Program: cultural and paleontological resources management, bureau of land management

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Cultural and Paleontological Resources Management program (CFDA 15.224), aims to partner with the Utah State Library to advance the Department's priorities for preserving, increasing resilience, and enhancing public access to cultural heritage resources on BLM lands in Utah.

The $482,100 award supports a 3-year project to: 1) Incorporate and maintain cultural resource site records and surveys, 2) Monitor at-risk heritage sites through a volunteer site stewardship program, 3) Educate the public on cultural resource preservation, and 4) Assist with cultural heritage data management, including digitizing approximately 100,000 records and 20,000 reports to improve accessibility. The project also involves engaging Native American communities and developing partnerships with tribal governments.

Purpose

The purpose of this cooperative agreement with the utah state library is to partner with the BLM utah heritage program to advance the department of interiors priorities to do the following: preserve heritage resources increase heritage resources resilience to climate change contribute to conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and waters by the year 2030 engage communities of color, low-income families, and rural and indigenous communities to enhance economic opportunities related to heritage resources and use the best science, data, and traditional knowledge available to make management decisions. The objective is to develop partnerships to improve access to, and use of, heritage resources, and promote their educational, scientific, cultural, and recreational values in a manner that meets U.S. Department of the interior s priorities for cultural heritage and paleontology. This cooperative agreement with the utah state library advances cultural records management maintained by the utah state historic preservation office and implements an innovative, citizen-led site stewardship program that engages local volunteers to assist with tracking and monitoring site conditions around sensitive resources.activities: the purpose of this project is to ensure the support of a partnership for the management and protection of cultural resources activities included the following: 1. Incorporate and maintain cultural resource site records and cultural resource surveys in a timely and accurate manner.2. Monitor at-risk heritage resources under a site stewardship program to track trends in condition and project effectiveness.3. Train, place, and utilize site steward volunteers to monitor, report, and track consistently and timely site conditions.4. Educate the public regarding cultural and heritage resources on public lands through outreach, preservation ethics, and education programs.5. Assist with cultural heritage data and record management activities, including organizing, maintaining, and entering site and survey records.6. Develop and implement strategies to engage native american communities and foster partnerships with tribal governments and programs.expected outcomes and deliverables:1. Develop and maintain consistent data sources and records for analyzing and protecting heritage and cultural sites.2. Monitor up to 403 at-risk heritage resources and sites through the stewardship program.3. Partner with BLM utah to enhance the quality of cultural and historical records within the utah state library.4. Enhance record management for approximately 100,000 records and 20,000 reports by digitizing and documenting via the utah state library s database and recording management system to increase access to land managers, researchers, archaeologists, historians, and the public.

Intended beneficiaries

The general public benefits directly and indirectly from the proposed project that addresses cultural and heritage resources on BLM lands in utah. The goals of the funded project will enhance the knowledge and expertise in the area of cultural resources for practitioners, natural resource managers, students, historians, and the general public. This project provides real-time accurate data for the management of cultural resources to benefit the public s understanding and appreciation of the importance and legacy that these resources provide to all.subrecipient activities (if known or specified at the time of award): n a