Celebrating the Agua Fria

Join the Friends of the Agua Fria National Monument and the Bureau of Land Management

Saturday, January 9, 2010

“Celebrating the Agua Fria” – National Monument Turns 10

Call for Heritage Exhibits, Booths, Authentic Crafts & Food Vendors

(PHOENIX, Arizona)— The Bureau of Land Management and Friends of Agua Fria National Monument announce a 10 year anniversary celebration January 9^th for the treasured public lands north of Phoenix. Arizona’s Agua Fria National Monument turns 10 in January with a high desert festival featuring activities that bring urban kids outdoors and celebrate the heritage of these lands.

Located just north of Phoenix, Arizona, the Agua Fria National Monument offers visitors a rare opportunity to experience life as it was in the pre-historic days of the Perry Mesa era. See the steep sloped mountains with flat table tops that the American Indians called Mesas. Look down into the deep canyons to the still-flowing desert river – the Agua Fria. Students and visitors will turn stone into arrowheads as they learn the ancient skills of flint knapping; they’ll form bowls in the tradition of the Perry Mesa peoples and visit the pueblos where they lived. While today’s city kids order food from a fast-food drive through, on the Monument, they’ll test their aptitude at atlatl throwing – the method of hunting for food used from 1250-1450 A.D. by the people who lived along the Agua Fria River. View the ancient petroglyphs (rock art) and then make your own take-home version. Learn about the Agua Fria River and have fun with interactive water education activities.

The BLM is now calling for additional exhibitors, authentic craft and food vendors. Vendors are charged a $25 reservation fee; educational/civil spaces are free. The deadline for entry is December 30, 2009. Go to www.CelebratingtheAguaFria.com to register with the Friends of the Agua Fria group. Or fill out the enclosed form at mail to the BLM Phoenix District: 21605 N. 7^th avenue, Phoenix Az. 85027; or, fax the form to: 623-5805580, no later than December 30^th.

Celebrating the Agua Fria 10^th Anniversary – January 9^th 2010 - offers student activities and more - traditional American Indian dancing, American Indian drumming, traditional artists, and live-animal displays. Adults are sure to enjoy the scientific lectures, live bands, food vendors, and visitor booths. Join us for Celebrating the Agua Fria National Monument and the Bureau of Land Management’s National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) January 9, 2010, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The event will be held at the scenic Horseshoe Ranch in the center of the Monument.

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CELEBRATING THE AGUA FRIA

The Agua Fria National Monument, National Landscape Conservation System

U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

Phoenix District: 21605 N. 7^th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027

(623) 580-5500 Fax: (623) 580-5580

www.CelebratingTheAguaFria.com

10^th Year Anniversary Celebration – January 9^th, 2010

Horse shoe Ranch: Bloody Basin Exit I-17

10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Organization/Business ________________________________________

_____ Youth Activity

_____ Educational Lecture (15 minute time limit / No power point presentations)

_____ Educational / Civic (No charge)

_____ Vendor Crafts / Food ($25 reservation fee required at booking)

Contact Name: ________________________________________

Contact Email: ________________________________________

Contact Phone Number(s): ________________________________________

Contact Address: ________________________________________

 

Describe the booth reservation:

The nature of the exhibit (youth activity, items the youth will take away); describe the type of civic organization/educational materials on display; or, describe the authentic and heritage crafts to be sold or list the heritage menu/prices charged for the booth:

Print and send with check to Friends of the Agua Fria National Monument, PO Box 43860, Phoenix, AZ 85080

Or pay your $25 fee through Paypal to hold your spot.

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Space is Limited: Deadline: December 30^th, 2009

The BLM Will Review the Entry for Conformity to Heritage, Culture, Watersheds, Youth, American Indian, and Public Lands Values

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The BLM manages more land – 253 million acres – than any other Federal agency.  This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western States, including Alaska.  The Bureau, with a budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation.  The BLM’s multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.  The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.