ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH

Summit Case Studies:

Client Name: EDAW
Location: Nevada

Project Description:
Under the guidance of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, a Class III inventory of the 341 miles of proposed route alternatives was conducted May 24 and July 22. 1999. This section of the Environmental Assessment (EA) examines the effects that construction of the Sierra Pacific Power Company’s Falcon to Gonder Project may have on historic properties identified in that inventory lying within a 500 foot wide study corridor along the various proposed route alternatives. The routes cross through areas administered by three BLM Field Offices, Battle Mountain, Elko, and Ely. Ethnographic investigations were also conducted in collaboration with four tribal entities of the Western Shoshone in order to assist the BLM with the identification, evaluation, and management of traditional cultural properties within the project area, the identification and protection of burials and cultural items, and to provide information for consultation between the BLM and tribal governments.