CASSP Workshops
CASSP volunteer training workshops have two parts. We present the initial session several times a year as a free, online, classroom meeting on a Saturday from 9:00 to 3:00. For the follow-up session, we take a field trip on a Saturday a few weeks or months later to practice observing and recording conditions at an actual archaeological or historical site .
You must attend the online training before participating in the field trip. The field trip costs a one-time $25 workshop fee payable to Partners for Archaeological Site Stewardship, and you must sign a confidentiality agreement to not reveal sensitive site information such as location.
Next Workshop
The next CASSP volunteer training workshop is scheduled for Saturday, November 22, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. This online Zoom meeting is open to the public at no cost. However, you must register in advance by completing the CASSP Events form on this page. The second part of the workshop, a field trip, will be held in mid-January at a location in the Mojave Desert area.
CASSP Heritage Hike
CASSP leads free hikes to public archaeological and historical sites, where the people can learn about preservation of cultural resources in their area. After a brief introduction at the trailhead, we view cultural and natural resources in an event that lasts no more than four hours. Previous heritage hikes went to the M*A*S*H filming location in Malibu Creek State Park, to the rock images at the Corn Spring site between Palm Springs and Blythe, and to the Old Mission Dam in San Diego (below).
On Sunday, October 26, the day after the SCA Northern Data Sharing Meeting (https://scahome.org/Data-Sharing, we will hold another CASSP Heritage Hike at the Wakamatsu Farm of the American River Conservancy. Space is limited to 25 participants; please register early by sending your name and contact information to bpadon@sitestewardship.org. Details are in this one-page PDF announcement.