National Trails Intermountain Region Superintendent Aaron Mahr speaks at the New Fork River Crossing Historical Park dedication ceremony on June 21, 2014.

GIS UpdatesExhibits and Design and Development

• NTIRstaffhostedadevelopmentconceptplan(DCP)charetteforphaseIIofNewForkRiverCrossingHistoricalParkinPinedale,WyomingtheweekofJune22.Adraftplanwillbedevelopedforreviewoverthenextyear.

• WorkcontinuesontheLanderTrailFoundationinterpretivekioskattheFt.HallMuseumontheShoshone-BannockIndianreservation.

• NTIRandtheSaltLakeCityBLMofficeareworkingtogethertocreateaplanformarketing,signing,andprovidinginterpretationontheSilverIslandMountainsBackCountryBywayinUtahthatincludestheDonnerReedPassontheCaliforniaNHT.

• TheCityofRaytown,MissouriapprovedoriginalroutesignsforfourmilesoftheSantaFe,Oregon,andCaliforniaNHTs.Signswillbeinstalledinthefall.CaliforniaNHTsignshavebeeninstalledalongnearly14milesoftheSt.JoeRoadinDoniphanCounty,Kansas,thankstotheOCTAGatewayChapter.

• TheAlcoveSpringHistoricalTrustandNTIRwereawardedanActiveTrailsGrantbytheNationalParkFoundation,tosupportvolunteertrailbuildingandpubliceventsonsitein2014.Volunteershavealreadyreclearedanexistingtrail,andadditionalworkdays,guidedhikes,andarun/walkeventarebeingscheduledforthesummerandfall.TheDCPdocumentisinfinalreview.

• NTIRandNevadaBLMarecreatingasignplanfora30-milesectionoftheCaliforniaTrailScenicBywaynearElko,Nevada.CaliforniaNHToriginalroutesignsarebeingorderedforCityofRocksNationalReserve.

• SiteidentificationsignsarebeingdevelopedinfourOregonNHTsitesinMalheurCounty,Oregon.

ThefullfeasibilitystudywillbeunderinternalNPSreviewlaterin2014afterthestudyroutedescriptionshavebeenassessedbybothFederalagenciesandStateHistoricPreservationOffices.Federalagencyreviewsoftheroutedescriptionshavebeencompletedandareviewoftheroutedescriptionsbythestatehistoricpreservationofficesisabouttobegin.Forfutureupdatesaboutthestudy,pleaseaskaplanningteammemberorgoto:

http://parkplanning.nps.gov/FourtrailFS

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NTIRhascontinuedsupportingmappingactivitieswiththeOCTANorthwestandCalifornia-Nevadachapters.NTIRhasalsomadegreatprogressonaninteractivemapproject.Mapsarebeingdevelopedsotheycanbesharedandincorporatedintothewebsitesofpartnersalongthetrails.NTIRwillbesharingdraftmapsforreviewinAugust.

Oregon and California National Historic TrailsProject Updates – Protection, Development, and Promotion

NTIR Website

TheNationalTrailsIntermountainRegionwebsiteislive!Centralizedinformationforallninenational

historictrailsandtheRoute66CorridorPreservationProgramcanbefoundhere:http://www.nps.gov/ntir/

National Trails Intermountain Region NewsAugust 2014

National Park ServiceUS Department of the Interior

National Trails Intermountain Region – Working with you to protect, develop, and promote national historic trails.

New Partner CertificationsOn the Oregon NHTOregonCity,Oregon:EndoftheOregonTrailInterpretiveCenterTheDalles,Oregon:ColumbiaGorgeDiscoveryCenter&WascoCountyHistoricalMuseum

On the California NHTRoseburg,Oregon:DouglasCountyMuseumofHistoryandNaturalHistory

National RegisterKansasStateHistoricPreservationOfficehascompletedpreparationof14nominationsfortheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.FinallistingsapprovedbytheKeeperoftheNationalRegisterareforLoneElmCampgroundSwaleinJohnsonCounty;UpperWakarusaCrossinginDouglasCounty;ScottSpringandrelatedtrailswalesinPottawatomieCounty;PachaRutsinMarshallCounty;andAlcoveSpringParkboundaryexpansioninMarshallCounty.

OregonStateHistoricPreservationOfficereportsthatthemultiplepropertydocumentationformandnominationsforseveralOregonNHTsegmentswerewellreceivedbythestateboardofreview.ThenominationsforBlueMountainCrossing,WellSprings,andWhiteSwanandFlagstaffHilltrailsegmentsarenowinreviewwiththeBureauofLandManagement,USForestService,andDepartmentofDefense.NTIRfundedthesenominationsthroughcooperativeagreements.

Tribal LiaisonAtriballisteningsession&PawneeblessingwillbeheldforAlcoveSpringPark,inMarysville,KansasinlateSeptember,2014.

Trail Exhibit Highlights

PhaseIsitedevelopmentwascompletedinJune2014.Nineexhibits,siteidentificationsigns,anADApath,trailconstruction,anentrancesign,andaparkinglotwereinstalledandconstructedforthededicationceremonyonJune21,2014.About150peopleattendedtheceremonywithguestspeakersincludingtheNationalParkService,Oregon-CaliforniaTrailsAssociation,andtheBureauofLandManagementwhoallremarkedontheimportanceofpartnership.

DuringtheweekofJune22,NTIRhostedapublicmeetingcharettetodiscussanddraftadevelopmentconceptplanforphaseIIinPinedale,Wyoming.

National Trails Intermountain RegionThe National Park Service cares for the special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage.

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Publications

ProgressontheautotourrouteguidefortheOregonNHTisontrack.DrivingdirectionsfortheprimaryrouteoftheOregonTrail,theBarlowRoadaroundMt.Hood,andtheApplegateTrailaredraftedandinreview.ThanksgototheOCTANorthwestChaptermappingteamsfortestingthedrivingdirectionsalongpartsoftheroute.ThenextstepisfortheNationalParkServicetoseeklandownerpermissiontoincludeprivatelyownedproperty,andtogiveownersandmanagersopportunitytoreviewtheentriesabouttheirsites.

New Fork River Crossing Historical ParkBoulder, Wyoming

WeareworkingonasiteandinterpretiveplantoenhancethevisitorexperienceonascenicdriveontheCaliforniaNHTinwesternUtahjustoffI-80neartheNevadaborder.WaysideexhibitswillbedevelopedforDonnerReedPass(left)andtwootherlocationsonthedrivingtour.

Silver Island Mountains Back Country Byway

Partner Certification & National Register

National Trails Intermountain Region – Working with you to protect, develop, and promote national historic trails.

Columbia River Gorge, Oregon from Rowena Crest