KC Counts talks with Monuments Archaeologist Garrett Leitermann about his work including public education about local historic sites. Wednesday at 7 p.m., Leitermann will present a history of Dripping Springs. The presentation will be on Microsoft Teams and can be accessed via a link you can find on the BLM Las Cruces District Office Facebook page or right here!

Here's a portion of the conversation:

KC:

You have been in Las Cruces just about as long as the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument has been around. How did that designation impact the work you do today?

Garrett:

Well, I mean, my entire job is to conserve, manage, protect, and interpret the cultural resources, whether they be prehistoric or historical in nature, for the Organ Mountains desert peaks, so I that's rea

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