Purpose of award summary of the goals and objectives of the project valles caldera national preserve has a newly acquired 40 acre inholding known as sulphur springs this site was heavily disturbed…

Purpose of award summary of the goals and objectives of the project valles caldera national preserve has a newly acquired 40 acre inholding known as sulphur springs this site was heavily disturbed by mining and resort development in the late 1890S, and has been under human occupation through 2015 NPS is now developing plans for the future use of the site, including potential restoration of the area to approximate the natural conditions prior to human disturbance the current purpose of this award is to undertake the planning activity for potential site restoration summary of project specific activities the project s main activities are 1 to hold a workshop in autumn, 2022, with experts in volcanoes, geothermal features, hydrology and land restoration, for the purpose of developing a vision and site plan of what the area would have looked like prior to human disturbance in the 1890S and 20TH century 2 develop a site land and restoration project description that can be used in preparation of public compliance documents for nepa, nhpa and ESA 3 work with a civil engineer to assess the soils work necessary to implement the restoration plan the workshop will be conducted in autumn 2022, along with the engineering survey work, with the project report and formal planning be completed in the winter spring 2022 2023 beneficiaries public visitors to the preserve will be able to see the sulphur springs geothermal features hot springs, fumaroles, mudpots, etc in a more natural environmental setting school groups on field trips will also learn about volcanoes and geothermal attributes in the jemez mountains