California Archaeological Site Stewardship Program (CASSP)

training site stewards at rock art site
CASSP workshop field training at a rock art site in northern California

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.

CASSP activities provide volunteers with purposeful work, support agency archaeologists, and help protect heritage sites.

Contact us

CASSP is provided by Partners for Archaeological Site Stewardship, P O Box 7577, Long Beach, CA 90807, (562) 453-8984. Partners for Archaeological Site Stewardship is a 501(c)(3) organization.

Posters at the 2024 SCA annual meeting

Ten volunteers and archaeologists participated in the CASSP poster session at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for California Archaeology (SCA). We enjoyed this opportunity to share some of our CASSP experiences.

CASSP poster session at SCA 2024 Annual Meeting
CASSP poster session at SCA 2024 Annual Meeting
Site stewardship at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Site stewardship at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Site stewardship at BLM Palm Springs Field Office
Site stewardship at BLM Palm Springs Field Office
Site stewardship on the Cleveland National Forest
Site stewardship at the BLM Barstow Field Office
Site stewardship at the BLM Barstow Field Office
Site stewardship on Los Padres National Forest
Site stewardship on Los Padres National Forest
Arborglyphs in Nevada
Arborglyphs in Nevada. Click to expand.
CASSP 25 year anniversary
CASSP 25 year anniversary . Click to expand.