'Quenching Our Thirst' project receives grant

ESCONDIDO — The San Diego Archaeological Center announces the award of a $10,000 grant from County Supervisor Pam Slater-Price’s Community Projects Grant Program to support a portion of a new project, “Quenching Our Thirst: Culture, Environment and Change.”

This traveling exhibit, educational program and public awareness campaign explores the marked transformation in the archaeological record that has occurred due to our need to “quench our thirst.” The central theme of the project focuses on the fact that one billion water bottles are thrown away in California each year and that “today’s trash is tomorrow’s archaeology.”

The Center is partnering with I Love a Clean San Diego to present this important program. Additional underwriting support is being sought from community partners to fully fund the project.

For more information visit http://www.sandiegoarchaeology.org, e-mail cstankowski@sandiego

archaeology.org or phone (760) 291-0370.

Center operating hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Center is located in the historic San Pasqual Valley, adjacent to the Wild Animal Park and Battlefield State Park.