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<br />26 <br /> <br />same time moving towards increased levels of integration with other components of the <br />Integrated Science Program (ISP). <br /> <br />Cultural Resources - Cultural resources of interest to the AMP along the Colorado River <br />corridor include National Register eligible archaeological sites and traditional cultural places, as <br />well as non-eligible resources of traditional cultural importance such as springs, landforms, and <br />traditionally used plants and animals, In keeping with the stated purpose of the Grand Canyon <br />Protection Act (Section 1802) to "operate Glen Canyon Dam in ", such a manner as to protect, <br />mitigate adverse impacts to, and improve the values for with Grand Canyon National Park and <br />Glen Canyon National Recreation Area were established," the goal of GCMRC's cultural <br />resource research and monitoring efforts is seek to ensure the in-situ preservation of cultural <br />resources with minimal impact to the integrity of those resources, When in situ preservation is <br />not possible, data recovery through excavation or other mitigation measures as appropriate may <br />be implemented. GCMRC works with the signatories to the Programmatic Agreement for <br />Cultural Resources to help devise research projects that will assist in the preservation and <br />treatment of National Register eligible properties. In addition, GCMRC is concerned with <br />devising and implementing projects that address the non-eligible resources of traditional <br />importance to Native American tribes who have cultural affiliation with the Grand Canyon, <br />Since 1992, cultural resources have been monitored by National Park Service and by <br />tribal representatives, The cultural resource monitoring work conducted to date has primarily <br />been carried out in fulfillment of the Programmatic Agreement requirement to provide <br />information for use in developing a long-term Historic Preservation Plan, The P A-driven <br />monitoring activities typically have included site visits, using repeat photography and qualitative <br />observation to track changes in resource condition, plus tribal assessments of traditional cultural <br />resources and overall "health" oflhe ecosystem according to traditional perspectives, Cultural <br />resources are monitored routinely and during high flow events, Beginning in FY05, monitoring <br />of cultural resources in the CRE will be redirected to focus on the specific requirements of the <br />Grand Canyon Protection Act: to generate data that will improve understanding oflhe effects of <br />dam operations on these highly valued and largely non-renewable resources and to provide <br />information to the AMP that will be useful in formulating recommendations to the Secretary of <br />the Interior about managing dam operations so as to "protect, mitigate adverse impacts to, and <br />improve" the cultural resource values in the CRE, <br />GCMRC FY2005-2006 Draft Annual Work Plan (November 10,2003) <br />