PROJECT ABSTRACT
Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
(Cooperative Agreement # H1200-09-0005)
Park: GRCA
Project Title: Archeological Survey in the North and West Basin Units within the Roost
Prescribed Burn Unit, North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park
Funding Amount: $10,735.55
CPCESU Partner Institution: Museum of Northern Arizona.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Theodore Neff Phone: 928-774-5211 ext 260
TNeff@mna.mus.az.us
NPS Key Official: Ian Hough, Vanishing Treasures Archeologist, 2A Albright Ave, PO Box 129,
Grand Canyon Village, 86023. Phone: 928-738-7859
NPS ATR: Ellen Brennan, Cultural Resources Program Manager, Science and Resource
Management, Grand Canyon National Park 86023. Phone: 928-638-7742
Project Start Date: July 1, 2010
Project Completion Date: March 1, 2011
Abstract:
This project will complete archaeological site inventory of 560 acres in two fire management
project areas on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The surveys are necessary to
meet Section 110 cultural resource identification, assessment, and evaluation, and Section 106
identification prior to undertakings, as required in the National Historic Preservation Act of
1966, as amended. The two fire projects (prescribed burning) will be implemented in 2101. The
North Basin Unit of the Roost project area encompasses 1,917 acres. The archeological survey
will cover 261 acres of the burn unit, none of which has been previously surveyed. The West
Basin Unit of the Roost Burn Unit encompasses 5,508 acres. The archeological survey will cover
299 acres of the burn unit, none of which has been previously surveyed. In the 560 acres
specified, the survey shall be 100%-coverage, pedestrian survey. The primary goal is to identify
and document fire-sensitive archeological sites and to recommend measures to protect sensitive
resources during prescribed fire activities. Non-fire-sensitive sites will also be identified and
recommendations made for their management during the prescribed fire.
Keywords:
Archeology, Prescribed Fire, Fire Management, Grand Canyon National Park,
archeological site inventory
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