#RespectAndProtect

Austin Hess

@austinhnaturalist.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Ancestral Pueblo structures in the high reaches of a canyon within Bears Ears

Petroglyphs of the Fremont culture

Very unique squared Bighorn Sheep glyphs, as well as a smaller scaled canine, that are somewhere between 2,000 and 3,000 years old.

I live in what I consider "the East", but my heart is in the Southwest

Daydreaming about visiting sacred sites again...

#RespectAndProtect #Archaeology #RockArt #Petroglpyhs #CliffDwellings #BearsEars #Utah #Exploration #Indigenous #NativeAmerica #AncestralPueblo #Culture #Conservation #Ancient

Austin Hess

@austinhnaturalist.bsky.social

1 month ago

Some really incredible Indigenous pictographs, Archaic in age (said to be about 4,000 years old), I photographed from Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona a few years ago

#RockArt #Indigenous #NativeAmerica #GrandCanyon #NationalPark #Ancient #Zoomorphic #NPS #Arizona #Pictographs #RespectAndProtect

Austin Hess

@austinhnaturalist.bsky.social

1 month ago

That time I found a piece of ancient maize in situ....

There are many extraordinary stories hidden deep in the canyons and mesas of the American Southwest. They must be protected.

#BearsEars #SacredSites #AncestralPueblo #Archaeology #RespectAndProtect #Indigenous #Ancient #Maize

Austin Hess

@austinhnaturalist.bsky.social

1 month ago

A historic Ute or Diné petroglyph of what looks like a Moose, which I believe may only be known from one other depiction at a rock art site in the American Southwest

#BearsEars #RockArt #Petroglyph #SacredSite #RespectAndProtect #Indigenous #History #Archaeology #Anthropolgy #Conservation #1800s

Amy Martin she/her 🏳️‍🌈

@activistamy.bsky.social

6 months ago

Excited for this upcoming event to support & uplift the trans community hosted by @abingtonpride.bsky.social & @abingtonforpeace.bsky.social
Listen and learn from firsthand experiences & allies about challenges facing the trans community & how WE can support them. #respectandprotect #transrights

Austin Hess

@austinhnaturalist.bsky.social

9 months ago

As fascinating as it is to think King Kamehameha I's burial site is still out there untouched, that is extremely Kapu. No one no matter what should dare to try to look for it. Too sacred!

#RespectAndProtect

Austin Hess

@austinhnaturalist.bsky.social

9 months ago

Some remarkable 600 year old Mississippian anthropomorphic petroglyphs, as well a possible Caddo Proto-Historic glyph of mating horses, I photographed at an undisclosed location in Arkansas recently. #RespectAndProtect

#RockArt #Archaeology #Indigenous

Planned Parenthood

@pposbc.bsky.social

10 months ago

"No" always means NO. 🚫 Let’s build a world where consent is respected and survivors are supported. #StopSexualViolence #RespectAndProtect

The Evolving Citizen

@theevolvingcitizen.bsky.social

1 year ago

DHS has begun performing polygraph tests on employees to find leakers DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan have blamed lower-than-expected ICE arrest numbers on recent leaks about planned operations.

Concerning to see polygraph tests being used at DHS. We can value security while still questioning methods that presume guilt. Strong institutions welcome accountability. There's a better balance to be found. #ResponsibleGovernance #RespectAndProtect​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Austin Hess

@austinhnaturalist.bsky.social

1 year ago

#Patayan petroglyphs. They called the Mojave desert of Western Arizona and surrounding area home around 1,300 years ago. They mostly dispersed in the 1500s and have no known direct descendants, although clearly they were integrated into other modern tribes.

#RockArt #Archaeology #RespectAndProtect

Austin Hess

@austinhnaturalist.bsky.social

1 year ago

Protecting the sacred, cultural landscapes of the American Southwest is a major passion of mine, and #BearsEars is the most astonishing place I've ever been. So many stories in the many 10s of thousands of archaeological sites.

Me with historical Diné or possibly Ute petroglyphs. #RespectAndProtect

Kathleen Bryant

@kathleenbryant.bsky.social

1 year ago

One of the joys of being a travel writer is meeting the dedicated and enthusiastic folks who protect our national public lands. 💙📚 #sedonamysteries #sedonaarizona #amwriting #BookSky #respectandprotect