PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY FOR CALIFORNIA ARCHAEOLOGY
1988-2004
“A Look Back: Twenty-Five Years of Cultural Resources Management on the Six Rivers National Forest”
Thomas S. Keter
Abstract
In 1973 Six Rivers hired its first professional archaeologist. In the early days, the vast majority of work was surveying proposed timber harvest units and roads in order to comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Today, public archaeology, interpretation, enhancement and research are increasingly important elements of what has become known in the Forest Service as Heritage Resources Management. The purpose of this paper is to trace the evolution of the cultural, historical, and archaeological programs on the Forest, to highlight some of the projects that have contributed to our understanding of the past, and to speculate a little bit on just where we are headed in the future.