Anan Raymond is the Regional Archaeologist and Historic Preservation Officer for Region 1/CNO of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service which manages National Wildlife Refuges in six western States. He earned his masters degree in anthropology at Washington State University .

He has conducted research and implemented management plans at archaeological sites including petroglyphs and pictographs for over 25 years.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) manages 36 National Wildlife Refuges encompassing over five million acres in the desert west of the United States . As such, the FWS is steward to hundreds of petroglyph and pictograph sites, and hosts an untold number of visits to them by the American public. Among other factors, proximity of a rock art site to public roadways dictates how the FWS develops and facilitates public visitation and interpretation. In this paper I briefly describe three rock art sites, identify their present public access and use, and outline how the FWS is planning to manage future public use, access, and interpretation so as to preserve and protect these important cultural resources.