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Antiquities Act Funded Projects
In celebration of 100 years of historic preservation that began with the passage of the Antiquities Act of 1906, funding has been provided to all BLM states for on-the-ground projects involving:
- Inventories
- Site stabilization and restoration
- Site interpretation & education
- Public lectures & exhibits
Alaska | Arizona | California | Colorado | Eastern States | Idaho
Montana | Nevada | New Mexico | Oregon | Utah | Wyoming
(2006) Ft Egbert National Historic Landmark Restoration
Funded Amount: $5,000
Congressional District: 01
Partners : Eagle Historical Society and Museum
Location: Ft. Egbert National Historic Landmark, Eagle, AlaskaGoal/Accomplishments: Restoration will continue on the Non-Commissioned Officer’s Quarters at Ft. Egbert NHL. Public access to the Non-Commissioned Officer’s Quarters building at Ft Egbert NHL will continue to be prohibited until corrective action is taken to repair and restore past water damage and vandalism to the building’s interior. A Save America’s Treasures grant recently funded restoration to one-third of the building’s interior and a new roof was installed in 2003. Remaining restoration will continue to follow established work specifications, restoration techniques, management goals identified in the site plan, guidelines outlined in the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, and recommendations outlined in a detailed NCO Building Condition Assessment report produced in 2002 by a BLM-contracted historic preservation specialist.
(2006) Iditarod National Historic Trail Interpretive Signs
Funded Amount: $14,000
Congressional District: 01
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Location:Goal/Accomplishments: Project will invole design and installation of approximately 27 Iditarod National Historic Trail wayside education signs in communities along the trail. The signs will be developed, produced, and installed in partnership with Iditarod NHT, Inc., Forest Service, and other appropriate groups and agencies. Signs will communicate regional historic themes of the historic trail, partnership opportunities for local residents, and on-going management efforts by BLM and other land managing agencies.
(2006) Campbell Tract WWII Interpretation
Funded Amount: $3,000
Congressional District: 01
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Location:Campbell Tract, Anchorage, AlaskaGoal/Accomplishments: This project will provide interpretation of WWII remains on the Campbell Tract in Anchorage, AK. The Campbell Tract was originally the home of the Campbell garrison during WWII. It served as a satellite airfield for Fort Richardson. The footprint of the military installation is still very clear. Increasing visitation to the Campbell Tract for both recreation and environmental education provides an opportunity to interpret this history. Two interpretive panels will be developed.
(2006) Talkeetna Airstrip Interpretation
Funded Amount: $3,000
Congressional District: 01
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Location:Talkeetna, AlaskaGoal/Accomplishments: The purpose of this project is to provide information to educate the public about the importance of early aviation in the exploration and settlement of southwestern Alaska. The Talkeetna Airstrip is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The history of aviation in Alaska is of particular interest to the local community, as well as the ever-growing number of visitors to this area.
(2006) Project Archaeology Teacher Workshops
Funded Amount: $3,000
Congressional District: 01
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Location:Goals/Accomplishments: Using BLM's Project Archaeology materials, two workshops will be taught. There is high demand for archaeological outreach in Alaska’s school.
(2005) Ft. Egbert National Historic Landmark
Funded Amount: $9,000
Congressional District: 01
Partners : Eagle Historical Society and Museum
Location: Ft. Egbert National Historic Landmark, Eagle, AlaskaGoal/Accomplishments: Completed restoration work to the kitchen and dining room of the Non-Commissioned Officer's Quarters building at Fort Egbert . Specific work included procurements and installation of replicated historic wallpapers; repairing and restoring water, sun and vandalized damaged materials such as floors, walls, and doors; and installing Lexan UV inhibitor coated window screens.
(2004) NCO Quarters at Ft. Egbert National Historic Landmark
Funded Amount: $10,000
Congressional District: 01
Partners : Eagle Historical Society and Museum
Location: Ft. Egbert National Historic Landmark, Eagle, AlaskaGoal/Accomplishments: The Eagle Historic District, Fort Egbert National Historic Landmark is the only standing Frontier era fort of its kind in Alaska . Built in 1899, during the Alaska Gold Rush, Fort Egbert contributed significantly to the settlement and economic development of Alaska . Five of the original 47 buildings are still standing and are being used for public tours and museum space. Among these are the Non-Commissioned Officers' (NCO) Quarters. Extensive stabilization, restoration and public interpretive efforts have been undertaken on the NCO Quarters.
The Antiquities Centennial funding ensured that past maintenance efforts and investments were sufficiently protected from the elements and that this unique and important historic site is well preserved so that thousands of visitors can continue to visit and enjoy the site for generations to come. Specific restoration work for this funding included: replacing missing and/or badly sun & water damaged wallpaper; replacing missing and/or badly sun and water damaged wallpaper frieze; installing muslin on walls and ceiling for proper and authentic wallpaper installation; purchasing period-type carpet runners to protect newly restored floor; and installing UV window covers for future protection of restoration efforts.
In FY 1999, Alaska received a Save America's Treasures grant to restore the interior and exterior of the Non-Commissioned Officers' Quarters at Ft Egbert NHL, in accordance with Secretary of the Interior's “Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties”
(2006) Grand Gulch Mine Project
Funded Amount: $9,960
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Partners : Arizona Site Stewards, National Park Service
Location: Grand Canyon Parashant National MonumentGoal/Accomplishments: Initial stabilization of the Grand Gulch Mine – the only standing historic structure on the Monument will be conducted using volunteers, the Arizona Site Stewards, BLM and NPS staff.
(2006) Pueblo la Plata Project/Interpretive Plan
Funded Amount: $38,959
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Location: Aqua Fria National MonumentGoal/Accomplishments: An interpretive plan for Pueblo la Plata in the Agua Fria National Monument will be developed. Staff will work with a "friends" group, tribes, volunteers and organizations to identify interpretive themes, facilities and mediums to enhance public enjoyment and education. Future funding and partnerships will implement the collaborative plan.
(2006) Big Horn Station Project
Funded Amount: $5,000
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Partners : AZ Site Stewards, AZ Archaeological Society, Bender family
Location: Sonoran Desert National MonumentGoal/Accomplishments: In partnership with the Arizona Site Stewards, the Arizona Archaeological Society, monument volunteers and the Bender family, protective bard-wire fence will be installed around historic buildings to protect the public from hazardous conditions. Other funds will be used to begin stabilization of the buildings for a future interpretive site.
(2006) Yuma Art Center Project
Funded Amount: $6,000
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Partners : Yuma Art Center Museum
Location:BLM Yuma Field Office, Yuma County, ArizonaGoal/Accomplishments: Yuma Field Office will host an exhibit on Yuma’s local heritage resources at the Yuma Art Center. Exhibit will highlight the Antiquities Act Centennial. Download Brochure
(2006) Sears Point Interpretive Project
Funded Amount: $25,000
Congressional District: 07
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Location: BLM Yuma Field Office, Yuma County , ArizonaGoal/Accomplishments: Interpretive signs will be designed, purchased and installed around the central mesas at Sears Point to protect the rock art at these locations. BLM will partner with several tribes to prepare the interpretive messages for the signage.
(2006) Dankworth Village Project
Funded Amount: $3,608
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Partners : San Carlos Apache Tribe
Location: Dankworth VillageGoal/Accomplishments: A Dankworth Outdoor Educational Exhibit will be held in conjunction with the San Carlos Apache Tribe, volunteers and the public and will include a restoration of an Apache wickiup, agave roasting and placement of interpretive signage.
(2006) Arizona State Office Antiquities Act Centennial Events
Funded Amount: $4,500
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Location: StatewideGoal/Accomplishments: For Antiquities Act Centennial work throughout the year
(2005) Sears Point Rock Art Recordation
Funded Amount: $8,000
Congressional District: 07
Partners : Arizona Western College
Location: BLM Yuma Field Office, Yuma County , ArizonaGoal/Accomplishments: Students from the Arizona Western College Geoscience department surveyed and cataloged the petroglyphs at Sears Point . The project included the use of GPS and digital photography for petroglyph documentation. The project focused on rock art recordation in areas proposed for public interpretation and heritage tourism.
(2006) San Joaquin River Gorge Heritage Education and Interpretation
Funded Amount: $30,000
Congressional District: 19, 21
Partners : San Joaquin River Intertribal Heritage Education Corporation
Location: San Joaquin River Gorge, Fresno and Madera Counties, CAGoal/Accomplishments: In a partnership with the San Joaquin River Intertribal Heritage Education Corporation, the San Juan River Gorge Heritage Education and Interpretation program has been identified as a “Hands on the Land” site, which connects teachers, students and parents on public lands throughout the nation. Funding will be utilized to purchase materials and supplies for the existing interpretive programs and produce new interpretive signs and displays.
(2006) West Side San Joaquin Valley Panoche Creek Cultural and Paleontological Inventory and Recovery
Funded Amount: $25,000
Congressional District: 17, 20
Partners :City of Coalinga’s R.C. Baker Museum, Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi Yokuts
Location:Goal/Accomplishments: This project will entail cultural and paleontological inventory of recently acquired public lands that contain extremely sensitive prehistoric sites from a prehistoric era that is not well documented in California. Recent Middle Miocene paleontological discoveries in the area have received national attention and additional inventories could add greatly to the paleontological record. This project will partner with the City of Coalinga’s R.C. Baker Museum and the Federally-recognized Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi Yokuts of Lemoore, California for educational outreach and interpretation. The City of Coalinga is also celebrating their Centennial.
(2006) Oral History: The People and Stories of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains
Funded Amount: $8,000
Congressional District: 45
Partners : Agua Caliente Cultural Museum , volunteers
Location: Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National MonumentGoal/Accomplishments: Oral interviewing will be undertaken with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to preserve tribal knowledge regarding the landscape and history of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument. The project will be undertaken in partnership with the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum.
(2006) Statewide Historic Preservation Plan and Operational Manuals
Funded Amount: $47,000
Congressional District: All
Partners : CA SHPO/Office of Historic Preservation, Society for California Archaeology
Location: StatewideGoal/Accomplishments: In celebration of the 1906 Antiquities Act, CA BLM will develop and publish a plan that will set long term goals, themes, guidelines and proposed undertakings for the interpretation, preservation and enhancement of cultural resources. The plan will focus on interpretation, public involvement and heritage tourism. The plan will be featured at the annual meetings for the Society for California Archaeology (SCA). Partners in this endeavor are the CA SHPO/Office of Historic Preservation and SCA. The Plan will be implemented through California BLM's new Protocol with the California SHPO.
(2005) Oral History: Trails of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
Funded Amount: $9,000
Congressional District: 45
Partners : Agua Caliente Cultural Museum , volunteers
Location: Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National MonumentGoal/Accomplishments: The project provided BLM a significant opportunity to highlight both a working partnership with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians' Cultural Museum and to interpret the cultural resources through captured memories. Information was gathered from individuals who have direct experience with the resources of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument including Cahuilla tribal members and descendents of early ranchers and homesteaders. Questions were phrased specifically to elicit details about the use of trails and associated sites. Community volunteers assisted the museum and BLM by conducting and transcribing interviews.
(2006) Northwest Colorado Cultural Heritage Tourism Project
Funded Amount: $25,000
Congressional District: 03
Partners:Northwest Colorado Cultural Heritage Tourism Committee, Rio Blanco Historical Society, Northern Ute Tribe
Location:Canyon Pintado NHD, Rio Blanco County, ColoradoGoal/Accomplishments: Colorado BLM will design self-guided archaeological and historical tours to provide interpretation at the Canyon Pintado NHD in partnership with the Northwest Colorado Cultural Heritage Tourism Committee, Rio Blanco Historical Society and the Northern Ute Tribe
(2006) Hanging Flume Protection and Interpretation
Funded Amount: $20,000
Congressional District: 03
Partners:
Location: BLM Uncompahgre Field Office, Montrose County, ColoradoGoal/Accomplishments: Colorado BLM will develop heritage tourism opportunities, as well as protect and interpret the Hanging Flume, a World Monument Fund Watch List site.
(2006) Alpine Loop Celebration
Funded Amount: $49,000
Congressional District: 03
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Location: Alpine Loop Back Country Byway, Lake City, Ouray, and Silverton, ColoradoGoal/Accomplishments: Colorado BLM will develop heritage tourism opportunities along the Alpine Loop. Project will also involve stabilization of historic structures along the Loop, in partnership with local communities.
(2006) Heritage Tourism in Middle Park
Funded Amount: $12,000
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Location: BLM Kremmling Field Office, Kremmling, ColoradoGoal/Accomplishments: Project will involve development, construction, and installation of three interpretive signs, one each at site 5JA25, the Kremmling Ammonite locale, and the Beam Burtcher grave site.
(2006) Garden Park Paleontological Area
Funded Amount: $30,000
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Location:Goals/Accomplishments: Colorado BLM will develop paleontology tourism opportunities at the Cope and Marsh localities in Garden Park.
(2005) Native American Perspectives/Leave No Trace Film
Funded Amount: $8,000
Congressional District: 03
Partners : Colorado Historical Society-State Historic Fund, San Juan Mountains Association, Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, Mr. Ernest Vallo of Acoma Pueblo and Ms Tessie Naranjo of Santa Clara Pueblo
Location: Canyons of the Ancients National Monument and Anasazi Heritage Center, Montezuma County, ColoradoGoal/Accomplishments: This project will teach visitors the proper etiquette for visiting cultural sites with respect in an attempt to promote long term preservation, integrity, and stewardship of cultural sites. The film project will include interviews with Native American elders and will target recreationists, hikers, and visitors to public lands in the west, especially backcountry archaeological sites.
(2004) East Rock Canyon Access and Resource Protection
Funded Amount: $7,700
Congressional District: 03
Partners : San Juan Mountains Association, Kokopelli Bike Club, Mesa Verde Backcountry Horsemen, hikers, Southwest Youth Corps, 2005 NPLD
Location: Canyons of the Ancients National Monument , Montezuma County, ColoradoGoal/Accomplishments: Completed a Class I cultural resource inventory and field checked “hot spots” along the primary East Rock route. User-made trails, except the primary East Rock route, were reclaimed and rerouted to ensure protection of cultural resources. The project ensured protection of natural and cultural resources in this intensively used area.
(2006) Chiles Homesite Interpretive Trail/ Meadowood SRMA
Funded Amount: $30,000
Congressional District: 04
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Location: BLM - Eastern States, Lower Potomac Field Station: Douglas Point Tract, Charles County , MarylandGoal/Accomplishments: Lower Potomac Field Station will coordinate and host trail volunteers in all facets of on-the-ground construction, site rehabilitation and on-site interpretation. $10,000 of these funds will be used to cover 1 WM labor and operations to coordinate and implement the recommendations of the master interpretive plan. Additional operations funds will be used for the purchase and installation of interpretive sign panels, stabilization of deteriorating and eroding brickwork, site clean-up, removal of old chainlink fence, construction of interpretive loop trail within the Chiles Homesite. ES BLM will highlight and promote the active role volunteers have had in the comprehensive survey of the Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area. Nearly 1000 hours of volunteer labor has been contributed to the project.
Both the Chiles Homesite project and the Meadowood/Fairfax County Partnership will be components of a portable ES Centennial Projects display highlighting the State’s Antiquities Centennial projects – to be promoted and exhibited by the ES External Affairs program at the 2006 OWAA Conference in Lake Charles, Louisiana. To learn more visit the Chiles Homesite web page.
(2006) Jackson Field Office Project Archaeology Project
Funded Amount: $15,000
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Location:BLM Jackson Field Office, Jackson, MississippiGoal/Accomplishments: Funding will be used to support Jackson Field Office’s involvement with Project Archaeology and other partner-based Centennial Projects, and will be included in the traveling ES Centennial Project display. Highlights may include volunteer and partner-based cultural projects at Jupiter ACEC, University of Arkansas CCS and other similar programs in 2006.
(2006) America’s Outdoors Program for Project Archaeology
Funded Amount: $10,000
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Partners : Mississippi Valley Archaeological Center (MVAC)
Location:MVAC, La Crosse, WisconsinGoal/Accomplishments: Funding will support the America’s Outdoors program and their Project Archaeology agreement with MVAC to highlight and promote the Bureau’s Centennial activities. The MVAC Project Archaeology partnership will compile and promote Bureau-wide recognition of the Antiquities Act Centennial. Examples may include updated mailings, highlighted and updated website links (i.e. to the Adventures in the Past website) and specific/targeted notification to the public to spread the word about the Bureau’s Centennial efforts.
(2006) Public Affairs Interpretive Products
Funded Amount: $5,000
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Location:Goal/Accomplishments: ES External Affairs will compile interpretive media, photos, narratives, etc. to create a traveling display that highlights ES Antiquities Act Centennial Projects, partnerships and preservation efforts
(2005) Chiles Homesite Archaeological Evaluation, Interpretive Planning, and Trail Construction
Funded Amount: $8,000
Congressional District: 04
Partners : College of William & Mary - CAR, the Nanjemoy Vision Community, Maryland Department of Natural Resources and local volunteers
Location: BLM - Eastern States, Lower Potomac Field Station: Douglas Point Tract, Charles County , MarylandGoal/Accomplishments: An archaeological evaluation has been completed and an interpretive plan has been developed for the Chiles Homesite and a 1.5 mile interpretive trail within the 600 acre Douglas Point tract. Funds from this project were used for the planning, layout and design of an interpretive trail system within the BLM tract. Centennial funding in FY 2006 will again support the partnerships, volunteer efforts and on-site installation of the Chiles Interpretive Trail.
(2006) Antiquities Act Centennial Preservation Display
Funded Amount: $25,000
Congressional District: 02
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Location: Sacajawea Interpretive Cultural and Education Center , Lemhi County, IdahoGoal/Accomplishments: The Salmon FO will develop a permanent display on site stewardship that highlights the intentions of the Antiquities Act of 1906 by emphasizing the responsibility of each person visiting public lands to protect and preserve important prehistoric and historic sites for future generations. The display will be located at the Sacajawea Interpretive Cultural and Education Center.
(2006) Presettlement Vegetation Study
Funded Amount: $45,000
Congressional District: 01
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Location:Goal/Accomplishments: The project will establish a basis for understanding past vegetation and human lifeway changes over time. Heritage resources will be used as a teaching tool for students. Information will be used to educate about the multiple values of our cultural heritage with a subject that is related to other high profile public interest topics (i.e., landscape level fuels reduction).
(2006) Wilson Butte Cave Interpretation
Funded Amount: $15,000
Congressional District: 02
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Location:Wilson Butte CaveGoal/Accomplishments: Wilson Butte Cave is one of the oldest and most well known archaeological sites in Idaho. Deposits in the cave include Pleistocene age camel and horse dating from 14,000 years ago up to the most recent Native American use around 400 years ago. This project proposes to create interpretive materials for Wilson Butte Cave to share archaeological knowledge of the site with the public, including school children, and to promote heritage tourism of the site. Interpretive materials for the site would include brochures, on-site displays and classroom curriculum for educators, which could include artifact replicas and interactive CD-ROMs.
(2006) Cove Recreation Signs
Funded Amount: $20,000
Congressional District: 02
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Location: Cove Recreation SiteGoal/Accomplishments: Funding will be used to research, design, and fabricate four interpretive signs and sign bases to be placed at the Cove Recreation Site, conveying information about the National Historic Oregon Trail, the signing of the treaty with the Shoshone-Paiute Tribe, and the special status species wildlife management program in the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (NCA). This project will also help promote recognition of the Centennial of the Antiquities Act.
(2005) Stabilization of historic homestead building on the Sacajawea Interpretive Cultural and Education Center property
Funded Amount: $8,000
Congressional District: 02
Partners : City of Salmon — Sacajawea Center and Elderhostel International
Location: Sacajawea Interpretive Cultural and Education Center , Lemhi CountyGoal/Accomplishments: This historic structure was stabilized and preserved by: securing the exterior to prevent further deterioration; replacing the roof and supporting beams necessary to support the door and windows; and chinking/daubing. The interior of the building will be addressed if time and resources are still available.
In addition, the project was interpreted to the public, in the context of the Antiquities Act and historic preservation, by emphasizing stewardship of heritage resources, both at the Center and on public land.
(2006) Pompeys Pillar National Monument
Funded Amount: $17,500
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Location: Pompeys Pillar National MonumentGoal/Accomplishments: Funding will be used to h ire seasonal employees to assist with monitoring the site and present information to the public at the location of William Clark’s signature.
(2006) Garnet Ghost Town Visitor Services
Funded Amount: $24,000
Congressional District: 01
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Location: Garnet Ghost Town, Granite County, MontanaGoal/Accomplishments: Garnet Ghost Town receives over 15,000 visitors per year. Most arrive during the summer. Interpetive rangers and volunteers are needed to help visitors understand and enjoy the historic resource. Rangers will give guided tours to school groups and visitors. Rangers and volunteers will staff the visitor center, answer questions and provide visitor assistance. Rangers will also help protect the site from vandalism and will perform routine upkeep of the town. One laborer will assist in grounds and surrounding trails maintenance. Base funding for Rangers will allow all fee collections to be used for preservation and restoration of the town.
(2006) Garnet Ghost Town Exhibit
Funded Amount: $10,000
Congressional District: 01
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Location: Garnet Ghost Town, Granite County, Montana
(2006) Ruby Creek – Blackfoot Bridger Brigade Battle, 1838
Funded Amount: $6,000
Congressional District: 01
Partners: Madison Valley History Association, Inc., Black Feet Tribal Preservation Office
Location:BLM West Madison Campground, Madison River Valley, MontanaGoal/Accomplishments: In 1838 a trapping brigade under the leadership of Jim Bridger had a battle with a group of Blackfeet Indians in a rocky defile at the mouth of Ruby Creek. Not only did the famous fur trapper Jim Bridger lead the brigade during the skirmish, but also present were Kit Carson and Osborne Russell, both of which clearly described the events of the day in subsequent published biographies and journals. Montana BLM will complete an intensive archaeological inventory and “battlefield” examination of the location similar to that conducted at the Little Big Horn Battle Field. An interpretive panel will be installed at the BLM West Madison Campground, and interpretive materials will also be developed for local museums.
(2006) Miles City Paleontological Assessment
Funded Amount: $10,000
Congressional District: 01
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(2005) Lima Reservoir Cultural and Paleontological Inventory
Funded Amount: $8,000
Congressional District: 01
Partners : Montana State Historic Preservation, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
Location: BLM Dillon Field Office, Beaverhead County , MontanaGoal/Accomplishments: Conducted a Class III cultural resources and paleontological inventory and site evaluation on public lands around the perimeter of Lima Reservoir. Currently less than 1% of the shoreline has been inventoried for cultural resources. This year Montana inventoried a total of 900 acres, updated 11 previously recorded site forms, and recorded 9 new sites including 2 sites that may date to the late Paleo-Indian period.
(2004) Ervin Homestead Stabilization
Funded Amount: $10,000
Congressional District: 01
Partners : U.S. Forest Service Preservation Team
Location: Upper Missouri River Breaks National MonumentGoal/Accomplishments: John Ervin moved into the dugout cabin in the 1890s and received a homestead patent in 1926. Evidently "woodhawkers" who cut fuel to sell to passing steamboats constructed the dugout. The cabin spans use of the Upper Missouri from the steamboat and homestead era until abandonment in the 20th century. Work to restore the Ervin Homestead has been ongoing for 5 years. Stabilization in 2004 had to be modified because available funds were inadequate to replace all rotted logs. Additional Antiquities Centennial funding allowed for further stabilization. Completion of the stabilization work meets BLM's priority for enhancing recreation and visitor services, while preserving an important cultural resource for future generations.
(2006) Elko Antiquities Act Celebration Project
Funded Amount: $5,500
Congressional District: 02
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Location:Elko, NevadaGoal/Accomplishments: In conjunction with Nevada Archaeology and Historic Preservation Week, in mid-May, the cultural staff will host a Saturday afternoon presentation on the history of the Antiquities Act and how it is being implemented by the BLM in the Elko area. Field trips are planned to historic Carlin Canyon, Spring Creek paleontological bison site, and South Fork Humboldt River Canyon.
(2006) Winnemucca - Lovelock Cave Backcountry Byway
Funded Amount: $5,500
Congressional District: 02
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Location:Lovelock Cave Backcountry Byway, Winnemucca, NevadaGoal/Accomplishments: Workshops and field trips for school children and the public will focus on the cultural and natural resources at the Cave and Backcountry Byway. A Children’s Guide will be printed, and copies of the Lovelock Cave Backcountry Byway Guide reprinted. The project will be completed with the assistance of volunteers.
(2006) Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon NCA - Stevens Camp/High Rock Canyon
Funded Amount: $5,500
Congressional District: 02
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Location:Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon National Conservation AreaGoal/Accomplishments: The partners will perform trail protection work in High Rock Canyon with discussion regarding the importance of the Antiquities Act and its significance to this area. A historic architect will assess renovation needs for Yellow Rock Garage.
(2006) Carson City - Pony Express Trail and Station Work
Funded Amount: $5,500
Congressional District: 02
Partners: National Pony Express Association
Location:Sand Springs Pony Express Station, Carson City, NevadaGoal/Accomplishments: Nevada BLM will partner with the National Pony Express Association to clean out sand from the Sand Springs Pony Express Station, remove vegetation from the inside, restack rocks on the wall and mark several miles of the Trail with carsonite signs.
(2006) Ely’s Antiquities Act Celebrations
Funded Amount: $5,500
Congressional District: 02
Partners : City of Ely, Nevada State Museum, Pahranagat Valley High School, Lincoln County High School.
Location: Ruin Wash Trilobite Site and Ash Springs Rock Art Site.Goal/Accomplishments: BLM assisted The East Ely Railroad Depot Museum and The Nevada Northern Railway Museum in reprinting the NNRR Railroad Days Publication and with hands on maintenance of the Nevada Northern Railroad facilities and interpretive trails.
Students from Lincoln County High School will visit the Ruin Wash Trilobite Site to learn about the Antiquities Act, plus explore for trilobites and clean up the site.
Physical barriers (fencing) will be placed at the Ash Springs Rock Art Site to route ATV traffic away from rock art and associated aboriginal campsites. The work will be completed using students from Pahranagat High School.
(2006) Las Vegas Antiquities Act Project
Funded Amount: $5,500
Congressional District: 01, 02, 03
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Location:Las Vegas, NevadaGoal/Accomplishments: Nevada BLM will update, produce and distribute materials for the annual Cultural Fair, as well as produce information brochures for the Old Spanish Trail, Cultural Site Stewardship, and surrounding recreation cultural sites including petroglyphs.
(2006) Red Rock Canyon NCA Rock Art Signing
Funded Amount: $5,500
Congressional District: 01
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Location:Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Las Vegas, NevadaGoal/Accomplishments: Archeological Resource Protection Act (ARPA) signs will be being placed in the immediate vicinity of rock art sites in RRCNCA, so as not to draw attention to the sites. Interpretive signing is being placed at various locations (Lost Creek, Willow Springs, Red Springs, etc.) Interpretive programs for the public will try to instill an ethic of preservation of cultural sites and the importance of not destroying or defacing petroglyphs.
(2006) Rhyolite Historic Townsite
Funded Amount: $5,500
Congressional District: 01
Partners : Nevada SHPO, the Rhyolite Partnership and local schools
Location: Rhyolite Historic Townsite, Beatty, NevadaGoal/Accomplishments: An Antiquities Act Celebration will be held in conjunction with the annual Archaeological Awareness Week in mid-May. Activities will include town site tours and living history exhibitions.
(2005) Lecture Series on the Antiquities Act
Funded Amount: $5,000
Congressional District: Statewide
Partners : Nevada State Historic Preservation Office, Nevada State Museum , University of Nevada
Location: NevadaGoal/Accomplishments: Offered a series of public lectures and an exhibit in the State Capitol focused on the Antiquities Act in Nevada . Lectures were offered during Archaeology and Historic Preservation Awareness Week in May 2005 and will be offered again in May 2006 and will include presentations on significant looting cases in Nevada , as well as NCA designation in Nevada related to the Antiquities Act. Significant artifacts from looted sites and their contribution to our understanding of the prehistory of Nevada and the West will also be discussed.
(2006) Old Magdalena Trail Heritage Tourism Project
Funded Amount: $10,000
Congressional District: 02
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Location:Magdalena, New MexicoGoal/Accomplishments: New Mexico BLM will develop brochures, websites, tour CDs, oral histories, and other means for the interpretation and promotion of this historic trail and its associated natural and cultural resources. At the heart of this project is Magdalena with a history built on ranching, mining, and the railroad. The project will also include upgrades for the facilities at Datil Well campground.
(2006) Posi Field Guide
Funded Amount: $10,000
Congressional District: 03
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Location:Posi Pueblo, Ojo Calente, New MexicoGoal/Accomplishmetns: The Posi Field Guide has been a very successful interpretive guide for the last eight years. The guide is available at the Ojo Caliente Hot Springs Resort, and provides a self-guided tour to the prehistoric Tewa Pueblo of Posi. The guide will be updated, edited, and reprinted. Download the Field Guide
(2006) Camino Real NHT Auto Tour Guide
Funded Amount: $12,000
Congressional District: 01,02,03, & Texas 16
Partners: Public Lands Interpretive Associaton
Location:Camino Real National Historic TrailGoal/Accomplishments: The project will involve implementation of an Auto Tour Route program for the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail, one of the key resources in developing heritage tourism opportunities for BLM New Mexico. The auto tour route designated in the Comprehensive Management Plan (2004) follows all-weather roads along the historic trail route. This project will implement the auto tour route by: (1) marking the route with highway signage displaying the Camino Real NHT logo; and (2) providing detailed driving guides to trail sections that may be published over the web for individual downloading and use or in hard copy as a set for distribution through the Public Lands Information Center and other partner outlets.
(2006) Farmington Field Office Interpretive Signs
Funded Amount: $3,000
Congressional District: 03
Partners::
Location: BLM Farmington Field Office, Farmington, New MexicoGoal/Accomplishments: The Farmington Field Office is well known for its abundance of nationally significant cultural resources. Many have been designated as Areas of Environmental Concern (ACEC) and allocated for visitor use and interpretation. Numerous visitors to Farmington Field Office public lands make inquiries about interpretive materials. Action proposed for this issue includes the development and placement of professional interpretative materials at designated recreational/interpretive sites.
(2006) 10th International Camino Real Conference
Funded Amount: $5,000
Congressional District: 01,02,03
Partners:: National Park Service, Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History
Location: Socorro, New MexicoGoal/Accomplishments: In April 2006, the 10th International Camino Real Symposium will be held in Socorro, NM Co-hosted by BLM, NPS, and Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History, this symposium will bring together scholars and trail managers to discuss the Camino Real trail’s history, significance, and management needs.
(2006) Pecos Conference Support
Funded Amount: $5,000
Congressional District:
Partners:
Location:
(2005) Federal Fossil Conference May 2006
Funded Amount: $8,000
Congressional District: 01
Partners: New Mexico Museum of Natural History
Location: Albuquerque , New MexicoGoal/Accomplishments: Funding will be used to organize and host the Federal Fossil Conference in May 2006. Conference Proceedings, published as a New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, will be given to conference participants and be available to other interested parties. The conference will serve as a forum for discussing current paleontological research on public lands, management of fossils on public land, and partnerships with repositories for the management of paleontological collections from public land.
(2006) Spokane District Historic Sites
Funded Amount: $25,000
Congressional District: 02,04,05
Partners:
Location: BLM Spokane DistrictGoal/Accomplishments: Project will entail installation of interpretive signs and/or protective barriers at several sites in the Spokane District: McLoughlin Canyon Historic District, Escure Ranch, Folsom Farm, Patos Light Station.
(2006) Klamath River Canyon Project
Funded Amount: $13,000
Congressional District: 02
Partners: Central Washington University, Klamath County Museum, and Siskiyou County Museum
Location:Goal/Accomplishments: A National Register assessment of the Klamath River Canyon will be completed, involving Central Washington University, Klamath County Museum, and Siskiyou County Museum as partners.
(2005) Oregon National Historic Trail
Funded Amount: $4,000
Congressional District: 05
Partners : Oregon-California Trail Association volunteers
Location: Malheur and Baker Counties , OregonGoal/Accomplishments: Using carsonite route markers, post and mark the route of the Oregon Trail using GPS from the point where the Trail crossed into Oregon from Idaho , through Malheur and Baker Counties , Oregon , to the National Historic Oregon Trail Center in Baker City , Oregon .
From August 23-30th, 2005, more than 24 volunteers from Oregon, Washington and Idaho, along with a Trail Specialist from the National Park Service in Salt Lake City, spent eight days installing carsonite trail markers, planting concrete posts and recording the route of the Trail and parallel Trail segments using GPS equipment. Along the route, volunteers using metal detectors located ox shoes, horse and mule shoes, button hooks and nails, and recorded the location of these artifacts. The project work began about 8 miles south of Vale, Oregon and proceeded northward along the Trail through Vale to Alkali Spring where wagon trains stopped for lunch after leaving Vale. From Alkali Spring, the volunteers walked in 104° heat, like pioneers of old, across Tub Mountain to Birch Creek and on to Swayze Creek, north of Farewell Bend, Oregon. The route of the Trail as it passes across Echo Meadows was also posted with carsonite Trail markers.
(2004) Sarah Winnemucca Interpretive Site
Funded Amount: $6,000
Congressional District: 06
Partners : Jordan Valley Owyhee Historical Society, Northern Paiute Tribe
Location: U.S. Highway 95Goal/Accomplishments: Project entailed erecting a kiosk and interpretive sign describing the life and importance of Sarah Winnemucca. The project provided important historical information to the public about Sarah Winnemucca, who was important and influential as an Indian activist and educator, regionally as well as nationally. The project helped enhance and extend positive relations between the BLM and local citizens and tribes by sustaining and strengthening cooperation and collaboration between the local community and the BLM. It also strengthened partnerships with local gateway communities and neighbors, created greater awareness of and appreciation for cultural resources on public lands, instilled a stronger land use ethic in the visiting public, and imparted new historical knowledge to visitors eager to connect with their early American heritage.
(2006) Comb Ridge Cultural Survey
Funded Amount: $47,000
Congressional District: 03
Partners:
Location:San Juan County, UtahGoal, Accomplishments: This m ajor field project will identify, document, and evaluate numerous and unique cultural sites in the Comb Ridge area. The Comb Ridge is under management consideration as a National Register district and new data from this project will be valuable in the nomination process.
(2006) Monticello Antiquities Centennial Support project
Funded Amount: $73,000
Congressional District: 03
Partners:
Location:BLM Monticello Field Office, San Juan County, UtahGoal/Accomplishments: The project will involve sample surveying an area under consideration for nomination as a National Register district. The field work will take place in the Butler and Comb Wash areas of SE Utah in San Juan County. Currently, BLM Monticello has ten partners willing to participate in the field work.
(2006) Class III Historical Overview of the Joy Townsite
Funded Amount: $12,000
Congressional District: 02
Partners:
Location:Goal/Accomplishments: Project involves completion of a Class III archaeological survey of the historic mining town of Joy and associated mines and features coupled with oral histories to gather information on how the Drum Mountains were used in the late 1800s through WWII. Overview will provide a basis for completion of a Historic Places Nomination Form and will assist in developing management strategies for the area.
(2006) Transcontinental RR Grade Stabilization and Interpretation
Funded Amount: $35,000
Congressional District: 01
Partners:
Location:BLM Salt Lake Field OfficeGoal/Accomplishments: There are currently 34 interpretive signs along the Transcontinental Railroad Backcountry Byway. These current signs are old, dilapidated, and have been severely damaged by vandalism. A new interpretative plan needs to be developed and new signs installed. The Salt Lake FO eventually plans to document the condition of railroad grade related structures located on and adjacent to the grade; inventory existing railroad resources (campsites, town sites, cemeteries); conduct engineering surveys and a feasibility study to determine stability and safety of those structures currently in use; implement stabilization projects; develop and implement an interpretive strategy for the Grade and associated resources; conduct outreach activities; delineate those areas where recreational use is encouraged or discouraged; and conduct law enforcement activities.
(2006) Pahreah Townsite Documentation
Funded Amount: $10,000
Congressional District: 03
Partners:
Location:Historic Pahreah Townsite and Spencer Mining CampGoal/Accomplishments: The historic Pahreah Townsite and Spencer Mining Camp, located on the banks of the Paria River, is at risk of serious loss of integrity due to river bank erosion and general deterioration. A detailed assessment of the property's needs will be followed by detailed recording and mapping of the townsite, excavation of selected structures, test excavations where necessary, repeat photography using available historic photos, interviews with long-term local residents and people who lived in Pahreah in the early 1900s, and stabilization of structures including the Spencer Mining assay office. These activities will involve interested local civic groups and the local historical society. A management plan for visitor use and public interpretation will be written with the involvement of the visitor services educational program personnel.
(2006) Antiquities Act Celebration in Utah
Funded Amount: $3,000
Congressional District: 01, 02, 03
Partners:
Location:StatewideGoal/Accomplishments: Utah BLM will celebrate the centennial of the Antiquities Act with a series of projects and events in Utah. Projects will focus on a major, multi-faceted field effort in cooperation with existing partners.
Funded Amount: $8,000
Congressional District: 02
Location: Moab Field OfficeGoal/Accomplishments: Consolidated information, including journals, diaries, and maps etc., which identify the route location of the Old Spanish Trail and verified this information by “field truthing” the route. Approximately 45 miles of the main route was reviewed. All but one of the major water holes referenced in trail literature were found. Landmarks referenced in the literature were surveyed in an attempt to locate specific sites that may be associated with trail use, in particular, Spanish inscriptions/rock art. Archaeological sites that lay along the route corridor were studied to see which ones may contain evidence of trail use.
Funded Amount: $11,300
Congressional District: 02
Partners : University of Colorado, Winston Hurst, College of Eastern Utah, Northern Arizona University,
Location: San Juan County , UtahGoal/Accomplishments: Comb Ridge is a sandstone anticline trending north from the San Juan River for some 30 miles. The Comb Ridge area was a significant corridor for the prehistoric Puebloan people, and contains the northernmost expression of the Chacoan road system. As part of the Antiquities Centennial activities, Utah BLM and its partners are taking part in an intensive program to discover and document archaeological resources along Comb Ridge during 2006. Current funding was used to engage the services of the Department of the Interior's Film Institute to produce a professional quality video and promotional package using existing footage shot by one of Utah 's videographers. This video will be used to enlist additional partners on the Comb Ridge project, as well as used more broadly as part of the Antiquities Centennial activities.
Funded Amount: $8,000
Congressional District: 01
Partners : 3 Forks Ranch, Carbon County
Location: South-central WyomingGoal/Accomplishments: The JO Ranch is being acquired through a land exchange. The acquisition is proposed as an expansion to the Sand Hills ACEC in the new Rawlins RMP because of the continuity of resources and the current condition of the ranch buildings and associated facilities. The ranch and associated facilities are a unique example of continuous ranching operations for over 100 years in the Washakie Basin. This facility contains many unique artifacts that would benefit Wyoming history with their assessment. In addition to the ranch buildings, the property includes a flood irrigation system along the valley bottom, which provides habitat for sensitive wildlife including greater sage-grouse. An historical assessment of the ranch and associated facilities is the primary step in achieving all facets of resource protection. The assessment will include a complete inventory of the property, a determination of NRHP eligibility, and discussion of the area as a potential NRHP listing as a rural landscape. The current condition of the buildings poses a threat to human safety. Many of the buildings are collapsing and the potential for hanta virus is also present. Stabilization efforts will remove hazards to human safety, and allow for recreational opportunities and use as an interpretive location. BLM has a unique opportunity to use this area for an interpretive program and to learn more about early settlement in southern Wyoming and Northern Colorado.
(2006) South Pass Centennial Project
Funded Amount: $36,000
Congressional District: 01
Partners :
Location:Goal/Accomplishments: Since the 1960s this National Historic Landmark at South Pass has lacked a formal boundary. The crossing of the continental divide within the NHL was monumented in 1906 by Ezra Meeker. This project will commemorate the 1906 monumentation and will collect data pertinent to filing a formal boundary designation with the National Park Service National Historic Landmarks Program. This will speed overall development in the area by designating which lands are considered within the landmark.
(2006) Rock Art Interpretive Exhibit
Funded Amount: $6,000
Congressional District: 01
Partners :
Location:StatewideGoal/Accomplishments: This project will develop a portable prehistoric rock art interpretive exhibit for the Antiquities Act Centennial celebration. The public in our region exhibits a high interest in archaeology, with a special interest in prehistoric petroglyphs and paintings. This project will entail development of a set of portable exhibits featuring photographs of rock art on BLM lands and information on the age and cultural context of the rock art, along with preservation threats and what the public can do to help protect this fragile resource. The exhibits will be set up on easels that can be transported to schools, museums, BLM offices, and other locations. The project will result in design of interactive activities for school children related to the interpretation theme.
Funded Amount: $8,000
Congressional District: 01
Partners : 3 Forks Ranch, Carbon County
Location: South-central WyomingGoal/Accomplishments: The JO Ranch was recently acquired through a land exchange. The acquisition is proposed as an expansion to the Sand Hills ACEC in the new Rawlins RMP because of the continuity of resources and the current condition of the ranch buildings and associated facilities. The ranch and associated facilities are a unique example of continuous ranching operations for over 100 years in the Ashcake Basin . Until the 1960's, the primary form of ranching in southern Wyoming was sheep ranching. This facility contains many unique artifacts that would benefit Wyoming history with their assessment. In addition to the ranch buildings, the property includes a flood irrigation system along the valley bottom, which provides habitat for sensitive wildlife including greater sage-grouse. An historic assessment would include a complete inventory of the property, a determination of NRHP eligibility, and discussion of the area as a potential NRHP listed rural landscape. The current condition of the buildings poses a threat to human safety. Many of the buildings are collapsing and the potential for hanta virus is also present. Stabilization efforts, including temporary fences and signs, and later complete stabilization of the buildings, will remove hazards to human safety, and allow for recreational opportunities and use as an interpretive location. BLM has a unique opportunity to use this area learn more about early settlement in southern Wyoming and northern Colorado .
