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Colorado Byway Symposium 2024 Sponsorships

By |2024-02-13T20:27:04+00:00February 13th, 2024|

The Colorado Byways Symposium 2024 (35th Anniversary), May 1-4, 2024, is an event to bring together our Byways and Partners, with National and International Partners. The location is along the Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic and Historic Byway, within the culturally rich and beautiful Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Read more

Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area is having a fundraiser for youth education!

By |2023-08-23T05:45:50+00:00August 23rd, 2023|

Wide range of articles, stories, and accounts of San Luis Valley history, originally published from 1969-2017.   All proceeds benefit our youth programing: Field Trip Grants History Fair Scholarships Caminos del Valle Youth Walking Tours Heritage Camp Each issue costs $10! To purchase visit: https://paypal.me/sangreheritage?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US leave your contact information and Read more

Scavenger Hunt

By |2023-08-01T17:08:10+00:00August 1st, 2023|

Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic & Historic Byway Audio Tour- Free Event!!!To participate in our scavenger hunt, download the following form, you'll need to download our tour on the TravelStorys App (https://travelstorys.com/download) and you'll need to keep an eye on the portal signs along the Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic & Historic Read more

Request for Proposal Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Logo Design

By |2023-05-31T21:46:17+00:00May 31st, 2023|

Organization Background In 2009, Congress passed legislation establishing the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area with the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (S.22). That legislation designated the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area, Inc. as the local coordinating entity and names the National Park Service as providing Read more

By |2023-02-27T17:38:50+00:00February 27th, 2023|

Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area is Seeking Sponsors for our Annual Cinco de Mayo Block Party!! We are anxiously looking forward to a successful event, which will be held on May 5, 2023 located at San Juan Avenue by the San Luis Valley Brewing Company. With that being Read more

Now Hiring-Administrative Assistant

By |2023-01-31T19:50:15+00:00January 31st, 2023|

Now Hiring-Administrative Assistant The Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area (SdCNHA) was formed through legislation that will preserve and promote the cultural, historical, and recreational resources of the area of three Counties in the San Luis Valley. Position SdCNHA Administrative Assistant Description of duties: Administrative Assistant will be expected Read more

Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Offers Youth Programs!

By |2023-01-04T22:37:57+00:00January 4th, 2023|

Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Offers Youth Programs! Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area (SdCNHA) is looking for students to participate in our Caminos de Valle Youth Walking Tours and our Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Camp!  With 11,000 years of documented human habitation, the Sangre de Cristo National Read more

Bennet, Hickenlooper Celebrate Reauthorization of National Heritage Area (NHA) Designations for Cache La Poudre, Sangre de Cristo, and South Park

By |2023-01-04T17:36:46+00:00January 4th, 2023|

Bennet, Hickenlooper Celebrate Reauthorization of National Heritage Area (NHA) Designations for Cache La Poudre, Sangre de Cristo, and South Park Reauthorization Enables NHAs to Receive National Park Service Funding for 15 Years Denver –– Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper celebrated the reauthorization of Colorado’s three National Heritage Read more

SdCNHA Hosts ANHA 2022 Fall Conference!

By |2022-07-19T15:22:18+00:00July 19th, 2022|

Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area (SdCNHA) will be hosting the Alliance of National Heritage Areas 2022 Fall Conference October 10-14, 2022. National Heritage Areas are a program within the National Park Service, and are places where historic, cultural, and natural resources combine to form cohesive, nationally important landscapes.  Unlike Read more

Caminos del Valle

By |2022-06-09T20:13:10+00:00June 9th, 2022|

Caminos del Valle is a signature project of the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area (SdCNHA). This project recruited and trained four youth between the ages of 16-18 representing Alamosa, Conejos, and Costilla counties. Hayden, Jamie, Josh and Allison were trained in group leadership roles in neighborhoods and public lands, Read more