Park Store

The park store is operated by Western National Parks Association (WNPA), an official non-profit partner of the National Park Service dedicated to supporting the educational mission of Tonto National Monument. The park store has a wide range of books, maps, educational games, and other items available for retail sale. These products complement the interpretive themes you experience when visiting the park. The park store is located at Tonto National Monument, or you can visit the online park store.

 

WNPA park store at Tonto National Monument

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Park Protector Membership

Park Protectors support ways to preserve and improve these national treasures for everyone. At only $25/year, your Park Protector membership makes a big impact at national parks all over the Western United States. WNPA fundraising supports national parks by kick-starting scientific research projects, creating educational opportunities for kids and junior rangers, promoting a park’s story through educational exhibits, and funding community programs and special events. With the help of Park Protectors, WNPA works to expand knowledge and understanding in parks and improve access for those who can’t visit in person.

Added benefits to the WNPA membership include:

• Access to special members-only deals and merchandise
• Digital newsletters featuring park stories, news, and events
• Advance email notification of presentations, virtual events, and educational opportunities
• 10% discount at WNPA stores and online at store.wnpa.org
• Reciprocal discounts at 400+ public land sites
• Tax-deductible membership dues
• Free members-only sticker pack when you sign up!

For more information about Western National Parks Association, or to purchase items on-line, please visit their Web Store.

 

Tohono O'odham basketry

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Tohono O'odham Basketry

Tohono O'odham (Desert People) gather Sonoran Desert plant materials by hand to weave baskets in the traditional way. The inner coil, the warp, is made from split Beargrass and the outer design, the weft, is typically made from Soaptree Yucca (natural green or sun-bleached white). Sometimes other materials are woven into the basket's design using Devil's Claw (black), or in more rare instances, the root from the Banana Yucca (red).

 

Mata Ortiz pottery

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Mata Ortiz

Mata Ortiz is not an artist, but a Mexican town of over 480 professional artists who dig local clays, create mineral-based pigments from local materials, and make paintbrushes from human hair. The potters and painters of Mata Ortiz each employ their own unique blend of ancient and modern methods and designs. These innovative combinations define the exquisitely detailed and distinctive pottery of Mata Ortiz.

 

Oaxacan carvings

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Oaxacan Carvings

Whimsical! Colorful! Fantastical! Oaxacan Alebrijes and other imaginative carvings symbolize the Mexican state of Oaxaca and its pageantry, music, and handmade crafts. Carved entirely by hand, using copal wood, then painted with natural pigments, Oaxacan woodcarvings captivate art lovers and audiences with their zoomorphic shapes, intricate patterns, and intriguing colors.
One legend has it that Alebrijes were created by Pedro Linares after he became ill. Delirious in Mexico City at age 30 Linares dreamt of a strange place resembling a forest in which strange, composite animals were all shouting, "Alebrijes!" When he awoke, he crafted the first alebrijes from papier-mâché, and a new genre was born.