A Telaquana Trail Cultural Landscape Report within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

Project ID: P14AC01726

Federal Agency: National Park Service

Partner Institution: Portland State University

Fiscal Year: 2014

Initial Funding: $176,000

Total Funding: $222,925

Project Type: Technical Assistance

Project Disciplines: Cultural

National Park: Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

Principal Investigator: Deur, Doug

Agreement Technical Representative: Evanoff, Karen

Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort to develop a Cultural Landscape Report (CLR) of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL). CLRs are the primary documents for guiding the management and preservation of cultural landscapes. The Telaquana Trail Landscape (TTL) is an ethnographic and historic vernacular landscape associated with the Inland Dena’ina people of South-Central Alaska, as well as the Euro-American settlers that arrived in the region after 1900 AD. Encompassing 60,000 acres, the TTL has been determined to be eligible to the National Register of Historic Places. It stretches from the shores of Lake Clark at the former village of Kijik to the outlet of Telaquana Lake, approximately 50 miles due north, and contains numerous sites, objects, and natural associated features, and forms a continuous line of culturally and historically important places. National Park Service (NPS) staff will collaborate with Portland State University (PSU) in developing the CLR to serve as a comprehensive planning document which includes a narrative of site history based significantly on tribal oral tradition, an inventory and assessment of existing landscape conditions, an analysis of the landscape’s continued significance and integrity using National Register of Historic Places criteria, and recommendations for future landscape management. This document will aid in the long-term protection of sensitive and nationally-significant cultural resources along the length of the TTL and will guide future public interpretation of the TTL.