To support coordinated cooperative research, technical assistance, education and training, and usable knowledge development to inform science-based management of the national park system

To facilitate multi-disciplinary science and integrated information products related to the resources of the national park system. To maintain a comprehensive network cooperative study units as will provide full geographic and topical coverage for research, technical assistance, and educational activities related to the resources contained in units of the national park system and their larger regions. This project involves an archaeological survey of at least 20 kipukas (islands within lava flows) at EL malpais national monument. IT includes intensive cultural resource surveys, recording sites on new mexico laboratory of anthropology forms, and documenting architectural features with photography, measurements, and GPS mapping. Monitoring schedules for new sites will be established, and data will be compiled into a final report for regulatory compliance. Documentation will be archived, and new geospatial data will meet NPS standards for the parks database. The development of baseline data from the survey serves management goals for planning and compliance related to deferred maintenance and the preservation and protection of archeological sites and historic structures.beneficiaries include state and local governments, federally recognized indian tribal governments, public private nonprofit organizations, nonprofit institutions of higher education, and individuals (including members of the general public).