West Mojave Plan FEIR/S - Desert Managers Group

At Twenty-Nine Palms, there is an unnamed succession of mainly northeast-dipplingfluvial and lacustrine sediments interbedded with tuff a few miles east of the main north roadfrom Twenty-Nine Palms. The exposures are relatively isolated patches of older sedimentssurrounded by younger alluvium. A small collection of Rancholabrean fauna, mostly largemammals, has been collected. These include Equus, Odocoileus, Tanupolama?, Hemiauchenia?,Bison, Ovis, Breameryx? geopherus, Nothrotheriops? taxidea, Camelops (Woodburne 1978:87).3.7.2 Tribal Governments and PoliciesEight tribal governments who might attach religious and cultural significance to historicproperties within the planning area were contacted in June 2000 and from May to July 2001.These included the Lone Pine Paiute Shoshone, Timbisha Shoshone, San Manuel Band,Morongo Band, 29 Palms Band, Fort Mojave Tribe, Chemehuevi Tribe, and Colorado RiverIndian Tribes. Contact was made via letter and phone. When contacted by phone in July 2001,the Lone Pine Paiute Shoshone, Timbisha Shoshone, Fort Mojave Tribe, Chemehuevi Tribe, andColorado River Indian Tribes requested additional information, and information packets weresent to those tribes. In August 2001 a briefing was presented to the Native American LandsConservancy at their request. As a consequence of contact, no tribe or band identified religiousor cultural significance to historic properties within the planning area.3.7.3 BLM Consultation ProceduresCDCA Plan Policies: The CDCA Plan recognizes the importance to the public,scientists, Native Americans, and others of prehistoric, historic, and paleontological resources.Plan goals are to conduct inventory to the fullest extent possible to expand knowledge of theseresources, protect and preserve to the greatest extent possible representative samples ofresources, give full consideration to these resources during land-use planning and managementdecisions, manage to maintain and enhance resource values, ensure BLM’s activities avoidinadvertent damage to these resources, and achieve proper data recovery where adverse impactscannot be avoided. Specific guidance regarding vehicle route approval is to use resource dataduring the route approval process to help minimize or eliminate adverse impacts on theseresources from access and vehicle use.The CDCA Plan also states that cultural and religious values held by Native Americanswill be considered in all CDCA land use and management decisions. CDCA Plan goals are toidentify Native American values through regular contact and consultation; give full considerationto Native American values in land use planning and management decisions consistent withstatue, regulation, and policy; and manage and protect Native American values wherever prudentand feasible.Compliance With Pertinent Statutes and Regulations: The BLM has responsibilitiesand authorities to consider, plan for, protect, and enhance historic properties and other culturalresources under the National Environmental Policy Act, Archaeological Resources ProtectionAct, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, American Indian ReligiousFreedom Act, National Historic Preservation Act, and other authorities.Chapter 3 3-293