CAVE Cultural Landscapes Inventory Update for Rattlesnake Springs
Project ID: P20AC00351
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Partner Institution: University of Oregon
Fiscal Year: 2020
Initial Funding: $112,415
Total Funding: $112,415
Project Type: Technical Assistance
Project Disciplines: Cultural
Principal Investigator: Melnick, Robert
Agreement Technical Representative: Gearty, Erin
Abstract: The CLI for Rattlesnake Springs will inventory and analyze a physically defined cultural landscape determined through a previous draft CLI and the National Register of Historic Places nomination. The CLI will study the intersection of natural systems and features with historic buildings and archaeological sites and provide specific information on stabilization strategies. This inventory and associated recommendations will be summarized in overall landscape character documentation, analysis and preservation/conservation guidance. The project will address deferred maintenance on the site through a conditions assessment and recommendations for historic buildings, structures, hazard trees (many of the mature cottonwoods are in poor condition and have not been maintained), and fire threats. This information will be analyzed in contrast with birding habitat to guide maintenance work that will preserve both the historic integrity of the site and maintain visitor recreational use.