USFS Awards GeomorphIS Heritage Surveys for Plumas National Forest

The USDA Forest Service (USFS) issued GeomorphIS a multi-part task order under the Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR) BPA to conduct cultural resources surveys on more than 50,000 acres within the Plumas National Forest (PNF), California, Community Protection Project area. Long-time GeomorphIS team members, G2 Archaeology and Far Western Anthropological Research Group, will conduct the heritage surveys. To meet the objectives of the Community Protection Project, the PNF is proposing a large scale, forest-wide project focused on community protection and general forest recovery areas. The projects will be conducted over approximately a half million acres of National Forest System lands. The project’s purpose is to plan for the long-term recovery of the landscape from the effects of recent wildfires for improved fire resiliency; including recovery to mitigate dead tree removal and fire fuel hazards, removal of fire impacted materials, prepare lands for natural or managed planting, promote actions that improve short & long-term forest health, restore or improve recreational opportunities, and repair or restore critical infrastructure. The GeomorphIS-led cultural resources surveys conducted under this LMIR task order will support this effort.