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National Park Service VanishingVanishing TreasuresTreasures U.S. Department of the Interior Vanishing Treasures Program YearYear EndEnd ReportReport FiscalFiscal YearYear 22002002 andand ProposedProposed ActivitiesActivities forfor FYFY 20032003 April 2003 Contents Section 1 – Introduction.................................... 1-1 Section 6 – Project Completion Reports ........ 6-1 FY 2002/2003 Year End Report........... 1-1 Report Compilation .............................. 1-2 Section 7 – Advisory and Workgroup Accomplishments in Brief .................... 1-3 Activities............................................................... 7-1 Significant Events .................................. 1-4 VT Personnel.......................................... 7-1 Final Thoughts....................................... 1-4 Database Workgroup ............................ 7-2 Career Development Workgroup ....... 7-2 Section 2 – Program Funding........................... 2-1 Funding Workgroup ............................. 7-4 FY 1998.................................................... 2-1 Guidelines and Standards FY 1999.................................................... 2-3 Workgroup ............................................. 7-5 FY 2000................................................... 2-4 Program Management .......................... 7-7 FY 2001.................................................... 2-4 FY 2002................................................... 2-5 Tables FY 2003................................................... 2-5 Program Management Funds .............. 2-6 2.1 Vanishing Treasures Budget, FY 2004 and Beyond............................. 2-7 FY 1998 – 2003 ...................................................... 2-2 2.2 FY 2002 Operating Budget............................ 2-9 Section 3 – Recruitment & Hiring 2.3 FY 2003 Operating Budget.......................... 2-10 Accomplishments ............................................... 3-1 3.1 Personnel Funding FY 1998- 2003 ................ 3-2 FY 1998.................................................... 3-1 3.2 Conversion/Intake Positions FY 1999.................................................... 3-1 FY 1998 – 2003 ...................................................... 3-3 FY 2000................................................... 3-4 3.3 Diversity Profile FY 1998- 2003 .................... 3-6 FY 2001.................................................... 3-4 3.4 Staffing Priority List FY 2004 and FY 2002................................................... 3-4 Beyond .................................................................. 3-9 Retention of the VT Workforce .......... 3-4 4.1 Project Funding - FY 1998- 2003.................. 4-4 Workforce Diversity ............................. 3-5 7.1 Vanishing Treasures Personnel .................... 7-6 Proposed Hiring in FY 2003................. 3-7 Professional Support Positions............ 3-7 FY 2004 and Beyond............................. 3-8 Staffing Priority List.............................. 3-8 If you have any questions regarding the Definition of Vanishing Treasures Vanishing Treasures Program contact Glenn Resources ............................................. 3-10 Fulfer ([email protected]), Program Chair or Todd R. Metzger Section 4 – Project Accomplishments ............ 4-1 ([email protected]), Program Project Selection Criteria ..................... 4-1 Coordinator. Specific questions and FY 1998 Projects..................................... 4-1 comments about the web page should be FY 1999 Projects .................................... 4-1 directed to Al Remley ([email protected]) FY 2000 Projects.................................... 4-2 FY 2001 Projects..................................... 4-2 FY 2002 Projects.................................... 4-2 FY 2003 Projects.................................... 4-3 An electronic version of this report can be accessed through the Vanishing Treasures home page at Section 5 – Staffing Accomplishment http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/vt/vt.htm Report ................................................................... 5-1 Personnel Hired in FY 1998.................. 5-1 Personnel Hired in FY 1999 ................. 5-6 Personnel Hired in FY 2000 .............. 5-12 Personnel Hired in FY 2001 ............... 5-19 Personnel Hired in FY 2002............... 5-21 E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A ™ Front Cover: Wukoki Pueblo, a 12th – 13th century ancestral puebloan dwelling, Wupatki National Monument, AZ. Photo by Bernard A. Natseway VANISHING TREASURES YEAR END REPORT – FY2002/2003 Section 1 - Introduction It is hard to believe but once again, and for the fifth home page at http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/vt/vt.htm. consecutive year, we here reporting on the annual The Web Page contains information on Vanishing accomplishments of the Vanishing Treasure Treasures, why it was started, a description of Program (VT). Although the year has gone quickly, Vanishing Treasures resources, and which parks are there has been an incredible amount of work involved. It also contains down- loadable accomplished. In addition to the traditional documents that describe the fiscal and program accomplishments, there have been a number of accounting of the program. A copy of this report undertakings that have occurred that are worthy of can be downloaded as well. discussion, and some actions and activities that are simply noteworthy because they have had, or they probably will have a significant impact on VT. The Vanishing Treasures Initiative began in 1993, when the National Park Service identified several critical weaknesses that were threatening the existence of unique, rare, and irreplaceable prehistoric and historic ruins. In Fiscal Year 1998, Congress began allocating funds to the National Park Service (NPS) to begin addressing the preservation needs of hundreds and thousands of significant archeological/architectural sites at over 44 National Park Service units Adobe Mason Ray Madril from Tumacacori National Historical in the arid west. This has included Park, AZ. repairs 700- year- old adobe walls at Casa Grande funds to address emergency and Ruins National Monument, AZ. high priority preservation projects, and funds to begin establishing a permanent full time workforce in a number of parks. FY 2002/2003 Year End Report To insure a full accounting of the use of VT funds, This document provides a report on the an annual year- end report has been produced each expenditures and accomplishments of the fiscal year since 1998. Each report provides detailed Vanishing Treasures Program in FY 2002. It documentation of the activities and includes specific information on expenditure of accomplishments of the Program. To date, five program funds, an accounting of preservation detailed year- end reports, including this one, have treatment projects implemented in a select number been produced documenting the expenditure of of VT parks, and it presents a report on the funds, the projects completed, the personnel hired personnel that have been hired with VT funds since since 1998, and the accomplishments and activities FY 1998 and their accomplishments in FY 2002. It of the individuals hired. also provides information regarding the proposed use of funds in FY 2003 and some projections for To further insure the dissemination of the FY 2004 and beyond. Finally, the document accomplishments and accountability of the provides an update on the activities of the Initiative, a VT Web Page has been established on Program’s Leadership, Advisory and Workgroups. the National Park Service Web site. It can be accessed from the Archeology and Ethnography 1 - 1 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE – APRIL 2003 The FY 2002/2003 Year End Report contains 8 individuals that contributed to the Personnel Hiring separate sections including this introduction. and Project Completion Reports contained in this Section 2, Program Funding, provides a complete document include the following: accounting of funding that the program has received to date and presents a synopsis of Brian Culpepper, expenditures and accomplishments on a state- by- Aztec Ruins National Monument state basis. Section 3, Recruitment and Hiring Angelyn Rivera and Mary Slater, Accomplishments, provides a description of the Bandelier National Monument hiring accomplishments of the Program and it also Jim Erickson, presents a list of personnel that is needed beginning Big Bend National Park in FY 2004. Section 4, Project Accomplishments, Scott Travis, provides a discussion of the use of funds dedicated Canyon de Chelly National Monument to implementing high priority projects and the Chris Goetze and Pat Flannigan, management of the Program. Section 5, Staffing and Canyonlands National Park Accomplishments Report, provides a description of Heber Golden and Larry Stewart, the FY 2002 accomplishments of the personnel that Casa Grande Ruins National Monument were hired in FY 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001. It also Dabney Ford and Roger Moore, includes background information on the personnel Chaco Culture National Historical Park that were hired in FY 2002. Section 6, Project Melissa Memory, Completion Reports, presents brief summaries of Hovenweep and Natural Bridges National the high priority preservation projects that were Monument implemented in FY 2002. Finally, Section 7, Jim Kendrick, Advisory Group and Workgroup Activities provides El Malpais National Monument an update on the activities and accomplishments of Lloyd Masayumptewa and Lyle Balenquah, VT’s Advisory and Workgroups. To