DOCENT RESOURCES PAGE

Welcome to the MPPP Docent Resource webpage!

New Docent Recruits - Start with the MPPP 2020 Docent Training Presentation Powerpoint and refer to the numbered resources as they are referred to.  Then review the additional materials and trail guides. 

Everyone else - There are many new resources and many of our materials have been edited. New and edited resources are marked by an asterisk*.   Please start with the 4. MPPP Time Periods and 27. Problematic Terms to make sure you review key changes we've introduced in 2020.


1. The Wells Petroglyph Preserve - A Brief History

2. MPPP Education Programs

3. MPPP Recording Program

4. MPPP Time Periods*

5. Design Element Inventory

6. Wells Petroglyph Preserve Waiver Form

7. Tour Sign In Sheet

8. Talking about the Donation

9. Quarterly Volunteer Hours Reporting Sheet

10. Docent Protocols

11. Combination Lock Troubleshooting Tips*

12. Docent Introduction Script and Tour Talking Points*

13. How are Tours Coordinated?

14. Public Tour Confirmation Email*

15. Guiding School Groups on the Wells Petroglyph Preserve

16. MPPP Curriculum - Unit 8 Field Work Day on Tsikw'aye (Mesa Prieta) at the Wells Petroglyph Preserve

17. First Aid Protocols

18. Accident Report Form 

18. Petroglyph Glossary

19. Rio Grande Recent History*

20. Geology of Mesa Prieta

21. Rio Grande Geology*

22. Flutes at Mesa Prieta

23. Christian Crosses

24. Women's Images

25. The Avanyu Two-Horned Serpent*

26. Emily Brown's Musical Instruments of the Southwest*

27. Problematic Terms*

28. Cryptobiotic Soils: Holding the Place in Place*

29. Cochineal

30. Equinox Importance for Pueblo People

31. Winter Solstice Dawn Calendar Marker*

32. Sun/Moon Being Dawn Equinox Marker*

33. Venus Star Trail Equinox Marker*

34. Fluteplayer Equinox Marker Progression*

35. Harrington's Constellations*

36. Harrington's Constellations Illustrations*

37. Women's Images 2*

38. Suggested Readings

Trail Guides

Tour 1 - Wells Walk

Tour 2 - Venus Star Trail

Tour 3 - Flute Player Hollow

Tour 4 - Ceremonial Way

Tour 6 - Lightning Rock Trail

Tour 7 - Herman Agoyo Trail

Tour 8 - Spanish Lion Trail

Tour 9 - Limited Mobility Key Rock