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TIPS FOR ENJOYING & PRESERVING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES What you can do to protect ancient and sacred places VIEW SITES FROM A DISTANCE: Many Indigenous peoples consider this landscape sacred, and numerous Tribal Elders ask visitors to view sites from a distance. This small act honors Tribal beliefs and protects cultural resources from the destructive effects of visitation, like erosion. THE DIFFERENCE MAKERS: BECOME AN FCM VOLUNTEER While FCM continues to navigate the pandemic with the utmost regard for safety and well-being, we are thrilled to welcome back our volunteers. This spring a small group of volunteers jumped back into action reaching visitors where it’s needed most – on the landscape! They set up tables at various spots along Butler Wash andSPONSORED PROJECTS
The purpose of the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project is to 1) survey and photo-document the vast unpublished collections of archaeological textiles, baskets, wooden implements, hides, and other organic artifacts excavated from Basketmaker and ancestral Pueblo sites on Cedar Mesa during the 1890s; and 2) to make these collections more widely known to researchers, the public and native communities. HELP FCM ADDRESS THE MESS BY PACKING OUT YOUR POOP The problem of human waste is a growing concern in the Bears Ears area, and Friends of Cedar Mesa has decided it’s time to “Address the Mess.”. As gross as it may be, FCM has been documenting human waste on the landscape for several years now. Disturbingly, it is an increasing trend that’s even more of a problem during a globalpandemic.
VISIT WITH RESPECT EDUCATION CAMPAIGN Sustained education about visiting cultural and paleontological resources on the Colorado Plateau Friends of Cedar Mesa, in partnership with the Colorado Plateau Coalition, is offering a positive response to the daily damage caused by uneducated visitors. The truth is many people don’t know how simple it is to visit cultural and scientific sites like cliff CEDAR MESA PERISHABLES PROJECT The Cedar Mesa Perishables Project was established in 2011 to document the 4,000 mostly unpublished textiles, baskets, wooden implements, and hide and feather artifacts excavated from dry caves in the Greater Cedar Mesa area during the 1890s. Now housed in six museums across the United States, the artifacts are associated with the BasketmakerBOARD & STAFF
Tamara Wiggans Desrosiers, a long-time advocate for smarter public lands management, lived in Bluff for 27 years. She worked as a river guide for Wild Rivers Expeditions on the San Juan; she was a llama wrangler for Buckhorn Llamas in the canyons of Cedar Mesa, and managed data for the 5-year Comb Ridge Heritage Initiative Project contracted by the BLM to Winston Hurst from 2005-2010. EWING TO STEP ASIDE AS FCM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Friends of Cedar Mesa Board of Directors is enacting a transition plan after FCM’s longtime Executive Director, Josh Ewing, informed the Board he plans to step out of day-to-day operations of the organization in spring of 2021. “With Josh’s help and leadership, FCM has accomplished results many wouldn’t have thought possible,” said Vaughn Hadenfeldt, FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA FCM Asks Courts to Overturn Oil & Gas Leasing in the “Lands Between” Friends of Cedar Mesa has refiled litigation challenging the previous administration’s fire sale of leasing within the culturally rich landscape of eastern San Juan County. BEARS EARS EDUCATION CENTER Friends of Cedar Mesa has launched our most ambitious project to date — a proactive and positive solution we think everyone can get behind: The Bears Ears Education Center. The center is designed to teach visitors to Bears Ears National Monument how to Visit with Respect in the hopes we can preserve the landscape of Bears Ears andbeyond.
TIPS FOR ENJOYING & PRESERVING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES What you can do to protect ancient and sacred places VIEW SITES FROM A DISTANCE: Many Indigenous peoples consider this landscape sacred, and numerous Tribal Elders ask visitors to view sites from a distance. This small act honors Tribal beliefs and protects cultural resources from the destructive effects of visitation, like erosion. THE DIFFERENCE MAKERS: BECOME AN FCM VOLUNTEER While FCM continues to navigate the pandemic with the utmost regard for safety and well-being, we are thrilled to welcome back our volunteers. This spring a small group of volunteers jumped back into action reaching visitors where it’s needed most – on the landscape! They set up tables at various spots along Butler Wash andSPONSORED PROJECTS
The purpose of the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project is to 1) survey and photo-document the vast unpublished collections of archaeological textiles, baskets, wooden implements, hides, and other organic artifacts excavated from Basketmaker and ancestral Pueblo sites on Cedar Mesa during the 1890s; and 2) to make these collections more widely known to researchers, the public and native communities. HELP FCM ADDRESS THE MESS BY PACKING OUT YOUR POOP The problem of human waste is a growing concern in the Bears Ears area, and Friends of Cedar Mesa has decided it’s time to “Address the Mess.”. As gross as it may be, FCM has been documenting human waste on the landscape for several years now. Disturbingly, it is an increasing trend that’s even more of a problem during a globalpandemic.
VISIT WITH RESPECT EDUCATION CAMPAIGN Sustained education about visiting cultural and paleontological resources on the Colorado Plateau Friends of Cedar Mesa, in partnership with the Colorado Plateau Coalition, is offering a positive response to the daily damage caused by uneducated visitors. The truth is many people don’t know how simple it is to visit cultural and scientific sites like cliff CEDAR MESA PERISHABLES PROJECT The Cedar Mesa Perishables Project was established in 2011 to document the 4,000 mostly unpublished textiles, baskets, wooden implements, and hide and feather artifacts excavated from dry caves in the Greater Cedar Mesa area during the 1890s. Now housed in six museums across the United States, the artifacts are associated with the BasketmakerBOARD & STAFF
Tamara Wiggans Desrosiers, a long-time advocate for smarter public lands management, lived in Bluff for 27 years. She worked as a river guide for Wild Rivers Expeditions on the San Juan; she was a llama wrangler for Buckhorn Llamas in the canyons of Cedar Mesa, and managed data for the 5-year Comb Ridge Heritage Initiative Project contracted by the BLM to Winston Hurst from 2005-2010. EWING TO STEP ASIDE AS FCM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Friends of Cedar Mesa Board of Directors is enacting a transition plan after FCM’s longtime Executive Director, Josh Ewing, informed the Board he plans to step out of day-to-day operations of the organization in spring of 2021. “With Josh’s help and leadership, FCM has accomplished results many wouldn’t have thought possible,” said Vaughn Hadenfeldt, NOW HIRING: COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER Communications Manager – Job Description About FCM Friends of Cedar Mesa (FCM) is a nonprofit, non-partisan conservation organization based in Bluff, Utah. Founded in 2010, FCM works to protect and build respect for the cultural and natural landscapes of the greater Bears Ears region. FCM achieves this mission through a variety of programs,including advocacy
TIPS FOR ENJOYING & PRESERVING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES What you can do to protect ancient and sacred places VIEW SITES FROM A DISTANCE: Many Indigenous peoples consider this landscape sacred, and numerous Tribal Elders ask visitors to view sites from a distance. This small act honors Tribal beliefs and protects cultural resources from the destructive effects of visitation, like erosion. ABOUT THE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT The national monument is 1.35 million acres in size, including about 1 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 290,000 acres managed by the US Forest Service. The monument will be managed by these two agencies. In a historic move, the Bears Ears National Monument recognizes Native American traditional and CONTRIBUTE TO THE BEARS EARS EDUCATION CENTER Contribute to the Bears Ears Visit with Respect Education Center! Please send checks, with memo clearly marked “Education Center” to PO Box 338, Bluff, UT 84512 or use the below form to donate securely online. Please charge my card $0.00 every for periods. for period. Divide my total into payments. JOBS AT FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA The financial support of our Friends makes possible our work to protect the cultural and natural resources of southeastern Utah. Please consider becoming a sustaining donor or making a one-time donation today! Donate Now. WORKING FOR WILDERNESS TRAIL PROJECT Working for Wilderness Trail Project. Well preserved cliff dwelling in Hammond Canyon. Help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act in the best possible way — by putting your back into it! On Saturday, September 20th, we’ll be working on the Posey Trail, a fantastic route down from Elk Ridge into the lower part ofHammond
BEARS EARS EDUCATION CENTER (CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO COVID Bears Ears Education Center Visit the Bears Ears Education Center website for driving routes, maps, camping and hiking information. Our doors are currently closed due to COVID-19. You helped build it. Now help us sustain it. The Bears Ears Education Center was made possible by over 3,000 donors from across the world. With their support FCM ASKS COURTS TO OVERTURN OIL & GAS LEASING IN THE FCM Asks Courts to Overturn Oil & Gas Leasing in the “Lands Between”. Friends of Cedar Mesa has refiled litigation challenging the previous administration’s fire sale of leasing within the culturally rich landscape of eastern San Juan County. If successful, this effort would safeguard thousands of archaeological sites in the“Lands
NOW HIRING: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Our outgoing Executive Director, Josh Ewing, has built a robust, effective, and growing, organization. It is an immense accomplishment. Today, we seek a new executive who can build on these successes. FCM has an extraordinary opportunity to help define how a truly unique and culturally significant landscape can be collaboratively managed andprotected.
THE MAGNIFICENT PALEONTOLOGICAL HISTORY OF BEARS EARS A 220 million year old phytosaur jaw found in present-day Bears Ears. (Photo credit: Rob Gay) This paper is the first of its kind to survey the paleontological diversity of Bears Ears—a rich gestalt. The findings show that fossil resources in the area aren’t only scientifically important, but in many instances unique. FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA FCM Asks Courts to Overturn Oil & Gas Leasing in the “Lands Between” Friends of Cedar Mesa has refiled litigation challenging the previous administration’s fire sale of leasing within the culturally rich landscape of eastern San Juan County. THE DIFFERENCE MAKERS: BECOME AN FCM VOLUNTEER While FCM continues to navigate the pandemic with the utmost regard for safety and well-being, we are thrilled to welcome back our volunteers. This spring a small group of volunteers jumped back into action reaching visitors where it’s needed most – on the landscape! They set up tables at various spots along Butler Wash and BEARS EARS EDUCATION CENTER Friends of Cedar Mesa has launched our most ambitious project to date — a proactive and positive solution we think everyone can get behind: The Bears Ears Education Center. The center is designed to teach visitors to Bears Ears National Monument how to Visit with Respect in the hopes we can preserve the landscape of Bears Ears andbeyond.
CEDAR MESA PERISHABLES PROJECT The Cedar Mesa Perishables Project was established in 2011 to document the 4,000 mostly unpublished textiles, baskets, wooden implements, and hide and feather artifacts excavated from dry caves in the Greater Cedar Mesa area during the 1890s. Now housed in six museums across the United States, the artifacts are associated with the BasketmakerSPONSORED PROJECTS
The purpose of the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project is to 1) survey and photo-document the vast unpublished collections of archaeological textiles, baskets, wooden implements, hides, and other organic artifacts excavated from Basketmaker and ancestral Pueblo sites on Cedar Mesa during the 1890s; and 2) to make these collections more widely known to researchers, the public and native communities. HELP FCM ADDRESS THE MESS BY PACKING OUT YOUR POOP The problem of human waste is a growing concern in the Bears Ears area, and Friends of Cedar Mesa has decided it’s time to “Address the Mess.”. As gross as it may be, FCM has been documenting human waste on the landscape for several years now. Disturbingly, it is an increasing trend that’s even more of a problem during a globalpandemic.
ABOUT THE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT The national monument is 1.35 million acres in size, including about 1 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 290,000 acres managed by the US Forest Service. The monument will be managed by these two agencies. In a historic move, the Bears Ears National Monument recognizes Native American traditional and WORKING FOR WILDERNESS TRAIL PROJECT Working for Wilderness Trail Project. Well preserved cliff dwelling in Hammond Canyon. Help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act in the best possible way — by putting your back into it! On Saturday, September 20th, we’ll be working on the Posey Trail, a fantastic route down from Elk Ridge into the lower part ofHammond
EWING TO STEP ASIDE AS FCM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Friends of Cedar Mesa Board of Directors is enacting a transition plan after FCM’s longtime Executive Director, Josh Ewing, informed the Board he plans to step out of day-to-day operations of the organization in spring of 2021. “With Josh’s help and leadership, FCM has accomplished results many wouldn’t have thought possible,” said Vaughn Hadenfeldt,SITE STEWARDS SPEAK
4 Coordinators, and 16 responses from Agency Archaeologists. Survey questions were sent out by email on September 26, 2016 with a due date of October 21, 2016. FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA FCM Asks Courts to Overturn Oil & Gas Leasing in the “Lands Between” Friends of Cedar Mesa has refiled litigation challenging the previous administration’s fire sale of leasing within the culturally rich landscape of eastern San Juan County. THE DIFFERENCE MAKERS: BECOME AN FCM VOLUNTEER While FCM continues to navigate the pandemic with the utmost regard for safety and well-being, we are thrilled to welcome back our volunteers. This spring a small group of volunteers jumped back into action reaching visitors where it’s needed most – on the landscape! They set up tables at various spots along Butler Wash and BEARS EARS EDUCATION CENTER Friends of Cedar Mesa has launched our most ambitious project to date — a proactive and positive solution we think everyone can get behind: The Bears Ears Education Center. The center is designed to teach visitors to Bears Ears National Monument how to Visit with Respect in the hopes we can preserve the landscape of Bears Ears andbeyond.
CEDAR MESA PERISHABLES PROJECT The Cedar Mesa Perishables Project was established in 2011 to document the 4,000 mostly unpublished textiles, baskets, wooden implements, and hide and feather artifacts excavated from dry caves in the Greater Cedar Mesa area during the 1890s. Now housed in six museums across the United States, the artifacts are associated with the BasketmakerSPONSORED PROJECTS
The purpose of the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project is to 1) survey and photo-document the vast unpublished collections of archaeological textiles, baskets, wooden implements, hides, and other organic artifacts excavated from Basketmaker and ancestral Pueblo sites on Cedar Mesa during the 1890s; and 2) to make these collections more widely known to researchers, the public and native communities. HELP FCM ADDRESS THE MESS BY PACKING OUT YOUR POOP The problem of human waste is a growing concern in the Bears Ears area, and Friends of Cedar Mesa has decided it’s time to “Address the Mess.”. As gross as it may be, FCM has been documenting human waste on the landscape for several years now. Disturbingly, it is an increasing trend that’s even more of a problem during a globalpandemic.
ABOUT THE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT The national monument is 1.35 million acres in size, including about 1 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 290,000 acres managed by the US Forest Service. The monument will be managed by these two agencies. In a historic move, the Bears Ears National Monument recognizes Native American traditional and WORKING FOR WILDERNESS TRAIL PROJECT Working for Wilderness Trail Project. Well preserved cliff dwelling in Hammond Canyon. Help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act in the best possible way — by putting your back into it! On Saturday, September 20th, we’ll be working on the Posey Trail, a fantastic route down from Elk Ridge into the lower part ofHammond
EWING TO STEP ASIDE AS FCM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Friends of Cedar Mesa Board of Directors is enacting a transition plan after FCM’s longtime Executive Director, Josh Ewing, informed the Board he plans to step out of day-to-day operations of the organization in spring of 2021. “With Josh’s help and leadership, FCM has accomplished results many wouldn’t have thought possible,” said Vaughn Hadenfeldt,SITE STEWARDS SPEAK
4 Coordinators, and 16 responses from Agency Archaeologists. Survey questions were sent out by email on September 26, 2016 with a due date of October 21, 2016. ABOUT - FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA Friends of Cedar Mesa works to protect and build respect for the cultural and natural landscapes of the greater Bears Ears region. To further this mission, we work to create local, regional and national support for greater protection of Cedar Mesa through education, advocating for national designations, supporting smart localpolicy-making, and
ANTI-LOOTING REWARD FUND Friends of Cedar Mesa will pay a reward up to $2,500 for information leading to the successful prosecution (e.g. conviction) of individuals perpetrating acts of looting, vandalism, and desecration of human remains or other serious damage to cultural/archaeological resourceson
CELEBRATE CEDAR MESA 2020 Celebrate Cedar Mesa Schedule You’re invited to Celebrate! with Friends of Cedar Mesa. Celebrate Cedar Mesa, an annual event dedicated to honoring the greater Bears Ears region, is set for March 6th – 8th. Plan your Celebrate below. Please note, tickets are no longer available for sale online. A very limited number will be for VISIT WITH RESPECT EDUCATION CAMPAIGN Sustained education about visiting cultural and paleontological resources on the Colorado Plateau Friends of Cedar Mesa, in partnership with the Colorado Plateau Coalition, is offering a positive response to the daily damage caused by uneducated visitors. The truth is many people don’t know how simple it is to visit cultural and scientific sites like cliff ABOUT THE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT The national monument is 1.35 million acres in size, including about 1 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 290,000 acres managed by the US Forest Service. The monument will be managed by these two agencies. In a historic move, the Bears Ears National Monument recognizes Native American traditional and VISIT WITH RESPECT VIDEO SERIES As a part of our Visit with Respect educational initiative, we are pleased to present a series of video shorts designed to help people learn to appropriately and respectfully visit the landscape in the broader Bears Ears region. We hope these videos provide informative tips on how to visit cultural and historical sites with respect. EWING TO STEP ASIDE AS FCM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Friends of Cedar Mesa Board of Directors is enacting a transition plan after FCM’s longtime Executive Director, Josh Ewing, informed the Board he plans to step out of day-to-day operations of the organization in spring of 2021. “With Josh’s help and leadership, FCM has accomplished results many wouldn’t have thought possible,” said Vaughn Hadenfeldt, NOW HIRING: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Our outgoing Executive Director, Josh Ewing, has built a robust, effective, and growing, organization. It is an immense accomplishment. Today, we seek a new executive who can build on these successes. FCM has an extraordinary opportunity to help define how a truly unique and culturally significant landscape can be collaboratively managed andprotected.
THE MAGNIFICENT PALEONTOLOGICAL HISTORY OF BEARS EARS A 220 million year old phytosaur jaw found in present-day Bears Ears. (Photo credit: Rob Gay) This paper is the first of its kind to survey the paleontological diversity of Bears Ears—a rich gestalt. The findings show that fossil resources in the area aren’t only scientifically important, but in many instances unique. NEW LEASE SALE THREATENS RICH ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREAS BLM Proposes Leasing Highly Sensitive Archaeological Areas for Drilling Share your expertise with FCM & BLM The BLM recently proposed leasing more than 57,000 acres of public lands in San Juan and Grand Counties for oil and gas development at an auction to be held in March of 2018. Some of these parecels include dense FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA FCM Asks Courts to Overturn Oil & Gas Leasing in the “Lands Between” Friends of Cedar Mesa has refiled litigation challenging the previous administration’s fire sale of leasing within the culturally rich landscape of eastern San Juan County. THE DIFFERENCE MAKERS: BECOME AN FCM VOLUNTEER While FCM continues to navigate the pandemic with the utmost regard for safety and well-being, we are thrilled to welcome back our volunteers. This spring a small group of volunteers jumped back into action reaching visitors where it’s needed most – on the landscape! They set up tables at various spots along Butler Wash and BEARS EARS EDUCATION CENTER Friends of Cedar Mesa has launched our most ambitious project to date — a proactive and positive solution we think everyone can get behind: The Bears Ears Education Center. The center is designed to teach visitors to Bears Ears National Monument how to Visit with Respect in the hopes we can preserve the landscape of Bears Ears andbeyond.
CELEBRATE CEDAR MESA 2020 Celebrate Cedar Mesa Schedule You’re invited to Celebrate! with Friends of Cedar Mesa. Celebrate Cedar Mesa, an annual event dedicated to honoring the greater Bears Ears region, is set for March 6th – 8th. Plan your Celebrate below. Please note, tickets are no longer available for sale online. A very limited number will be for CEDAR MESA PERISHABLES PROJECT The Cedar Mesa Perishables Project was established in 2011 to document the 4,000 mostly unpublished textiles, baskets, wooden implements, and hide and feather artifacts excavated from dry caves in the Greater Cedar Mesa area during the 1890s. Now housed in six museums across the United States, the artifacts are associated with the BasketmakerSPONSORED PROJECTS
The purpose of the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project is to 1) survey and photo-document the vast unpublished collections of archaeological textiles, baskets, wooden implements, hides, and other organic artifacts excavated from Basketmaker and ancestral Pueblo sites on Cedar Mesa during the 1890s; and 2) to make these collections more widely known to researchers, the public and native communities. ABOUT THE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT The national monument is 1.35 million acres in size, including about 1 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 290,000 acres managed by the US Forest Service. The monument will be managed by these two agencies. In a historic move, the Bears Ears National Monument recognizes Native American traditional and WORKING FOR WILDERNESS TRAIL PROJECT Working for Wilderness Trail Project. Well preserved cliff dwelling in Hammond Canyon. Help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act in the best possible way — by putting your back into it! On Saturday, September 20th, we’ll be working on the Posey Trail, a fantastic route down from Elk Ridge into the lower part ofHammond
EWING TO STEP ASIDE AS FCM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Friends of Cedar Mesa Board of Directors is enacting a transition plan after FCM’s longtime Executive Director, Josh Ewing, informed the Board he plans to step out of day-to-day operations of the organization in spring of 2021. “With Josh’s help and leadership, FCM has accomplished results many wouldn’t have thought possible,” said Vaughn Hadenfeldt,SITE STEWARDS SPEAK
4 Coordinators, and 16 responses from Agency Archaeologists. Survey questions were sent out by email on September 26, 2016 with a due date of October 21, 2016. FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA FCM Asks Courts to Overturn Oil & Gas Leasing in the “Lands Between” Friends of Cedar Mesa has refiled litigation challenging the previous administration’s fire sale of leasing within the culturally rich landscape of eastern San Juan County. THE DIFFERENCE MAKERS: BECOME AN FCM VOLUNTEER While FCM continues to navigate the pandemic with the utmost regard for safety and well-being, we are thrilled to welcome back our volunteers. This spring a small group of volunteers jumped back into action reaching visitors where it’s needed most – on the landscape! They set up tables at various spots along Butler Wash and BEARS EARS EDUCATION CENTER Friends of Cedar Mesa has launched our most ambitious project to date — a proactive and positive solution we think everyone can get behind: The Bears Ears Education Center. The center is designed to teach visitors to Bears Ears National Monument how to Visit with Respect in the hopes we can preserve the landscape of Bears Ears andbeyond.
CELEBRATE CEDAR MESA 2020 Celebrate Cedar Mesa Schedule You’re invited to Celebrate! with Friends of Cedar Mesa. Celebrate Cedar Mesa, an annual event dedicated to honoring the greater Bears Ears region, is set for March 6th – 8th. Plan your Celebrate below. Please note, tickets are no longer available for sale online. A very limited number will be for CEDAR MESA PERISHABLES PROJECT The Cedar Mesa Perishables Project was established in 2011 to document the 4,000 mostly unpublished textiles, baskets, wooden implements, and hide and feather artifacts excavated from dry caves in the Greater Cedar Mesa area during the 1890s. Now housed in six museums across the United States, the artifacts are associated with the BasketmakerSPONSORED PROJECTS
The purpose of the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project is to 1) survey and photo-document the vast unpublished collections of archaeological textiles, baskets, wooden implements, hides, and other organic artifacts excavated from Basketmaker and ancestral Pueblo sites on Cedar Mesa during the 1890s; and 2) to make these collections more widely known to researchers, the public and native communities. ABOUT THE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT The national monument is 1.35 million acres in size, including about 1 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 290,000 acres managed by the US Forest Service. The monument will be managed by these two agencies. In a historic move, the Bears Ears National Monument recognizes Native American traditional and WORKING FOR WILDERNESS TRAIL PROJECT Working for Wilderness Trail Project. Well preserved cliff dwelling in Hammond Canyon. Help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act in the best possible way — by putting your back into it! On Saturday, September 20th, we’ll be working on the Posey Trail, a fantastic route down from Elk Ridge into the lower part ofHammond
EWING TO STEP ASIDE AS FCM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Friends of Cedar Mesa Board of Directors is enacting a transition plan after FCM’s longtime Executive Director, Josh Ewing, informed the Board he plans to step out of day-to-day operations of the organization in spring of 2021. “With Josh’s help and leadership, FCM has accomplished results many wouldn’t have thought possible,” said Vaughn Hadenfeldt,SITE STEWARDS SPEAK
4 Coordinators, and 16 responses from Agency Archaeologists. Survey questions were sent out by email on September 26, 2016 with a due date of October 21, 2016. ABOUT - FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA Friends of Cedar Mesa works to protect and build respect for the cultural and natural landscapes of the greater Bears Ears region. To further this mission, we work to create local, regional and national support for greater protection of Cedar Mesa through education, advocating for national designations, supporting smart localpolicy-making, and
CELEBRATE CEDAR MESA 2020 Celebrate Cedar Mesa Schedule You’re invited to Celebrate! with Friends of Cedar Mesa. Celebrate Cedar Mesa, an annual event dedicated to honoring the greater Bears Ears region, is set for March 6th – 8th. Plan your Celebrate below. Please note, tickets are no longer available for sale online. A very limited number will be for ANTI-LOOTING REWARD FUND Friends of Cedar Mesa will pay a reward up to $2,500 for information leading to the successful prosecution (e.g. conviction) of individuals perpetrating acts of looting, vandalism, and desecration of human remains or other serious damage to cultural/archaeological resourceson
VISIT WITH RESPECT EDUCATION CAMPAIGN Sustained education about visiting cultural and paleontological resources on the Colorado Plateau Friends of Cedar Mesa, in partnership with the Colorado Plateau Coalition, is offering a positive response to the daily damage caused by uneducated visitors. The truth is many people don’t know how simple it is to visit cultural and scientific sites like cliffBOARD & STAFF
Tamara Wiggans Desrosiers, a long-time advocate for smarter public lands management, lived in Bluff for 27 years. She worked as a river guide for Wild Rivers Expeditions on the San Juan; she was a llama wrangler for Buckhorn Llamas in the canyons of Cedar Mesa, and managed data for the 5-year Comb Ridge Heritage Initiative Project contracted by the BLM to Winston Hurst from 2005-2010. ABOUT THE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT The national monument is 1.35 million acres in size, including about 1 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 290,000 acres managed by the US Forest Service. The monument will be managed by these two agencies. In a historic move, the Bears Ears National Monument recognizes Native American traditional and EWING TO STEP ASIDE AS FCM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Friends of Cedar Mesa Board of Directors is enacting a transition plan after FCM’s longtime Executive Director, Josh Ewing, informed the Board he plans to step out of day-to-day operations of the organization in spring of 2021. “With Josh’s help and leadership, FCM has accomplished results many wouldn’t have thought possible,” said Vaughn Hadenfeldt, VISIT WITH RESPECT VIDEO SERIES As a part of our Visit with Respect educational initiative, we are pleased to present a series of video shorts designed to help people learn to appropriately and respectfully visit the landscape in the broader Bears Ears region. We hope these videos provide informative tips on how to visit cultural and historical sites with respect. THE MAGNIFICENT PALEONTOLOGICAL HISTORY OF BEARS EARS A 220 million year old phytosaur jaw found in present-day Bears Ears. (Photo credit: Rob Gay) This paper is the first of its kind to survey the paleontological diversity of Bears Ears—a rich gestalt. The findings show that fossil resources in the area aren’t only scientifically important, but in many instances unique. NEW LEASE SALE THREATENS RICH ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREAS BLM Proposes Leasing Highly Sensitive Archaeological Areas for Drilling Share your expertise with FCM & BLM The BLM recently proposed leasing more than 57,000 acres of public lands in San Juan and Grand Counties for oil and gas development at an auction to be held in March of 2018. Some of these parecels include dense FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA FCM Asks Courts to Overturn Oil & Gas Leasing in the “Lands Between” Friends of Cedar Mesa has refiled litigation challenging the previous administration’s fire sale of leasing within the culturally rich landscape of eastern San Juan County. THE DIFFERENCE MAKERS: BECOME AN FCM VOLUNTEER While FCM continues to navigate the pandemic with the utmost regard for safety and well-being, we are thrilled to welcome back our volunteers. This spring a small group of volunteers jumped back into action reaching visitors where it’s needed most – on the landscape! They set up tables at various spots along Butler Wash and BEARS EARS EDUCATION CENTER Friends of Cedar Mesa has launched our most ambitious project to date — a proactive and positive solution we think everyone can get behind: The Bears Ears Education Center. The center is designed to teach visitors to Bears Ears National Monument how to Visit with Respect in the hopes we can preserve the landscape of Bears Ears andbeyond.
CELEBRATE CEDAR MESA 2020 Celebrate Cedar Mesa Schedule You’re invited to Celebrate! with Friends of Cedar Mesa. Celebrate Cedar Mesa, an annual event dedicated to honoring the greater Bears Ears region, is set for March 6th – 8th. Plan your Celebrate below. Please note, tickets are no longer available for sale online. A very limited number will be for CEDAR MESA PERISHABLES PROJECT The Cedar Mesa Perishables Project was established in 2011 to document the 4,000 mostly unpublished textiles, baskets, wooden implements, and hide and feather artifacts excavated from dry caves in the Greater Cedar Mesa area during the 1890s. Now housed in six museums across the United States, the artifacts are associated with the BasketmakerSPONSORED PROJECTS
The purpose of the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project is to 1) survey and photo-document the vast unpublished collections of archaeological textiles, baskets, wooden implements, hides, and other organic artifacts excavated from Basketmaker and ancestral Pueblo sites on Cedar Mesa during the 1890s; and 2) to make these collections more widely known to researchers, the public and native communities. ABOUT THE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT The national monument is 1.35 million acres in size, including about 1 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 290,000 acres managed by the US Forest Service. The monument will be managed by these two agencies. In a historic move, the Bears Ears National Monument recognizes Native American traditional and WORKING FOR WILDERNESS TRAIL PROJECT Working for Wilderness Trail Project. Well preserved cliff dwelling in Hammond Canyon. Help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act in the best possible way — by putting your back into it! On Saturday, September 20th, we’ll be working on the Posey Trail, a fantastic route down from Elk Ridge into the lower part ofHammond
EWING TO STEP ASIDE AS FCM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Friends of Cedar Mesa Board of Directors is enacting a transition plan after FCM’s longtime Executive Director, Josh Ewing, informed the Board he plans to step out of day-to-day operations of the organization in spring of 2021. “With Josh’s help and leadership, FCM has accomplished results many wouldn’t have thought possible,” said Vaughn Hadenfeldt,SITE STEWARDS SPEAK
4 Coordinators, and 16 responses from Agency Archaeologists. Survey questions were sent out by email on September 26, 2016 with a due date of October 21, 2016. FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA FCM Asks Courts to Overturn Oil & Gas Leasing in the “Lands Between” Friends of Cedar Mesa has refiled litigation challenging the previous administration’s fire sale of leasing within the culturally rich landscape of eastern San Juan County. THE DIFFERENCE MAKERS: BECOME AN FCM VOLUNTEER While FCM continues to navigate the pandemic with the utmost regard for safety and well-being, we are thrilled to welcome back our volunteers. This spring a small group of volunteers jumped back into action reaching visitors where it’s needed most – on the landscape! They set up tables at various spots along Butler Wash and BEARS EARS EDUCATION CENTER Friends of Cedar Mesa has launched our most ambitious project to date — a proactive and positive solution we think everyone can get behind: The Bears Ears Education Center. The center is designed to teach visitors to Bears Ears National Monument how to Visit with Respect in the hopes we can preserve the landscape of Bears Ears andbeyond.
CELEBRATE CEDAR MESA 2020 Celebrate Cedar Mesa Schedule You’re invited to Celebrate! with Friends of Cedar Mesa. Celebrate Cedar Mesa, an annual event dedicated to honoring the greater Bears Ears region, is set for March 6th – 8th. Plan your Celebrate below. Please note, tickets are no longer available for sale online. A very limited number will be for CEDAR MESA PERISHABLES PROJECT The Cedar Mesa Perishables Project was established in 2011 to document the 4,000 mostly unpublished textiles, baskets, wooden implements, and hide and feather artifacts excavated from dry caves in the Greater Cedar Mesa area during the 1890s. Now housed in six museums across the United States, the artifacts are associated with the BasketmakerSPONSORED PROJECTS
The purpose of the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project is to 1) survey and photo-document the vast unpublished collections of archaeological textiles, baskets, wooden implements, hides, and other organic artifacts excavated from Basketmaker and ancestral Pueblo sites on Cedar Mesa during the 1890s; and 2) to make these collections more widely known to researchers, the public and native communities. ABOUT THE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT The national monument is 1.35 million acres in size, including about 1 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 290,000 acres managed by the US Forest Service. The monument will be managed by these two agencies. In a historic move, the Bears Ears National Monument recognizes Native American traditional and WORKING FOR WILDERNESS TRAIL PROJECT Working for Wilderness Trail Project. Well preserved cliff dwelling in Hammond Canyon. Help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act in the best possible way — by putting your back into it! On Saturday, September 20th, we’ll be working on the Posey Trail, a fantastic route down from Elk Ridge into the lower part ofHammond
EWING TO STEP ASIDE AS FCM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Friends of Cedar Mesa Board of Directors is enacting a transition plan after FCM’s longtime Executive Director, Josh Ewing, informed the Board he plans to step out of day-to-day operations of the organization in spring of 2021. “With Josh’s help and leadership, FCM has accomplished results many wouldn’t have thought possible,” said Vaughn Hadenfeldt,SITE STEWARDS SPEAK
4 Coordinators, and 16 responses from Agency Archaeologists. Survey questions were sent out by email on September 26, 2016 with a due date of October 21, 2016. ABOUT - FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA Friends of Cedar Mesa works to protect and build respect for the cultural and natural landscapes of the greater Bears Ears region. To further this mission, we work to create local, regional and national support for greater protection of Cedar Mesa through education, advocating for national designations, supporting smart localpolicy-making, and
CELEBRATE CEDAR MESA 2020 Celebrate Cedar Mesa Schedule You’re invited to Celebrate! with Friends of Cedar Mesa. Celebrate Cedar Mesa, an annual event dedicated to honoring the greater Bears Ears region, is set for March 6th – 8th. Plan your Celebrate below. Please note, tickets are no longer available for sale online. A very limited number will be for ANTI-LOOTING REWARD FUND Friends of Cedar Mesa will pay a reward up to $2,500 for information leading to the successful prosecution (e.g. conviction) of individuals perpetrating acts of looting, vandalism, and desecration of human remains or other serious damage to cultural/archaeological resourceson
VISIT WITH RESPECT EDUCATION CAMPAIGN Sustained education about visiting cultural and paleontological resources on the Colorado Plateau Friends of Cedar Mesa, in partnership with the Colorado Plateau Coalition, is offering a positive response to the daily damage caused by uneducated visitors. The truth is many people don’t know how simple it is to visit cultural and scientific sites like cliffBOARD & STAFF
Tamara Wiggans Desrosiers, a long-time advocate for smarter public lands management, lived in Bluff for 27 years. She worked as a river guide for Wild Rivers Expeditions on the San Juan; she was a llama wrangler for Buckhorn Llamas in the canyons of Cedar Mesa, and managed data for the 5-year Comb Ridge Heritage Initiative Project contracted by the BLM to Winston Hurst from 2005-2010. ABOUT THE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT The national monument is 1.35 million acres in size, including about 1 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 290,000 acres managed by the US Forest Service. The monument will be managed by these two agencies. In a historic move, the Bears Ears National Monument recognizes Native American traditional and EWING TO STEP ASIDE AS FCM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Friends of Cedar Mesa Board of Directors is enacting a transition plan after FCM’s longtime Executive Director, Josh Ewing, informed the Board he plans to step out of day-to-day operations of the organization in spring of 2021. “With Josh’s help and leadership, FCM has accomplished results many wouldn’t have thought possible,” said Vaughn Hadenfeldt, VISIT WITH RESPECT VIDEO SERIES As a part of our Visit with Respect educational initiative, we are pleased to present a series of video shorts designed to help people learn to appropriately and respectfully visit the landscape in the broader Bears Ears region. We hope these videos provide informative tips on how to visit cultural and historical sites with respect. THE MAGNIFICENT PALEONTOLOGICAL HISTORY OF BEARS EARS A 220 million year old phytosaur jaw found in present-day Bears Ears. (Photo credit: Rob Gay) This paper is the first of its kind to survey the paleontological diversity of Bears Ears—a rich gestalt. The findings show that fossil resources in the area aren’t only scientifically important, but in many instances unique. NEW LEASE SALE THREATENS RICH ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREAS BLM Proposes Leasing Highly Sensitive Archaeological Areas for Drilling Share your expertise with FCM & BLM The BLM recently proposed leasing more than 57,000 acres of public lands in San Juan and Grand Counties for oil and gas development at an auction to be held in March of 2018. Some of these parecels include dense FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA FCM Asks Courts to Overturn Oil & Gas Leasing in the “Lands Between” Friends of Cedar Mesa has refiled litigation challenging the previous administration’s fire sale of leasing within the culturally rich landscape of eastern San Juan County. THE DIFFERENCE MAKERS: BECOME AN FCM VOLUNTEER While FCM continues to navigate the pandemic with the utmost regard for safety and well-being, we are thrilled to welcome back our volunteers. This spring a small group of volunteers jumped back into action reaching visitors where it’s needed most – on the landscape! They set up tables at various spots along Butler Wash and BEARS EARS EDUCATION CENTER Friends of Cedar Mesa has launched our most ambitious project to date — a proactive and positive solution we think everyone can get behind: The Bears Ears Education Center. The center is designed to teach visitors to Bears Ears National Monument how to Visit with Respect in the hopes we can preserve the landscape of Bears Ears andbeyond.
CELEBRATE CEDAR MESA 2020 Celebrate Cedar Mesa Schedule You’re invited to Celebrate! with Friends of Cedar Mesa. Celebrate Cedar Mesa, an annual event dedicated to honoring the greater Bears Ears region, is set for March 6th – 8th. Plan your Celebrate below. Please note, tickets are no longer available for sale online. A very limited number will be for CEDAR MESA PERISHABLES PROJECT The Cedar Mesa Perishables Project was established in 2011 to document the 4,000 mostly unpublished textiles, baskets, wooden implements, and hide and feather artifacts excavated from dry caves in the Greater Cedar Mesa area during the 1890s. Now housed in six museums across the United States, the artifacts are associated with the BasketmakerSPONSORED PROJECTS
The purpose of the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project is to 1) survey and photo-document the vast unpublished collections of archaeological textiles, baskets, wooden implements, hides, and other organic artifacts excavated from Basketmaker and ancestral Pueblo sites on Cedar Mesa during the 1890s; and 2) to make these collections more widely known to researchers, the public and native communities. ABOUT THE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT The national monument is 1.35 million acres in size, including about 1 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 290,000 acres managed by the US Forest Service. The monument will be managed by these two agencies. In a historic move, the Bears Ears National Monument recognizes Native American traditional and WORKING FOR WILDERNESS TRAIL PROJECT Working for Wilderness Trail Project. Well preserved cliff dwelling in Hammond Canyon. Help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act in the best possible way — by putting your back into it! On Saturday, September 20th, we’ll be working on the Posey Trail, a fantastic route down from Elk Ridge into the lower part ofHammond
EWING TO STEP ASIDE AS FCM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Friends of Cedar Mesa Board of Directors is enacting a transition plan after FCM’s longtime Executive Director, Josh Ewing, informed the Board he plans to step out of day-to-day operations of the organization in spring of 2021. “With Josh’s help and leadership, FCM has accomplished results many wouldn’t have thought possible,” said Vaughn Hadenfeldt,SITE STEWARDS SPEAK
4 Coordinators, and 16 responses from Agency Archaeologists. Survey questions were sent out by email on September 26, 2016 with a due date of October 21, 2016. FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA FCM Asks Courts to Overturn Oil & Gas Leasing in the “Lands Between” Friends of Cedar Mesa has refiled litigation challenging the previous administration’s fire sale of leasing within the culturally rich landscape of eastern San Juan County. THE DIFFERENCE MAKERS: BECOME AN FCM VOLUNTEER While FCM continues to navigate the pandemic with the utmost regard for safety and well-being, we are thrilled to welcome back our volunteers. This spring a small group of volunteers jumped back into action reaching visitors where it’s needed most – on the landscape! They set up tables at various spots along Butler Wash and BEARS EARS EDUCATION CENTER Friends of Cedar Mesa has launched our most ambitious project to date — a proactive and positive solution we think everyone can get behind: The Bears Ears Education Center. The center is designed to teach visitors to Bears Ears National Monument how to Visit with Respect in the hopes we can preserve the landscape of Bears Ears andbeyond.
CELEBRATE CEDAR MESA 2020 Celebrate Cedar Mesa Schedule You’re invited to Celebrate! with Friends of Cedar Mesa. Celebrate Cedar Mesa, an annual event dedicated to honoring the greater Bears Ears region, is set for March 6th – 8th. Plan your Celebrate below. Please note, tickets are no longer available for sale online. A very limited number will be for CEDAR MESA PERISHABLES PROJECT The Cedar Mesa Perishables Project was established in 2011 to document the 4,000 mostly unpublished textiles, baskets, wooden implements, and hide and feather artifacts excavated from dry caves in the Greater Cedar Mesa area during the 1890s. Now housed in six museums across the United States, the artifacts are associated with the BasketmakerSPONSORED PROJECTS
The purpose of the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project is to 1) survey and photo-document the vast unpublished collections of archaeological textiles, baskets, wooden implements, hides, and other organic artifacts excavated from Basketmaker and ancestral Pueblo sites on Cedar Mesa during the 1890s; and 2) to make these collections more widely known to researchers, the public and native communities. ABOUT THE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT The national monument is 1.35 million acres in size, including about 1 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 290,000 acres managed by the US Forest Service. The monument will be managed by these two agencies. In a historic move, the Bears Ears National Monument recognizes Native American traditional and WORKING FOR WILDERNESS TRAIL PROJECT Working for Wilderness Trail Project. Well preserved cliff dwelling in Hammond Canyon. Help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act in the best possible way — by putting your back into it! On Saturday, September 20th, we’ll be working on the Posey Trail, a fantastic route down from Elk Ridge into the lower part ofHammond
EWING TO STEP ASIDE AS FCM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Friends of Cedar Mesa Board of Directors is enacting a transition plan after FCM’s longtime Executive Director, Josh Ewing, informed the Board he plans to step out of day-to-day operations of the organization in spring of 2021. “With Josh’s help and leadership, FCM has accomplished results many wouldn’t have thought possible,” said Vaughn Hadenfeldt,SITE STEWARDS SPEAK
4 Coordinators, and 16 responses from Agency Archaeologists. Survey questions were sent out by email on September 26, 2016 with a due date of October 21, 2016. ABOUT - FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA Friends of Cedar Mesa works to protect and build respect for the cultural and natural landscapes of the greater Bears Ears region. To further this mission, we work to create local, regional and national support for greater protection of Cedar Mesa through education, advocating for national designations, supporting smart localpolicy-making, and
CELEBRATE CEDAR MESA 2020 Celebrate Cedar Mesa Schedule You’re invited to Celebrate! with Friends of Cedar Mesa. Celebrate Cedar Mesa, an annual event dedicated to honoring the greater Bears Ears region, is set for March 6th – 8th. Plan your Celebrate below. Please note, tickets are no longer available for sale online. A very limited number will be for ANTI-LOOTING REWARD FUND Friends of Cedar Mesa will pay a reward up to $2,500 for information leading to the successful prosecution (e.g. conviction) of individuals perpetrating acts of looting, vandalism, and desecration of human remains or other serious damage to cultural/archaeological resourceson
VISIT WITH RESPECT EDUCATION CAMPAIGN Sustained education about visiting cultural and paleontological resources on the Colorado Plateau Friends of Cedar Mesa, in partnership with the Colorado Plateau Coalition, is offering a positive response to the daily damage caused by uneducated visitors. The truth is many people don’t know how simple it is to visit cultural and scientific sites like cliffBOARD & STAFF
Tamara Wiggans Desrosiers, a long-time advocate for smarter public lands management, lived in Bluff for 27 years. She worked as a river guide for Wild Rivers Expeditions on the San Juan; she was a llama wrangler for Buckhorn Llamas in the canyons of Cedar Mesa, and managed data for the 5-year Comb Ridge Heritage Initiative Project contracted by the BLM to Winston Hurst from 2005-2010. ABOUT THE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT The national monument is 1.35 million acres in size, including about 1 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 290,000 acres managed by the US Forest Service. The monument will be managed by these two agencies. In a historic move, the Bears Ears National Monument recognizes Native American traditional and EWING TO STEP ASIDE AS FCM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Friends of Cedar Mesa Board of Directors is enacting a transition plan after FCM’s longtime Executive Director, Josh Ewing, informed the Board he plans to step out of day-to-day operations of the organization in spring of 2021. “With Josh’s help and leadership, FCM has accomplished results many wouldn’t have thought possible,” said Vaughn Hadenfeldt, VISIT WITH RESPECT VIDEO SERIES As a part of our Visit with Respect educational initiative, we are pleased to present a series of video shorts designed to help people learn to appropriately and respectfully visit the landscape in the broader Bears Ears region. We hope these videos provide informative tips on how to visit cultural and historical sites with respect. THE MAGNIFICENT PALEONTOLOGICAL HISTORY OF BEARS EARS A 220 million year old phytosaur jaw found in present-day Bears Ears. (Photo credit: Rob Gay) This paper is the first of its kind to survey the paleontological diversity of Bears Ears—a rich gestalt. The findings show that fossil resources in the area aren’t only scientifically important, but in many instances unique. NEW LEASE SALE THREATENS RICH ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREAS BLM Proposes Leasing Highly Sensitive Archaeological Areas for Drilling Share your expertise with FCM & BLM The BLM recently proposed leasing more than 57,000 acres of public lands in San Juan and Grand Counties for oil and gas development at an auction to be held in March of 2018. Some of these parecels include dense FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA FCM Asks Courts to Overturn Oil & Gas Leasing in the “Lands Between” Friends of Cedar Mesa has refiled litigation challenging the previous administration’s fire sale of leasing within the culturally rich landscape of eastern San Juan County. TIPS FOR ENJOYING & PRESERVING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES What you can do to protect ancient and sacred places VIEW SITES FROM A DISTANCE: Many Indigenous peoples consider this landscape sacred, and numerous Tribal Elders ask visitors to view sites from a distance. This small act honors Tribal beliefs and protects cultural resources from the destructive effects of visitation, like erosion. BEARS EARS EDUCATION CENTER Friends of Cedar Mesa has launched our most ambitious project to date — a proactive and positive solution we think everyone can get behind: The Bears Ears Education Center. The center is designed to teach visitors to Bears Ears National Monument how to Visit with Respect in the hopes we can preserve the landscape of Bears Ears andbeyond.
THE DIFFERENCE MAKERS: BECOME AN FCM VOLUNTEER While FCM continues to navigate the pandemic with the utmost regard for safety and well-being, we are thrilled to welcome back our volunteers. This spring a small group of volunteers jumped back into action reaching visitors where it’s needed most – on the landscape! They set up tables at various spots along Butler Wash and CEDAR MESA PERISHABLES PROJECT The Cedar Mesa Perishables Project was established in 2011 to document the 4,000 mostly unpublished textiles, baskets, wooden implements, and hide and feather artifacts excavated from dry caves in the Greater Cedar Mesa area during the 1890s. Now housed in six museums across the United States, the artifacts are associated with the BasketmakerBOARD & STAFF
Tamara Wiggans Desrosiers, a long-time advocate for smarter public lands management, lived in Bluff for 27 years. She worked as a river guide for Wild Rivers Expeditions on the San Juan; she was a llama wrangler for Buckhorn Llamas in the canyons of Cedar Mesa, and managed data for the 5-year Comb Ridge Heritage Initiative Project contracted by the BLM to Winston Hurst from 2005-2010. VISIT WITH RESPECT EDUCATION CAMPAIGN Sustained education about visiting cultural and paleontological resources on the Colorado Plateau Friends of Cedar Mesa, in partnership with the Colorado Plateau Coalition, is offering a positive response to the daily damage caused by uneducated visitors. The truth is many people don’t know how simple it is to visit cultural and scientific sites like cliff WORKING FOR WILDERNESS TRAIL PROJECT Working for Wilderness Trail Project. Well preserved cliff dwelling in Hammond Canyon. Help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act in the best possible way — by putting your back into it! On Saturday, September 20th, we’ll be working on the Posey Trail, a fantastic route down from Elk Ridge into the lower part ofHammond
THE MAGNIFICENT PALEONTOLOGICAL HISTORY OF BEARS EARS A 220 million year old phytosaur jaw found in present-day Bears Ears. (Photo credit: Rob Gay) This paper is the first of its kind to survey the paleontological diversity of Bears Ears—a rich gestalt. The findings show that fossil resources in the area aren’t only scientifically important, but in many instances unique.SITE STEWARDS SPEAK
4 Coordinators, and 16 responses from Agency Archaeologists. Survey questions were sent out by email on September 26, 2016 with a due date of October 21, 2016. FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA FCM Asks Courts to Overturn Oil & Gas Leasing in the “Lands Between” Friends of Cedar Mesa has refiled litigation challenging the previous administration’s fire sale of leasing within the culturally rich landscape of eastern San Juan County. TIPS FOR ENJOYING & PRESERVING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES What you can do to protect ancient and sacred places VIEW SITES FROM A DISTANCE: Many Indigenous peoples consider this landscape sacred, and numerous Tribal Elders ask visitors to view sites from a distance. This small act honors Tribal beliefs and protects cultural resources from the destructive effects of visitation, like erosion. BEARS EARS EDUCATION CENTER Friends of Cedar Mesa has launched our most ambitious project to date — a proactive and positive solution we think everyone can get behind: The Bears Ears Education Center. The center is designed to teach visitors to Bears Ears National Monument how to Visit with Respect in the hopes we can preserve the landscape of Bears Ears andbeyond.
THE DIFFERENCE MAKERS: BECOME AN FCM VOLUNTEER While FCM continues to navigate the pandemic with the utmost regard for safety and well-being, we are thrilled to welcome back our volunteers. This spring a small group of volunteers jumped back into action reaching visitors where it’s needed most – on the landscape! They set up tables at various spots along Butler Wash and CEDAR MESA PERISHABLES PROJECT The Cedar Mesa Perishables Project was established in 2011 to document the 4,000 mostly unpublished textiles, baskets, wooden implements, and hide and feather artifacts excavated from dry caves in the Greater Cedar Mesa area during the 1890s. Now housed in six museums across the United States, the artifacts are associated with the BasketmakerBOARD & STAFF
Tamara Wiggans Desrosiers, a long-time advocate for smarter public lands management, lived in Bluff for 27 years. She worked as a river guide for Wild Rivers Expeditions on the San Juan; she was a llama wrangler for Buckhorn Llamas in the canyons of Cedar Mesa, and managed data for the 5-year Comb Ridge Heritage Initiative Project contracted by the BLM to Winston Hurst from 2005-2010. VISIT WITH RESPECT EDUCATION CAMPAIGN Sustained education about visiting cultural and paleontological resources on the Colorado Plateau Friends of Cedar Mesa, in partnership with the Colorado Plateau Coalition, is offering a positive response to the daily damage caused by uneducated visitors. The truth is many people don’t know how simple it is to visit cultural and scientific sites like cliff WORKING FOR WILDERNESS TRAIL PROJECT Working for Wilderness Trail Project. Well preserved cliff dwelling in Hammond Canyon. Help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act in the best possible way — by putting your back into it! On Saturday, September 20th, we’ll be working on the Posey Trail, a fantastic route down from Elk Ridge into the lower part ofHammond
THE MAGNIFICENT PALEONTOLOGICAL HISTORY OF BEARS EARS A 220 million year old phytosaur jaw found in present-day Bears Ears. (Photo credit: Rob Gay) This paper is the first of its kind to survey the paleontological diversity of Bears Ears—a rich gestalt. The findings show that fossil resources in the area aren’t only scientifically important, but in many instances unique.SITE STEWARDS SPEAK
4 Coordinators, and 16 responses from Agency Archaeologists. Survey questions were sent out by email on September 26, 2016 with a due date of October 21, 2016. ABOUT - FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA Friends of Cedar Mesa works to protect and build respect for the cultural and natural landscapes of the greater Bears Ears region. To further this mission, we work to create local, regional and national support for greater protection of Cedar Mesa through education, advocating for national designations, supporting smart localpolicy-making, and
THE DIFFERENCE MAKERS: BECOME AN FCM VOLUNTEER While FCM continues to navigate the pandemic with the utmost regard for safety and well-being, we are thrilled to welcome back our volunteers. This spring a small group of volunteers jumped back into action reaching visitors where it’s needed most – on the landscape! They set up tables at various spots along Butler Wash and TIPS FOR ENJOYING & PRESERVING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES What you can do to protect ancient and sacred places VIEW SITES FROM A DISTANCE: Many Indigenous peoples consider this landscape sacred, and numerous Tribal Elders ask visitors to view sites from a distance. This small act honors Tribal beliefs and protects cultural resources from the destructive effects of visitation, like erosion. NEWS/BLOG - FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA The Secretary also met with county and community leaders and other stakeholders interested in the region’s natural and cultural resources. Friends of Cedar Mesa Board President Vaughn Hadenfeldt participated in a roundtable with scientists and other conservation leaders with robust knowledge of on-the-ground issues and management challenges in Bears Ears.UPCOMING EVENTS
Upcoming Events - Friends of Cedar Mesa CONTENTSSPONSORED PROJECTS
The purpose of the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project is to 1) survey and photo-document the vast unpublished collections of archaeological textiles, baskets, wooden implements, hides, and other organic artifacts excavated from Basketmaker and ancestral Pueblo sites on Cedar Mesa during the 1890s; and 2) to make these collections more widely known to researchers, the public and native communities. VISIT WITH RESPECT VIDEO SERIES As a part of our Visit with Respect educational initiative, we are pleased to present a series of video shorts designed to help people learn to appropriately and respectfully visit the landscape in the broader Bears Ears region. We hope these videos provide informative tips on how to visit cultural and historical sites with respect. WORKING FOR WILDERNESS TRAIL PROJECT Working for Wilderness Trail Project. Well preserved cliff dwelling in Hammond Canyon. Help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act in the best possible way — by putting your back into it! On Saturday, September 20th, we’ll be working on the Posey Trail, a fantastic route down from Elk Ridge into the lower part ofHammond
BEARS EARS EDUCATION CENTER (CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO COVID Bears Ears Education Center Visit the Bears Ears Education Center website for driving routes, maps, camping and hiking information. Our doors are currently closed due to COVID-19. You helped build it. Now help us sustain it. The Bears Ears Education Center was made possible by over 3,000 donors from across the world. With their supportSITE STEWARDS SPEAK
4 Coordinators, and 16 responses from Agency Archaeologists. Survey questions were sent out by email on September 26, 2016 with a due date of October 21, 2016. FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA FCM Asks Courts to Overturn Oil & Gas Leasing in the “Lands Between” Friends of Cedar Mesa has refiled litigation challenging the previous administration’s fire sale of leasing within the culturally rich landscape of eastern San Juan County. TIPS FOR ENJOYING & PRESERVING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES What you can do to protect ancient and sacred places VIEW SITES FROM A DISTANCE: Many Indigenous peoples consider this landscape sacred, and numerous Tribal Elders ask visitors to view sites from a distance. This small act honors Tribal beliefs and protects cultural resources from the destructive effects of visitation, like erosion. BEARS EARS EDUCATION CENTER Our most ambitious project ever continues to need your support! Friends of Cedar Mesa has launched our most ambitious project to date — a proactive and positive solution we think everyone can get behind: The Bears Ears Education Center.The center is designed to teach visitors to Bears Ears National Monument how to Visit with Respect in the hopes we can preserve the landscape of Bears Ears CEDAR MESA PERISHABLES PROJECT The Cedar Mesa Perishables Project was established in 2011 to document the 4,000 mostly unpublished textiles, baskets, wooden implements, and hide and feather artifacts excavated from dry caves in the Greater Cedar Mesa area during the 1890s. THE DIFFERENCE MAKERS: BECOME AN FCM VOLUNTEER While FCM continues to navigate the pandemic with the utmost regard for safety and well-being, we are thrilled to welcome back our volunteers. This spring a small group of volunteers jumped back into action reaching visitors where it’s needed most – on the landscape! They set up tables at various spots along Butler Wash andBOARD & STAFF
Tamara Wiggans Desrosiers, a long-time advocate for smarter public lands management, lived in Bluff for 27 years. She worked as a river guide for Wild Rivers Expeditions on the San Juan; she was a llama wrangler for Buckhorn Llamas in the canyons of Cedar Mesa, and managed data for the 5-year Comb Ridge Heritage Initiative Project contracted by the BLM to Winston Hurst from 2005-2010. VISIT WITH RESPECT EDUCATION CAMPAIGN Sustained education about visiting cultural and paleontological resources on the Colorado Plateau Friends of Cedar Mesa, in partnership with the Colorado Plateau Coalition, is offering a positive response to the daily damage caused by uneducated visitors. The truth is many people don’t know how simple it is to visit cultural and scientific sites like cliff WORKING FOR WILDERNESS TRAIL PROJECT Help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act in the best possible way — by putting your back into it! On Saturday, September 20th, we’ll be working on the Posey Trail, a fantastic route down from Elk Ridge into the lower part of Hammond Canyon. Thisis
THE MAGNIFICENT PALEONTOLOGICAL HISTORY OF BEARS EARS This paper is the first of its kind to survey the paleontological diversity of Bears Ears—a rich gestalt. The findings show that fossil resources in the area aren’t only scientifically important, but in many instances unique.SITE STEWARDS SPEAK
4 Coordinators, and 16 responses from Agency Archaeologists. Survey questions were sent out by email on September 26, 2016 with a due date of October 21, 2016. FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA FCM Asks Courts to Overturn Oil & Gas Leasing in the “Lands Between” Friends of Cedar Mesa has refiled litigation challenging the previous administration’s fire sale of leasing within the culturally rich landscape of eastern San Juan County. TIPS FOR ENJOYING & PRESERVING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES What you can do to protect ancient and sacred places VIEW SITES FROM A DISTANCE: Many Indigenous peoples consider this landscape sacred, and numerous Tribal Elders ask visitors to view sites from a distance. This small act honors Tribal beliefs and protects cultural resources from the destructive effects of visitation, like erosion. BEARS EARS EDUCATION CENTER Our most ambitious project ever continues to need your support! Friends of Cedar Mesa has launched our most ambitious project to date — a proactive and positive solution we think everyone can get behind: The Bears Ears Education Center.The center is designed to teach visitors to Bears Ears National Monument how to Visit with Respect in the hopes we can preserve the landscape of Bears Ears CEDAR MESA PERISHABLES PROJECT The Cedar Mesa Perishables Project was established in 2011 to document the 4,000 mostly unpublished textiles, baskets, wooden implements, and hide and feather artifacts excavated from dry caves in the Greater Cedar Mesa area during the 1890s. THE DIFFERENCE MAKERS: BECOME AN FCM VOLUNTEER While FCM continues to navigate the pandemic with the utmost regard for safety and well-being, we are thrilled to welcome back our volunteers. This spring a small group of volunteers jumped back into action reaching visitors where it’s needed most – on the landscape! They set up tables at various spots along Butler Wash andBOARD & STAFF
Tamara Wiggans Desrosiers, a long-time advocate for smarter public lands management, lived in Bluff for 27 years. She worked as a river guide for Wild Rivers Expeditions on the San Juan; she was a llama wrangler for Buckhorn Llamas in the canyons of Cedar Mesa, and managed data for the 5-year Comb Ridge Heritage Initiative Project contracted by the BLM to Winston Hurst from 2005-2010. VISIT WITH RESPECT EDUCATION CAMPAIGN Sustained education about visiting cultural and paleontological resources on the Colorado Plateau Friends of Cedar Mesa, in partnership with the Colorado Plateau Coalition, is offering a positive response to the daily damage caused by uneducated visitors. The truth is many people don’t know how simple it is to visit cultural and scientific sites like cliff WORKING FOR WILDERNESS TRAIL PROJECT Help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act in the best possible way — by putting your back into it! On Saturday, September 20th, we’ll be working on the Posey Trail, a fantastic route down from Elk Ridge into the lower part of Hammond Canyon. Thisis
THE MAGNIFICENT PALEONTOLOGICAL HISTORY OF BEARS EARS This paper is the first of its kind to survey the paleontological diversity of Bears Ears—a rich gestalt. The findings show that fossil resources in the area aren’t only scientifically important, but in many instances unique.SITE STEWARDS SPEAK
4 Coordinators, and 16 responses from Agency Archaeologists. Survey questions were sent out by email on September 26, 2016 with a due date of October 21, 2016. ABOUT - FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA Friends of Cedar Mesa is a conservation-focused 501 (c3) non-profit organization based in Bluff, Utah. Mark Meloy, a former BLM employee, founded FCM in 2010. THE DIFFERENCE MAKERS: BECOME AN FCM VOLUNTEER While FCM continues to navigate the pandemic with the utmost regard for safety and well-being, we are thrilled to welcome back our volunteers. This spring a small group of volunteers jumped back into action reaching visitors where it’s needed most – on the landscape! They set up tables at various spots along Butler Wash and TIPS FOR ENJOYING & PRESERVING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES What you can do to protect ancient and sacred places VIEW SITES FROM A DISTANCE: Many Indigenous peoples consider this landscape sacred, and numerous Tribal Elders ask visitors to view sites from a distance. This small act honors Tribal beliefs and protects cultural resources from the destructive effects of visitation, like erosion. NEWS/BLOG - FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA The Secretary also met with county and community leaders and other stakeholders interested in the region’s natural and cultural resources. Friends of Cedar Mesa Board President Vaughn Hadenfeldt participated in a roundtable with scientists and other conservation leaders with robust knowledge of on-the-ground issues and management challenges in Bears Ears.UPCOMING EVENTS
Upcoming Events - Friends of Cedar Mesa CONTENTSSPONSORED PROJECTS
The purpose of the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project is to 1) survey and photo-document the vast unpublished collections of archaeological textiles, baskets, wooden implements, hides, and other organic artifacts excavated from Basketmaker and ancestral Pueblo sites on Cedar Mesa during the 1890s; and 2) to make these collections more widely known to researchers, the public and native communities. VISIT WITH RESPECT VIDEO SERIES As a part of our Visit with Respect educational initiative, we are pleased to present a series of video shorts designed to help people learn to appropriately and respectfully visit the landscape in the broader Bears Ears region. WORKING FOR WILDERNESS TRAIL PROJECT Help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act in the best possible way — by putting your back into it! On Saturday, September 20th, we’ll be working on the Posey Trail, a fantastic route down from Elk Ridge into the lower part of Hammond Canyon. Thisis
BEARS EARS EDUCATION CENTER (CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO COVID Bears Ears Education Center Visit the Bears Ears Education Center website for driving routes, maps, camping and hiking information. Our doors are currently closed due to COVID-19. You helped build it. Now help us sustain it. The Bears Ears Education Center was made possible by over 3,000 donors from across the world. With their supportSITE STEWARDS SPEAK
4 Coordinators, and 16 responses from Agency Archaeologists. Survey questions were sent out by email on September 26, 2016 with a due date of October 21, 2016. FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA FCM Asks Courts to Overturn Oil & Gas Leasing in the “Lands Between” Friends of Cedar Mesa has refiled litigation challenging the previous administration’s fire sale of leasing within the culturally rich landscape of eastern San Juan County. ABOUT - FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA Friends of Cedar Mesa works to protect and build respect for the cultural and natural landscapes of the greater Bears Ears region. To further this mission, we work to create local, regional and national support for greater protection of Cedar Mesa through education, advocating for national designations, supporting smart localpolicy-making, and
BEARS EARS EDUCATION CENTER Friends of Cedar Mesa has launched our most ambitious project to date — a proactive and positive solution we think everyone can get behind: The Bears Ears Education Center. The center is designed to teach visitors to Bears Ears National Monument how to Visit with Respect in the hopes we can preserve the landscape of Bears Ears andbeyond.
TIPS FOR ENJOYING & PRESERVING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES What you can do to protect ancient and sacred places VIEW SITES FROM A DISTANCE: Many Indigenous peoples consider this landscape sacred, and numerous Tribal Elders ask visitors to view sites from a distance. This small act honors Tribal beliefs and protects cultural resources from the destructive effects of visitation, like erosion. CEDAR MESA PERISHABLES PROJECT The Cedar Mesa Perishables Project was established in 2011 to document the 4,000 mostly unpublished textiles, baskets, wooden implements, and hide and feather artifacts excavated from dry caves in the Greater Cedar Mesa area during the 1890s. Now housed in six museums across the United States, the artifacts are associated with the BasketmakerBOARD & STAFF
Tamara Wiggans Desrosiers, a long-time advocate for smarter public lands management, lived in Bluff for 27 years. She worked as a river guide for Wild Rivers Expeditions on the San Juan; she was a llama wrangler for Buckhorn Llamas in the canyons of Cedar Mesa, and managed data for the 5-year Comb Ridge Heritage Initiative Project contracted by the BLM to Winston Hurst from 2005-2010. VISIT WITH RESPECT EDUCATION CAMPAIGN Sustained education about visiting cultural and paleontological resources on the Colorado Plateau Friends of Cedar Mesa, in partnership with the Colorado Plateau Coalition, is offering a positive response to the daily damage caused by uneducated visitors. The truth is many people don’t know how simple it is to visit cultural and scientific sites like cliff ABOUT THE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT The national monument is 1.35 million acres in size, including about 1 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 290,000 acres managed by the US Forest Service. The monument will be managed by these two agencies. In a historic move, the Bears Ears National Monument recognizes Native American traditional and WORKING FOR WILDERNESS TRAIL PROJECT Working for Wilderness Trail Project. Well preserved cliff dwelling in Hammond Canyon. Help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act in the best possible way — by putting your back into it! On Saturday, September 20th, we’ll be working on the Posey Trail, a fantastic route down from Elk Ridge into the lower part ofHammond
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4 Coordinators, and 16 responses from Agency Archaeologists. Survey questions were sent out by email on September 26, 2016 with a due date of October 21, 2016. FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA FCM Asks Courts to Overturn Oil & Gas Leasing in the “Lands Between” Friends of Cedar Mesa has refiled litigation challenging the previous administration’s fire sale of leasing within the culturally rich landscape of eastern San Juan County. ABOUT - FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA Friends of Cedar Mesa works to protect and build respect for the cultural and natural landscapes of the greater Bears Ears region. To further this mission, we work to create local, regional and national support for greater protection of Cedar Mesa through education, advocating for national designations, supporting smart localpolicy-making, and
BEARS EARS EDUCATION CENTER Friends of Cedar Mesa has launched our most ambitious project to date — a proactive and positive solution we think everyone can get behind: The Bears Ears Education Center. The center is designed to teach visitors to Bears Ears National Monument how to Visit with Respect in the hopes we can preserve the landscape of Bears Ears andbeyond.
TIPS FOR ENJOYING & PRESERVING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES What you can do to protect ancient and sacred places VIEW SITES FROM A DISTANCE: Many Indigenous peoples consider this landscape sacred, and numerous Tribal Elders ask visitors to view sites from a distance. This small act honors Tribal beliefs and protects cultural resources from the destructive effects of visitation, like erosion. CEDAR MESA PERISHABLES PROJECT The Cedar Mesa Perishables Project was established in 2011 to document the 4,000 mostly unpublished textiles, baskets, wooden implements, and hide and feather artifacts excavated from dry caves in the Greater Cedar Mesa area during the 1890s. Now housed in six museums across the United States, the artifacts are associated with the BasketmakerBOARD & STAFF
Tamara Wiggans Desrosiers, a long-time advocate for smarter public lands management, lived in Bluff for 27 years. She worked as a river guide for Wild Rivers Expeditions on the San Juan; she was a llama wrangler for Buckhorn Llamas in the canyons of Cedar Mesa, and managed data for the 5-year Comb Ridge Heritage Initiative Project contracted by the BLM to Winston Hurst from 2005-2010. VISIT WITH RESPECT EDUCATION CAMPAIGN Sustained education about visiting cultural and paleontological resources on the Colorado Plateau Friends of Cedar Mesa, in partnership with the Colorado Plateau Coalition, is offering a positive response to the daily damage caused by uneducated visitors. The truth is many people don’t know how simple it is to visit cultural and scientific sites like cliff ABOUT THE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT The national monument is 1.35 million acres in size, including about 1 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 290,000 acres managed by the US Forest Service. The monument will be managed by these two agencies. In a historic move, the Bears Ears National Monument recognizes Native American traditional and WORKING FOR WILDERNESS TRAIL PROJECT Working for Wilderness Trail Project. Well preserved cliff dwelling in Hammond Canyon. Help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act in the best possible way — by putting your back into it! On Saturday, September 20th, we’ll be working on the Posey Trail, a fantastic route down from Elk Ridge into the lower part ofHammond
SITE STEWARDS SPEAK
4 Coordinators, and 16 responses from Agency Archaeologists. Survey questions were sent out by email on September 26, 2016 with a due date of October 21, 2016. ABOUT - FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA Friends of Cedar Mesa works to protect and build respect for the cultural and natural landscapes of the greater Bears Ears region. To further this mission, we work to create local, regional and national support for greater protection of Cedar Mesa through education, advocating for national designations, supporting smart localpolicy-making, and
ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE Archaeological Importance. Cedar Mesa is one of the best places in the world for visitors to gain a sense of tangible contact with the archaeological past. Hundreds of remarkably preserved structures are tucked away under ledges, providing glimpses of daily life there hundreds of years ago. Thousands of images on the canyon walls testifyto the
TIPS FOR ENJOYING & PRESERVING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES What you can do to protect ancient and sacred places VIEW SITES FROM A DISTANCE: Many Indigenous peoples consider this landscape sacred, and numerous Tribal Elders ask visitors to view sites from a distance. This small act honors Tribal beliefs and protects cultural resources from the destructive effects of visitation, like erosion.SPONSORED PROJECTS
The purpose of the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project is to 1) survey and photo-document the vast unpublished collections of archaeological textiles, baskets, wooden implements, hides, and other organic artifacts excavated from Basketmaker and ancestral Pueblo sites on Cedar Mesa during the 1890s; and 2) to make these collections more widely known to researchers, the public and native communities. CELEBRATE CEDAR MESA 2020 Celebrate Cedar Mesa Schedule You’re invited to Celebrate! with Friends of Cedar Mesa. Celebrate Cedar Mesa, an annual event dedicated to honoring the greater Bears Ears region, is set for March 6th – 8th. Plan your Celebrate below. Please note, tickets are no longer available for sale online. A very limited number will be for THE DIFFERENCE MAKERS: BECOME AN FCM VOLUNTEER While FCM continues to navigate the pandemic with the utmost regard for safety and well-being, we are thrilled to welcome back our volunteers. This spring a small group of volunteers jumped back into action reaching visitors where it’s needed most – on the landscape! They set up tables at various spots along Butler Wash and ANTI-LOOTING REWARD FUND Friends of Cedar Mesa will pay a reward up to $2,500 for information leading to the successful prosecution (e.g. conviction) of individuals perpetrating acts of looting, vandalism, and desecration of human remains or other serious damage to cultural/archaeological resourceson
CULTURAL RESOURCE DEFENSE CAMPAIGN Your support of FCM’s Cultural Resource Defense Campaign will help us combat alarming levels of archaeological site damage – both intentional and unintentional – on San Juan County public lands. This three-tiered campaign will leverage education, monitoring and enforcement to protect archaeological resources and deter illegalactivities.
BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT FAQS Overnight backpacking within Grand Gulch and the canyons of Cedar Mesa within Bears Ears National Monument requires a permit, which costs $8/person/trip. You can make a backpacking reservation from 3 days to 3 months in advance of your trip through the BLM permit desk. Overnight use is limited to 20 people per trailhead.SITE STEWARDS SPEAK
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The Difference Makers: Become an FCM Volunteer While FCM continues to navigate the pandemic with the utmost regard for safety and well-being, we are thrilled to welcome back our volunteers. This spring a small group of volunteers jumped back into action reaching visitors where it’s needed most – on the landscape! They set up tables at various spots along Butler Wash and at Newspaper Rock and spent time hiking as Visit with Respect Ambassadors in other highly-trafficked areas. There is no doubt, they are making a difference, and you can too! Check out the following ways to get involved. And email volunteer@cedarmesafriends.org for more...Read more
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FCM ASKS COURTS TO OVERTURN OIL & GAS LEASING IN THE “LANDSBETWEEN”
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FCM Asks Courts to Overturn Oil & Gas Leasing in the “LandsBetween”
Friends of Cedar Mesa has refiled litigation challenging the previous administration’s fire sale of leasing within the culturally rich landscape of eastern San Juan County. If successful, this effort would safeguard thousands of archaeological...Read more
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Secretary Haaland’s Historic Visit As the dust settles and we reflect upon the Secretary ofInterior’s...
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