6) Technical assistance and support to volunteer Trail clubs, Trail crews, ridgerunners, agency partners, and other on-the-ground personnel in carrying out on-the-ground projects intended to protect resources, including Trail relocations, road closures, education programs, and other programs designed to protect Trail resources 7) Supervision of permittee activities carried out under Special Use Permits to maintain open areas and other agricultural uses 8) Assistance in invasive exotic species management on Appalachian Trail Park Office lands, including identification of sites where active control measures are needed and coordination of volunteer participation where appropriate 9) Support for cultural resource management studies, including overview and assessment inventories of cultural resources, site-specific archeological surveys, and interpretation 10) Coordination with the NPS Northeast Temperate Network Inventory and Monitoring Program 11) Representation of ATC and Trail club interests in the remediation and restoration processes for the Palmerton Zinc Superfund Site 12) Participation, review, and comment on planning documents, including this document, the Appalachian Trail Resource Management Plan 13) Removal of incidentally acquired structures and site restoration. ATC GIS Specialist: ATC’s GIS specialist is responsible for: 1) Compilation and management of GIS and spatially related data pertaining to the Appalachian Trail (this responsibility is shared with ATPO’s Physical Science GIS Specialist) 2) Coordination and implementation of GIS mapping and analysis projects, with an emphasis on land protection, development threat and impact analysis, collection of NPS Facility Management Software System (FMSS) information, and publications 3) Produces maps, posters, presentations and other materials to aid Trail management and land conservation efforts 4) Analyzes of the potential impacts from proposed telecommunication facilities, wind towers, powerlines, roads, and other developments along the Trail 5) Creates maps for ATC publications, information services, events, and the web 6) Provides GIS and GPS training and technical support for ATC staff 7) Responds to public inquiries and data requests
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