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DOCUMENT Full-Text Edmund P. Gaines.

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), has proposed to extend the northern end of the existing north-south runway. As the proposed project is an undertaking on federal lands with federal funds, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (Public Law 89-665; 54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.) requires a cultural resources survey to identify and assess potential impacts to National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)-eligible historic properties within the project’s Area of Potential...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Stephen Weitzman. Phyllys Callina. Kristina Neptune. Jennifer Wehrmann.

The United States Air Force, 3rd Civil Engineer Squadron contracted Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (Jacobs) to perform archaeological evaluations of recorded historic and prehistoric sites on Elmendorf Air Force Base. Jacobs conducted a Level II: Evaluation Phase Archaeological Survey. A site visit and general survey was conducted on June 2 and 3, 2009. Archaeological sites surveyed include ANC-00430, ANC-00431, ANC-00432, ANC-00443, ANC-00839, ANC-00840, ANC-00841, ANC-00912, and ANC-01073....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Phyllys Callina.

The 673d Civil Engineer Squadron, Conservation Section (CES/CEANC), under U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Environmental Services Restoration Contract W911KB-06-D-0006, Task Order 0025, contracted Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs) to perform an archaeological study of land included in the planned upgrades to Bivouac 4 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) as part of the Integrated Training Area Management (ITAM) Plan. Jacobs Archaeologist Phyllys Callina conducted a Level I: ...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc..

This Technical Memorandum describes the procedures used to produce geographic information system (GIS)-based cultural resource maps for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER). These maps will assist the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron/Conservation Section (673 CES/CEANC) in meeting its cultural resource management responsibilities. The maps were developed in concurrence with the 673 CES/CEANC to satisfy the requirements of Air Force Instruction 32-7065 Section 4.9 and the State Historic...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Phyllys Callina.

This cultural resource and probability analysis report includes the addition of all cultural resource sites added to the Alaska Heritage Resources Survey (AHRS) and all cultural resource surveys conducted on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) and reported on between October 2011 and March 2015. It also includes updated prehistorical and historical contexts. Updates have been made to Sections 1.0, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 2.0, 3.1, 3.2, 4.0, 5.0, and Appendix A.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Phyllys Callina.

This probability analysis report includes the addition of all cultural resource sites added to the Alaska Heritage Resources Survey (AHRS) and all cultural resource surveys conducted on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) and reported on between October 2011 and March 2016. It also includes updated prehistorical and historical contexts. Updates have been made to all cultural resources feature point information and the known cultural resources studies.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Edmund P. Gaines.

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), had proposed to stack and store fill dirt material in a 22-acre area north of the existing base runway. As the proposed project was an undertaking on federal lands with federal funds, a cultural resource survey of the proposed project’s Area of Potential Effect (APE) was required under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA; 16 USC § 470 as amended). Edmund Gaines M.A., R.P.A, served as Principal Investigator and led field efforts for...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Edmund P. Gaines.

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) has proposed to construct two new demolition ranges—Demolition Range “A” and Demolition Range “B”—at the Richardson Training Area (RTA), with new access roads proposed at each range. During the period of September 18-22, AECOM archaeologists, under the direct supervision of Principal Investigator Edmund Gaines, M.A., R.PA., performed a cultural resources survey of the project’s APEs. This work was conducted for the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Edmund P. Gaines.

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) had proposed to conduct watershed and fishery enhancement activities in the Otter Creek and Six mile Creek watersheds within the boundaries of the installation. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), on behalf of the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron, Environmental Conservation Section, contracted AECOM Technical Services (AECOM) to perform cultural resources surveys of the project's APE at Otter Creek and six mile Creek. This document details those surveys.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Morgan R. Blanchard. Andy Higgs.

Doyon Utilities, LLC implemented the construction of the Raptor Transmission Line (RTL) located on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) at the direction of the 673d Civil Engineering Squadron to enhance the electrical distribution system found on the installation. Weston Solutions, Inc. (WS) has been contracted by Doyon Utilities to provide environmental permitting services for the project. WS contracted with Northern Land Use Research (NLUR) to conduct a Level I "reconnaissance"...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Becky M. Saleeby. Paula M. Daugherty.

The homesteading era is a fascinating, yet little known, period in the history of Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB). The land originally claimed by the Dena' in and now claimed by the military, provided, for a short time, homes and livelihoods for a group of Alaska pioneers, referred to here as the Elmendorf homesteaders. They began making entry onto their homestead parcels in 1914, when nearby Anchorage was simply a glorified tent city of railroad construction workers. Through the decades of the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Nancy Yaw Davis. The Dena'ina Team.

This draft report provides a background paper contributing toward the long range planning for the management of cultural resources on Elmendorf Air Force Base. One goal is to address general prehistoric and historic land use patterns in this specific area; another is to provide a guide suggesting what to look for during a subsequent more comprehensive survey. This report reviews the context of the study, methods employed and innovated, literature reviewed, and introduces an Indian team organized...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Morgan R. Blanchard. Jamie J. Oakley.

The Alaska Army National Guard (AKARNG) proposed to build a new United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) at Camp Denali on Joint Base Elmendorf Fort Richardson (JBER), (formed by administratively combining Elmendorf Air Force Base-EAFB and Fort Richardson), near Anchorage, Alaska. Some surface and subsurface remains associated with the Army's Fort Richardson facility and the National Guard's Camp Denali and Camp Carroll facility may be present on the APE. The AKARNG had contracted with...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Phyllys Callina.

The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Richardson Training Area (RTA) proposed to expand military training exercises beyond the current boundaries of the Geronimo Drop Zone (DZ), in Training Areas 427 and 431. The proposed project qualified as an undertaking under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA; 16 United States Code [USC] Section 470, as amended 1992) as the project included federal lands and federal funds; therefore, an identification-phase cultural resources...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

The Integrate Cultural Resource Management Plan for 2018-2022, was developed to provide for effective management and protection of cultural resources. It summarizes the history and prehistory of the installation, and reviews past historical and archaeological survey efforts. It outlines and assigns responsibilities for the management of cultural resources, discusses related concerns, and provides standard operating procedures (SOPs) that will help to preserve the cultural resources of the...

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Project metadata for resources within the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson cultural heritage resources collection. This project is used to fill metadata for all resources part of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson collection.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Morgan R. Blanchard.

Jacobs Engineering Group (Jacobs) contracted with Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) to provide archaeological support including but not limited to research and field study to support compliance with Section 106/110 requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended. As part of this effort, Jacobs subcontracted with Northern Land Use Research Alaska, LLC (NLURA) to conduct a Level II or “Evaluation” level survey of the Fort Richardson Internment Camp (FRIC)...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Phyllys Callina.

The U.S. Air Force proposed to extend the north end of the north/south-oriented runway at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Because the proposed project included federal funds and lands, it qualified as an undertaking under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), U.S. Code (USC) Title 54, Section 306108 (54 USC 306108); therefore, an identification-phase cultural resources survey of the project area was planned and completed in June 2015 to comply with Section 106...