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Report on Current Status and

Phase I Results of the Cultural

Monitoring R&D Project

Heleil Fa¡rley, Sociocultural Progranr lvlanager

Techil¡c,rl Work GrouÞ Meetiilg, Phoeilrx

J(rìe 22.2009

Outline of this presentation

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1: Project Goals

2: Project Phases

3: Project Elements & Accomplishments

4: Next Steps

5: Unresolved lssues

. NPS Pcflrr¡tting of Project

' lnterface with CRMP

r lnterface with PA / Section 106 cotnpliance

Primary Project Goals

Develop quantitative monitor¡ng protocols to:

. ob.lectively assess status ancl trends in cult(tral site

conclition systerìr-wi(le

r evaluatc rolc of clanr operations in aflecting cultttral

resource conrl i ti on

¡ cvaluatc effectivcness of eros¡orì-corìtrol Ircatrìtents

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How to monitor dam effects?

Need for an ecological framework

. Cultural resources exist and are sustailled in a

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Darr O¡rs Destabilize Sites lly Affectirrg the

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Take-home points: Stability vs. Erosion

. Bedrock & coarse-grairìed, lloorly-solted

substrates rnore stable; fine-grairìed, wellsortcd sedimeDts relatively uilst¡ble

' Overland flow domilates surfic¡al

pr ocesses; Lrccl) (rairìsl)l¡slì, freeze'

thaw, l)ioturbat¡orì) is iilìportailt 2 "

rankc(l l)rocess

' Trarl¡ng ¡s a sign¡f¡carìt Þrocess, l)ut lìot at

acutely crodirrg sitcs

' Stable s¡tes slìow fr¡ll surte of proccsses.

but overlarìd flow ge¡ìerally absenturìstable s¡tcs donìinated by overlarìd

flow

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3. Monitoring "Tool Kit" R&D

. Standardized Forrns (to record observat¡onal data)

' Repeat Photography (to docutnetrt change)

' Gro(¡n(l-based plìotos

. Airl)oíÌe digital inìagery (over-fl¡ght d¡ta)

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. Srrrvey Tools (for measuring/c¡uant¡fying change)

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' Gror¡rìd-l)ase(l lidar

. RfK GPS

' Airboilìc lid¡r

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Need for "testing" potential survey tools

. Purpose of "test¡ng" is NOT to deteflnine if techtrology

"works", but how well ¡t works ¡n Grand Catlyotl

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Lidar mapping process

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Example #1: AZ C:13:336

Measurecl Chartge at AZ C:13:336

(May 2006-Septernber 2007)

Area w/ tneasuretl erosioll (m2¡ = 6

Area w/ rneasurecl deposition (m2) - 9

Total % of site area w/ to¡ro. change = 1

Total site volt-¡tne of erosion = 0

Total site volume of clepos¡tion = 1
Monitoring

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.9 v/cntlìer st¡trorìs

(leployc(l Fel)-fu]¡r 2007

.V¡iloLis lccllrìrcal nrl(l

softp¡rc rssucs l,)cklc(l ¡rr(l

resolve(l rrì 2007

.2.r(lrlitrorì¡l sl¡lrorìs ¡rr(l 1

sarìrl tr¿t)s (letrloyc(l rn

Februiry,2008 for HFE

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cotrrt)leterl, 2008 D¡l¡ rel)o11

ilr rcvrcP (1ilì¡l (luc 09/09)

FITFTÑ

Geomorphic Process and Check Dam

Effectiveness Study

¡ Data on soil character¡st¡cs, infiltratiorì capac¡ties,

chcck darn survival collected ¡n 2006-2007

' Draft rcport cornplcted Novelììber 2008

' Reviewed wintcr-spr¡ng 2009; draf t f inal heirrg

cornpleted now

'Conclusions

' Total st¡trorì surveys alonc not reli¡l)lc lor docunìclìtilìg

c¡rcck d¡rù cffcctivc¡lcss

' lrì gcrcr.rl, chcck dâûìs wlll work (c¡l)ttlrc sc(linlclìt) dtlrillg

l)crio(ls ol low or nìo(lerate raitìfîll

' Chock d¡rìrs not cffcctrvc dr¡ritìg intclìsc rlilìfall cvclìts: illay

causc rnorc (¡arìagc ¡lì thc lottrJ rl¡n (luc to flalìk¡Dg / scotlr

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Current Unresolved lssues

' [)or tttittittl¡

NPS has denied Research and Collecting Pertnit

for cultural monitor¡ng R&D proiect

' licr;tiorr I0tì r;rlttt¡lIi;trIcr-' tIIottiIrltitlr¡

Reclamation is out of conlpliance because

mon¡toring rìot occurr¡ng, as required by 1994

Programmatic Agreement

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Reasons for NPS Permit Denial

' Lidar (lociltrìetìts chaDge but (locs not dctcrtrìillc ca{lsc ol

rtìcchantsrns of chalìgc

' NPS warrts nìotìltor illg lo docu¡lclìl whcrc clìalìgcs occur,

causcs ol cllatìgc, arì(l (lctcrlnlrlatioll of rclncdr¡tioll

rìretho(ls to l)rcscrvc sltcs froril ch¡rlgc

. "Prol)osal rìtentions collect¡lìg dcptlì atrd chclìllcîl

characteÍstics l)ut llo (lct¡¡l abo(¡t how this wlll occur"

' Prol)osal (loos rìol i(lcrìtify lìutrìl)er oI tl lps rcqtlrrc(l

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Reasons for Permit Denial, continued

' "l)r¡lir;y" l:;';t tr-':;

¡ "Test¡ng" technology llot al)propriate olì Nat¡olìal

Rcg¡ster-el¡gible archaeological s¡tes

. GRCA cloes ¡rot have irltcrnal capacity to cn]ploy

lidar, thercfore qtlestions its trtility for lllorìitorirlg

' AMP ¡trocess does not mect lìeeds of NPS

' Use of gencrators & rnolors dtlr¡lìg lìlotor scasorì

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