“This is perfect for our park. We have a huge problem in the Cerrillos Hills area with looting, and we want to let people know what’s going on.”

Sarah Wood, Park Manager, Cerrillos Hills State Park in New Mexico, the newest park in the system but the scene of at least 1,000 years of human occupation, thanks to turquoise mining.

The New Mexico State Parks system recently ordered SAFE student contest winner Evangelia Kranioti's poster to hang in all 35 parks statewide. "I've seen how hard our park field staff work at taking care of the parks at every level, from keeping restrooms clean to protecting and educating about irreplaceable natural and cultural resources," State Archaeologist Dr. Rebecca Procter said. "They face huge challenges in getting our visitors to understand why some things belong to ALL of us. It seemed to me that our staff could use every possible source of help in getting this message out and showing that they are not alone in promoting it."

New Mexico State Parks