Education, Harvest Hosts and Birding
Students teaching students
First time in the saddle
On the trail checking pottery sherds.
Group Tours and VisitsWe love to host group visits! To set up a group visit and/or tour, call 575.536.3333 and leave a message. We need a 10 day notice as we are presently closed during the week. We DO OPEN for visitors who make arrangements ahead of time. You may also call Marilyn at 575-536-9337 or Bill at 575-536-3092 to arrange a visit.
Harvest Hosts; camping on location
For Harvest Hosts members, we offer a night or two camping in our parking lot. The dark skies will dazzle you. Electric hookup is available for a fee. Check on your Harvest Hosts website to make reservations.
Trail cameras are on the interpretive trail, be aware of the wildlife ! |
School Field Trips - We love them!
school_programs_request_form.docx or phone 575.536.9337 Marilyn Markel. Send your requests to [email protected] INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS ON FIELD TRIPS
Educational field trips can effectively provide extended instruction and enriched student experiences beyond the regular classroom environment. The Imogen F Wilson Education Foundation and the Grant County Archaeological Society plan student and adult visits to meet the needs of schools and curriculum. Safety is a priority for us. • Requests for field trips should be made at least 3 weeks in advance. • We request one adult for every 5 students. • Most activities are out- of- doors so wear appropriate shoes and clothing including a hat, long sleeves & sunscreen. • We divide students into groups to attend centers for activities including a hike to the river. • Bring water. • There is plenty of room on the porch for lunch. Sometimes lunch is at the river so bring a garbage sack for waste. • We have an indoor restroom for females and an outdoor Porta Pot for males unless it is a small group. • Cameras are allowed. • The gift shop is available for all visitors. We allow only 5 students inside at a time. • We are not responsible for lost or broken items. • Our student field trip programs are free of charge, but donations are always welcomed. 
Visiting Western NMU Museum
Telling a story
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Birding around the site and at the Mimbres River
ebird.org/hotspot/L14350829
A current list of birds can be found here. Our location is a great birding site because of the Mimbres River being close, the variety of trees, bushes and grasses.
ebird.org/hotspot/L14350829
A current list of birds can be found here. Our location is a great birding site because of the Mimbres River being close, the variety of trees, bushes and grasses.
The Mimbres region has seen some of the most intensive and extensive looting in North America because of the exquisite painted pottery. Many believed that there were few archaeological remains left to study. Despite the site destruction, archaeologists over decades have gleaned knowledge of the region’s ancient past. Additionally, recent efforts by local residents to preserve the archaeological record offer hope for the future.
The Mattocks site in the northern Mimbres Valley is the focus of our tours. Participants may explore the site with tour leaders William Hudson or Marilyn Markel, as they walk through the site with it's interpretive trail and stop at museum.
Three parts to the wheelchair and stroller accessible trail -- The first briefly introduces the region and its complex history of human groups from Archaic through Classic Mimbres to Apache.
In the second, you will learn of the Mimbres Foundation excavation at the Mattocks site in the 1970s.
In the third section, the tour leaders share the impressive work by local residents and volunteers from IFWEF and GCAS in preserving the site, laying an interpretive trail, assembling our 4 structures museum, providing educational activities for local children, and building facilities for researchers.
The Mattocks site in the northern Mimbres Valley is the focus of our tours. Participants may explore the site with tour leaders William Hudson or Marilyn Markel, as they walk through the site with it's interpretive trail and stop at museum.
Three parts to the wheelchair and stroller accessible trail -- The first briefly introduces the region and its complex history of human groups from Archaic through Classic Mimbres to Apache.
In the second, you will learn of the Mimbres Foundation excavation at the Mattocks site in the 1970s.
In the third section, the tour leaders share the impressive work by local residents and volunteers from IFWEF and GCAS in preserving the site, laying an interpretive trail, assembling our 4 structures museum, providing educational activities for local children, and building facilities for researchers.