3-ESR Rolling Consultation CherryFireESR.xlsx

This is an Environmental Site Review (ESR) Rolling Consultation template document prepared for the Cherry Fire project in Juab County, Utah, under State of Utah Division of Purchasing contract NC27-115 (WRI 8058). The document serves as a standardized archaeological assessment form organized into three rolling consultation sessions designed to document and evaluate cultural resource sites identified during the archaeological survey. The template requires contractors to systematically record site information including site number, site type, dimensions in meters, square footage, artifact counts, feature counts, detailed descriptions, fire effects assessment, site condition, preliminary eligibility determinations, State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) concurrence, dates, and comments. The form emphasizes the importance of documenting tools, diagnostic artifacts, and feature components to enable the Fuels Archaeologist to make determinations regarding site eligibility and appropriate treatment actions during project implementation.

The document includes instructional examples demonstrating proper completion methodology for three sessions, with sample sites including a Historic Trash Scatter featuring sanitary can fragments and a potential historic period Navajo Hogan structure that was determined eligible for protection, and a Lithic Scatter with flake chert materials that was deemed not eligible. Sites identified as eligible are to be avoided during implementation, while documentation of fire effects (direct and indirect), site condition (ranging from deteriorating), and SHPO concurrence is required for all assessed locations. This rolling consultation approach allows for phased archaeological assessment and consultation throughout the project lifecycle, supporting compliance with cultural resource management requirements for fuel reduction activities on public lands.