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As the Utah Cultural Site Stewardship (UCSS) Program has expanded with over 365 volunteers and 133 land managing partners, the need for additional coordination has increased. To better manage stewarding...

Andrew Ugan, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District. This blog is a part of an agreement under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act to highlight the history...

The Utah SHPO’s Summer Field School is back for a second year! We are helping to train tomorrow’s archaeologists by offering a highly competitive six week program for students in...

by Christopher W. Merritt, Ph.D. , Utah State Historic Preservation Officer Archaeology, like many scientific disciplines, relies on formal plans called a research design. Research designs lay out the fundamental justification...

Take a look at this fantastic Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month event and get ready for May 2025. Every year in Utah, organizations around the state host events to honor...

On nearly a daily basis I receive inquiries from folks asking if their property qualifies for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). For these inquiries I have...

By Cory Jensen, National Register Coordinator In a previous post I gave some background on what the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is and what it does/does not do....

By Cory Jensen, National Register Coordinator As the National Register Coordinator at the Utah State Historic Preservation Office, this is a question I receive on an almost daily basis. The...

Meet Sally Wither, a Vernal local, who is passionate about volunteering, education, and spending time exploring the unique trails around Uintah County. Sally Wither was born and raised in Steamboat...

Discover the archaeology of Chinese Railroad Workers in Utah through real artifacts interpreted by experts in the field. Join us on Saturday, October 14th at 11:30am for a free presentation...

The Utah SHPO team would like to introduce you to Ryan McGrath, our new Compliance Archaeologist. His responsibilities at SHPO will be reviewing pretty much every archaeological project undertaken by...

Meet Garfield County stewards John and Marsha Holland. Both have been involved in site stewardship for years and we are so happy that they have stuck around through the Utah...