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What is Bandelier?
Bandelier National
Monument is located in north central New Mexico near the capital
of Santa Fe. The park was established in 1916 as an archaeological
preserve for pueblo ruins dating from the 1100s AD. Only a small
area of the 32,000-acre park is developed. The remaining is a
lonely and wild backcountry. Much of the park is included in the
National Wilderness Preservation System. It is a beautiful land of
high, level mesas cut by straight-walled canyons, some over 500
feet deep. Within this rugged landscape are the remains of a
thriving culture that populated the area between approximately
1150 and 1550. Ruins range in size from small field houses and
house block of a few rooms to large pueblos of several hundred
rooms.
Management at
Bandelier concentrates on protecting and interpreting the ancient
cultural remains and the landscape itself. Rangers offer a wide
range of interpretive activities at the Visitor Center. During the
summer, artisans from local pueblos demonstrate the ancient crafts
of the pueblo peoples.
Who are we?
The Friends of
Bandelier are private citizens who love the monument. A Board of
Trustees governs our activities under a formal Memorandum of
Agreement with the National Park Service. Park rangers request
help on special projects and we try to meet their needs. We keep
our membership informed of Friends' activities, and of key issues
affecting the monument, through letters, field trips, and
announcements in the local newspapers.
Newtork Links
Bandelier has links on
facebook, twitter, flickr, and youtube. Check them out!
What do we do?
The Friends of
Bandelier try to help where we can do the most good. We provide
support for:
- Archaeology
- Education
- Handicapped Access
- Native Crafts
- Visitor Amenities
- Scientific Research
Board of Trustees
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Laura Bohn
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Los Alamos, NM 87544
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Brower Burchall
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Lawrence, KS 66049
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Mary Burchill
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Lawrence, KS 66049
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Fletcher Catron
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Santa Fe, NM 87504
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Sarah Gustafson
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Los Alamos, NM 87544
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Dorothy Hoard
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Los Alamos, NM 87544
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Craig Martin
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Los Alamos, NM 87544
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Brian Scott
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Los Alamos, NM 87544
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President:
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Dorothy Hoard
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Vice-President:
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Fletcher Catron
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Secretary:
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Treasurer:
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Laura Bohn
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We invite you to
join us
in supporting Bandelier National Monument.
Further details concerning Bandelier are
available at the National Park
Service website.
Links to Local Areas of Interest
Thanks to the efforts of wildlife biologist Stephen Fettig, Bandelier is becoming a destination for birders, especially in autumn when birds migrate though the high-mountain passes of the Jemez Mountains. Birders may also be interested in New Mexico's famous bird sanctuary, the Bosque del Apache.
http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/newmex/bosque/
and its Friends group,
http://www.friendsofthebosque.org/.
Bandelier's nearest neighbor is the Valles Caldera National Preserve, located in a world-class volcanic crater:
http://www.vallescaldera.gov
and its Friends group,
http://www.losamigosdevallescaldera.org.
Both have scheduled activities. Surrounding both areas is the Santa Fe National Forest,
http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/sfe/,
which has camping, hiking, fishing, and hunting information.
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