Latest News About America's National Conservation Lands

Keep pets leashed away from archaeology where they won’t dig, poop or cause erosion inside a site.

Grinding grooves, grinding slicks, and other features of sites created by ancient people should be left alone. By pretending to be an ancient, you can easily damage these features and erase important scientific value.

Archaeological sites are not playgrounds. Please teach children respect. Keep a close eye so kids don’t get hurt or accidentally damage the site.

Historic artifacts older than 50 years are protected and should be left where you find them.

Historic and prehistoric structures can be easily damaged. Please refrain from touching, leaning, standing or climbing on any structures, no matter how solid they look.

Keep the landscape natural by leaving only footprints. Cairns can increase impacts on sensitive sites and are frequently constructed with artifacts like grinding or shrine stones.

Keep discovery alive. Leave all artifacts where you find them so the next person can share the experience. It’s illegal to move or take any artifact, including historic trash, from public lands.

On July 10, 2015, President Obama used his authority under the Antiquities Act to permanently protect two new additions to the National Conservation Lands: Basin and Range National Monument in Nevada and Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in California.

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