Fire
Restrictions Implemented
 Recent
hot dry breezy weather has resulted
in extremely dry grass and brush
throughout the park, announced Superintendent
Cliff Spencer. Because of the very
high fire danger, the following
fire restrictions which took effect
on Saturday, July 2, 2011: No open
fires are permitted throughout Mesa
Verde National Park with the following
exception: campfires are limited
to permanent fire rings or grates
within Morefield developed campground.
This restriction includes all
the residences inside the park
and the Chapin picnic area. Pressurized
gas stoves and contained charcoal
grills are permitted at Morefield
Campground and Chapin picnic area.
Smoking is only permitted inside
enclosed vehicles.
This restriction shall remain
in effect until such time as the
fire danger in the park becomes
less severe. Your cooperation
in decreasing the potential for
a catastrophic fire within Mesa
Verde National Park is appreciated.
This prohibition is based on the
Superintendent’s authority
under 16 United States Code, Section
3 and 36 Code of Federal Regulations
subsections 1.5 Closures and public
use limits. (a)(1).; 2.13 Fires.
(a)(5)(c); 2.21 Smoking. (a);
and 2.38 Explosives. (b)(c).
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The
Mesa Verde Association is a joint
membership program of the Mesa Verde
Museum Association and the Mesa Verde
Foundation. Your MVA membership supports
both of these 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organizations.
The Mesa Verde Museum Association
(tax ID 84-1404606) provides educational
and interpretive material to visitors
of Mesa Verde National Park through
an active publishing program and the
operation of retail bookstores online,
in the park, and in Cortez, CO. Our
services enhance the visitor experience
and promote stewardship of Mesa Verde's
world-renowned archeological resources
and natural landscapes. Proceeds from
all Association operations are donated
to the park's interpretive, research,
and education programs.
The Mesa Verde Foundation (tax ID
84-046967) funds capital improvements,
projects, and educational endeavors
for Mesa Verde National Park. Our
projects include construction of a
new Visitor and Research Center near
the park's entrance and remodeling
the existing Far View Visitor Center
into a Tribal Cultures Center to enhance
understanding of the connection between
the Ancestral Puebloans and contemporary
Native American tribes.
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Welcome to "Verde Views," the e-newsletter
for Mesa Verde Association members and friends.
This periodic publication will keep you
informed about Association news and events,
park happenings, new products and special
sales.
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Navajo
Rugs Exhibit Returns
Back by popular demand, a wide variety
of beautiful Navajo rugs from the Hubbell
Trading Post National Historic Site
are now on display in the Centennial
Gallery of the Chapin Mesa Archeological
Museum. The exhibit continues through
July 31, 2011. Rug patterns being shown
include Chinle, Eye Dazzler, Ganado
Red, Hubbell Revival, Saddle Blanket,
Serape Revival, Teec Nos Pos, and Two
Grey Hills. These finely crafted traditional
rugs are also for sale; prices range
from $300 to $3,200. Proceeds from rug
sales are shared with the weaver, the
nonprofit Western
National Parks Association which
operates the Hubbell Trading Post, and
the Mesa
Verde Museum Association. Be sure
to visit this exhibit while it’s here,
and consider adding one of these beautiful
rugs to your Southwestern art collection
today. The Chapin Museum is open daily
during the summer from 8:00 a.m. to
6:30 p.m.
Step
Back in Time with the Mesa Verde Institute
Through a special arrangement with the
National Park Service, the Mesa Verde
Institute (an educational program of
MVMA) is presenting extended Cliff Palace
twilight tours daily from May 29 through
September 5, 2011. These ranger-led
90-minute tours begin at 7:00 p.m. and
are limited to 20 participants to provide
an intimate, leisurely encounter with
Mesa Verde's largest cliff dwelling.
This tour's dramatic sunset lighting
will appeal to both amateur and professional
photographers as well as to those seeking
a deeper connection with this extraordinary
archeological treasure.
Knowledgeable rangers portraying
a historical character from Mesa Verde’s
past guide visitors through Cliff
Palace as the sun begins to set below
the mesa top. This is a unique opportunity
to learn about North America’s
largest cliff dwelling through the
eyes of the people who found, stabilized,
and preserved it in the late 1800s
and early 1900s.
Tickets are $10 per participant and
are sold only in person at the Far
View Visitor Center MVMA bookstore,
up to two days in advance of the tour.
(For comparison purposes, daytime
Cliff Palace tours are $3 per person
for a 60-minute program with up to
60 participants.) Proceeds from these
and all Institute and MVMA programs
support Mesa Verde National Park.
Click here
to view the nightly schedule of portrayals.
Is this the year you’ll meet
“Jesse Nusbaum,” “Gustav
Nordenskiold,” or “Virginia
McClurg”? Come join us tonight!
Space
Available for Fall Photography Workshop
Every year thousands of visitors snap
photos of the spectacular, world-famous
cliff dwellings and mesa-top sites at
Mesa Verde National Park. To help you
capture the best light and perspective
of these remarkable structures, the
Mesa Verde Institute (MVI) is offering
a fall photography workshop led by retired
Northern Arizona University professor
Gene Balzer.
The workshop is scheduled for October
14-16, 2011, and is limited to 13
participants to ensure everyone receives
plenty of personalized coaching. The
workshop begins at noon on Friday
and ends on Sunday afternoon. Our
$840 package includes all meals and
two nights lodging at Far View Lodge.
Proceeds from Institute programs support
Mesa Verde National Park. Mesa Verde
Association members receive a 20%
discount on all photography workshop
fees.
For more information and to register,
please visit the MVI website at www.mesaverdeinstitute.org.
Our popular Four Corners Lecture Series
continues in July with the following
free programs:
July 8, 7:00 p.m., Crow Canyon Archaeological
Center
Speaker: Connie Nordstrom
Title: “…And She Made Quilts;
the Women of San Juan County, New
Mexico, Their Stories and Quilts 1890-1950”
July 10, 7:00 p.m., Far View Lodge,
MVNP
Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Brandt
Title: “Language, a Gift from
the Creator: Language Loss and Revitalization”
July 15, 7:00 p.m., Far View Lodge,
MVNP; and July 17, 1:00 p.m., Anasazi
Heritage Center
Speaker: James Enote
Title: “A:shiwi A:wan Ulohnanne:
The Zuni World”
July 22, 7:00 p.m., Crow Canyon Archaeological
Center
Speaker: Fumi Arakawa
Title: “What Lithics Tell Us
of the Past in the Mesa Verde Region”
July 28, 7:00 p.m., Crow Canyon Archaeological
Center
Speaker: Grant Coffey
Title: “Goodman Point Project”
July 31, 1:00 p.m., Anasazi Heritage
Center
Speaker: Yvette Henson
Title: “Enduring Gifts from Native
Plants”
The complete Four Corners Lecture
Series schedule is available at www.mesaverdeinstitute.org.
The is a collaboration of the Anasazi
Heritage Center, the Cortez Cultural
Center, the Crow Canyon Archaeological
Center, Mesa Verde National Park,
and MVMA’s Mesa Verde Institute,
along with ARAMARK Mesa Verde, KSJD
Dryland Community Radio, and the Hisatsinom
Chapter of the Colorado Archeological
Society.
New
Address for the Mesa Verde Foundation
Office
One of new executive director Ben
Duke's first tasks was to relocate
the Foundation's office, which he
has done. The Foundation's new address
is 823 South Perry Street, Suite 120,
Castle Rock, CO 80104. Please direct
all mailed correspondence to this
address. And if you're in the neighborhood,
stop in to say hello--and you can
unpack a few boxes! 
The office phone number remains 303-321-3120.
NEW!
Road Guide to Mesa Verde
The Mesa Verde Museum Association
and National Park Service worked
extensively with Rufus Guides to
create this brand new publication
that contains everything you need
to know to enjoy your visit to Mesa
Verde National Park. From cliff
dwelling tours to hiking trails,
dioramas to dining, park history
to common plants and animals, this
guide addresses it all—and
includes two detailed fold-out park
maps. Lavishly illustrated in full
color, this 4.25” x 10.25”
18-page booklet is barely larger
than a folded road map. A must-have
for every park visitor, and something
our neighbors around the park will
want to give their house guests!
$5.95. Click here
to order yours today.
As always, Mesa Verde Association
members receive a 20% discount on
all purchases when you order by
phone or shop in our stores. Place
your order today at 800-305-6053
or 970-529-4445. Not a member yet?
It’s easy to join! Just click
here
or call us.
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