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Utah Site Stewardship Program
Mission Statement
The Utah Site Stewardship program is a statewide organization of volunteers chosen, trained, educated, and appointed by the Utah Division of State History. This program is sponsored by agencies, appropriate representatives, and the public land managers of Utah. Site Stewards are individuals committed to cultural resource preservation, particularly monitoring cultural resources for damage caused by vandalism, theft, or nature.
Statement of Purpose
The Utah Site Stewardship Program advocates the following goals:
1. To permanently preserve vital historic, prehistoric, and paleontological sites in order to conserve, study, and interpret them scientifically.
2. To expand the public's understanding of the importance of cultural resources and the disorder left by vandals, thieves, and artifact hunters.
3. To promote the acceptance and reinforcement of national, state, and local preservation laws and regulations.
4. To dissuade site vandalism as well as the illegal trafficking of antiquities and scientifically crucial paleontological materials.
5. To enhance communication, understanding, and collaboration among organizations, agencies, tribes, and individuals concerned with the protection of cultural and natural resources.
6. To broaden the statewide archaeological and paleontological inventory and increase understanding of those inventories.
7. To advocate and perpetuate exceptional criteria for cultural resource examination throughout the state.
For further information on the site stewardship program contact Ron Rood.