GeomorphIS to Conduct Mexican Spotted Surveys on the Apache-Sitgreaves NF, Arizona

The USDA Forest Service (USFS) has issued GeomorphIS a task order under our Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR), Blanket Purchase Order (BPA) to conduct Mexican spotted owl (MSO) surveys on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests (ASNF), Alpine and Springerville Ranger Districts, Arizona, during the 2024 breeding season. A GeomorphIS-BIOME team will complete MSO surveys for PACs (Protected Activity Centers) and inventories of other areas within timber and fuels management units within the two Ranger Districts. The surveys will be completed following the 2012 MSO recovery plan protocol. The monitoring crews will coordinate with the appropriate Ranger District Biologists prior to starting work on their Districts. All monitoring work will be documented on data forms provided by the Forest Service.

WAPA-DSW Tasks GeomorphIS to Conduct Cultural Resources Survey at Glen Canyon

The Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) Desert Southwest Region has issued GeomorphIS a task order under our 5-year environmental Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to conduct a cultural resource survey along the Glen Canyon (GC) to Flagstaff 1 &2 (FLG 1&2), GC to Powel 1 (PWL1), GC to Slavens (SLV), Glen Canyon Dam (GCD) to Glen Canyon Switchyard 1-4 (GC-1 to 4) 69 to 345-kV Transmission Lines Right of Way (ROW) and Access Roads. The cultural survey will be done in compliance with environmental laws and regulations, including the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), and applicable State Laws. The GeomorphIS team will conduct up to 7 types of cultural services in support of Evaluating Cultural Sites within WAPA’s ROW and access roads along the Glen Canyon Cultural Survey, outside of Navajo Reservation, Coconino County, Arizona. There is approximately 9 miles of intersecting access roads (50 feet width), 21 miles of transmission line, and 7 sites that are eligible/considered eligible/not evaluated for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).