The MPPP Volunteer Docent Program
Join our Volunteer Docent Team!
Join the MPPP docent program! Our docents are trained to lead public, school and private tours that are pivotal to the Project's commitment to education, preservation and community service. Our tour program brings over 1,000 visitors a year from all around the country to the Wells Petroglyph Preserve on Mesa Prieta. It introduces people to the project and our mission, and inspires them to support our cause. The dedication and passion of our docent team keeps MPPP rocking!
Why Join?
The Community! - Want to meet amazing people who love the outdoors, archaeology and cultural preservation? The MPPP docent program is chock full of incredible people. The training process brings our veteran docents and new docents together for enrichment and fun!
The Knowledge! - Beyond initial training, our docents our given exciting new and developing discoveries and understandings of Mesa Prieta bi-annually at our fun docent meetings. They receive weekly Docent Fun Friday reading about interesting and emerging information in the broader archaeological world and our region.
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The Place! - Mesa Prieta is a sacred landscape that we work hard to protect. The Wells Petroglyph Preserve is in a protected location on Mesa Prieta. Our docents have advanced access privileges as active stewards. 10,000 petroglyphs on 181 acres? There's a lot to see and learn from!
The Charity! - Through giving a 2 hour tour of the Wells Petroglyph Preserve, you don't just bring in tour money for the organization's mission. Your impact is multiplied exponentially through each and every visitor! |
"Being a docent for MPPP has opened so many doors for me. Every new tour has introduced me to an interesting assortment of people from all over the US and the world. New ideas and perspectives are exchanged and keep these amazing images alive for me. There are always new discoveries and I feel privileged to contribute to this worthwhile project." - Alison Youngs, MPPP Docent, Recorder, SYIP Mentor and Volunteer for 8 years. |
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Join us in delivering the message of preservation for generations to come.
Train as a tour docent on the Wells Petroglyph Preserve.
. . . . And - have a lot of fun while you are doing it!
2020 Docent Training and Refresher
Friday, March 20th 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
at the
Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center
Alcalde, NM
APPLY HERE!
Docents receive classroom and in-the-field training and are provided with comprehensive information including guidelines for the eight formal tour routes on the Wells Petroglyph Preserve. Material concerning the geology of the mesa, cultural history and resource information about the petroglyphs is also provided. Trainees are mentored by experienced docents on the Preserve. Candidates should be able to navigate difficult terrain - we recruit 'good knees'!
Docents are requested to lead a minimum of six tours a year.
All of the 150 or more tours given annually on the Wells Petroglyph Preserve are docent led.
for more information:
tours@mesaprietapetroglyphs.org
505-852-1351
Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization
