Mitigation of the Alder Creek Mining District, Sacramento County, California

Summary

The mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) Regulatory Program is to protect the Nation's aquatic resources while allowing reasonable development through fair and balanced permit decisions. The Corps consults with permit applicants and other consulting parties, in a collaborative effort, to develop appropriate mitigation measures when adverse effects to historic properties cannot be avoided. A new development was proposed that would adversely affect the National Register of Historic Places-eligible Alder Creek Corridor Mining District (ACCMD), a historic district containing early placer mining, drift mining, and ground-sluicing features, as well as low-pressure hydraulic, dragline, bucket line, and mechanical dry-land dredging tailings and features, located in Sacramento County, California. The Corps worked with the California State Historic Preservation Officer and the permit applicant to develop a mitigation strategy to address the proposed adverse effects to the ACCMD. The mitigation strategy includes LIDAR mapping, archaeological excavation, data analysis, installation of public interpretive displays at recreational areas located within the ACCMD, and the long-term preservation and management of a portion of the ACCMD. This presentation discusses the mitigation strategy, results to date, and ongoing work to complete meaningful mitigation with tangible results for the benefit of the public.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Regulatory Program and Historic Property Mitigation   •
• Society for American Archaeology 82nd Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC (2017)

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Record Identifiers

Abstract Id(s): 17346