) - TBD
3:15-4:00 PM - Online Reporting Practicum - Paula Pflepsen
4:00 PM - RC Round Table - Nicole Armstrong-Best, facilitating
4:00 PM - Crime Scene Management Part 2 - Rob Vaitkus
4:15-5:00 PM - Effective Partnerships: Examples of RC and Agencies working together to address region/agency specific issues - Ajo Region (Martynec/Rankin)/Yuma Region (McCormick)/AZ Strip (Betensen/Heap)

Reception at Pueblo Grande Museum

Wednesday, June 8 
9-10:00 AM - Ever changing Faces and Places: LM and RC discuss changes, developments, and concerns in the program - TBD 

Simultaneous Sessions
10:15-11:15 AM - Effective Partnerships: Examples of RC and Agencies working together to address region/agency specific issues - Ajo Region (Martynec/Rankin)/Yuma Region (McCormick)/AZ Strip (Betensen/Heap)
10:15-11:15 AM - Vandalism Future: Using Technology in site monitoring protection and enforcement - Verde Valley Archaeology Center (drones), Neil Weintraub (elephant snot), Wildlife Cameras
10:15-11:15 AM - Recruiting and Retaining diverse demographics into stewardship - TBD
10:15-11:15 AM - Passing the Baton: Maintaining and Sharing Program Knowledge RCs - Elam, Walker, Rucker and more

BREAK 

Simultaneous Sessions
11:30 AM-12:15 PM - Passing the Baton: Maintaining and Sharing Program Knowledge LMs - Weintraub, Rumsey and more
11:30 AM-12:15 PM - Alliances with other stewardship programs - TBD
11:30 AM-12:15 PM - New training materials - Discussion and Development - Paula Pflepsen

Awards Banquet Luncheon
1:00-3:00 PM - Pilot Program Incorporating Tribes, Youth, Cultural Awareness, Outreach and Stewarship - Hubbs, McDowell

3:15-5:00 PM - Tribal Partnerships/Sharing Protection Concerns - Joaquin, Eiler, Lewis
3:15-5:00 PM - Cultural Sensitivity Training (SRPMIC, Hualapai, plus)

5:30-7:30 PM - Shared Reception and Silent Auction with AZ Historic Preservation Conference  

Thanks to: US Bureau of Land Management; US Forest Service; AZ Bureau of Reclamation; USDOD Luke Air Force Base; City of Phoenix (Pueblo Grande Museum); Verde Valley Archaeology Center; Arizona State Parks; Archaeology Southwest; PaleoWest Archaeology; Concord General Contracting

For more information and to register please go on-line to https://azpreservation.com/site-stewards.html. Complete the registration form as usual, on page 2 you will be able to select the portion of the conference you want to attend. Select Only the Site Steward Conference at the bottom of the page, if that is all you want to attend. You do not have to register for individual sessions. A confirmation will be automatically sent to your email upon registration completion.
 
 Inquiries & Story Submissions: Paula Ppfelspen, Site Steward
Program Coordinator | ppflepsen@azstateparks.gov, 602.542.7160
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