Contract Publication Series WV11-060 DESKTOP ANALYSIS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY FOR THE PROPOSED EXPANSION / MODIFICATION OF THE BEECH RIDGE WIND ENERGY FACILITY, GREENBRIER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA by Christopher L. Nelson, Jamie S. Meece, & C. Michael Anslinger Prepared for Beech Ridge Energy II LLC Prepared by Lexington, KY Hurricane, WV Berlin Heights, OH Evansville, IN Longmont, CO Mt. Vernon, IL Sheridan, WY Shreveport, LA Contract Publication Series: WV11-060 DESKTOP ANALYSIS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY FOR THE PROPOSED EXPANSION / MODIFICATION OF THE BEECH RIDGE WIND ENERGY FACILITY, GREENBRIER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Authored By: Christopher L. Nelson, MS, RPA Jamie S. Meece, MA, RPA C. Michael Anslinger, MA, RPA Submitted to: Erik Duncan Beech Ridge Energy II LLC 51 Monroe St., Suite 1604 Rockville, Maryland 20855 Voice: (304) 549-7696 Email:
[email protected] Submitted by: Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc. 3556 Teays Valley Road, Suite 3 Hurricane, West Virginia 25526 Phone: (304) 562-7233 Fax: (304) 562-7235 Website: www.crai-ky.com CRA Project No.: W11I001 ______________________________ C. Michael Anslinger, RPA Principal Investigator August 25, 2011 Lead Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service WVSHPO FR: 06-147-GB-35 MANAGEMENT SUMMARY Cultural Resource Analyst, Inc. conducted a desktop analysis and archaeological reconnaissance survey for the proposed expansion / modification of the Beech Ridge Wind Energy Facility in Greenbrier County, West Virginia (hereafter referred to as Project). Thirty-three turbines will be constructed as part of the Project but, for the purposes of this report, 47 turbine locations have been reviewed. This provides 14 alternate locations that could be utilized if one or more of the 33 turbine locations are not able to be constructed in their current proposed location.