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~~~THE CHACO CANON~~~
Vol.1 Number 1
May 10, 1996
For all friends of Chaco Canyon and related sites.
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WELCOME
This is the first edition of THE CHACO CANON, an on-line newsletter for
people who care about Chaco Canyon and the resources related to it in the San
Juan Basin.
The CANON resulted from an Internet message that I posted March 26
announcing that Chaco was named to the list of 100 most endangered monuments
by the World Monuments Fund. I was overwhelmed at the response I received.
My message got widely reposted, and was even reproduced in a Gallup, New
Mexico newspaper. If anyone receives this newsletter who did not see the
first posting, just send me an e-mail message and I'll forward it to you or
you can check out the Chaco Web site described below.
I do not plan any particular schedule for this newsletter, but will let
the events (or lack thereof) guide when and whether it is produced. If you
have information you would like included, please just send me an e-mail
message and, if it's suitable, I'll include it.
I'm sending this first edition out more broadly than I will send future
ones. Please forgive any cross postings. If you want to be added to my
e-mail list to receive future copies (or if you ever want to be taken OFF the
list) just post me a message.
~~Loretta Neumann ~~
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CONTENTS:
~~Chaco Meeting May 19
~~World Monuments Decision May 23
~~Information Sources
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~~CHACO MEETING MAY 19
The National Parks and Conservation Association is hosting a special
meeting to discuss Chaco Culture National Historical Park and its related
lands and resources (Tribal, Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service,
state, private, etc.) The meeting will take place at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, May
19, 1996 at the Sheraton Uptown, 6815 Menaul N.E., Albuquerque, NM. The
purpose of the meeting will be to discuss a broad range of issues concerning
Chaco, with a particular focus on citizen involvement/support for the park
and opportunities for new partnerships between the public, the private
sector, and federal, state, local and tribal governments to help protect and
improve this wonderful place. The concept of a "friends" group for Chaco,
and the prospects for forming one, will be on the agenda. This is an open
meeting, and everyone interested in Chaco is invited to attend.
The meeting is being held in conjunction with (but separate from) a
conference that NPCA is hosting May 17-19 at the same place. The conference
is focused on citizen support for the National Park System, and many
presentations and discussions will bear on parks such as Chaco. For further
information on the conference, contact David Simon, Southwest Regional
Director, NPCA, 823 Gold Ave., S.W., Albuquerque, NM 87102. Tel: (505)
247-1221, Fax: (505) 247-1222.
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~~WORLD MONUMENTS DECISION MAY 23
Although the World Monuments Fund accepted our nomination for Chaco
Canyon and its related archaeological sites for listing as one of the world's
100 most endangered monuments, that did not assure that the project itself
would be funded. Only a limited number of the projects were expected to
receive grants from the funders -- American Express and the Samuel H. Kress
Foundation.
I have just received a letter from WLF notifying us that Chaco was not
selected in the first round of grants. WLF says, however, that they do expect
to continue fundraising efforts in order to make additional grants throughout
hte year for other sites on the list. I will certainly do my part to help
them raise additional sources, and hope others will be willing to help in
this effort.
Efforts to protect Chaco Canyon and related sites will take many forms
and involve a variety of players. Indeed, the Chaco proposal requested
funding to develop a consensus strategy for preservation of the ruins. The
project will first undertake to identify and interview stakeholders --
including private landowners or corporations, public and tribal agencies, and
profit and non-profit interest groups -- and delineate their particular
intents and interests. A facilitated workshop will be held to develop a
broad-based strategy for addressing the problems that are identified and,
from this a Consensus Strategy Report will be prepared that will include
directions and priorities for future actions. Additional efforts, such as
training in ruins preservation, public education and the formation of a
citizens support group will also be needed.
In summary, we've only just begun!
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~~WEB SITE ON CHACO
A private software development firm, Chaco Communications, has created a
World Wide Web site on Chaco. The WWW address is:
>http://www.chaco.com/park/
This is a beautiful site that includes a wealth of information,
articles, photographs and graphics. Pertaining to Chaco, you can click on a
menu item to see:
National Park Service Brochure.
East Anasazi Archaeology.
On the 1054 Supernova Petrograph.
History of Exploration.
UCSB 3D Model of Chetro Ketl Great Kiva
On Expanding Chaco Protection
A color pencil drawing of a Chaco site
US National Park Service, Chaco Culture.
Bibliography.
Pictures of Chaco Canyon.
This Web page also has links to Internet hosts on other related topics
pertaining to the National Park Service, archaeology, cultural resource
management, other areas in the region (Colorado Plateau and New Mexico),
other U.S. parks, forests and monuments, and U.S. Geological Survey Data.
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