Programming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the…

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) provides $186,447.12 to Southern Oregon University to identify and document archaeological sites within the Lava Beds National Monument that were exposed by wildfires in 2020 and 2021. The primary goal is to ensure these sites have the required minimum level of documentation. This project will benefit state/local governments, tribal governments, non-profit organizations, and educational institutions through the collection and dissemination of this archaeological data to inform science-based management of the National Park System. The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to March 31, 2027.

Programming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the national park system. The study units facilitate multi-disciplinary science and integrated information products across multiple geographic regions of the national park system. The primary goal of the proposed project is to identify those archaeological sites within the boundary of lava beds national monument (labe) that were exposed by the wildland fire incidents of 2020 and 2021 and that lack a minimum level of required documentation. Beneficiaries include state and local governments, federally recognized indian tribal governments, public private nonprofit organizations, nonprofit institutions of higher education, and the general public.