The Arizona Site Stewards program, which celebrates its 40th anniversary, utilizes trained volunteers to safeguard the state's historical sites from vandalism, looting, and environmental erosion. The program's key role in preserving Arizona's history was highlighted during Historic Preservation Month.
until SUN 11:00 PM MST, Eastern Pima-Southeastern Pinal-Santa Cruz-Western Cochise, Northern Graham-Northern Greenlee-White and Gila Mountains, Southern Graham-Central and Eastern Cochise-Southern Greenlee-Lower Elevations of the San Carlos Apache Nation in Graham County, Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothillsfrom SUN 11:00 AM MST until SUN 8:00 PM MST, White Mountains, Eastern Mogollon Rim, Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County, Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County, Marble and Glen Canyons, Grand Canyon Country, Kaibab Plateau, Little Colorado River Valley in Apache Countyfrom SUN 12:00 PM MDT until SUN 9:00 PM MDT, Chinle Valley, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas Hwy 264 Northward, Black Mesa Area, Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateaufrom SUN 11:00 AM MST until SUN 8:00 PM MST, Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County, Eastern Mogollon Rim, Coconino Plateau, Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County, Kaibab Plateau, Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County, White Mountains, Yavapai County Mountains, Grand Canyon Country, Oak Creek and Sycamore Canyons, Western Mogollon Rimfrom SUN 12:00 PM MDT until SUN 9:00 PM MDT, Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Black Mesa Area, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas Hwy 264 NorthwardThe Arizona Site Stewards program celebrates 40 years of deploying trained volunteers to protect historic locations.
FOX 10's Steve Nielsen learns more about the S'edav Va'aki Museum that served as the building blocks for Phoenix. May is Historic Preservation Month, highlighting the preservation of history across Arizona. The Arizona Site Stewards program is celebrating its 40th anniversary of utilizing trained volunteers to protect the state's historic sites from vandalism, looting, and environmental erosion.
There is a lot of history to preserve in Arizona, but this year also marks a key milestone for a group of volunteers who are truly passionate about saving our past for our future.
"It was three stories high, about a football field large. We also have canal segments preserved here," said Nicole Armstrong, Executive Director of the museum. That canal system was the historic building blocks that started the Valley, but it is not just here where history thrives.
"We have over 1,0000 archaeological sites here in Phoenix and that's made up of prehistoric sites as well as historic sites," said Chris Schwartz, city of Phoenix archaeologist. During Historic Preservation Month, Chris Schwartz talks about his role as the city of Phoenix archaeologist, which is constantly developing and expanding.
"It's our job here to take a look at the development plans for projects proposed and weigh in on an appropriate form of archeological mitigation might be," Schwartz said. But preservation takes an army. This is the 40th anniversary of the Arizona Site Stewards program, a trained group of volunteers that go to all the state's historic sites and make sure they're still preserved.
"We do not have resources to have eyes on our land and across the state. These are nonrenewable, cultural resources to understand the history of this place and our impact on this place, and in the future, and if we do not have those places to see, refer to and enjoy, then we lose that history," Armstrong said.
"When they come across vandalism and looking, they are all set to deploy and require quite a bit of training to get them there," said Kathryn Leonard, State Historic Preservation Officer. People are working together out of the goodness of their heart to save what made this place our home.
"The more we can enlist people, the public to help Arizonans in this program, the better they will be and preserved these archeological sites will be," Schwartz said.
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