1.9.10_Archeological_information.pdf

rrayner Typewritten Text Survey not required-see follow up letter

United States Department of the Interior

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

National Wildlife Refuge System - RTC Post Office Box 1306

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103

February 7, 2019

Mr. Jeff Durst, TX-SHPO Texas Historical Commission P.O. Box 12276 Austin, TX 78711-2276

SUBJECT: Feedback Request 1 (Proposed New Campus Site, Aransas NWR, Aransas County, TX)

Dear Mr. Durst, Thank you for your letter of January 28, 2019 (attached). In reply, please accept the following recommendation for review/consideration/feedback.

The primary construction will be in the 28-30 foot elevations that are now covered with oak brush, understory, and tall grasses. We recognize the need for archeological evaluation of the project area.

However, we believe that the dense vegetation and zero ground visibility will make it impossible to perform an adequate archeological survey. We believe that any survey that could be performed would provide, at best, a very insignificant sample of the 30-acre project area.

Accordingly, in lieu of a survey, we propose to have independent, qualified, and contracted archeological monitors present throughout the vegetative clearing of the project. The archeological monitors will be empowered to stop ground clearing if archeological remains are encountered, make an initial field assessment, and notify the Texas State Historic Preservation Office (TX-SHPO) if further evaluation of the discovery locus is necessary. If human remains are in fact encountered, the procedures under 43 CFR 7 would also be in effect. Clearing of vegetation is estimated/anticipated to be done with heavy earth-moving equipment in the latter part of 2019 thru potentially 2022.

We realize that the use of archeological monitors during ground clearing is not the preferred manner of identifying archeological remains, however, in light of dense vegetation that completely obscures the project area combined with the difficulty of access; we believe that monitoring is the only feasible option.

We look forward to your further review/consideration/feedback of this recommendation. Please address your questions/ comments via email & PDF letter preferred to: bruce_hickson@fws.gov, or office phone:

505-248-6950.

Sincerely, BRUCE H. HICKSON, Agency Official for Project Regional Transportation Coordinator

BRUCE HICKSON

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Attachment: TX-SHPO Letter of January 28, 2019, Subject: Project review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Proposed New Campus Site, Aransas NWR, Aransas County, Texas.

cc: David Siegel, US FWS, ABQ Regional Office Rob Rayner, US FWS, ABQ Regional Office Joseph Saenz, Refuge Manager, Aransas NWR, TX

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This Correspondence sent to bruce_hickson@fws.gov on 03-04-2019

Re: Project Review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and/or the Antiquities Code of Texas

201904750 Proposed New Campus Site, Aransas NWR, Aransas County, TX

1 Wildlife Circle Rockport,TX 77950

Dear Bruce Hickson:

Thank you for your submittal regarding the above-referenced project. This response represents the comments of the State Historic Preservation Officer, the Executive Director of the Texas Historical Commission (THC), pursuant to review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

The review staff led by Jeff Durst and Caitlin Brashear has completed its review and has made the following determinations based on the information submitted for review:

Archeology Comments

• THC/SHPO concurs with information provided

We have the following comments: SHPO concurs that monitoring by a professional archeologist will be acceptable in lieu of survey due to dense tree cover of proposed construction site.

We look forward to further consultation with your office and hope to maintain a partnership that will foster effective historic preservation. Thank you for your cooperation in this review process, and for your efforts to preserve the irreplaceable heritage of Texas. If you have any questions concerning our review or if we can be of further assistance, please email the following reviewers: Jeff.Durst@thc.texas.gov, caitlin.brashear@thc.texas.gov.

Sincerely, For Mark Wolfe, State Historic Preservation Officer Executive Director, Texas Historical Commission

Please do not respond to this email.

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COUNCIL OF TEXAS ARCHAEOLOGISTS

CONTRACTORS LIST

Abasolo Archaeological Consultants

Harry J. Shafer, Ph.D., CRD

Thomas R. Hester, Ph.D.

212 Madison, #5

San Antonio, TX 78204

Phone: (210) 223-6831

Email: hshafer@satx.rr.com

“When experience counts.”

Abasolo Archaeological Consultants specialize in conducting archaeological surveys and report preparation for clients to meet state and federal regulations regarding cultural properties. The proprietors both have four decades of experience in Texas archaeology and in cultural resource management. Shafer is professor emeritus at Texas A&M University and Hester is professor emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin. Abasolo Archaeological Consultants are available to do surveys in south and central Texas, the Rio Grande Valley, Trans Pecos, southwest, east, and coastal Texas.

Algonquin Consultants

Rebecca Hawkins

57251 East 120 Road

Miami, OK 74354

Phone: (918) 541-0782

Email: rahawkins@algonquinconsultants.com

2006 Southern Blvd SE, Suite 203C

Rio Rancho, NM 87124

Phone: (505) 860-9204

Email: jdcater@algonquinconsultants.com mailto:hshafer@satx.rr.com mailto:rahawkins@algonquinconsultants.com mailto:jdcater@algonquinconsultants.com

AmaTerra Environmental

Rachel Feit

4009 Banister Lane, Suite 300

Austin, TX 78704

Phone: (512) 329-0031

Fax: (512) 329-0012

Email: rfeit@amaterra.com

AmaTerra is a small, woman-owned business (HUB/DBE/WBE) providing full cultural resource consulting services throughout all parts of Texas for compliance with federal, state and local statutes.

Our services include historical research, historical building surveys and assessments, historic cemetery identification and burial removal services, cultural contexts, management plans, as well as archeological surveys, testing, and data recovery. We offer geophysical remote sensing capabilities

(magnetometer, ground-penetrating radar, etc.) as well as marine archeological remote sensing survey and hazard survey interpretation. Our projects include roads, pipelines, transmission lines, reservoirs, oil and gas exploration, water treatment facilities, parks, airports, housing and urban developments, and studies for municipal, State, and Federal clients. Our projects have won numerous awards from the Texas Historical Commission, Planning Associations, and other entities. We are proud of our reputation for excellence in research, reporting and customer service.

American Archaeology Group LLC

Michael R. Bradle, President

P.O. Box 534

Lampasas, TX 76550

Office: (512) 843-0135

Email: americanarchaeologygroup@gmail.com

American Archaeology Group LLC (AAG) is a composite of highly qualified archaeologists who specialize in federal and state archaeology permitting on behalf of private companies and municipalities. AAG personnel focus on project management and planning to assist clients in achieving their project goals no matter the size or location of the project.

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Antiquities Planning & Consulting

Molly F. Godwin, RPA, CRD

831 Petra's Way

Kyle, TX 78640-8904

Phone: (512) 398-2946

Fax: (512) 398-5220

Email: mfgodwin@austin.rr.com

Antiquities Planning & Consulting (AP&C) is a Central Texas-based regulatory service provider experienced with Archeological compliance and new construction permitting. AP&C provides services statewide to the private sector, agencies, counties, and cities. Qualified personnel conduct archival and historical research, planning, assessments, impact evaluations, surveys, testing, data recovery, and monitoring. Projects cleared for construction by AP&C are parks, power plants, transmission lines, waterlines, state and county jail expansion, oil and gas exploration, and residential subdivisions. AP&C is a small business that holds HUB, DBE, and

WOB certification, and is TxDOT Precertified. AP&C delivers timely project clearance and project budgets with no hidden costs.

AR Consultants, Inc.

S. Alan Skinner, President, PhD, RPA

805 Business Pkwy

Richardson, Texas 75081

Office: (214)368-0478

Email: arc@arc-digs.com

Website: www.arc-digs.com

If you’re looking for a small, dedicated team that really values your business, look no further than ARC! Not only are we excellent archaeologists and researchers (our Office Manager is pretty great, too) – we’ve even heard that some reviewers enjoy reading our reports! – we are also a lot of fun to work with. Don’t get lost in the crowd by giving your business to a large firm, we will remember your name (also available to attend children’s birthday parties and anniversary dinners*)! ARC is certified to work on Bureau of Land Management projects (South Central

Plains) and land in the US Forest Service (in Texas). We regularly work in Louisiana and

Arkansas, as well. We have a great working relationship with reviewers at the Texas Historical

Commission, for those projects requiring an Antiquities permit, and the US Army Corps of

Engineers, for those pesky Waters of the US. And we’ve been around since 1983, so we definitely know the ropes. And the best part? We strive to always get your project done as quickly as we can, so that you can stay on schedule and under budget.

*For an additional fee; will not interact with clowns mailto:mfgodwin@austin.rr.com mailto:arc@arc-digs.com http://www.arc-digs.com/

Audubon Field Solutions

Todd McLeod, MA, RPA

10205 Westheimer Road, Suite 100

Houston, TX 77042

Phone: (713) 341-4541

Email: tmcleod@auduboncompanies.com

Website: https://auduboncompanies.com

Audubon Field Solutions is an industry leading firm that provides a full spectrum of environmental services to our clients such as air permitting, cultural resources, hazardous materials and waste management support, natubral resources assessments, as well as many other energy infrastructure amenities. Our diverse staff is comprised of archaeologists, biologists, engineers, and GIS specialists who frequently provide assistance on a wide range of issues associated with navigating regulatory framework.

Among others, these challenges often include the National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA), Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), the National Historic

Preservation Act (NHPA), and the Antiquities Code of Texas. The Audubon team has broad technical experience throughout the United States, and our Cultural Resources staff has a proven track record of diligently applying our expertise of the historic preservation process in order to address the specific interests of our clients. Our goal at Audubon is to provide our clients with a superior product tailored to their needs in order to complete their project in a low-cost, timely, and efficient manner.

Bioarchaeology Support

Catrina Banks Whitley, Ph.D., RPA

PO Box 122

Midlothian, TX 76065

Phone: (214)803-2013

E-mail: bioarchlady@gmail.com

Bioarchaeology Support is a small, woman-owned business specializing in Human Osteology, bioarchaeology, and cemetery relocation. Principal Investigator Catrina Whitley has over 15 years experience in the analysis and excavation of historic and pre-Columbian human remains in

Texas and New Mexico and holds an annual burial permit for New Mexico. She is also has over

15 years experience as a PI on archaeological excavations and general archaeological experience. The company can provide both in field and laboratory analysis of human remains and provides services for cemetery removal, from inadvertent discoveries to large removals. Our focus is to provide quick, reliable service producing quality work within budgetary constraints, mailto:tmcleod@auduboncompanies.com https://auduboncompanies.com/ mailto:bioarchlady@gmail.com and the ability to quickly be in the field to assist individuals and corporations with inadvertent discoveries of human remains and cemeteries.

Services include osteological analysis (in-field or laboratory), grave good analysis (historic and prehistoric), cemetery relocation (of individual or multiple graves), cemetery survey and testing, cemetery archival/historical research, cemetery removal and permitting issues, NAGPRA compliance, tribal consultations, and repatriation services. Bioarchaeology Support is available to assist with cemetery relocation methods and project design for cost-effective management of removal, providing in-field analysis for projects needing quick reburial or laboratory analysis for projects needing temporary storage before dispensation. Bioarchaeology Support is also available to assist on projects already in progress.

BOB Hydrographics, LLC

Bob Gearhart, MA

1315 Fall Creek Loop

Cedar Park, Texas 78613-5820

Phone: (512) 517-8564

Email: BOB.hydrographics@gmail.com

BOB Hydrographics, LLC (BOB) is a federally registered small business specializing in geophysical surveys for marine / underwater and terrestrial archaeology applications, using magnetometers, gradiometers, ground penetrating radar (GPR), electromagnetic conductivity

(EM), electrical resistivity (ER), sonars, acoustic sub-bottom profilers and echo sounders. Robert

Gearhart, owner of BOB, has 3 decades of archaeological experience and is qualified to serve as

Principal Investigator on marine archaeology projects of any size. Mr. Gearhart has managed and directed multiple archaeological contracts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of

Ocean Energy Management, the Texas Department of Transportation, the Texas Parks and

Wildlife Department, and numerous private entities. His contract experience with the Army

Corps of Engineers includes nearly 70 task orders, culminating with the discovery and archaeological data recovery of the Civil War gunboat, USS Westfield, in Galveston Bay. In

2011 he contributed a chapter to The Oxford Handbook of Maritime Archaeology, titled

Archaeological Interpretation of Marine Magnetic Data. Mr. Gearhart is pre-certified in TxDOT

Category 2.10.1 (Archeological Surveys, Documentation, Excavations, Testing Reports and Data

Recovery Plans). BOB is registered with the System for Award Management to conduct business with the federal government.

mailto:BOB.hydrographics@gmail.com

C Dimensions

Judy Hennessee Cooper

3913 Branch Hollow Dr.

Plano, TX 75023

Phone: (972) 881-5577

Email: jhc-cdimensions@tx.rr.com

Website: http://c-dimensions.com

C Dimensions conducts all types and phases of cultural resources investigations from small plot archeological surveys (communications/cell placements, HUD, municipal infrastructure, cemetery/unmarked burial related projects, etc.), to very large (multi-thousand acre surveys and investigations). C Dimensions currently holds three Federal IDIQ contracts in two mid-continent states, and conducts numerous additional projects for Federal, State, Municipal, and

Private entities. C Dimensions is woman-owned, has four Registered Professional Archeologists on current staff--each with over 24 years of cultural resource management experience, and the company also specializes in three-dimensional/photogrammetric feature/structure/site recording.

Center for Archaeological Research (CAR)

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)

Paul Marceaux

One UTSA Circle

San Antonio, TX 78249

Phone: (210) 458-4378

Fax: (210) 458-4397

Email: car@utsa.edu

Website: http://car.utsa.edu/

Founded in 1974, CAR has conducted all phases of archaeological projects for federal, state, and local agencies. We provide services to public and private sector clients that assist in the development and implementation of projects, including those required by legislation to go through the permitting process. Our areas of expertise include prehistoric Texas and the

Southwest, with emphasis on South Texas. We also have extensive experience in archival and archaeological research on Historic Texas, especially with materials related to San Antonio and the missions. CAR is a Texas Historical Commission state-certified repository for archaeological collections and records, and we provide a full range of curation services for South Texas and beyond. CAR consists of a staff of approximately 30 professional archaeologists, curation and laboratory specialists, students, and support personnel. We have administered over 500 contracts and grants, the results of which are published in more than 500 academic and technical reports.

mailto:jhc-cdimensions@tx.rr.com http://c-dimensions.com/ mailto:car@utsa.edu http://car.utsa.edu/

Central Texas Archaeological Resources

Katherine Turner-Pearson, MA, RPA

345 Rainbow Drive

Woodway, TX 76712

Phone: (254) 405-5543

Email: katherine@centxarc.com

Website: www.centxarc.com

Central Texas Archaeological Resources is a small, woman-owned business with expertise in archaeological surveys, site testing, and data recovery, as well as geoarchaeological investigations throughout Texas and neighboring states. We have experience working with local governments, state and federal agencies, private industries, and individuals. Taking pride in our work, we strive to provide quality work on time and within budget, while maintaining the highest level of archaeological investigations. Central Texas Archaeological Resources is located in

Waco, Texas and is a Certified Historically Underutilized Business (HUB).

Coastal Environments, Inc.

Gus Costa, PhD, RPA

525 S. Carancahua Street

Corpus Christi, TX 78401

Phone: (361) 854-4885

Fax: (361) 884-1844 Email: gcosta@macenv.com

Coastal Environments, Inc. (CEI) is a full service archaeological and environmental consulting company with over 50 years in cultural resources management. CEI’s Texas offices are located in Houston and Corpus Christi. Have you received a letter from the Corps of Engineers or the

THC requesting that you hire a consultant to perform a survey at the proposed location of your project? Do you have a historic cemetery on your property? Do you need an evaluation of a standing structure? CEI has the staff and experience to perform all manner of archaeological projects from small surveys to large mitigative data recovery projects. CEI has a wide range of archaeological capabilities including underwater archaeology as well as terrestrial and underwater remote sensing. We have experience working with private businesses, as well as municipal, county, state and federal agencies.

mailto:katherine@centxarc.com http://www.centxarc.com/ mailto:gcosta@macenv.com

Cox|McLain Environmental Consulting, Inc. (CMEC)

Chris Dayton, PhD, RPA

8401 Shoal Creek Blvd., Suite 100

Austin, TX 78757

Phone: (512) 338-2223

Email: chris@coxmclain.com

Website: www.coxmclain.com

CMEC is a WBE/DBE/HUB/EDWOSB-certified environmental and cultural resources consulting firm headquartered in Austin and with offices in DFW, Houston, and Tulsa. Our staff includes biologists, wetland ecologists, planners, GIS specialists, archeologists, archival researchers, architectural historians, and a historic architect. In addition to environmental services such as National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation, wetland/Section

404 permit support, Endangered Species Act field work and regulatory consultation, and socioeconomic/environmental justice and community impact analysis, CMEC personnel conduct cultural resource permit/research design coordination, archeological and historic structure surveys, National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and State Antiquities Landmark (SAL) eligibility assessments and nominations, Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation, and other cultural resource studies. Our staff members have managed hundreds of environmental and cultural resources projects for cities, counties, and other entities in Texas and surrounding states.

Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc. (CRA)

Jay W. Gray, MA, RPA

9105 Avalon Drive

Shreveport, LA 71118

Phone: (318) 505-8367

Email: jwgray@crai-ky.com

Website: http://www.crai-ky.com

In business since 1983, Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc. (CRA) is a leading full-service historic preservation company. CRA provides a full range of cultural resource and historic preservation services including Archaeology; Architectural History; Cemetery Identification, Documentation, and Relocation; Geophysical Survey; Geospatial Technology; Heritage Tourism; and

Compliance and Coordination. We effectively and efficiently assist state and federal agencies, as well as private developers through the permitting process as it applies, with federal and state preservation regulations. CRA provides services throughout the United States with office locations in Shreveport, Louisiana; Sheridan, Wyoming; Lexington, Kentucky (Corporate

Headquarters); Knoxville, Tennessee; Hurricane, West Virginia; Berlin Heights, Ohio;

Evansville, Indiana; and Richmond, Virginia.

mailto:chris@coxmclain.com http://www.coxmclain.com/ mailto:jwgray@crai-ky.com http://www.crai-ky.com/

Deep East Texas Archaeological Consultant

Victor Galan, PhD, RPA

4215 Red Oak

Nacogdoches, TX 75965

Phone/Fax: (936) 554-3435

Email: detac99@hotmail.com

DETAC has a 19 year history of completing Geoarchaeology, Survey, Testing, and Data

Recovery investigations for state and federal archaeological compliance in a cost-effective and timely manner. DETAC holds annual permits with the US National Forest and Grasslands of

Texas (ARPA), the BLM (Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas), and the credentials to obtain Texas

Antiquities Permits as needed. The DETAC staff has experience with the latest GPS technology, databases, and GIS applications.

EPG, LLC (Environmental Planning Group)

Steve Swanson, Ph.D.

1007 E Cenizo Street

Harlingen, TX 78550

Phone: (602) 828-7822 Email: sswanson@epgllc.co

Website: www.epgllc.co

EPG was established to fulfill the environmental permitting needs of the government and industrial development community, and possesses invaluable experience in helping clients navigate the challenges of cultural resource compliance procedures. EPG’s cultural resource group has a highly specialized staff familiar with federal, state, and local historic preservation legislation and regulations, with decades of experience in a variety of cultural services including inventory, survey, archaeological monitoring and protection, archaeological testing and data recovery, treatment plan development and mitigation, cultural resource assessments, coordination with state and federal agencies, and Native American and tribal involvement programs. Our extensive project experience includes the preparation of a wide range of documents and approvals on projects located throughout the western and mid-western United

States, including Texas, with specialization in west Texas and the Lower Rio Grande Valley region. EPG provides comprehensive environmental planning and analysis and regulatory permitting services including National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) planning, biological, visual, landscape architecture, GIS/IT, graphics, and public involvement.

mailto:detac99@hotmail.com

Galindo Environmental Consulting, LLC

DBE / HUB / MBE / WBE

Mary Jo Galindo, Ph.D., RPA

2900 W Anderson Lane STE C-200 #198

Austin, Texas 78757

Phone: (512) 563-7999

Email: Mary.Jo@GalindoENV.com

Website: www.GalindoENV.com

Galindo Environmental Consultants, LLC is a woman- and minority-owned firm that offers the full range of Cultural Resource Management (CRM) services. Dr. Galindo is a principal investigator and project manager with 20 years of experience performing environmental documentation and associated CRM services in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations. Typical investigations involve background records searches, the acquisition of Antiquities Permits, an intensive field survey or eligibility testing/data recovery consistent with each project’s unique conditions, curation of artifacts and paperwork, and the preparation of a full report of the investigations for submittal to all reviewing agencies. Traditional Cultural Property Studies are a specialty of Dr. Galindo, who earned her doctorate from UT Austin in Spanish Colonial and Historical Archaeology. She serves as chair of the Austin

Historic Landmark Commission.

Goshawk Environmental Consulting, Inc. (Goshawk)

Reign Clark, CRD

14101 West Highway 290

Austin, TX 78715

Phone: (512) 419-8424

Email: rclark@goshawkenv.com

Website: http://www.goshawkenv.com/

Goshawk is a Central Texas-based Environmental and Cultural Resources consulting firm founded in 2005. Our team has worked extensively in Texas and surrounding states for a diverse range of projects and clients. Our cultural resource team provides: Phase I, II, and III investigations; Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plans; Programmatic Agreements, Memoranda of Agreement, Memoranda of Understanding; Section 106 coordination with federal and state agencies; Tribal consultation facilitation services; and public outreach.

We place special emphasis on permit and compliance requirements and have extensive experience in coordination with local, state and federal review agencies. Our interdisciplinary staff is fully accredited and has experience with breadth of regulatory statutes and guidelines including: National Environmental Policy Act, US Army Corps of Engineers Section 404 and

Individual Permits, Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act, Texas Antiquities Code, TCEQ Waste Water Discharge Permits, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and TxDOT coordination.

Goshawk works with you to develop practicable, cost-effective solutions that get the job done in a timely manner. Our responsiveness and caring ensure that you get the best service possible.

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We also provide comprehensive natural resource services and integrate the two service lines when needed to address regulatory issues. Our GIS service line allows us to effectively document, illustrate, and manage data for all your projects.

Gulf Coast Archaeology Group, LLC

Jorge Garcia-Herreros, RPA

9597 Jones Road, PMB 276

Houston, TX 77065

Phone: (713) 703-9252

Email: jgarciah@gcagroup.net

Website: http://gcagroup.net

Gulf Coast Archaeology Group, LLC (GCA Group) is a small cultural resources management and consulting firm located in Houston, Texas. We perform services in the area of cultural resource management (CRM), archaeology, anthropology, bioarchaeology, history, historical architecture, primary archival research, genealogical research, and heritage interpretation. Our staff has experience working in 16 states focusing primarily in Central United States and the

Gulf Coast region. GCA Group experience includes regulatory agency coordination, conducting archaeological and historical investigations required for Sections 106 and 110 compliance and turnkey project management. GCA Group can accommodate a stand-alone cultural resource management project, or function as part of a multidisciplinary team in a cost-effective manner.

Gray & Pape, Inc.

Jim Hughey, CRD

110 Avondale Street

Houston, TX 77006

Phone: (713) 541-0473

Fax: (713) 541-0479

Email: jhughey@graypape.com

Website: www.graypape.com

Gray & Pape’s professional staff of marine and terrestrial archaeologists, historians and preservation specialists offers a broad range of Cultural Resources Management, Historic

Preservation Planning, and Heritage Management services to clients throughout the United States and overseas. Our Houston office provides services across Texas and the Southeast. Our project portfolio includes maritime archaeology, heritage tourism work, historic site interpretation, and all phases of Section 106/110 investigation and coordination for FERC and USACE regulated pipeline and other Federally permitted projects. We stress meeting clients' needs in a timely and cost-effective fashion through technical excellence and efficient project management.

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Horizon Environmental Services, Inc.

Jesse Owens

1507 South IH-35

Austin, TX 78741

Phone: (512) 328-2430

Fax: (512) 328-1804

Email: jesse_owens@horizon-esi.com

Website: http://www.horizon-esi.com

Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) is a woman-owned, small-business enterprise

(WBE/DBE) formed in 1987. Horizon's Cultural Resources Division has extensive experience with cultural resources management, having conducted archival research, Native American consultation, survey/testing, and mitigation of terrestrial archeological sites for reservoirs, mines, land development, pipelines, water system improvement projects, and roadways throughout

Texas and the surrounding states. Horizon cultural resources staff is comprised of archeologists who have previously worked at a variety of private environmental firms, as well as the Texas

Archeological Research Laboratory. These staff members have extensive experience with

Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Texas Antiquities Code, FERC permitting, and the US Army Corps of Engineers permitting. Horizon's staff is also TxDOT precertified in numerous environmental work categories.

Integrated Environmental Solutions

Kevin Stone, MA, RPA

610 Elm Street, Suite 300

McKinney, TX 75069

Phone: (972) 562-7672

Email: kstone@intenvsol.com

Website: www.intenvsol.com

Integrated Environmental Solutions, LLC (IES) is a small, woman-owned HUB/DBE/WBE-certified full service environmental and cultural resources consulting firm headquartered in

McKinney, Texas. For over 10 years, IES has worked under contract and in coordination with numerous political subdivisions, federal agencies, and private sector entities to maintain compliance with cultural resources requirements under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation

Act, and Antiquities Code of Texas. While the cultural resources team specializes in rapidly conducting archeological surveys and report preparation, IES is also capable of performing more intensive archeological evaluation and data recovery excavations, historic-age cemetery delineations, and the development of GIS cultural resources probability models. IES has a

Federal Aviation Administration certified UAV/drone pilot to facilitate aerial photography, mapping, and photogrammetry. We can provide a wide variety of geophysical survey methods in mailto:jesse_owens@horizon-esi.com http://www.horizon-esi.com/ mailto:kstone@intenvsol.com http://www.intenvsol.com/ support of site delineation, evaluation, and data recovery tasks. IES also has proven experience in documenting, assessing, and resolving adverse effects regarding historic-aged architectural resources. Through a detailed understanding of cultural resources regulations and a developed rapport with state and federal agencies, IES has the expertise necessary to effectively navigate the regulatory compliance world.

Moore Archeological Consulting, Inc.

Douglas Mangum, Senior Project Manager

2313 Brun Street

Houston, TX 77019

Phone: (713) 861-2323

Fax: (713) 861-8627

Email: dmangum@macenv.com

Website: www.moore-archeological.com

Moore Archeological Consulting, Inc. (MAC) has operated as a Cultural Resource Management

(CRM) firm based in Houston, Texas, since its founding by Roger Moore, Ph.D. in 1982. Under the continued leadership of Dr. Moore, MAC combines extensive experience with a service-oriented approach to the problems and objectives of CRM. We are accustomed to working as members of planning and design teams, and we understand the conditions for the successful completion of Federal and State archeological compliance projects. The firm has well established working relationships with Federal and State regulatory agencies and can provide the necessary range of cultural resource services to satisfy Section 106, Texas Antiquities Code, Federal

Environmental Assessment and Impact Statements, and US Army Corps of Engineers Permit requirements for most projects. These services encompass archeological survey, site testing and mitigation, construction monitoring, remote sensing, historic cemetery investigations, historical documentary research, architectural and structures investigations, GIS mapping, geomorphology, and maritime archeology. The firm also has expertise in the specialized subdisciplines of

Conflict Archeology and Urban Archeology. MAC has conducted more than 700 major archeological projects and numerous desk-based investigations. These projects were conducted for an array of endeavors including highway construction, mass transit, park planning and development, energy projects, oil spills, flood control, real estate development, cemeteries, and industrial development among others.

mailto:dmangum@macenv.com http://www.moore-archeological.com/

PaleoWest Archaeology/WSA, Inc. (WSA)

James Karbula, Ph.D., RPA

Senior Project Director/Office Principal

206 West Main Street, Suite 111

Round Rock, Texas 78664

Phone: 512-394-7477

Fax: 512-527-3078

Email: jkarbula@williamself.com

Website: www.paleowest.com

After 29 years of successfully serving state, federal, municipal, tribal, and private clients in all aspects of cultural resource preservation needs, WSA, Inc. (WSA), as of 2018, has joined the

PaleoWest Archaeology team. Founded in 2006 and based in Phoenix, Arizona, PaleoWest operates coast-to-coast and specializes in innovative archaeological solutions for their clientele in federal, energy, land planning, and military markets. PaleoWest is a solution-oriented company designed to provide customized services for clients in a timely and professional manner. PaleoWest uses customized digital databases to record archaeological field data, thereby minimizing survey, analysis, and report cost, and excess paperwork. PaleoWest specializes in designing client-oriented applications for the most recent technology, including 3D digital models and subsurface remote sensing techniques, to facilitate a non-destructive approach to archaeology. As a PaleoWest Archaeology company, WSA is excited to be able to offer these tools to our clientele as well.

The WSA Southern Region office, located in historic downtown Round Rock, Texas, was established in 2008 and has focused primarily on the energy sector, working with oil and gas, wind, and electric energy clientele in Texas, Oklahoma, and surrounding states. In addition to the energy sector, our clientele includes both state and federal agencies. Now, in conjunction with our PaleoWest partners, we have nine offices to serve five major regions of the United States.

Dr. James Karbula serves as Senior Project Director and Office Principal of the WSA Southern

Region office. Dr. Karbula received his Ph.D. from UT Austin and has more than 22 years of supervisory CRM experience. He has twice received the Award of Merit in Archaeology for

Outstanding Report Production from the Texas Historical Commission and twice earned the E.

Mott Davis Award for Excellence in Public Outreach. From energy development to municipal infrastructure to late 19th century expertise, WSA has the experience to coordinate your most complex regulatory situations with state and federal agencies to a concise, innovative and successful conclusion.

mailto:jkarbula@williamself.com http://www.paleowest.com/

Panamerican Consultants, Inc.

Stephen R. James, Jr. RPA, CRD

91 Tillman St.

Memphis, TN 38111

Phone: (901) 454-4733

Fax: (901) 454-4736

E-mail: memphis@panamconsultants.com

Website: http://www.panamconsultants.com

Panamerican Consultants, Inc. is a full-service cultural resources management firm with one of the largest professional underwater archaeological staffs in the United States. Our capabilities encompass all levels and types of investigations, including archival and historic research, remote sensing survey and data analysis, underwater target and anomaly location and identification, NRHP assessment of underwater sites and features, site testing, and data recovery. These investigations have been conducted in offshore, coastal, estuarine, and riverine environments throughout the state of Texas. With excellent working relationships with the Texas Historical

Commission and federal agencies, Panamerican provides compliance and permitting requirements for navigation and harbor improvements, and pipeline and oil-industry related projects.

Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc.

Nesta J. Anderson, Ph.D.

10801 N. Mopac Expressway

Building 3, Suite 200

Austin, TX 78759

Phone: (512) 454-8711

Email: nanderson@pape-dawson.com

Specializing in cemetery compliance, Pape-Dawson’s team of archaeologists, bioarchaeologists, and historians have extensive experience in local, state, and federal cultural resources compliance. We provide our clients with a range of solutions to regulatory needs, using both standard archaeological techniques and newer technologies including LIDAR, drone, and infared photography. Our services include cemetery delineation, exhumation and reburial, osteological analysis, archaeological survey, testing, and data recovery, archival research, National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) nominations, and traditional cultural property (TCP) studies. Our offices are located in Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth, and Dallas.

mailto:memphis@panamconsultants.com http://www.panamconsultants.com/ mailto:nanderson@pape-dawson.com

POWER Engineers, Inc.

Darren Schubert

16825 North Chase Drive

Suite 1200

Houston, TX 77060

Phone: (832) 754-0135

Email: darren.schubert@powereng.com

POWER Engineers, Inc. is a full-service engineering and environmental consulting firm that offers expert cultural resource management and consulting services to a wide range of public and private clients. POWER’s Cultural Resources Group is organized into several regional offices serving Texas as well as other southwestern , southeastern, and northeastern states. Each regional office is led by a senior professional who has more than 20 years of experience, with particular expertise in federal and state permitting and regulatory compliance. Together our senior professional staff have more than 150 years of combined experience and have the ability to draw from our full-time staff of highly qualified archeological, anthropological, and historical professionals. POWER Engineers’ Cultural Resources Group specializes in routing and planning studies for large and small-scale energy industry projects, including records reviews, agency consultation, and field surveys designed to locate and minimize project-related impacts to the nation’s irreplaceable natural and cultural resources.

Prewitt and Associates, Inc.

Ross C. Fields, RPA, CRD

2105 Donley Drive, Suite 400

Austin, TX 78758-4513

Phone: (512) 459-3349

Fax: (512) 459-3851

Email: rfields@paiarch.com

Website: http://www.paiarch.com

Prewitt and Associates provides cultural resources services throughout Texas and adjoining states. Based in Austin, we are a small business founded in 1979. Our staff offers expertise in all phases of prehistoric and historic archeology (background studies, survey, testing, data recovery, and construction monitoring), historic cemetery investigations, geomorphology, archival and oral history research, historical resources surveys, HABS/HAER documentation, National Register of

Historic Places and State Antiquities Landmark nominations, Native American tribal consultation, descendant community and public outreach, and historic preservation planning. Our clients include federal and state agencies, local governments, engineering and environmental firms, private industry (mining, oil and gas, solar, and wind power interests, as well as residential and commercial developers), neighborhood groups, and individuals. We regularly assist our clients in understanding cultural resources regulations and navigating the compliance processes mailto:darren.schubert@powereng.com mailto:rfields@paiarch.com http://www.paiarch.com/ required by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Antiquities Code of Texas, and the National Environmental Policy Act. We provide the highest level of professional expertise, producing quality work on time and within budget. As recognition of this, the firm or its employees have received multiple awards from the Texas Historical Commission, the

American Cultural Resources Association, the Council of Texas Archeologists, and the Texas

Oral History Association.

Southeastern Archaeological Research, Inc. (SEARCH)

Charlotte D. Pevny, PhD, RPA, Project Manager

4226 Canal Street

New Orleans, Louisiana 70119

Phone: (504) 513-2861

Fax: (352) 333-0069

Email: charlotte@searchinc.com

Website: www.searchinc.com

Headquarter Location

315 NW 139th Terrace

Newberry, Florida 32669

Phone: (352) 333-0049

Fax: (352) 333-0069

Website: www.searchinc.com

Southeastern Archaeological Research, Inc. (SEARCH) is a full-service cultural resource company; we offer a multidisciplinary integration of our five divisions: Archaeology, Maritime

Archaeology, Architectural History, History and Archives, and Heritage Design.

SEARCH has one of the largest teams of professional archaeologists in the nation, and we deliver the full range of traditional and highly specialized archaeological, laboratory, conservation, and curation services. We have a best‐in‐industry reputation for rapid response, major project logistics, and innovative services, such as Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)‐ based predictive modeling, high‐density laser scanning, ground‐penetrating radar (GPR), and creative alternatives to traditional mitigation. The depth of our staff, fleet, equipment, and facilities enables us to conduct multiple simultaneous projects across a wide geographic area, including remote areas that have extreme conditions.

The Maritime Archaeology Division delivers the full suite of submerged cultural resource services to customers nationwide and worldwide. SEARCH has the highest‐capacity maritime archaeology division in the country, and we have the capability to conduct major projects, multiple simultaneous projects, and remote long‐term deployments. Our Maritime staff includes

US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)‐certified divers and experts in historic shipwrecks, submerged prehistoric resources, remote sensing, conservation, geographic information system

(GIS), and dive safety.

mailto:charlotte@searchinc.com http://www.searchinc.com/ http://www.searchinc.com/

The Architectural History Division provides the traditional suite of historic built environment services as well as highly specialized tasks such as Certificate of Appropriateness

(COA) reviews, determination of effects analyses, literature reviews, and climate change vulnerability assessments. We have national and international expertise with historic building inventories, assessments, and recordation according to Historic American Buildings Survey

(HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscapes

Survey (HALS) standards.

The History & Archives Division provides historical, archival, and oral history services, as well as paleography, historic document translation, and cultural ethnography. We develop historic contexts for America’s wars, including the Cold War, and major military engagements, and we conduct in‐country battlefield research in order to account for America’s Missing in

Action (MIA) and Prisoners of War (POWs). SEARCH Historians also specialize in institutional, administrative, biographical, corporate, and regional histories.

Heritage Design creates museums and museum‐quality exhibits, displays, and media of all types to tell the story of our past. We established the division to support our customers who have a regulatory requirement or a public relations initiative to share interesting archaeological, historical, biographical, architectural, or cultural discoveries with a broader audience. For suitable projects that require mitigation, our proven performance introducing creative alternatives to traditional mitigation has resulted in approximately 40 percent cost savings, 50 percent schedule reduction, and greater professional, agency, and community goodwill.

South Texas Archeological Research Services, LLC

Herb Uecker, MA, CRD

30803 Buck Lane

Bulverde, Texas 78163-2117

Phone: 830/980-7805 (local to San Antonio)

Cell: 210/710-5140

Email: starsllc@gvtc.com

We offer professional, cost-effective services required by archeology laws: background research, monitoring, surveys, excavations, reporting, and curation. We also evaluate significance and prepare national register nominations for historic buildings, structures, objects, districts, and sites. We specialize in archeological work and visual effects studies for cellular phone towers.

Herb Uecker has over 45 years experience in Texas archeology, including 25 in consulting. His previous work as archeologist for the Texas Historical Commission (SHPO) and San Antonio's

Historic and Design Review Commission is invaluable. As a former commercial real estate broker, he understands the needs of the business and development communities.

mailto:starsllc@gvtc.com

Sphere 3 Environmental, Inc.

James S. “Jay” Belew, M.A., RPA

1501 Bill Owens Parkway

Longview, Texas 75604

Phone: (903) 297-4673

Fax: (903) 297-4675

Email: belew@sphere3env.com

Website: http://www.sphere3env.com

Over the past 30 years, Sphere 3 has developed into a multi-disciplinary environmental consulting firm with nationwide experience. We provide our clients with innovative, state-of-the-art solutions to increasingly complex needs in the arena of environmental regulations and cultural resources compliance. Sphere 3 conducts the full range of services for cultural resource management providing all Phases (I – III) of archaeological surveys, testing, and mitigation for both prehistoric and historic sites; Section 106/110 compliance and interagency coordination;

National Register nominations; State Antiquities Landmark designations; architectural surveys;

cemetery studies; and historical/archival research. Our focus is on expediting cost-effective completion of your project needs.

Stone Point Services, LLC

Todd McMakin, M.A., RPA

11827 CR 41

Tyler, TX 75706

Office: (903) 881-3103

Cellular: (903) 952-3819

E-mail: Todd@StonePointServices.com

Website: www.StonePointServices.com

Stone Point Services, LLC is a small, woman-owned business headquartered in Tyler, TX. We are DBE/HUB certified as a small, disadvantaged business enterprise. With offices in Tyler, San

Marcos, and Mount Pleasant, Texas, and Springfield, Missouri, we service the entire southeastern United States, as well as much of the central US. Stone Point Services specializes in the communications (FCC-communications towers), energy (Oil and Gas), and utilities

(pipelines, etc.) industries. Our company has worked with federal, state, and municipal governments, as well as private corporations and developers. We are familiar with all aspects of cultural resources management, GIS mapping, and historic resources assessments. SPS has completed more than 1,500 cellular tower projects throughout the southeastern, United States, and numerous oil and gas pipeline related projects. SPS is familiar with federal and state permitting and has worked closely with most federal and state agencies. Todd McMakin, mailto:belew@sphere3env.com http://www.sphere3env.com/ mailto:Todd@StonePointServices.com http://www.stonepointservices.com/

Principal Investigator and co-owner of Stone Point Services has over 26 years of experience in archeology and has worked in both the private, public, and academic sectors. Please visit our website for more information.

SWCA Environmental Consultants

Austin, Texas

Martin Handly

4407 Monterey Oaks Blvd., Suite 110

Austin, TX 78749

Phone: (512) 476 0891

Email: mhandly@swca.com

Houston, Texas

Michael Crow

10245 West Little York Road, Suite #600

Houston, TX 77040

Phone: (281) 617-3217

Email: mcrow@swca.com

Arlington, Texas

Martin Handly

2201 Brookhollow Plaza Drive, Suite 400

Arlington, TX 76006

Phone: (512) 476-0891

Email: mhandly@swca.com

San Antonio, Texas

Zachary M. Overfield

6200 UTSA Blvd., Suite 102

San Antonio, TX 78249

Phone: (210) 877-2847

Email: Zachary.Overfield@swca.com

Founded in 1983, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) is an employee-owned company comprised of over 800 environmental planners, biologists, geographic information systems (GIS) specialists, historic preservation specialists, archaeologists, anthropologists, regulatory specialists, permit compliance managers, and public involvement specialists located in 31 offices across the United States, including four in Texas (Austin, San Antonio, Houston, and Arlington).

Our mission statement: Sound Science - Creative Solutions; illustrates our focus on helping clients accomplish their project goals, while still meeting their regulatory requirements in a cost-effective, timely, and supportable manner. Our experienced archaeologists, architectural historians, and historians provide a full range of services including archaeological constraints analysis, survey, testing, data recovery excavations, historical studies, architectural assessments, mailto:mhandly@swca.com mailto:mcrow@swca.com mailto:mhandly@swca.com mailto:Zachary.Overfield@swca.com preservation planning, and ethnographic studies. We have developed strong working relationships with many different regulatory agencies, including the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers (USACE); the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT); the Texas Historical

Commission (THC); and numerous state, county, and municipal agencies.

SWCA’s technical staff includes individuals with diverse expertise in natural resources; we offer

NEPA documentation, EIS preparations, endangered species studies,…