The Arizona Site Steward Program is an organization of volunteers, sponsored by the public land managers of Arizona and Tribal governments, whose members are selected, trained and certified by the State Historic Preservation Office and the Archaeology Advisory Commission. The chief objective of the Steward Program is to report to the land managers destruction or vandalism of prehistoric and historic archaeological and paleontological sites in Arizona through site monitoring.
Stewards are also active in public education and outreach activities.
To increase public awareness of the significance and value of cultural resources and the damage done by artifact hunters. To discourage site vandalism and the sale and trade of antiquities. To support the adoption and enforcement of national, state, and local preservation laws and regulations. To support and encourage high standards of cultural resource investigation throughout the state. To promote better understanding and cooperation among agencies, organizations, and individuals concerned about the preservation of cultural resources.