Material Culture Consulting, Inc.

12/17/2021

We've been so hard at work, our fb has stayed dormant- Here's an update from the recent survey work out in Death Valley where an unexpected snow storm gave us a winter wonderland!

03/19/2021

MCC turned 5 years old and it couldn't have done so without a great team of people lead by an even more amazing person who brought us all together (Tria Marie Belcourt)!

Thank you to all our family, friends, numerous field people and our clients that have been there on this ongoing journey throughout the years- Cheers to a bright future ahead!

12/17/2020

One of the biggest projects our company has been on to-date. We are honored and humbled to be a part of this effort, and personally, we are so proud of our staff and the hard work and dedication they have shown this year. Every day is a round of new challenges and everyone has been kicking ass every day.

Big Creek has always had “the hardest-working water in the world,” but after the devastation of the Creek Fire, it might also lay claim to the hardest-working wildfire restoration effort too. ...

12/15/2020

Winter driving tips from the field! No better way to learn/build confidence than through safe experiences. Be careful, use the buddy system, and come equipped for bad road conditions! See below each picture for details.

Got other tips? Please share ☃️🚗☃️

12/01/2020

This year, MCC donated a total of over $10,000 to the following organizations for . Every year we ask each of our employees to choose a registered non-profit organization, and then we make a donation in their name. It is one of the many ways we love to give back to the community.

As you can see, we have a VERY DIVERSE assemblage of donation recipients. The only rule is that the organization has to be certified - we leave the choice totally up to our employees.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society www.nationalmssociety.org
Fallen Linemen Organization www.fallenlinemen.org
Veterans Families United www.veteransfamiliesunited.org
National Rifle Association www.nra.org
Children's Home and Aid Society of Illinois https://www.childrenshomeandaid.org/
Alzheimer's Association www.alz.org
Raices Texas www.raicestexas.org
Orange County Animal Care https://www.ocpetinfo.com
Native American Rights Fund www.narf.org
United Vision for Idaho https://www.uvidaho.org
Fostering Hope Los Angeles https://www.fosteringhopela.org/
Malki Museum www.malkimuseum.org
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) www.aclu.gov
Inland Valley Humane Society and SPCA https://www.ivhsspca.org/
Save the Homelands of the Indigenous and End Land Desecration (SHIELD) https://www.tribalshield.net/
Citizen's Climate Lobby https://citizensclimatelobby.org/
Old Souls Animal Rescue and Retirement Home www.oldsouls.org
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) https://themmrf.org/
Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador https://www.cispes.org/
Make A Wish Foundation www.wish.org
Alhambra Latino Association http://www.alhambralatinoassociation.com/
Project UROK www.childmind.org
Tree Sisters www.treesisters.org
Palestine Legal www.palestinelegal.org
The Trevor Project www.thetrevorproject.org
Room to Read www.roomtoread.org
Nevada Archaeological Association (NAA) www.nvarch.org
Save the Children www.savethechildren.org
Children's Hospital Los Angeles www.chla.org
Shriner's Hospitals for Children https://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/shc
Children's Hospital Orange County www.choc.org
The National Arbor Day Foundation - Team Trees www.teamtrees.org

11/04/2020

A beautiful 2 days working in Sequoia National Park for Arch surveys! Get out there while the fires/icy roads are clear friends!!

10/14/2020

The fires in California have largely affected our work in the Sierras- while we can't wait for them to stop, some sights have been amazing to surreal! Here are a few~

05/30/2020

Archaeology? Check! Biology? Check! Geology? Check! Covid-19 Safety Bear...? CHECK!

A trip through the various places and things we get to see as an MCC Arch monitor

03/31/2020

As working in the Mojave Desert continues for MCC, so do our encounters with the local wildlife. Read the extra captions for spot on descriptions 😆😉 We will, in time, all be wildlife experts in Mojave desert flora and fauna. Feel free to comment the species name for the critters below if you know them!

03/31/2020

Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, our team at MCC was joyful at the discovery of fossils within one of our projects in the high desert, quit close to the end of grading operations! Our cross trained Archaeo-Paleo field techs got to work right away resulting in a number of delicate fossilized specimens extracted over a weekend excavation. We are looking forward to the upcoming results from further lab analysis~

Note: Have Arch-Paleo training? MCC is always looking for more dedicated people to jump on opportunities like this!

02/07/2020

From the field in SBNF: Sometimes an Arch has unplanned shovel test pits along the way. MCC Arch Carmell doesn't let that stop him! Always bring your shovel folks, expect shady conditions on these remote roads ~

01/31/2020

San Bernardino survey crew this week getting a heck of a workout! T.G.I.F.!