Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) Cultural Resource Program
The Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) Cultural Resource
Program addresses federal agency compliance with cultural resource
management laws at 14 dams and reservoirs in the Columbia River Basin.
The program is jointly administered by Bonneville Power
Administration, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers in close coordination with other Federal and state agencies,
and Native American tribes across the region. Program activities include
identifying and evaluating archaeological, historic, and traditional
Native American sites, and mitigating the impacts of dam and reservoir
operations on these sites.
Program activities are carried out in close coordination with eight Cultural
Resource Cooperating Groups. Membership in these groups differs for each
dam and reservoir, and is based on contemporary land ownership, and
tribal ancestral lands or ceded territories. |
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Agency Contacts
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Gail Celmer
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Gail.C.Celmer@usace.army.mil
503-808-3850
Sean Hess
Bureau of Reclamation
shess@usbr.gov
208-378-5316
Kristen Martine
Bonneville Power Administration
kdmartine@bpa.gov
503-230-3607
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Program Participants
Program participants include 10 federally recognized Native American
tribes; the Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana State Historic
Preservation Offices, the National Park Service; the Columbia River
Gorge National Scenic Area; the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and the
Kootenai, Flathead, and Idaho Panhandle National Forests.
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CRSC Agendas
and Summary Notes
The Cultural Resource Subcommittee is composed of cultural resource specialists at BPA, Bureau of Reclamation, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These specialists jointly implement the FCRPS Cultural Resource Program.
February 28-29, 2012
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