GeomorphIS Team Conducts Cultural Survey on Lassen National Forest, California

The U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Lassen National Forest, has tasked a GeomorphIS-G2 Archaeology team to conduct background research, field survey, cultural resource identification and documentation, and report preparation for the Harvey Mountain Forest Resiliency Project, Lassen County California. This cultural resources study will be prepared in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 USC 470 et seq.), as amended and its implementing regulations at Title 36 Code of Federal Regulations Part 800 (36 CFR 800). The study will address the identification and treatment of any discovered cultural resources within the Harvey Central Project Area of Potential Effect (APE). As defined by Section 106, cultural resources can include historic or prehistoric sites, structures, buildings, districts, and objects, each of which is evaluated for its eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The Section 106 process mandates that foreseeable significant impacts to resources eligible for the NRHP must be mitigated. Cultural resources which have yet to receive a determination of eligibility are assumed and treated as eligible historic properties.