What we do

We recruit, train, and support members of the public to volunteer as site stewards at archaeological and historical sites. 

Site stewards regularly visit their assigned sites and report site conditions. They keep sensitive site information confidential. They do not dig in the site or remove artifacts.

Site stewards work at State and federal public agencies and at private conservation organizations. These volunteers are supervised by the agency archaeologists who assign sites and receive the site stewards’ reports on site conditions.

CASSP activities provide volunteers with purposeful work, support agency archaeologists, and help protect heritage sites.

Who we are

Partners for Archaeological Site Stewardship (PASS) is a 501c3 nonprofit based in California. We formed PASS in 2018 to support public archaeology in California and across the country. PASS has administered the CASSP program since 2019, and we have conducted CASSP from its beginning in 1999.

CASSP Workshops

CASSP volunteer training workshops take two days. The first day consists of an online classroom session, which is free and open to the public with no prerequisites except a sincere desire to protect archaeological and historical resources. The second day is a field trip to view sites and record observations. In order to participate in the field trip you must first attend a classroom session, sign a confidentiality agreement to not reveal sensitive site information to the public, and pay a $25 fee to cover the costs of field trip materials that we provide.

A CASSP online training will be held on Saturday, November 14, from 9:00am to 3pm

Contact us

P O Box 7577
Long Beach CA 90807
Phone: (562) 453-8984
Executive Director: Beth Padon
bpadon@sitestewardship.org