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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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Unique
Learning Opportunities Abound
Back by popular demand, we are offering
unique opportunities to learn about
Mesa Verde’s cultural and natural
history…through the photographer’s
lens, and from representations of historical
figures from the park’s past.
Several openings remain for a special
fall three-day photography workshop
led by well known photographer Professor
Emeritus Dr. Gene Balzer. The workshop
is scheduled for October 12-14, 2012
and is limited to 13 participants to
ensure plenty of personalized coaching.
It begins at noon on Friday and ends
on Sunday afternoon. Tuition includes
three days of instruction, two nights
in-park motel lodging at the Far View
Lodge, and all meals including two dinners
at the famed Metate Room Restaurant.
Click here
for more workshop information or to
sign up.
In partnership with the National Park
Service, interpretive rangers conduct
nightly Twilight Tours of Cliff Palace
while portraying meticulously-researched
historical figures. Enjoy an evening
with Lucy Peabody or Virginia McClurg
(the “Mothers of Mesa Verde”),
Pulitzer Prize winner and acclaimed
American author Willa Cather, Superintendent
Jesse Nusbaum, or another person of
great significance to the park. Click
here
to view the complete slate of offerings.
Twilight Tours will be presented through
September 15, 2012. Tickets can only
be purchased in person, up to two days
in advance of the tour, at the MVMA
bookstore desk at the Far View Visitor
Center.
Since 2006, the Mesa Verde Museum Association
has offered visitors a variety of in-depth
learning experiences in Mesa Verde National
Park. Through free or low-cost seminars,
workshops, lectures, and special programs,
visitors of all ages gain a new, behind-the-scenes
understanding of Mesa Verde and the
Four Corners. Proceeds from all association
programs support Mesa Verde National
Park. For further information, visit
the Mesa Verde Museum Association website
at www.mesaverde.org
and click on “Institute,”
e-mail the Association at info@mesaverde.org
or call 800-305-6053.
Backcountry
Hiking Opportunities
Park ranger-led hikes into rarely-accessible
sites are once again being offered this
summer at Mesa Verde! New this year,
advance tour reservations are being
offered exclusively through www.recreation.gov.
Based on the popularity of these hikes
in past years, we expect all tours to
sell out in advance. So don’t delay—register
today!
Mug House tours are being offered
now on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
through September 2 at 10:00 a.m.
for $25 per person and are limited
to just 10 people per day. Mug House
hikes are selling out, but space remains
(as of “press” time) later
in July and through August.
Square Tower House tours will be
offered on Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday from September 4 to October
6 at 8:00 a.m. for $25 per person,
also limited to 10 people per day.
While the spring hikes sold out completely,
there is still space available for
the fall edition!
Family-friendly Wetherill Mesa Experience
tours will be offered on Wednesday
and Sunday from September 5 to October
3 (after the road has closed to public
traffic!) at 10:00 a.m. for $15 per
person, limited to 14 people per day.
Don’t miss this extraordinary
opportunity to experience Wetherill
Mesa during our prime hiking season.
The Mug House and Square Tower House
tours are 1-3 miles of strenuous hiking
and take 2 hours round trip. The Wetherill
Mesa Experience is a 4-hour, 4-mile
round trip moderate hike.
Click here
or call 1-877-444-6777 for more information
and to register.
Four
Corners Lecture Series Programs are
Free and Frequent
More free programs designed to broaden
your understanding of this area’s
rich heritage will take place at Mesa
Verde National Park and around the Four
Corners this summer. Hopi artisan Alph
Secakuku will speak at Mesa Verde National
Park on Saturday, July 14. Mr. Secakuku
wrote Hopi Kachina Tradition: Following
the Sun and Moon, an award-winning book
for literary excellence and enrichment
of the cultural heritage of the Southwest.
This book will be the basis of Mr. Secakuku’s
presentation. Mr. Secakuku is a member
of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona, and a
member of the Snake Clan for the Village
of Supawlavi, Second Mesa on Hopi Indian
Reservation. He is the owner of Hopi
Fine Arts, a subsidiary of Secakuku
Trading Post, which has been serving
Hopi Reservation since 1934. He is an
artist, a carver of Katsina dolls, a
painter, a stone sculptor, and a musician.
When: July 14, 7:00 p.m.,
Far View Lodge Library, Mesa Verde
National Park
Who: Alph H. Secakuku
What: Hopi Kachina Tradition:
Following the Sun and Moon
When: July 29, 1:00 p.m.,
Anasazi Heritage Center
Who: Jude Schuenemeyer
What: Montezuma County’s
Fruit Heritage
When: Friday, August 3, 2012,
7:00 pm, Crow Canyon Archaeological
Center
Who: Rebecca Hammond
What: Ute Beadwork
When: Friday, August 10, 2012,
7:00 pm, Crow Canyon Archaeological
Center
Who: Bruce Hucko
What: The Four Corners of Inspiration
When: Friday, August 17, 2012,
7:00 pm, Crow Canyon Archaeological
Center
Who: Laurie Webster
What: Pueblo Weaving and the
Tenacity of Tradition: The First Two
Thousand Years
When: August 24, 7:00 p.m.,
Far View Lodge Library at Mesa Verde
National Park
Who: Todd Westika
What: Zuni Fetishes - Past
and Present
When: Friday, August 31, 2012,
7:00 pm, Crow Canyon Archaeological
Center
Who: David Kozak
What: Ethiopian Crossroads:
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Indigenous
Cultures, and the Damming of a River
This lecture series is sponsored
by the Mesa Verde Museum Association
(MVMA) and Mesa Verde National Park,
as well as by Fort Lewis College's
Office of the President and Department
of Anthropology, Anasazi Heritage
Center, Bureau of Land Management,
Cortez Cultural Center, Crow Canyon
Archaeological Center, and the Hisatsinom
Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological
Society. Additional support is provided
by ARAMARK/Mesa Verde Company and
KSJD Dryland Community Radio. Your
Mesa Verde Association joint membership
program dues as well as proceeds from
MVMA services provide critical funding
for this lecture series, keeping the
programs free for attendees. Thank
you for your support!
Click here
to see the full lecture series
schedule.
Creating
Links to Mesa Verde's Ancient Past
A key Mesa Verde visitor experience
is the introduction to Native American
cultures, activities, and traditions,
particularly those of the tribes affiliated
with the park. This is accomplished
throughout the year through a variety
of exhibits, demonstrations, lectures,
and performances. These activities
not only delight visitors to Mesa
Verde, but they also help provide
a tangible link from the ancient past
to the present, helping visitors appreciate
and understand the tremendous significance
of American Indian traditions and
culture.
Each demonstration or activity
typically costs the park anywhere
from $2,500 to $4,000, and the Mesa
Verde Foundation is helping the
park fund these sorts of educational
programs and activities.
We invite you to help sponsor these
activities through a tax-deductible
contribution to the Mesa Verde Foundation.
Providing support is quick and easy.
Simply click here,
which takes you to the Mesa Verde
Foundation website.
You may either mail in your contribution,
or click the “donate”
link to make a credit card gift.
Be sure to note in the message box
that you would like your gift to
be used to support the Native American
Cultural Demonstrations at Mesa
Verde.
Curation
Facility Tours Offered at Anasazi
Heritage Center
The Curation staff at the Bureau
of Land Management Anasazi Heritage
Center (AHC) will host weekly “Behind-the-Scenes”
tours of its curation and collections
management facility through October
31. Tours are open to the public,
and are free with the cost of admission
to the AHC. Federal recreation pass
holders and people under age 18
always enjoy free admission to the
museum.
These tours will take place every
Thursday at 2 p.m. Each tour can
accommodate a maximum of 10 people.
Participants may register in advance
at the museum’s front desk,
or by phone at 970-882-5613 between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.
The AHC curation facility is
one of three federal repositories
for archeological materials managed
by the BLM, and provides long-term
storage for artifacts from public
land in southwest Colorado, including
the Wetherill Family archives.
This tour provides an opportunity
to understand why artifacts are
curated, how this work is done,
and why it is important. A tour
lasts approximately one hour.
The Anasazi Heritage Center is
open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven
days a week throughout the summer
season. For more information,
contact the museum at 970-882-5600
or see its web site at www.co.blm.gov/ahc
Images
of America: Mesa Verde National Park
by Duane Smith, and Images of America:
Cortez by Vila Schwindt, Janet Weeth,
and Dale Davidson
If a picture is worth a thousand words,
then these titles could be worth a whopping
200,000 words—each! Arcadia Publishing’s
popular “ Images of America”
series includes Mesa Verde National
Park and Cortez, and are now available
through MVMA.
Mesa
Verde National Park was written
by noted historian Duane Smith and
features more than 200 vintage photographs
from several archives to tell the
park’s story. Topics addressed
include the role of the New Deal,
the women who saved the park, and
of course the park’s rich archeological
history.
Cortez
(where many MVMA and National Park
Service employees and volunteers live)
was written by Vila Schwindt, Janet
Weeth, and Dale Davidson; Vila is
a writer/editor, and Janet and Dale
are both Southwestern archeologists.
The story of Colorado’s southwestern-most
city is told by those who know it
well, and is annotated with over 200
historic photographs. Cortez lies
7 miles from Mesa Verde’s entrance,
and is surrounded by scenic mountains
and red-rock canyons, Ancestral Puebloan
archeological sites, tribal lands,
and a sunny climate. Yet for centuries,
rugged landscapes and lack of water
made communication, transportation,
and commerce difficult. Residents
developed a fierce self-reliance.
Read this book to learn more!
Paperback; $21.99 each; member price
$17.59 each. Click here
to purchase your copies today. Proceeds
from your purchases support Mesa Verde
National Park.
As always, Mesa Verde Association
members receive a 20% discount on
this item and on all regularly-priced
merchandise. Your special coupon code
to receive your member discount online
has been sent to you separately. Not
a member yet? It’s easy to join!
Just click here
or call us at 1-800-305-6053 or 970-529-4445
for assistance.
Misplaced your discount code? Just
give us a call at 1-800-305-6053
or email us at info@mesaverde.org.
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