Acclaimed wildlife biologist and award-winning author Marcy Cottrell Houle will return to Chimney Rock this fall to share the gripping and inspiring story behind her groundbreaking research on the area's iconic peregrine falcons. The special lecture, titled “Peregrines of Chimney Rock: A Flight for Survival and Triumphant Return”, will take place on Wednesday, September 24, [...]

The Chimney Rock Great House and Chaco Regional System.  This lecture focuses on Chimney Rock Pueblo itself — its community and the role it played within the Chacoan regional system. Dr. Ryan’s presentation will highlight the broader implications of archaeological study in understanding community development and cultural identities. Lecturer:  Susan Ryan Executive Vice President of [...]

The Chaco Culture.  This lecture will cover what is known and speculated about  the geographic extent of the Chaco Culture as to the territory of its influence, the extent of outlier communities, such as Chimney Rock, how Chaco influence spread to these outliers, relationships between the Chacoans and outlier people, religion(s), languages, populations, the decline [...]

Chaco Canyon: its origins, people, and history.   This lecture will trace what is known and hypothesized about  the first people inhabiting Chaco Canyon, its growth, the timeline of its buildings, rise to influence, and its decline.  We will  cover  what is known and speculated about where the Chacoans originated, its languages,  how their influence spread, [...]

This event has been cancelled - we are working on rescheduling the lecture. Rock Art in the Southwest. Join local geology and archaeology enthusiast David Bouquet for a free public lecture, "Rock Art in the Southwest", on Wednesday, June 25th at the Pagosa Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147. Doors [...]

Chimney Rock Interpretive Association (CRIA) invites the public to a free lecture given by Andy Gulliford on Tuesday, April 15th. The lecture will take place at 6:00 PM at the Methodist Church Fellowship Hall located at 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147. Join us as Andy Gulliford discusses, Bears Ears: Landscape of Refuge and [...]