Alpine Updates
Alpine’s Laboratory Supervisor Abbie Harrison does STEM outreach at local middle school!
Abbie specializes in the identification and interpretation of plant materials from archaeological contexts. Last week, she had the opportunity to join Columbine Middle School’s 7th grade class on a field trip to the Hotchkiss National Fish Hatchery. Abbie discussed her macrobotanical work and taught the students about archaeology, paleoethnobotany, and careers in STEM!
Alpine in the News!
Did you catch our Principal Investigator Sara Millward on Colorado Public Radio this week? Sara, along with fellow researchers, share exciting new findings from a Colorado State Historic Fund project at the Francisco Fort located in La Veta, Colorado. In 2023, Alpine Project Archaeologist, Jena Sadd oversaw excavations of a small area in the
Welcome Don Merritt to the Alpine team!
Please help us welcome Don Merritt to the Alpine team as a Senior Project Archaeologist. Don has experience in both the private and public sectors, resulting in a strong background in archaeological compliance, consultation with project partners and stakeholders, and project management. He has worked in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, and Oregon. Prior to
Congrats to Jordan on his Promotion to Senior Project Archaeologist!
A big congratulations to Jordan Kluver, who has been promoted to Senior Project Archaeologist! Jordan joined Alpine in 2018 and has extensive experience as an archaeological monitor on large, complex projects and has supervised archaeological surveys throughout the western United States. Jordan has been a lead team member on Alpine’s transmission line projects throughout Colorado
Exciting News: Hannah Blija promoted to Project Archaeologist
Congratulations to Hannah Blija who has been promoted to Project Archaeologist! Hannah joined the Alpine team in 2024 as a Staff Archaeologist. She received his B.A. degree in Anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2019, and is currently working on her M.A. from Adam’s State. Since joining Alpine, Hannah has worked on projects
Welcome Blake and Charlie!
Please join us in giving a warm welcome to Blake Renjilian and Charlie Seevers who join the Alpine team as Staff Archaeologists. Blake graduated with a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2023. While completing his degree, Blake’s research focused on the prehistoric archaeology of the Great Plains, including
Our team is growing
We have had a busy 2024 already. This summer we welcomed four new staff members! Hannah joined the team in May, as a Staff Archaeologist on her way to being a Project Archaeologist. Amy also joined the team in May as an Administrative Assistant and Logistics Coordinator. In June, Kota and Laura joined the team
Welcome to our new webpage
Thanks to help of all of the staff, we revamped our website! Welcome and thank you for your interest
Welcome to Rich and Sam
We are excited to announce the addition of two new staff members! Rich Boston comes to us out of Federal retirement, after a career in CRM and multiple federal agencies across the US. We are looking forward to tapping into his many skill sets! Sam Fresher served as a seasonal archaeologist for us during the