SOUTHWESTERN-NEWS-RELEASE: Kaibab National Forest Smoke Information

[Jacqueline C Banks <jcbanks@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Thank you,
Jackie

Jacqueline C. Banks
Public Affairs Officer
Kaibab National Forest
928-635-8314
cell 928-606-7490
jcbanks@xxxxxxxxx

For Immediate Release    
               
            
Sept. 15, 2010      
                   
Contact:  Jacqueline Banks, 928-635-8314
Margaret Hangan, 928-635-8342
           
                     
                     
                     
                     
       
Popular Archaeological Site Vandalized


WILLIAMS, Ariz. – On Aug. 26, a hiker
reported that vandals had defaced one of the rock art panels at Keyhole
Sink on the Kaibab National Forest.  Keyhole Sink is an outdoor interpretive
site, accessible via a ¾-mile-long hiking trail, consisting of rock art
known as petroglyphs made by Native Americans at least 1,000 years ago.


“This senseless act not only damaged
the fragile rock art, it degraded a special place enjoyed by several thousand
visitors each year,” said Kaibab archaeologist Neil Weintraub.

The petroglyphs are protected under
the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979.    Since
the vandalism was reported, the Forest Service has assessed and documented
the damage and initiated an educational campaign to protect this valuable
resource.  

Individuals with information regarding
this incident can contact Martie Schramm, Williams District Ranger, at
(928) 635-5630.  


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