Become a member today and join a team of people who understand the value in protecting and preserving the sacred ancestral sites as well as, the rich cultural history and natural landscape of Mesa Verde National Park.
As a proud partner of Mesa Verde National Park, the Mesa Verde Association aims to inspire life-long stewardship of the region’s cultural and natural heritage. Working together the Association and Mesa Verde National Park develop products, sponsor events and collaborate on projects that enhance public understanding of Ancestral Puebloan culture and visitor experiences at Mesa Verde.
The Mesa Verde Association has been an educational partner to Mesa Verde National Park since 1930, when we were established as the Mesa Verde Library Association to provide educational materials to park rangers and visitors. In the 1960's a volunteer board incorporated the Mesa Verde Museum Association as a 501(c)3 non-profit for the purpose of assisting Mesa Verde National Park with interpretive activities/programs, development of museums and interpretive facilities, scientific investigation and research, and production of publications that promote the objectives of the National Park Service at Mesa Verde. Since 2012 the Mesa Verde Association has provided our park partner with over $1 million in direct aid for various projects and programs to fulfill these objectives.
Work being done at Mesa Verde National Park with support from Mesa Verde Association members includes, production of the Mesa Verde Voices podcast, rehabilitation, exhibit design work and free public Wi-Fi at the Mesa Verde Museum, funding for the new park film Footprints of Our Ancestors, and continued suport for the Volunteers in Parks program. Additional work around tribal engagement has also been supported in part by Mesa Verde Association members including tribal consultation on park projects, cultural demonstrations by artists and dancers from Tribes and Pueblos affiliated with Mesa Verde, and establishment of the Indigenous Ranger Intern Program.