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Mesa Verde National ParkHistoric photo of Cliff Palace
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Mesa Verde National Park
Support Your Park

You can help support Mesa Verde National Park by joining a park partner, purchasing merchandise from the Mesa Verde Museum Association, or participating in the Artist-in-Residence Program. For more information on how you can help, click on one of the following links.

 

  • Mesa Verde Museum Association: MVMA supports the interpretive, educational, and research activities of Mesa Verde National Park. Books, maps, videos, park guides, trail guides, and other materials can be found here.


  • Mesa Verde Foundation: The Mesa Verde Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Mesa Verde National Park. The web site contains information on the Foundation, the Mesa Verde Visitor Information Center project, and events the Foundation sponsors. 


  • Artist-In-Residence Program: This program offers professional writers, composers, and visual and performing artists the opportunity to pursue their particular art form while being surrounded by the inspiring ancient architecture of the Ancestral Pueblo people and the sweeping natural landscape of the park. Applications for the 2008 program are accepted through March 31, 2008.
Kiva courtyard at Spruce Tree House  

Did You Know?
A subterranean kiva remained 50 degrees Fahrenheit all year round. So for the Ancestral Puebloans, it stayed cool in the summer, and only a small fire was needed to keep it warm in the winter.

Last Updated: February 07, 2008 at 11:04 EST