Public Education Regarding Site Protection Options for Off-Reservation Resources Along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail

Project ID: P13AC01146

Federal Agency: National Park Service

Partner Institution: Portland State University

Fiscal Year: 2013

Initial Funding: $20,000

Total Funding: $20,000

Project Type: Education

Project Disciplines: Social

National Park: Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail

Principal Investigator: Deur, Doug

Agreement Technical Representative: Smith, Lee

Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort by the National Park Service (NPS) and Portland State University (PSU) to publicly share and disseminate findings of a prior study by PSU, entitled “A Study of Site Protection Options for Off-Reservation Resources along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail” (Pacific Northwest CESU Task Agreement #J8W07080022). That study identified various mechanisms used by local governments along the length of the Lewis and Clark National Historical Trail (LECL) to preserve their archaeological heritage and other cultural resources of importance to the heritage of American citizens, and employed these findings in developing an archaeological protection program for the community of Seaside, Oregon, which sits at the western terminus of LECL. The emphasis of this project will be the development of media that will share the findings of this prior study through various venues with the public, NPS resource managers, university faculty, and local government planners with professional interests in cultural resource protection within gateway communities. The proposed activities will consist of three separate but interrelated activities to disseminate project findings nationally and along the length of the Lewis and Clark Trail. These include: the development of content for a PowerPoint presentation for use along LECL by the NPS; the development of content for a brochure for public distribution along LECL; and the publication of two articles addressing research findings. The proposed activities also include two tasks to distribute project findings for use within the study area of Seaside, Oregon, including the development of an interpretive prospectus on heritage themes for that community’s “Neawanna Natural History Park” and the development of a map that identifies sensitive archaeological districts within the city limits.