Cultural Resources Training

This classroom portion of the Cultural Resource training series is designed to give the students a sound background in recognizing the full range of regional/state cultural resources and a full understanding of NRCS State operating procedures and documentation requirements.

For NRCS "Credit" the course must be taken live and the AgLearn and Field portions must be completed. However, to increase your knowledge of Cultural Resource requirements, please watch the videos below.

Cultural Resources Training

AGENDA

Day 1

• Course Overview - Jenifer Coleson, NRCS

• What are Cultural Resources and Why do we care? - Grant Smith

• Case study: 100 year old barn removed in Douglas: lessons learned - Sarah DuBois, NRCS

• NRCS Cultural Resources Policy/Roles and Responsibilities and How does CR compliance fit into the Conservation Planning Process? - Jenifer Coleson, NRCS

• Introduction to Cultural Resources Review Process: Planners Role in the Process; Communication Essentials with Producers - Sarah Dubois, NRCS

Day 2

• Overview of Washington Archaeology - Rob Whitlam

• Group exercise: How Archaeologists Interpret Sites - David Munsell

• Washington State Laws and Enforcement - Rob Whitlam

Day 3

• Tribal Consultation - Gideon Cauffman and David Munsell

• Traditional Cultural Places - Gideon Cauffman and David Munsell

Day 4

• The Prototype Programmatic Agreement (PPA) - Jenifer Coleson, NRCS

• Breakout Session for NRCS employees - Grant Smith, NRCS, Sarah DuBois, NRCS, and Bobby Burken, NRCS - Review of State Instruction, Sharepoint Site: location of documents, forms, tracker, What do planners need to provide? (CRRW, Oral History, Maps), How to make required maps?, Putting the project packet together (CRiSP), and What can planners expect next?

• Breakout Session for CD Employees Part 1 - Jean Fike, WSCC - CD Cultural Resources Review Process/Policies, Website Guidance

• Breakout Session for CD employees Part 2 - Kim Lancaster, Cascadia CD - Defining the APE and putting the project packet together (EZ-1 Form), Things Districts should do and not do concerning Cultural Resources, and Effects Determination/National Register Criteria