Home > Member-Run Organizations > USA
By States in order, roughly West to East -- No known member organizations in Canada as of 2007?
California:
Bay Area Rock Art Research Association - BARARA [since 1983]
Email here. barara@prodigy.net
Friends of Sierra Rock Art - FSRA [northern Sierra Nevada]
Dedicated to conservation, preservation, site documentation, site monitoring, education about, and management of rock art sites. Click here. http://www.sierrarockart.org/
Southern Sierra Archaeological Society [Visalia area of the Great Valley]
Education is the main thrust of SSAS. Members are involved in providing information and education to local schools and are involved annually in the National Archaeology Week program. Many members are active in local educational programs in their community, work with local news media, and lead many field trips. Others sit on State and local government planning committees for the protection and preservation of archaeological sites and the future of archaeology.
Click here. http://home.comcast.net/~carlbjork/ssas.html
Nevada:
Nevada Rock Art Foundation - NRAF
Founded in 2002, one of the youngest rock art organizations in North America and one of the most energetic. Their well designed and informative web site is worth a visit
Click here. http://nevadarockart.org/
Southern Nevada Rock Art Association - SNRAA
Meetings third Thursday of every month at Las Vegas Library, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North, 7-9 pm (except in summer). For info, call voice mail at 702-897-7878.
Arizona:
Deer Valley Rock Art Center [Northern Phoenix]
Our mission is to preserve and to provide public access to the Hedgepeth Hills petroglyph site, to interpret the cultural expressions found here, and to be a center for rock art studies.
Click here. http://www.asu.edu/clas/shesc/dvrac/
New Mexico:
Petroglyph National Monument [NW Albuquerque]
This outstanding site continues to be threatened by a proposed road extension through the park. To keep abreast of the changing situation in Congress and the NPS, you may want to consult the web pages maintained by the National Parks and Conservation Association.
Click here. http://www.npca.org/ or here. http://www.nps.gov/petr/
Friends of the Albuquerque Petroglyphs
Our goal is to protect, understand and enjoy the petroglyphs conserved within their natural landscapes and cultural traditions.
FOTAP c/o 2920 Carlisle NE Albuquerque NM 87110-2855 (505) 889-3779.
Utah:
Utah Rock Art Research Association The site contains pictures, site etiquette, etc., and downloadable newsletters
Click here. http://www.utahrockart.org/
Nine Mile Canyon Coalition
Click here. http://www.ninemilecanyoncoalition.org/info.htm
Colorado:
Colorado Rock Art Association (a chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society)
Click here. http://www.ColoradoRockArt.org
Texas:
Rock Art Foundation
The home page is dedicated to foundation news, activities, and Pecos style rock art.
Click here. http://www.rockart.org/
Arkansas:
The Arkansas Archaeological Survey rock art page
Click here. http://arkarcheology.uark.edu/rockart/index.html
Upper Midwest:
Upper Midwest Rock Art Research Association.
The home page is maintained by Charles Bailey, Kevin Callahan, and Deborah Morse-Kahn.
Click here. http://www.tcinternet.net/users/cbailey/index.htm
Eastern USA:
Eastern States Rock Art Research Association
Click here. http://www.esrara.org/
(Not needed?: http://www.public.asu.edu/~rexweeks/Eastern_States_Rock_Art_Re.htm)
