Before they begin monitoring sites, volunteers for the California Archaeological Site Stewardship Program (CASSP) take a two-day training workshop over one weekend. The Saturday classroom session consists of lectures, small group discussions, and question-and-answer periods. Presenters usually include archaeologists, law-enforcement officials, and representatives of Native American communities, and may include other experts in natural sciences and history. Lunch is provided at the workshop on Saturday. The Sunday session consists of a field trip to archaeological and historical sites, lead by the archaeologist who will be coordinating the local team of volunteers.
Typical workshop agenda for Saturday classroom session:
Volunteer training workshops will be scheduled in northern and southern California. Information about the workshops will be posted here and will appear in the CASSP newsletter as soon as the dates and locations are confirmed.
There is a workshop fee of $25 per person, which can be pre-paid or paid at the door. Please make checks payable to the "Society for California Archaeology." Registration fees do not pay all the costs of the workshops, which are mainly funded through grants and in-kind donations. CASSP volunteers may attend additional training workshops, if space permits, without paying the registration cost a second time.
Download a registration form as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file (72K).
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