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Chaco Culture

National Historical Park

New Mexico

Established

Chaco Culture National Historical Park: December 19, 1980
Chaco Canyon National Monument: March 11, 1907

33,977.8 acres

Annual Visitors: 39,175 (2011)

Official Site: https://www.nps.gov/chcu/index.htm

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaco_Culture_National_Historical_Park

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nps.chcu

Twitter: https://twitter.com/chacoculturenhp

From LiveScience:

President Theodore Roosevelt recognized these alluring ruins in 1907 when he designated Chaco Canyon a national monument. The ruins were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.

In 1980, the boundary of the national monument was enlarged by 20 square miles (52 square kilometers) and the monument became the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

Links

Opinion | The Treasures of Chaco Canyon Are Threatened by DrillingOne of the nation’s most significant cultural sites could be at risk from planned oil and gas extraction nearby.

Trump to Sacrifice 4,500 Acres of Greater Chaco for FrackingToday, in defense of clean air, clean water, healthy communities, and our climate, a coalition of conservation groups called on

Chaco Canyon Photos: Amazing Ruins from an Ancient WorldIn the great desolation and emptiness of northwestern New Mexico, the ruins of an advanced Pre-Columbian civilization is preserved today within a 53-square-mile national historic park.

Oil producers concerned about permit backlogThe delays are costing New Mexico and the federal government taxes and royalties, according to the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association.

Oil Drilling—Coming to a National Park or Monument Near You?Former NPS officials and conservation groups mobilize to head off new leases

Tribes ask feds to halt drilling leases in Chaco regionThe moratorium is crucial, the resolution says, to preserve sacred archaeological sites, protect views and maintain the darkness of the night sky at Chaco, deemed a UNESCO World Heritage Site

ARCHAEOLOGISTS: MORE PROTECTIONS NEEDED FOR CHACO REGION

Associated Press

http://www.apnewsarchive.com/2017/Archaeologists-and-other-researchers-are-calling-for-more-protections-of-an-expansive-area-surrounding-Chaco-Culture-National-Historical-Park-as-oil-and-gas-development-increases/id-75c1b3650ab640db92b31536748e59d0

Chaco Culture: Pueblo Builders of the SouthwestThe Chaco Culture flourished between roughly the 9th and 13th centuries A.D. in what is now New Mexico.

New Mexico Democrats push feds to limit drilling near national parkDemocratic members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are pushing federal officials to uphold an agreement that limits oil and gas leasing on public land near Chaco Culture National His…

Chaco Canyon’s ancient civilization continues to puzzleA dynasty may have risen from the dead in an ancient Chaco great house.

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