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Julia Janson

Interpretation Intern at Tonto National Monument

Keene State College
Writing and Environmental Studies
Class of 2014
Lebanon, NH

Member since July 2013

Dec 31, 2015

NextGen Climate: Marching Towards a Better Future

Thousands of people flooded the streets of Boston on December 12, 2015 in support of jobs, justice, climate. Among the 104 organizations that advocated for a brighter future was NextGen Climate waving…

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Dec 13, 2015

Hope for the Wilderness

Dead leaves still covered the ground as I walked along the Appalachian Trail in Norwich, Vermont during mid-December. Growing up I was accustomed to blankets of snow covering the barren grounds so…

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Nov 22, 2015

Salado and Sinagua: The Prehistories of Two Unique Native American Cultures Living in the Southwest

At Tonto National Monument out in Roosevelt, Arizona there are two 700-year-old cliff dwellings that watch over the desert paradise nestled in the valley basin below. A long time ago, before the…

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Oct 22, 2015

Join the Student Conservation Association!

Do you enjoy spending time outdoors? What would you do to make certain that your experiences in nature remain unblemished for you and future generations? As an Environmental Studies Major, I have a…

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Oct 1, 2015

Salado Agriculture: Producing Food in the Sonoran Desert

Down below the radiant orange cliffs and bordered by the Sierra Anacha Mountain range lies the shimmering teal waters of the Tonto Basin’s largest lake. Just a mere 110-years old, Lake Roosevelt…

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Sep 17, 2015

Take a Walk on the Wild Side of Tonto National Forest

As I sit in one of the homes that once belonged to a Salado family 700 years ago, I wait and listen for the canyon wren to arrive and sing his noon time song. Every day since I began staffing the…

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Sep 6, 2015

Salado Architecture

Some of the most frequent questions I am asked while I am staffing the Lower Cliff Dwelling at Tonto National Monument are: What are the walls made out of? How old is the dwelling? And, why did they…

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Sep 3, 2015

Salado Art

At Tonto National Monument, visitors from far and wide have become captivated and awed by the intricate designs painted on the vessels and shards of ancient Salado pottery. Over 700 hundred years ago,…

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Aug 3, 2015

How the Salado Utilized Native Plants

At Tonto National Monument out in Roosevelt, AZ the ancient Salado culture not only made a living as dry farmers but also as hunter-gatherers in order to survive. Game meat hunted by the Salado…

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Aug 3, 2015

The Natural Environment of Tonto National Monument

When I looked out my car window at the Tonto Basin environment, I immediately wondered: how could anyone ever survive out here? Today, this very same question is one of the most commonly asked topics…

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Aug 2, 2015

The Geology of Tonto National Monument: Stories Only Rocks Can Tell

As I drove along the curvaceous dirt road that led me through the Sierra Anchas of Arizona, my eyes and soul were captured by the glowing of orange cliffs that overshadowed the region's dark canopy of…

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Jul 1, 2015

An Introduction to the Cultural History of Tonto National Monument

Tonto National Monument was established in 1907 by President Theodore Roosevelt to preserve the natural and cultural history of two Salado cliff dwellings. The name Tonto is Spanish for foolish and…

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