Birthing panel in Moab

[nakman]

Dang, did you guys see this one?

Someone defaced a petroglyph. So sad on so many levels. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/racist-message-found-on-ancient-utah-petroglyph/ar-BB1g7oHD

 

[Hulk]

I saw it yesterday. It makes me both angry and sad. I just wonder if the person who did this has the ability to comprehend basic thoughts beyond "me hungry, want food" and "doing this to piss off the libtards."

 

[MonPetiteShoe]

"The person who graffitied the racist message had to cross out their first attempt after misspelling the word “white.”"

I've been sitting here for 5 min, and I have nothing constructive to say. These people are garbage, and this is why we can't have nice things.

 

[Danger Noodle]

"The person who graffitied the racist message had to cross out their first attempt after misspelling the word “white.”"

I've been sitting here for 5 min, and I have nothing constructive to say. These people are garbage, and this is why we can't have nice things.

Clearly, they are displaying their superior intelligence.

 

[Firetacoma]

This makes me so angry I'm shaking. What can even be done to "fix" the damage? Removing the graffiti would destroy the original artwork but leaving it there doesn't seem like an option either.

Acts like this only lead to more closures and fences. People suck.

 

[Cruisertrash]

I was just in the Swell last weekend and stood in front of the pictographs in Buckhorn Wash for about 30 minutes, mouth agape. That kind of stuff is just mind numbingly incredible for me. I can’t even wrap my mind around the thought process it would take to deface something like that, let alone to deface it with white supremacist garbage.

My question is this: is there any clean-up or preservation program or fund started yet? I’d happily donate to that cause if it gets organized.

 

[DaveInDenver]

I was just in the Swell last weekend and stood in front of the pictographs in Buckhorn Wash for about 30 minutes, mouth agape. That kind of stuff is just mind numbingly incredible for me. I can’t even wrap my mind around the thought process it would take to deface something like that, let alone to deface it with white supremacist garbage.

My question is this: is there any clean-up or preservation program or fund started yet? I’d happily donate to that cause if it gets organized.

The BLM usually discourages outside help (beyond the groups they already work with anyway) in restoration since despite the good intention it's easy to create more issues and damage. It'll be cleaned up ASAP, probably directly by the BLM.

Donations and watching for volunteer opportunities would be helpful, watch the groups that coordinate archeological efforts, such as the Utah Cultural Site Steward Program.

Programs: Cultural Heritage and Paleontology: Archaeology: Partners in Preservation: Utah | Bureau of Land Management

www.blm.gov

Become a Site Steward | Utah Historical Society

history.utah.gov

Utah Heritage Stewardship Program - Friends of Cedar Mesa

The Utah Heritage Stewardship Program The Utah Heritage Stewardship Program is run in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management and Friends of Cedar Mesa. Heritage stewards come from many backgrounds. They may be students, families, working or retired people, or members of an indigenous or...

www.friendsofcedarmesa.org

 

[Cruisertrash]

The BLM usually discourages outside help (beyond the groups they already work with anyway) in restoration since despite the good intention it's easy to create more issues and damage. It'll be cleaned up ASAP, probably directly by the BLM.

Donations and watching for volunteer opportunities would be helpful, watch the groups that coordinate archeological efforts, such as the Utah Cultural Site Steward Program.

Programs: Cultural Heritage and Paleontology: Archaeology: Partners in Preservation: Utah | Bureau of Land Management

www.blm.gov

Become a Site Steward | Utah Historical Society

history.utah.gov

Utah Heritage Stewardship Program - Friends of Cedar Mesa

The Utah Heritage Stewardship Program The Utah Heritage Stewardship Program is run in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management and Friends of Cedar Mesa. Heritage stewards come from many backgrounds. They may be students, families, working or retired people, or members of an indigenous or...

www.friendsofcedarmesa.org

Good stuff, thank you. I figured the BLM would involve only top-level professionals, but with the budgets for the Forest Service and BLM being what they were I thought perhaps a fundraiser would pop up. I’ll check out those links.

 

[Hulk]

1,000-year-old petroglyphs marred by racist graffiti; BLM announces $10K reward for culprits

Vandals defaced petroglyphs on a boulder known as Birthing Rock along Kane Creek road outside Moab overnight, scratching "White Power" and obscenities over the 1,000-year-old carvings.

www.moabsunnews.com

 

[DaveInDenver]

Good stuff, thank you. I figured the BLM would involve only top-level professionals, but with the budgets for the Forest Service and BLM being what they were I thought perhaps a fundraiser would pop up. I’ll check out those links.

You're not alone. Hopefully it increases donations and volunteer so the process they have in place gets much needed help. While this one is high visibility it's far from the only rock art that's been or will be vandalized in the future, unfortunately.