Cooperative Agreement P25AC01768

THIS PROGRAM UTILIZES QUALIFIED NON-PROFIT YOUTH- AND VETERAN-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT APPROPRIATE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND EDUCATION PROJECTS ON DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LANDS THROUGH AUTHORIZED NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROGRAMS. THE MUSEUM INTERN AT FORT VANCOUVER NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE (NHS) WILL PRIMARILY ASSIST WITH A COMPREHENSIVE INVENTORY PROJECT IN PREPARATION FOR A LARGE-SCALE COLLECTIONS MOVE, AS WELL AS CATALOGING ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS. UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE PARK S MUSEUM CURATOR AND ALONGSIDE OTHER CULTURAL RESOURCES DIVISION STAFF, INTERNS WILL ALSO ENGAGE IN ROUTINE HOUSEKEEPING AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING TO PRESERVE MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND ENHANCE VISITOR EXPERIENCES, AS WELL AS ASSIST WITH PUBLIC PROGRAMS RELATED TO ARCHAEOLOGY AND MUSEUM COLLECTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, ARCHAEOLOGY INTERNS WILL SUPPORT THE CULTURAL RESOURCES DIVISION THROUGH LAB WORK, INCLUDING SORTING, CLEANING, AND ANALYZING ARTIFACTS, AS WELL AS PARTICIPATING IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORK SUCH AS SURVEYS, MAPPING, AND DATA RECOVERY. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE PRIVATE NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NON-PROFIT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES QUASI-PUBLIC NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT CAREER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATION IN THE AREAS OF NATURAL AND OR CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT. INDIVIDUALS FAMILIES STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL RECEIVE A BENEFIT FROM THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THESE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.