and projects are carried out by the Environmental Protection Specialist as an ancillary duty, with significant project-level assistance and expertise provided by the NPS Northeast Regional Office, the NPS Washington Office, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, and other federal, state, and non-governmental organization partners. This team has completed the following programs and major projects in the past five years: Cultural Resource Overview and Assessment of the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania, D. Snow and S. White, The Pennsylvania State University Department of Anthropology (1999; updated 2002) Historic Context for the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, R. Grumet, National Park Service Northeast Regional Office (2002) Appalachian Trail: Status of Cultural Resources, R. Grumet, National Park Service Northeast Regional Office (2002) A Gap in Time: Context, Archaeological Inventory, and Management Recommendations for the Fox Gap Section of the South Mountain Battlefield, J. Baker, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2003) Cultural Resource Survey of the Appalachian Trail in Connecticut, N. Bellantoni, K. Keegan, W. Keegan (2004) Cultural Resource Training Program for Appalachian Trail Volunteers in the MidAtlantic Region, J. Barnes (2004) An Archaeological Assessment of the Brown Mountain Community, J. Barnes (2005 – 06) Methodology for Inventorying Cultural Landscapes of the Appalachian Trail (draft), Margie Coffin Brown, Maciej Konieczny (2006) The cultural resource context for the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, a summary of applicable laws and policies affecting cultural resources, and an overview of cultural resource studies that have been conducted on Appalachian Trail lands are provided in two documents prepared by Dr. Robert Grumet of the NPS Northeast Regional Office, titled Appalachian National Scenic Trail Historic Contexts (2002) and Appalachian Trail: Status of Cultural Resources (2002). The cultural resource surveys in Pennsylvania and Connecticut contain data on resource location, significance, condition, and threats for approximately 450 Archaeological Site Management Information System (ASMIS) records. In addition, the Appalachian Trail Park Office conducts thorough compliance reviews for all project-level undertakings on Appalachian Trail Park Office lands and consults with the appropriate State Preservation Office in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Surveys are conducted by qualified archaeologists, historians, and other cultural resource specialists as appropriate, and Forms for Assessment of Actions Having an Effect on Cultural Resources are prepared for each project, circulated
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