The purpose of the friends of cascade-siskiyou national monument interpretive services program (ISP) is to support the bureau of land management in delivering a wide variety of recreation and…

The purpose of the friends of cascade-siskiyou national monument interpretive services program (ISP) is to support the bureau of land management in delivering a wide variety of recreation and visitor services in the cascade-siskiyou national monument (csnm) to the public and local community. The ISP assists the BLM in advancing the department of interiors (DOI) priority to restore and conserve at least 30% of our lands and waters by 2030 as well asthe biden-harris administrations priority to tackle the climate crisis at home and abroad as described in executive order 14008.the ISP activities consist of interpretive and educational programs for both youth and adults focused on ecological, historical, and cultural resources in the csnm. The ISP activities also include volunteer citizen-science and stewardship projects focused on protecting and restoring ecologically-sensitive areas in the csnm. Additionally, the ISP involves creating and distributing csnm-based informational materials in-person and online. Finally, the ISP supports the maintenance and operation of the csnm visitor information center.expected deliverables for each year of the five-year project period include:1. Holding 15-20 interpretive and educational events for youth and adults serving 400-500PEOPLE.2. Organizing at least three volunteer citizen-science and stewardship events focused on priority areas as defined by the BLM.3. Hiring and training summer interpretive rangers to staff the csnm visitor information center for at least 20 hours during the peak summer season.4. Paying the annual S1,200 lease fee to the owner of the small building that functions as the csnm visitor information center.5. Printing and distributing informational materials about the csnm.6. Delivering other recreation and interpretive services and activities in cooperation with the BLM as needed.intended beneficiaries include youth and adults in our rural and oftentimes underserved area who dont have the means to visit the csnm on their own. Members of the public and the local community who want to steward lands and or contribute to conservation and climate change resiliency efforts are also beneficiaries of the ISP. Beneficiaries also include csnm users who come across the engaging and up-to-date information we provide online and in-person at our events and at the csnm visitor information center.