Nevadans for Cultural Preservation

NVFCP's Session - Ethical Inheritance: Let’s Keep It Out of the Landfill! is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 7^th at 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm in Conference Room B.

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Pioneering New Perspectives.

Inspired by the pioneering spirit that has long shaped Nevada, this theme encourages us to explore our work through new lenses, uncover new opportunities, and find creative solutions to the challenges facing museums today. By embracing new perspectives, we can elevate diverse voices, engage new audiences, and strengthen our connections with the communities we serve.

This will be an excellent opportunity for attendees to dig deep as we learn, inspire and exchange ideas about museum practice in the Silver State and beyond.

The 2026 Annual Meeting celebrates the coming together of Nevada’s many diverse institutions in the name of collaboration and support of best practices. Attendance to the Annual Meeting is open to museum professionals, leaders, and supporters with the intent that the conference inspires deep thinking, future partnerships and dynamic conversations.

Little Red Rock is a culturally significant and sensitive area. To help preserve and protect it, NVFCP hosts Stewardship Sunday events, where volunteers join us in ongoing conservation efforts.

Our primary focus is locating and addressing debris, graffiti, and other damage in the area. A clean and well-maintained site communicates that this is a place of value—one to be respected, not vandalized or misused.

We also install and manage custom carsonite markers to inform visitors about the area's cultural importance and provide guidance on how they can help protect it for future generations.

Activities during Stewardship Sundays may vary. Volunteers who RSVP will receive updates and detailed information about their specific outing.

WAITLIST Please email [email protected] if the event is full to be placed on a waitlist. 

Speaker Series Presentation by  Samantha R. Rubinson, Ph.D., Nevada SHPO Southern Nevada Representative / Nevada Site Stewardship Program Coordinator

What stories are waiting to be uncovered in Nevada’s state parks? For the past six years, the Nevada Site Stewardship Program (NSSP) has partnered with Nevada State Parks to explore archaeological and historic sites in Valley of Fire State Park and Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park.

Because many of these areas have never been thoroughly surveyed, site stewards are joining archaeologists in the field to discover, document, and protect Nevada’s hidden past. This presentation takes you along on that adventure and explores what we’re learning about these two remarkable landscapes. 

Friday, November 6th at 2:00pm – NVFCP is presenting Citizen Stewardship: Preserving Archaeological Sites 

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Little Red Rock is a culturally significant and sensitive area. To help preserve and protect it, NVFCP hosts Stewardship Sunday events, where volunteers join us in ongoing conservation efforts.

Our primary focus is locating and addressing debris, graffiti, and other damage in the area. A clean and well-maintained site communicates that this is a place of value—one to be respected, not vandalized or misused.

We also install and manage custom carsonite markers to inform visitors about the area's cultural importance and provide guidance on how they can help protect it for future generations.

Activities during Stewardship Sundays may vary. Volunteers who RSVP will receive updates and detailed information about their specific outing.

WAITLIST Please email [email protected] if the event is full to be placed on a waitlist. 

Join NVFCP and many others at this Free conference. Check out the webpage for more information. 

Join NVFCP for a social after the Free Three Corners Conference at UNLV.

Start time in Tentatively set for 5pm but may change after the conference schedule is finalized. 

Everyone is invited. 

Expect: Students, Professors, CRM Professionals, Historians, Archaeologist, Anthropologists, Avocationalists, Museum Specialists, and more. 

Speaker Series Presentation by Shannon Cowell, M.A., R.P.A. ARPA Director & Preservation Archaeologist at Archaeology Southwest

The Bureau of Indian Affairs and Archaeology Southwest are partners in a multi-year Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) agreement to provide Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) assistance. Our team collaborates with Tribal Nations to prevent, detect, and respond to archaeological resource crimes. We'll discuss the ARPA Assistance Initiative, our website SaveHistory.org, historical trends and current issues in ARPA investigations and prosecutions, and how members of the public can respond when they encounter looting and vandalism on the ground or online.