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<br />....,_...,.._.,""'......,..'...._.0 .,...._.J..._~..I.,r_. ..,.. ....._.~.--_ _-_'_"'__ . , .r_... <br /> <br />~... _ -.--o:"..,,,,":'j. - ~..... .~._ <br /> <br />.;'1;"(,"1- '-r"-g,,,,,.~,_ <br /> <br />88 <br /> <br />2218 THE SOCIO-CULTURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM <br />2219 Introduction <br />2220 The socio-cultural resources program incorporates the cultural resource program and <br />2221 the socio-economic program (recreation and economic issues) into one resource program <br />2222 area. These resource areas were combined to provide a more comprehensive treatment of <br />2223 resources that span prehistoric to current times and are meaningful to a broad group of <br />2224 stakeholders. TIlls portion of the plan describes the stakeholder objectives and information <br />2225 needs, and the proposed activities for this planning period for the program areas of cultural <br />2226 and recreational resources, Cultural resources include prehistoric and historic archaeological <br />2227 resources and traditional tribal resources. Recreational resources include fishing, white <br />2228 water rafting, boating, hiking, sightseeing, photography and hunting, Economic/hydropoweT <br />2229 concerns are also included in this section, although there are no proposed activities in this <br />2230 area at this time. <br />2231 I. PROGRAM AREAS <br />2232 A. Cultural Resources <br />2233 1. Back2round <br />2234 The GCMRC cultural resource program is charged with designing and implementing <br />2235 monitoring and research activities that assess cultural resource impacts related to "darn <br />2236 operations" as specified in the GCPA (1992) and the ROD (1996). The stakeholders' <br />2237 Management Objectives and Information Needs for the program are developed with the <br />2238 AMWG and the TWG members. The process for identification, development, and <br />2239 prioritization ofMOs and INs has been described in a previous section of this plan. These <br />2240 objectives and information needs are formulated into monitoring and research activities for <br />2241 the GCMRC's strategic and annual plans. The GCMRC provides the project results to the <br />2242 AMWG to assist them in formulating their recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior, <br />2243 The MOs that have been identified for cultural resources include: <br />2244 1) Conserve in situ all the downstream cultural resources and take into account <br />2245 Native American cultural resource concerns in the Colorado River ecosystem. <br /> <br />November 5, 1998 <br />Second DI'lIfl - Do Not Cite, Photocopy, or Distribute <br />