National Trails Intermountain Region Superintendent Aaron Mahr speaks at the New Fork River Crossing Historical Park dedication ceremony on June 21, 2014.
GIS UpdatesExhibits and Design and Development
• NTIRstaffhostedadevelopmentconceptplan(DCP)charetteforphaseIIofNewForkRiverCrossingHistoricalParkinPinedale,WyomingtheweekofJune22.Adraftplanwillbedevelopedforreviewoverthenextyear.
• WorkcontinuesontheLanderTrailFoundationinterpretivekioskattheFt.HallMuseumontheShoshone-BannockIndianreservation.
• NTIRandtheSaltLakeCityBLMofficeareworkingtogethertocreateaplanformarketing,signing,andprovidinginterpretationontheSilverIslandMountainsBackCountryBywayinUtahthatincludestheDonnerReedPassontheCaliforniaNHT.
• TheCityofRaytown,MissouriapprovedoriginalroutesignsforfourmilesoftheSantaFe,Oregon,andCaliforniaNHTs.Signswillbeinstalledinthefall.CaliforniaNHTsignshavebeeninstalledalongnearly14milesoftheSt.JoeRoadinDoniphanCounty,Kansas,thankstotheOCTAGatewayChapter.
• TheAlcoveSpringHistoricalTrustandNTIRwereawardedanActiveTrailsGrantbytheNationalParkFoundation,tosupportvolunteertrailbuildingandpubliceventsonsitein2014.Volunteershavealreadyreclearedanexistingtrail,andadditionalworkdays,guidedhikes,andarun/walkeventarebeingscheduledforthesummerandfall.TheDCPdocumentisinfinalreview.
• NTIRandNevadaBLMarecreatingasignplanfora30-milesectionoftheCaliforniaTrailScenicBywaynearElko,Nevada.CaliforniaNHToriginalroutesignsarebeingorderedforCityofRocksNationalReserve.
• SiteidentificationsignsarebeingdevelopedinfourOregonNHTsitesinMalheurCounty,Oregon.
ThefullfeasibilitystudywillbeunderinternalNPSreviewlaterin2014afterthestudyroutedescriptionshavebeenassessedbybothFederalagenciesandStateHistoricPreservationOffices.Federalagencyreviewsoftheroutedescriptionshavebeencompletedandareviewoftheroutedescriptionsbythestatehistoricpreservationofficesisabouttobegin.Forfutureupdatesaboutthestudy,pleaseaskaplanningteammemberorgoto:
http://parkplanning.nps.gov/FourtrailFS
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NTIRhascontinuedsupportingmappingactivitieswiththeOCTANorthwestandCalifornia-Nevadachapters.NTIRhasalsomadegreatprogressonaninteractivemapproject.Mapsarebeingdevelopedsotheycanbesharedandincorporatedintothewebsitesofpartnersalongthetrails.NTIRwillbesharingdraftmapsforreviewinAugust.
Oregon and California National Historic TrailsProject Updates – Protection, Development, and Promotion
NTIR Website
TheNationalTrailsIntermountainRegionwebsiteislive!Centralizedinformationforallninenational
historictrailsandtheRoute66CorridorPreservationProgramcanbefoundhere:http://www.nps.gov/ntir/
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National Trails Intermountain Region – Working with you to protect, develop, and promote national historic trails.
New Partner CertificationsOn the Oregon NHTOregonCity,Oregon:EndoftheOregonTrailInterpretiveCenterTheDalles,Oregon:ColumbiaGorgeDiscoveryCenter&WascoCountyHistoricalMuseum
On the California NHTRoseburg,Oregon:DouglasCountyMuseumofHistoryandNaturalHistory
National RegisterKansasStateHistoricPreservationOfficehascompletedpreparationof14nominationsfortheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.FinallistingsapprovedbytheKeeperoftheNationalRegisterareforLoneElmCampgroundSwaleinJohnsonCounty;UpperWakarusaCrossinginDouglasCounty;ScottSpringandrelatedtrailswalesinPottawatomieCounty;PachaRutsinMarshallCounty;andAlcoveSpringParkboundaryexpansioninMarshallCounty.
OregonStateHistoricPreservationOfficereportsthatthemultiplepropertydocumentationformandnominationsforseveralOregonNHTsegmentswerewellreceivedbythestateboardofreview.ThenominationsforBlueMountainCrossing,WellSprings,andWhiteSwanandFlagstaffHilltrailsegmentsarenowinreviewwiththeBureauofLandManagement,USForestService,andDepartmentofDefense.NTIRfundedthesenominationsthroughcooperativeagreements.
Tribal LiaisonAtriballisteningsession&PawneeblessingwillbeheldforAlcoveSpringPark,inMarysville,KansasinlateSeptember,2014.
Trail Exhibit Highlights
PhaseIsitedevelopmentwascompletedinJune2014.Nineexhibits,siteidentificationsigns,anADApath,trailconstruction,anentrancesign,andaparkinglotwereinstalledandconstructedforthededicationceremonyonJune21,2014.About150peopleattendedtheceremonywithguestspeakersincludingtheNationalParkService,Oregon-CaliforniaTrailsAssociation,andtheBureauofLandManagementwhoallremarkedontheimportanceofpartnership.
DuringtheweekofJune22,NTIRhostedapublicmeetingcharettetodiscussanddraftadevelopmentconceptplanforphaseIIinPinedale,Wyoming.
National Trails Intermountain RegionThe National Park Service cares for the special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage.
Comments? Contact:NationalTrailsIntermountainRegionBranchOffice324SouthStateStreet,Suite200SaltLakeCity,[email protected] NPS07/2014
Publications
ProgressontheautotourrouteguidefortheOregonNHTisontrack.DrivingdirectionsfortheprimaryrouteoftheOregonTrail,theBarlowRoadaroundMt.Hood,andtheApplegateTrailaredraftedandinreview.ThanksgototheOCTANorthwestChaptermappingteamsfortestingthedrivingdirectionsalongpartsoftheroute.ThenextstepisfortheNationalParkServicetoseeklandownerpermissiontoincludeprivatelyownedproperty,andtogiveownersandmanagersopportunitytoreviewtheentriesabouttheirsites.
New Fork River Crossing Historical ParkBoulder, Wyoming
WeareworkingonasiteandinterpretiveplantoenhancethevisitorexperienceonascenicdriveontheCaliforniaNHTinwesternUtahjustoffI-80neartheNevadaborder.WaysideexhibitswillbedevelopedforDonnerReedPass(left)andtwootherlocationsonthedrivingtour.
Silver Island Mountains Back Country Byway
Partner Certification & National Register
National Trails Intermountain Region – Working with you to protect, develop, and promote national historic trails.
Columbia River Gorge, Oregon from Rowena Crest
