May 22, 2026 – Sandra Arazi-Coambs, Sandia/Mountainair Zone Archaeologist, writes: SAVE THE DATE for second Level 1 Docent training for folks interested in volunteering at the Tijeras Pueblo Archaeological Site! Please pass along to anyone who might be interested or for anyone who missed it the first time around, email directly (sandra.coambs@usda.gov) if you are interested in participating!
April 8, 2026 – Sandra Arazi-Coambs, Sandia/Mountainair Zone Archaeologist, writes: Attached is a flyer for our upcoming (Level 1) docent training for Tijeras Pueblo Archaeological Site (TPAS) volunteers. This training will be mandatory for anyone who is interested in working at the site and interacting with the public in any capacity. For folks wanting to lead tours, there will be an additional training (Level 2).
We have some outstanding instructors for this training (Dr. Judith Habicht-Mauche, professor emeritus from UC Santa Cruz and Dr. Dave Phillips, professor emeritus from UNM). I am excited to see it moving forward. For the first training we are going to be accepting 15 participants. It is first-come first-serve and I already have a handful of folks on the list. If there is more interest, we will try to add an additional training later in the year.
Please reach out to me directly (sandra.coambs@usda.gov) if you are interested in this or subsequent trainings!