What we do
We recruit, train, and support members of the public to volunteer as site stewards at archaeological and historical sites.
Site stewards regularly visit their assigned sites and report site conditions. They keep sensitive site information confidential. They do not dig in the site or remove artifacts.
Site stewards work with State and federal public agencies and at private conservation organizations. They are supervised by local archaeologists to whom they submit their reports on site conditions.
CASSP activities provide volunteers with purposeful work, support agency archaeologists, and help protect heritage sites.
CASSP Workshops
CASSP volunteer training workshops take two days. The first day consists of an online classroom session, which is free and open to the public with no prerequisites except a sincere desire to protect archaeological and historical resources. The second day is a field trip to view sites and record observations. In order to participate in the field trip you must first attend a classroom session, sign a confidentiality agreement to not reveal sensitive site information to the public, and pay a $25 fee to cover the costs of field trip materials that we provide. The next workshop will be offered in Spring 2026. See the Events page for more information and for the registration form.
Contact us
CASSP is provided by Partners for Archaeological Site Stewardship, P O Box 7577, Long Beach, CA 90807, (562) 453-8984. The Executive Director is Beth Padon, bpadon@sitestewardship.org. Partners for Archaeological Site Stewardship is a 501(c)(3) organization.