NEW CRM FIELD SCHOOL HELPS FILL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING GAPS You may have noticed a new Cultural Resource Management (CRM) Field School program at Crow Canyon this year. In addition to our College Field School for undergraduates, we’re offering a CRM Field School in 2025 . Both are part of Crow Canyon’s professional development offerings, designed to provide college students with hands-on experience and training needed to secure jobs in the industry.
That’s why in 2024 we piloted a new CRM Field School program in partnership with the PaleoWest Foundation. Ten students gained practical training in CRM fieldwork. Three of them were given work in Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPO) and gained valuable understanding of CRM archaeology and the role of the THPO. Two of them landed jobs almost immediately, and one is being considered for an internship with a private CRM firm. “The best part about field school was how much it taught me about CRM and archaeology as a whole…It felt like I learned a whole semester’s worth of info in two weeks.” – Jack C., student
Why CRM? Fewer than 10% of practicing archaeologists work as university or college professors or for a museum or laboratory. Most archaeologists practicing today work under the auspices of CRM, whether as consultants, or for tribal, local, state, or federal governments to review the work of private sector archaeologists. CRM services are required for any construction project that triggers local, state, and/or federal regulations. In areas like southwest Colorado with a high density of archaeological sites, the need for trained CRM practitioners is especially great, yet very little training exists.
- The 2025 program runs June 29–July 12 on Crow Canyon’s campus in Cortez, CO. Stay tuned for updates from the field!
Learn more at CrowCanyon.org/crm-field-school.
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