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NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, May 21, 2025, CANCELLED NOTE THE 5:00 PM START TIME at the WNMU Museum: This special monthly GCAS meeting is the GCAS's annual fundraiser for the WNMU Museum, with which we are so closely allied. Dr. Patricia (Pat) Gilman will be our honored presenter explaining, What Are Tropical Macaws Doing in Mimbres Sites? Watch this space for the date and topic of our next meeting.

NEXT FIELD TRIP: Sunday, June 1, 2025. The GCAS’s next field trip – WEATHER PERMITTING - will visit the Twin Pines site in the upper Mimbres Valley where we will have the opportunity to see directing archaeologist Fumi Arakawa and his crew’s work. This is Gila National Forest land with Mimbres habitations built on top of pithouses and a great kiva. Some petroglyphs are nearby. Access is slow going along rocky roads but high-clearance or 4WD vehicles are not required. However, the trip to Twin Pines takes about 2.5-3 hours from Silver City driving up the Mimbres Valley and into the west side of the Black Range; or about 2.5 hours driving from Truth or Consequences through the east side of the Black Range on an easier road. Overnight camping (boondocking, no amenities) may be available near the Beaverhead Work Center. GCAS members will meet at the Beaverhead Work Center on NM Hwy 59 at 11:00 AM on June 1. To protect this sensitive site, interested GCAS members should contact Marianne at [email protected] for more specific directions.

Liability Waiver - General

The following form is available in PDF format to view, download, and print: Download Liability-Waiver-General.pdf (94.1K)

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RISK FACTORS

I,                                                                                                                                              , understand that:
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The GRANT COUNTY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY does not provide insurance coverage for medical care that I may need because of my participation in field trips and/or any other Grant County Archaeological Society activities.

I understand there are risks and hazards that may arise during the course of any such activities, including but not limited to accidents on public lands and/or private property. I hereby assume any and all inherent risks and hazards associated with said activities.

I agree that the Grant County Archaeological Society is not responsible for any medical services that I might need, and I agree to be financially responsible for any medical bills incurred by me as a result of any required medical treatment.

I further agree for and on behalf of myself, my dependents, heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns to release and hold harmless the Grant County Archaeological Society Board members, and/or any of the organization’s representatives or members from any and all liability for injuries or death; for the loss of or damage to my property; or for injury or property damage to others caused by me, however occurring, during any portion of or in relation to the above described activities.

In accordance with the GCAS Code of Ethics (https://www.gcasnm.org/news/ethics.html), I accept the responsibility to protect from further disturbance those site locations and/or resources that I visit on GCAS field trips or other GCAS activities.

 

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Parent/Guardian if Participant is under age 18                                                                      Date