Youth Project Abstract Summary SNDO Gold Butte SNPLMA BL85 Youth Interpretive Intern.docx

Office: Southern Nevada District Office Notice of Funding Opportunity Number: L22AS00306 Project Submission Dates and Times: June 16, 2022, 5:00 p.m. (ET)

Project Title: Southern Nevada District Gold Butte NM Interpretive Youth Intern Maximum Available Funding in FY22: $27,000 Project Background Information: The Southern Nevada District Office has established the protection of Gold Butte’s Cultural Heritage as a priority project for the Gold Butte National Monument. Protection measures necessary are directed in the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act (SNPLMA) Project BL85, Protecting Gold Butte’s Cultural Heritage. This project focuses on three cultural complexes in the Gold Butte area that are well known and receive heavy visitation by the public. The three complexes include: Whitney Pocket, an area currently designated as an ACEC containing one historic Civilian Conservation Corps camp and one prehistoric rock shelter and roasting pit site; Falling Man Rock Writing Complex; and Kirk’s Grotto Site Complex, a slot canyon containing a number of petroglyph panels.

The conditions at these sites are threatened by the impacts of recreational use, which has already resulted in damage to archaeological features. These complexes stand to suffer additional significant damage absent public education and interpretation and increased management of recreational traffic and visitation. Youth interns are an important component in the effort to protect and restore the value of these resources and values.

Involving youth interns in this project is important for developing careers in the BLM and helping the District accomplish priority resource protection, building lasting relationships with the community and Native Tribes. BLM specialists in recreation and natural resourcers will guide the interns in completing the work, as well as providing insights into resource management and career opportunities.

Project Objective:

The project promotes connectivity by linking people with nature and improving recreational opportunities at three cultural resource complexes through education, interpretation, and outreach while protecting cultural resources even with increased reacreation use. It will showcase the diverse cultural heritage through public outreach and educational elements including tribal participation, development of interpretive signs, youth initiatives and social media contenct development.

Interns will develop information and interpretive kiosks to for cultural resource complexes that aid in the connectivy of the Native American Heritage to the local community and visiting public. Utilizing tribal consultation and coordination with BLM, interpretive kiosks will provide a critical link between current and traditional uses of the lands they are designed to highlight. Kiosks will be designed and produced utilizing current available computer technology and resources, while identifying a means to ensure international understanding of the information provided.

Work Schedule: Youth interns will generally work Monday – Thursday, 7:30 AM - 5PM. for approximately 10 weeks, with flexible start/end dates from approximately October to April.

Qualification Requirements: This opportunity is suitable for organizations that have experience recruiting for and managing youth work crews. Members of the youth work crews must be able to work in outdoor conditions and have the basic skills and abilities to complete routine restoration and maintenance work, such as weed pulling, painting, trash pick-up, data collection, etc.

Housing: Agency cannot provide housing. Work can be completed remotely

Vehicle Needs: The applicant is required to provide transportation for the youth crew members to and from the work location. This transportation must be able to handle gravel, dirt, and primitive road conditions.

Other Project Considerations:

· Food: The applicant is required to supply youth crew members with all food and living supplies.

· All Supplies: The applicant is required to provide the youth intern basic living supplies and work supplies to include those necessary to working in an office environment.

· Training Requirements: The applicant is required to provide youth intern with the appropriate training to complete the work outlined in this opportunity, including, but not limited to, basic computer use, word and presentation development applications compatible with Microsoft applications utilized by the BLM

· Travel: Work will be completed remotely in an indoor setting at home or applicant’s location, travel to and from the BLM worksite is likely unnecessary.

Duties: The successful youth intern applicant will assist the Southern Nevada Distritct with the following specific projects:

· Research and investigation of three (3) cultural resource complexes.

· Coordinate and collaborate with BLM recreational and Tribal Liaison

· Develop 1 (1) education and information kiosk for each of the three (3) cultural resource complexes.

· Prepare for production the developed interpretative kiosks.

This work is expected to occur over approximately 5 weeks of the southern Nevada throughout the year. BLM specialists will meet with the intern either remotely through teleconference or in the office first day to ensure a good start to individual projects and as needed throughout the projects development. Interns are expected to work independently at a remote location.

Project expected outcomes include the employment of approximately one (1) youth who will also gain knowledge on natural resource management, communication, relationship building and careers while completing critical cultural resource education material for public land users.

BLM’s Involvement: There will be substantive BLM programmatic involvement by BLM professionals that will work with the crews weekly to ensure project objectives are known and complete, as well as providing information to crew members on the purpose of the work, relationship to BLM management objectives, and career opportunities. The BLM will have the right to intervene by modifying the project work, if project is not staying on schedule, technical issues arise, etc.

BLM Program Contact:

Applicants are encouraged to refer to the full program announcement number L22AS00306 posted on Grants.gov for all program requirements and applicable terms and conditions. Recipients selected for awards will be required to adhere to those requirements should an award be made.

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