2018’s Top Stories about National Parks

2018’s Top Stories about National Parks
From volcanic fireworks and geothermal explosions to political upheaval, the past year frequently saw national parks in the forefront of news. Here’s a look back at some of the top stories of 2018 from the National Park System and National Park Service. http://bit.ly/2CLzZ1Z – National Parks Traveler

Snows and Shutdown Affecting Access to Public Lands in Colorado
The ongoing partial shutdown of the federal government has affected National Parks and federal lands across the country in different ways. Some are wide open to the public. Others are closed completely. And on the Western Slope is a well-known spot that is somewhere in-between. http://bit.ly/2CLo7NK – Colorado Public Radio

Interview with Incoming Representative Haaland
That land was Indian land long before it wasn’t. I just feel like we need to make sure that Indian tribes have a seat at the table, that they should have a voice in how this land is getting developed, in how things are moving forward. And so, I really feel strongly that environmental review should include a voice for tribes in any area. And if they are sacred, traditional sacred lands, that we should find a way to respect that as a country and as a government. http://bit.ly/2CJOaoq – Living on Earth/PRI

Commentary: Resolve to Be a Steward
If you’re intending to make a New Year’s resolution that has anything to do with outdoor recreation, my only suggestion is that you resolve to be a good steward of our public lands. http://bit.ly/2CK7uSz – Colorado Springs Independent

Commentary: Zinke’s Legacy
In many ways, Zinke’s final month highlights the real legacy he’s likely to leave behind: not of stewardship but of cozying up to the industries he was tasked with regulating, rolling back safeguards for the environment and endangered species, and opening millions of acres of public land to drilling and mining. http://bit.ly/2CKfrqP – Huffington Post

Audio/Video: Paul Reed on Archaeological Inaccuracies
Paul Reed spoke on the Scott Michlin Morning Program, KSJE 90.9 FM. https://youtu.be/hhY2XfCuxuA

Publication Announcement: Performance Space, Political Theater, and Audibility in Downtown Chaco
David E. Witt and Kristy E. Primeau, Acoustics 2019 1(1):78–91. https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics1010007 (open access)

Publication Announcement: Chasing Centuries
Chasing Centuries: The Search for Ancient Agave Cultivars across the Desert Southwest, by Ron Parker. Sunbelt Publications. https://sunbeltpublications.com/shop/chasing-centuries/

Reminder: Archaeology Café (Phoenix) Welcomes Bernard Siquieros and Melissa Kruse-Peeples
On January 8, 2019, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Changing Hands Bookstore, Dr. Melissa Kruse-Peeples and Bernard Siquieros will explore “Sonoran Desert Food and Lifeways, Past and Present.” The Sonoran Desert is definitely not a food desert, and has dozens of edible wild plants and ancient arid-adapted agricultural food crops. In this talk, Kruse-Peeples and Siquieros will provide an overview of the food history of the Sonoran Desert and ways you can enjoy many of the flavors of the desert today. More information is at http://bit.ly/2SWwQ4y.

Lecture Opportunity, Santa Fe NM
Southwest Seminars Presents Dr. Severin Fowles, Anthropological Archaeologist, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Barnard College/Columbia University and Author, The Making of Made People: The Prehistoric Evolution of Hierocracy Among the Northern Tiwas of New Mexico and An Archaeology of Doings: Secularism and the Study of Pueblo Religion who will give a lecture Three Centuries in a Hispano Village: Archaeology of Wolves, Faith and Capitalism on January 7, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at Hotel Santa Fe as part of the annual Ancient Sites and Ancient Stories Lecture Series. Admission is by subscription or $15 at the door. No reservations are necessary. Refreshments are served. Seating is limited. Contact Connie Eichstaedt at 505 466-2775; email: southwest seminar@aol.com; website: southwestseminars.org

Lecture Opportunity, Taos NM
Michael Burney will speak on Sacred Geography of Colorado and New Mexico: Anthropology and Archaeology of Place. This will take place January 8, 2019 at 7 PM in the Kit Carson Electric Board Room, 118 Cruz Alta Dr., Taos. http://www.taosarch.org

Lecture Opportunity, Durango CO
On January 9 at 7:00 p.m., Chuck Riggs will present a program on the 2018 Fort Lewis College field school work at the Bowthorpe Site. The presentation will be hosted by the San Juan Basin Archaeological Society at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College. http://bit.ly/2CLBRYE – The Journal

Lecture Opportunity, Benson AZ
On Thursday, January 17, at 10:30 a.m., Dr. Eric J. Kaldahl, Amerind Foundation, will present “American Art: A Century of Zuni and Navajo Jewelry”—The history, development, and art of Native American jewelry, as created by Zuni and Navajo artists. Benson Public Library, 300 S. Huachuca St. http://bit.ly/2CK4rK7 – San Pedro Valley News-Sun

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