Partners

Over the duration of the Project, many treasured partnerships have been established with agencies, groups, individuals, and others. Partners include:

The Archaeological Conservancy (owner of the Wells Petroglyph Preserve)
Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo
Santa Clara Pueblo
Archaeological Records Management Section (ARMS)
State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
New Mexico Historical Records Advisory Board
Archaeological Society of New Mexico (ASNM)
ASNM Rock Art Recording Program
ASNM Rock Art Council
NASA
New Mexico Wild
Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area
Northern New Mexico University
Northern Pueblos Institute
Española Public Schools and local Pueblo and private schools
Bureau of Land Management / Taos Office
Taos Archaeological Society
New Mexico Site Watch
Department of Cultural Affairs, Museum Resources Division, Conservation Department
Rio Arriba County
Santa Fe County
National Park Service
Petroglyph National Monument
Bandelier National Monument
Santa Fe National Forest
Trust for Public Land
U.S. Forest Service
Renowned archaeologists
Our financial supporters
Trained adult recording, tour docent and education volunteers
Last but not least, partnerships with private landowners who have allowed the program to move forward with its mission of recording all the petroglyphs on Mesa Prieta.

Dr. Richard Ford has contributed countless hours to the Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project. He participated for many years in the Summer Youth Intern Program as a mentoring archaeologist since the program
began in 2002.

BLM Archaeologist Paul Williams was instrumental in starting the Summer Youth Intern Program Even past retirement , "Pablo" continued to support all Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project activities. Sadly, Pablo passed on in 2021.

It is the volunteers, working as recorders and surveyors in teams, tour docents and with other project activities, who ultimately make the project possible.
Annually, they contribute over 5000 hours and thousands of miles to the project.

Volunteers recording petroglyphs
on Mesa Prieta.

Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project
P. O. Box 407, Velarde, NM 87582
Telephone: 505-852-1351
Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project - a 501 (c) (3) community Non-Profit
Unless otherwise noted, all photographs are provided by Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project Volunteers

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Partners

Over the duration of the Project, many treasured partnerships have been established with agencies, groups, individuals, and others. Partners include:

Dr. Richard Ford has contributed countless hours to the Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project. He participated for many years in the Summer Youth Intern Program as a mentoring archaeologist since the program began in 2002.

BLM Archaeologist Paul Williams was instrumental in starting the Summer Youth Intern Program Even past retirement , "Pablo" continued to support all Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project activities. Sadly, Pablo passed on in 2021.

It is the volunteers, working as recorders and surveyors in teams, tour docents and with other project activities, who ultimately make the project possible.Annually, they contribute over 5000 hours and thousands of miles to the project.

Volunteers recording petroglyphs on Mesa Prieta.

Dr. Richard Ford has contributed countless hours to the Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project. He participated for many years in the Summer Youth Intern Program as a mentoring archaeologist since the program
began in 2002.

It is the volunteers, working as recorders and surveyors in teams, tour docents and with other project activities, who ultimately make the project possible.
Annually, they contribute over 5000 hours and thousands of miles to the project.

Volunteers recording petroglyphs
on Mesa Prieta.