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Prepare
Administrative History of DETO.
This history could be completed as one project, or it could
be completed in stages, with chapters focusing on specific
topics. The NPS History web site includes a guide to
administrative histories:
http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/hisnps/NPSHistory/guide.pdf.
Among other things, the guide discussed how these histories
often combine chronological narratives with topical
treatments of key activities, events and issues--such as
community relations, interpretation, resource management and
protection, visitor use, threats to the park, etc. A
chapter could include a history of climbing on the tower (so
readers understand why it is so important to the climbing
community), as well as DETO's management of that activity.
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Geology:
Redefinition/rethinking of the stratigraphy of sedimentary
rocks -- specifically the LAK and Gypsum Spring formations.
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Transportation Study/Plan to Analyze and Evaluate
Circulation and Traffic Patterns That Would Result From the
Implementation of the DETO General Management Plan.
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National
Historic Landmark Nomination of the Tower, as a Cultural
Resource.
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Oral
Histories of Affiliated American Indian tribes, Park Staff
and Park Neighbors. This may include local resource
management practices -- including weed management.
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River
Boundary Determination and "Livestock Driveway" User Rights
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Technical
Assistance for Implementation of the 2004 Historic
Structures Report. Especially regarding restoration of
the 4 CCC structures in the park.
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Legal
Research on Road Access. History and legal issues are
associated with the private roads that lead into the park.
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Ranching/Grazing History of Both the Park and the
Surroundings.
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Workshop on
Tribal Consultation with Participation From All of the Black
Hills Parks to Allow Superintendents and Other Federal
Agencies of These Parks to Coordinate a More Uniform
Approach to Tribal Consultation.
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Cottonwood
Restoration Workshop and/or an Examination of the
Groundwater Levels and Quality for Effects on Riparian
Restoration
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Develop an
Educational Overflight Media Program with FAA
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Baseline
Air Quality: The park needs to know the current status
of its air quality, with DETO's proximity to increasing
energy development in the Powder River Basin. Focus
should be on nitrogen oxide, sulfur oxides and
visibility-reducing particles. Need analysis of
"extrapolation" of other monitoring in the Black Hills
parks, with some supplemental "passive" monitoring to
establish a reference level.
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Water
rights
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Road Rights
and History
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Develop a
Park Business Plan
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Library --
- Enter library books into Procite software
- Accession new books into library
- Accession rare books into library
- Set up verticle files
- Identify any informational "holes" or needs in library
material
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Draft a
Prairie Dog Management Plan
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Raptor Use
of Devils Tower
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Determine
the Traditional Cultural Properties
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Develop
Monitoring Program for Plant Species of Special Concern
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Exotic
Invasive Plant Control
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Prepare a
Traditional Use Study
