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Utah Cultural Site Stewardship Program

Archaeological Excavation at Alta, Utah

Join us on Saturday, September 6th from 1:00 – 3:30pm to experience the first ever archaeological excavation of main street in the historic town of Alta. Head up to Alta...
Last updated: August 29, 2025

Rector Camp Presentation

With the Bureau of Land Mangement Vernal Field Office,  the Uintah County Heritage Museum, and the Utah Cultural Site Stewardship Program Come down to the Uintah County Heritage Museum to...
Last updated: April 30, 2025

Historic Gilsonite Mining Site Documentation

The Uintah Basin is a prominent home for Gilsonite mining and is one of the largest Gilsonite deposits in the world. Many mid-nineteenth century mining towns still have remnants of the once booming areas they...
Last updated: March 4, 2025

Prehistoric Antelope Trap Site Documentation

UCSS stewards are headed north to assist Utah’s Trust Lands Administration with the documentation of a historic antelope trap. Volunteers will spend the day working alongside professional archaeologists, utilizing modern archaeology...
Last updated: March 4, 2025

UCSS Steward Spotlight: Meet Matt Petersen!

Matt Petersen is one of the Utah Cultural Site Stewardship program’s amazing volunteers! UCSS staff were lucky enough to get to spend some time with Matt this month, both out...
Last updated: March 18, 2026

Welcome Kate to UCSS!

The Utah Cultural Site Stewardship (UCSS) Program is so excited to welcome Kate Schmidt as the new UCSS Program Outreach Administrator. Kate grew up just outside the Salt Lake Valley...
Last updated: March 18, 2026

April Steward Spotlight

Meet Kane County Steward, Katie Wallace. Katie is a Kanab local who made her way to Utah from the Bay Area in Northern California. She was introduced to the Colorado...
Last updated: March 18, 2026