C O N S E R VA N C Y
Jim Walker
Field Notes
The rocks in the center of this photo are the remains of one of the eight architectural units identified at the Gillota-Johnson Archaeological Preserve. The site was occupied from a.d. 880 to 980.
Gillota-Johnson Preserve Management Team Meets SOUTHWEST—The management team for the Gillota-Johnson Preserve in southwestern Colorado met last November to develop the 100–year management plan for this recently acquired site. Gillota-Johnson features a well preserved group of eight architectural units, a great kiva, and a bedrock reservoir. It was occupied between a.d. 880 and 980, and it’s the largest site of its kind in the region. The meeting began with a site tour followed by a discussion of management
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issues such as site security and protection, stabilization, professional research policies, educational programs, and public access. The management plan is an important tool used by the Conservancy to ensure that decisions concerning the preservation of a site are made in a way that not only preserves and protects the resource but also includes input from all of the interested parties. The Gillota-Johnson management team includes the previous owners of the property, professional archaeologists from southwestern Colorado, Colorado Historical Society representatives,
Native Americans, the volunteer site stewards, and Conservancy staff.
Old Mobile Expanded SOUTHEAST—The Conservancy’s Old Mobile preserve, in southwest Alabama, has recently been expanded. In 1996, the DuPont Company donated an easement to the Conservancy on the portion of the site they owned.At that time, the remaining two thirds of the site belonged to other companies and was unprotected. In recent years, Mobile County acquired a third of the site that once belonged to Courtaulds Fibers, at
spring • 2010
