Community Partners

Construction of a protective structure and related site development at the Waco Mammoth Site is a collaborative effort involving the National Park Service, City of Waco, Baylor University's Mayborn Museum, and the Waco Mammoth Foundation, a non-profit organization formed by local citizens to support the Waco Mammoth Site. The property that holds the Columbian mammoth remains was donated to the City of Waco in 1996 by Sam Jack McGlasson and the Mayborn Museum is responsible for the recovery and preservation of the mammoth bones.

The City of Waco and Baylor University are leading community efforts to protect this national treasure. Baylor University and the City of Waco each donated $100,000, matching a $200,000 grant from the Save America's Treasures program to fund a portion of a new protective structure over the site.

After years of study, the National Park Service published their preliminary findings including the following:

• the site is a nationally significant resource,
• and is a suitable candidate for inclusion into the national park system.

The National Park Service is now seeking public input on how to best manage this historic site. For the latest information, visit the National Park Service website

While the Waco Mammoth site is currently closed to the public, visitors can still experience the Central Texas wonder at the Mayborn Museum. The Waco Mammoth Site Exhibit displays original casts of the fossils beneath a glass floor, allowing visitors a unique, up-close view of exactly how excavators found the mammoth bones at the site. A large-screen film and interactive stations tell visitors the story of the mammoth's lives in Texas and the remarkable scientific discoveries at the site.