MANAGEMENT SUMMARY
The Belago Park Project (hereafter referred to as Project or Project Area), originally proposed construction in 2021 of residential housing consisting of detached single-family homes on 14 undeveloped parcels, totaling approximately 40-acres. The Project Area has been updated to add road improvements to the surrounding Project Area, expanding the total area to approximately 50-acres. The Project is bounded by residential housing on Brodiaea Ave. to the north and on Cactus Ave to the south. Undeveloped areas are present east of Redlands Blvd. and west of Wilmont St. The Project lies within the City of Moreno Valley in Riverside County, California.
Specifically, the proposed Project is located within Section 14 of Township 3 South and Range 3 West USGS 7.5- minute Sunnymead quadrangle (San Bernardino Base Meridian). Material Culture Consulting, Inc. (MCC) was retained by EPD Solutions, Inc. to conduct a Phase I cultural resource investigation of the Project Area. The assessment was conducted in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), along with local regulations and guidelines. The assessment included a California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS) records search at the Eastern Information Center (EIC), background/literature research, a search of the Sacred Lands File (SLF) by the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), outreach efforts with 22 Native American tribal representatives, background research, and a pedestrian field survey.
On March 18, 2021 and April 29, 2021, staff from the EIC, located on the campus of University of California, Riverside, conducted a records search of the CHRIS. The records search identified 29 cultural resources investigations that have been previously conducted within a 1-mile radius of the Project Area, with a total of six of these studies either intersecting or adjacent to the Project Area. A total of 42 previously recorded cultural resources lie within a 1-mile radius of the Project Area. Of these 42 cultural resources, one historic building is located within ¼-mile of the Project Area. Thirteen resources are located within ½ -mile of the Project Area. A total of 38 resources are precontact with a majority being bedrock milling features in nearby undeveloped land more than ½ mile from the Project Area. A review of historical aerial photographs and maps indicate that prior to the 1990s, the Project Area and surrounding area were undeveloped. During the 1990s, development of the surrounding area began with residential tracts.
The SLF search conducted by the NAHC did not identify the presence of Sacred Lands or Tribal Cultural Resources.
The NAHC provided contact information for 22 Native American tribal representatives for outreach efforts. MCC sent letters on January 7, 2021 to all 22 contacts, requesting any information related to cultural resources or heritage sites within or adjacent to the Project Area. Additional attempts by email or phone call were made on February 3 and February 17, 2021. As a result of this outreach effort, MCC received responses from eight Native American groups. One tribe, Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, requested that the lead agency schedule AB 52 consultation with the tribal government for more information. No specific information was shared regarding the presence of Tribal Cultural Resources within the Project Area.
With the 2024 expansion of the Project Area, MCC sent letters regarding this update on January 30, 2024 to all 22 contacts requesting any new information since the last outreach attempts in 2021. Additional attempts by email or phone call were made on February 20 and March 1, 2024. As a result of this outreach effort, MCC received responses from seven Native American groups. One tribe, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, stated the Project Area is highly sensitive and requested that the Lead Agency schedule AB 52 consultation with the tribal government for more information. No specific information was shared regarding the presence of Tribal Cultural Resources within the Project Area. These results are summarized in the Native American Outreach and Background Research section of this report and in Appendix C. MCC did not conduct formal consultation with the Native American representatives.
The 2021 pedestrian survey of the Project Area, totaling approximately 40-acres, was conducted on February 15, 2021 by MCC Archaeologist Erika McMullin. During fieldwork, survey conditions were poor to fair, with ground visibility varying from very poor (less than 10%) to poor (approximately 25%) throughout the 40-acre Project Area due to combination of graded areas and portions with dense overgrowth of grasses and other weeds. The Project
MANAGEMENT SUMMARY
The Belago Park Project (hereafter referred to as Project or Project Area), originally proposed construction in 2021 of residential housing consisting of detached single-family homes on 14 undeveloped parcels, totaling approximately 40-acres. The Project Area has been updated to add road improvements to the surrounding Project Area, expanding the total area to approximately 50-acres. The Project is bounded by residential housing on Brodiaea Ave. to the north and on Cactus Ave to the south. Undeveloped areas are present east of Redlands Blvd. and west of Wilmont St. The Project lies within the City of Moreno Valley in Riverside County, California.
Specifically, the proposed Project is located within Section 14 of Township 3 South and Range 3 West USGS 7.5- minute Sunnymead quadrangle (San Bernardino Base Meridian). Material Culture Consulting, Inc. (MCC) was retained by EPD Solutions, Inc. to conduct a Phase | cultural resource investigation of the Project Area. The assessment was conducted in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), along with local regulations and guidelines. The assessment included a California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS) records search at the Eastern Information Center (EIC), background/literature research, a search of the Sacred LandsFile (SLF) by the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC),outreach efforts with 22 Native American tribal representatives, background research, and a pedestrian field survey.
On March 18, 2021 and April 29, 2021, staff from the EIC, located on the campus of University of California, Riverside, conducted a records search of the CHRIS. The records search identified 29 cultural resources investigations that have been previously conducted within a 1-mile radius of the Project Area, with a total of six of these studies either intersecting or adjacent to the Project Area. A total of 42 previously recorded cultural resources lie within a 1-mile radius of the Project Area. Of these 42 cultural resources, one historic building is located within %-mile of the Project Area. Thirteen resources are located within % -mile of the Project Area. A total of 38 resources are precontact with a majority being bedrock milling features in nearby undeveloped land more than %mile from the Project Area. A review of historical aerial photographs and maps indicate that prior to the 1990s, the Project Area and surrounding area were undeveloped. During the 1990s, development of the surrounding area began with residential tracts.
The SLF search conducted by the NAHC did not identify the presence of Sacred Lands or Tribal Cultural Resources.
The NAHC provided contact information for 22 Native American tribal representatives for outreach efforts. MCC sent letters on January 7, 2021 to all 22 contacts, requesting any information related to cultural resources or heritage sites within or adjacent to the Project Area. Additional attempts by email or phone call were made on February 3 and February 17, 2021. As a result of this outreach effort, MCC received responses from eight Native American groups. One tribe, Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, requested that the lead agency schedule AB 52 consultation with the tribal government for more information. No specific information was shared regarding the presence of Tribal Cultural Resources within the Project Area.
With the 2024 expansion of the Project Area, MCC sent letters regarding this update on January 30, 2024 to all 22 contacts requesting any new information since the last outreach attempts in 2021. Additional attempts by email or phone call were made on February 20 and March 1, 2024. As a result of this outreach effort, MCC received responses from seven Native American groups. One tribe, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, stated the Project Area is highly sensitive and requested that the Lead Agency schedule AB 52 consultation with the tribal government for more information. No specific information was shared regarding the presence of Tribal Cultural Resources within the Project Area. These results are summarized in the Native American Outreach and Background Research section of this report and in Appendix C. MCC did not conduct formal consultation with the Native American representatives.
The 2021 pedestrian survey of the Project Area, totaling approximately 40-acres, was conducted on February 15, 2021 by MCC Archaeologist Erika McMullin. During fieldwork, survey conditions were poor to fair, with ground visibility varying from very poor (less than 10%) to poor (approximately 25%) throughout the 40-acre Project Area due to combination of graded areas and portions with1008 dense overgrowth of grasses and other weeds. The Project Area is highly disturbed due to grading and disking activities. No cultural resources were identified during the survey.
The 2024 pedestrian survey of the expanded Project Area, totaling approximately 10-acres, was conducted on February 23, 2024 by MCC Archaeologist Hannah Johnston. During this fieldwork, the environmental setting was consistent with the 2021 survey. The conditions were poor, with very poor ground visibility within the main portion of the 10-acre expansion of the Project Area (5-15%) and good ground visibility on the border consisting of unpaved roads and trails that are comprised of mostly fill. The poor visibility is due to the same previously observed grading or plowing and dense vegetational overgrowth. The expanded portion of the Project Area is highly disturbed due to the grading and plowing, as well as modern recreational activities and refuse. No cultural resources were identified during the survey.
Based on the results of our investigation, the potential for encountering cultural resources within the Project Area is considered low in previously graded areas and moderate where ground visibility was poor. Therefore, MCC recommends full time archaeological monitoring during initial ground-disturbance activities, such as site preparation and grubbing, and grading up to five feet below ground surface, in order to quickly assess any discoveries of cultural resources during project implementation. MCC also recommends setting a plan in place to expediently address inadvertent discoveries and/or human remains, should these be encountered during any phase of development associated with the Project. The need for full time monitoring can be reassessed after 50% of excavations have been completed. If Native American monitoring is required as a mitigation measure, we highly recommend including archaeological monitoring as well, in order to allow for expeditious and collaborative review of potential archaeological resources, if such potential resources are unearthed during the course of ground disturbance.
A copy of this report will be permanently filed with the EIC at University of California Riverside, Riverside. All notes, photographs, correspondence and other materials related to this Project are located at MCC, Inc located in Pomona, California
Area is highly disturbed due to grading and disking activities. No cultural resources were identified during the survey.
The 2024 pedestrian survey of the expanded Project Area, totaling approximately 10-acres, was conducted on February 23, 2024 by MCC Archaeologist Hannah Johnston. During this fieldwork, the environmental setting was consistent with the 2021 survey. The conditions were poor, with very poor ground visibility within the main portion of the 10-acre expansion of the Project Area (5-15%) and good ground visibility on the border consisting of unpaved roads and trails that are comprised of mostly fill. The poor visibility is due to the same previously observed grading or plowing and dense vegetational overgrowth. The expanded portion of the Project Area is highly disturbed due to the grading and plowing, as well as modern recreational activities and refuse. No cultural resources were identified during the survey.
Based on the results of our investigation, the potential for encountering cultural resources within the Project Area is considered low in previously graded areas and moderate where ground visibility was poor. Therefore, MCC recommends full time archaeological monitoring during initial ground-disturbance activities, such as site preparation and grubbing, and grading up to five feet below ground surface, in order to quickly assess any discoveries of cultural resources during project implementation. MCC also recommends setting a plan in place to expediently address inadvertent discoveries and/or human remains, should these be encountered during any phase of development associated with the Project. The need for full time monitoring can be reassessed after 50% of excavations have been completed. If Native American monitoring is required as a mitigation measure, we highly recommend including archaeological monitoring as well, in order to allow for expeditious and collaborative review of potential archaeological resources, if such potential resources are unearthed during the course of ground disturbance.
A copy of this report will be permanently filed with the EIC at University of California Riverside, Riverside. All notes, photographs, correspondence and other materials related to this Project are located at MCC, Inc located in Pomona, California
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
MANAGEMENT SUMMARY .................................................................................................................. 2 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 6 PROJECT LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION......................................................................................................................................6 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 PRECONTACT CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................................................ 10 ETHNOGRAPHIC CONTEXT ....................................................................................................................................................... 11 HISTORIC CONTEXT................................................................................................................................................................... 13 RESEARCH DESIGN ............................................................................................................................. 15 LEGAL COMPLIANCE BASIS....................................................................................................................................................... 15 RESEARCH THEMES WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA..................................................................................................................... 15 CHRONOLOGY AND CULTURAL AFFILIATION.......................................................................................................16 SUBSISTENCE-SETTLEMENT PATTERNS ...............................................................................................................16 TOOL-STONE PROCUREMENT AND USE ..............................................................................................................16 HISTORIC RESEARCH DOMAINS ...........................................................................................................................16 SIGNIFICANCE EVALUATIONS ..................................................................................................................................17 METHODS .......................................................................................................................................... 19 CALIFORNIA HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY SYSTEM AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND RESEARCH................................... 19 NATIVE AMERICAN OUTREACH AND BACKGROUND RESEARCH.............................................................................................. 19 CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY METHODS............................................................................................................................. 19 RESULTS............................................................................................................................................. 20 CALIFORNIA HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY SYSTEM AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND RESEARCH................................... 20 NATIVE AMERICAN OUTREACH AND BACKGROUND RESEARCH.............................................................................................. 28 CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY RESULTS................................................................................................................................ 29 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................................... 33 REFERENCES....................................................................................................................................... 35
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MANAGEMENT SUMMARY ...ccorueuierienniessaensosseentessaessusssaessesssenssssseesseessasssusseseneessasssasssaessessseessassaessenss2 INTRODUCTION ...ccooeeeneiiienniessaenceseenniessanssuosseentesssessussseesnesssasssssseesneessassssssssereesssessassseessesssassssssaessensse 6
PROJECT LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION
ENVIRONMENTALSETTING ....ceteieicurururererseereaeeeaeeassesesassasassasasase st seseseesasasasesesertsttesasasassssssnsmsasnsasasnssnssesatassasasasnsnsasessses PRECONTACTCONTEXT...ceeetrtrteteceaeassessesenercaeaeaeaeseseseseeasasasasasasasase st seesesesasasasessrertstessasasassssnsnsatasasasasassesesesatsasarassnsnsaressren ETHNOGRAPHIC CONTEXT...coeeteieccucurueeessssereeeeseeassesesassasassasasase st seseseesasasasesesertsttesasassssssssnsmsasnsasasnssnssesatassasasasnsnsasessses HISTORIC CONTEXT......cueueueururererereeeacaeasasereseseneecaeassesesesessssesusasasasasasaseatasasesasasasasessrsetshes sasassssnent nentasssssesesesesssatnsararasasasasaesasacn RESEARCH DESIGN .....ccccciiiiiiiemmaenninrecertessaensiasseenteossenssnsseenneessanssusseseneessasssusssaessesssenssssseessesssanssussenenees 15 LEGALCOMPLIANCEBASIS........ooeicccecririririrereneeaeaes esesesetessass s sasasesess sessasaseseserereneessanans RESEARCHTHEMESWITHIN THE PROJECTAREA CHRONOLOGY AND CULTURAL AFFILIATION......ciiceeririerenennereninrs isn senseresearcsensnnessessensnesessnenesesnenesnarenenons16 SUBSISTENCE-SETTLEMENT PATTERNS ...coeiiiitiiiriicen sites nsenereneenenner nessesener searssenanenenonsnesens16 TOOL-STONE PROCUREMENT AND USE .......coiiriiriiineriiirinsniisere ners essesseerssessssnenessnssssnsnesesnsnesensnens 16 HISTORIC RESEARCH DOMAINS .....otiiiitiiiierenerernen esis nenserenesnesess sereneseananesnenessanenanenennanenenanesssusnenen16 SIGNIFICANCE EVALUATIONS....otiiiiiiiiiiterinere renner senses renee rene an es ssn snes ae rename sens sae na ne hear ene n nanan anne ne nanenen 17 METHODS ....cciiiiiiiiiiieeicieinniinssensesiienttessaesensseenneessasssussessneessasssussseeseeessensssssaessesssassssssseensessasssasssaensens 19 CALIFORNIA HISTORIC RESOURCESINVENTORYSYSTEM AND CULTURALBACKGROUND RESEARCH...........coccururerereneneennes19 NATIVE AMERICANOUTREACH AND BACKGROUND RESEARCH ......c.cucuiuiureriricaeaereenseesesassasasasasasese sesssesesasaseseneneneccasassens 19 CULTURAL RESOURCESSURVEYIMETHODS........cetieccurururtrirerencaceaesesesesesesesasasasasasasasasesesasesasasasasasesesersstesasasasansnsesneneacasncan19 RESULTS..ccuniiiiiniiintaeneereinniesssensssenenttessansensseesteessassssssessneessassssssesessesssenssssseessesssansssssesereessasssassssensens 20 CALIFORNIA HISTORIC RESOURCESINVENTORYSYSTEM AND CULTURALBACKGROUND RESEARCH...........coccururerereneneennes20 NATIVE AMERICANOUTREACH AND BACKGROUND RESEARCH ......c.cuiuiuiureriricaeaeeeenseesesassasasasasasese sesssesesasaseseneneneccasassens 28 CULTURAL RESOURCESSURVEY RESULTS.......ctitteieccaeurertsireneecacaeaesesesesesesesesasasas asasasasastsasasasasasasasesssessstesasasassnsnsnenenscncncan29 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .....ccccciiiriemreenmeessionenereensaessisssasssenseessisssasssansseessssssessansnansss33 REFERENCES....ciiitimniciiiertiesseeneassienniessanssuoseeeneessanssussseessesssenssssseesseessasssusssaeseessassssssseensessseesssssaesnens 35 1010
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1. BELAGO PARK PROJECT VICINITY (1:500,000)..........................................................................................................7 FIGURE 2. BELAGO PARK PROJECT LOCATION (1:24,000; AS DEPICTED ON SUNNYMEAD USGS 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE).................8 FIGURE 3. BELAGO PARK PROJECT AREA (1:4,000; AS DEPICTED ON AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH).............................................................9 FIGURE 4. TRADITIONAL TRIBAL AREAS IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY AND PROJECT AREA IN RED (COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE 2015)....................12 FIGURE 5. PROJECT AREA PRIOR TO DEVELOPMENT (DEPICTED ON 1954 HISTORIC TOPOGRAPHIC MAP)............................................25 FIGURE 6. PROJECT AREA PRIOR TO DEVELOPMENT (DEPICTED ON 1965 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH) ......................................................26 FIGURE 7. PROJECT AREA REMAINING CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS AERIAL (DEPICTED ON 1978 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH) .......................26 FIGURE 8. PROJECT AREA WITH INCREASING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (DEPICTED ON 1996 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH)..........................27 FIGURE 9. PROJECT AREA WITH SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (DEPICTED ON 2016 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH)......................27 FIGURE 10. PROJECT AREA FROM REDLANDS BLVD AND CACTUS AVE CORNER, FACING NORTH....................................................................29 FIGURE 11. OVERVIEW OF PROJECT AREA FROM REDLANDS BLVD AND CACTUS AVE CORNER, FACING NORTHWEST ..................................29 FIGURE 12. REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO OF SEDIMENTS AND INCLUSIONS OBSERVED WITHIN PROJECT AREA NEAR REDLANDS BLVD AND CACTUS AVE, PLAN VIEW............................................................................................................................................................................30 FIGURE 13. REPRESENTATIVE PHOTOGRAPH OF VISIBILITY AND VEGETATION NEAR SOUTHERN BORDER OF CACTUS AVE, PLAN VIEW .........30 FIGURE 14. REPRESENTATIVE PHOTOGRAPH OF GRANITE AND QUARTZ INCLUSIONS, PLAN VIEW ...................................................................30 FIGURE 15. OVERVIEW OF CHANGE IN ELEVATION FROM REDLANDS BLVD TO PROJECT AREA, FACING EAST ................................................30 FIGURE 16. OVERVIEW OF CREEK THAT HAS BEEN MODIFIED, FACING NORTHEAST..........................................................................................30 FIGURE 17. REPRESENTATIVE PHOTOGRAPH OF DEPRESSION PIT, FACING WEST ..............................................................................................30 FIGURE 18. REPRESENTATIVE PHOTOGRAPH OF PLOWING AND SOIL FURROWS, PLAN VIEW ...........................................................................31 FIGURE 19. OVERVIEW OF PROJECT AREA OF EASTERN PORTION, FACING SOUTH...........................................................................................31 FIGURE 20. OVERVIEW OF CREEK THAT HAS BEEN MODIFIED NEAR CACTUS AVE, FACING SOUTHWEST .........................................................31 FIGURE 21. OVERVIEW OF PROJECT AREA AND BUILT BERM WITH CREEK TO THE EAST, FACING NORTH ........................................................31 FIGURE 22. REPRESENTATIVE PHOTOGRAPH OF VISIBILITY AND VEGETATION IN NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF PROJECT AREA, PLAN VIEW31 FIGURE 23. OVERVIEW OF PROJECT AREA FROM NE CORNER OF WILMONT ST AND CACTUS AVE, FACING WEST .......................................31 FIGURE 24. OVERVIEW OF PROJECT AREA FROM NE CORNER OF WILMONT ST AND CACTUS AVE, FACING NORTH.....................................32 FIGURE 25. OVERVIEW OF PROJECT AREA FROM WILMONT ST AND BRODIAEA, FACING EAST-NORTHEAST .................................................32 FIGURE 26. REPRESENTATIVE PHOTOGRAPH OF VISIBILITY, SOIL, PLOWED DISTURBANCE IN AREA EAST OF WILMONT AREA AND WEST OF CREEK, PLAN VIEW.......................................................................................................................................................................................32 FIGURE 27. OVERVIEW OF PROJECT AREA FROM NW CORNER OF CACTUS AVE AND WILMONT AVE, FACING NORTH................................32 FIGURE 28. OVERVIEW OF MOUND LOOKING TOWARDS CACTUS AVE NEAR THE MOST WESTERN CORNER, FACING SOUTH.........................32 FIGURE 29. OVERVIEW OF PROJECT AREA FROM MOST WESTERN BOUNDARY, FACING NORTH......................................................................32
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1. PREVIOUS CONDUCTED CULTURAL RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS WITHIN 1-MILE RADIUS OF PROJECT AREA 20 TABLE 2. PREVIOUS RECORDED RESOURCES WITHIN 1-MILE RADIUS OF PROJECT AREA 22 TABLE 3. ADDITIONAL SOURCES CONSULTED FOR THE PROJECT 25 Appendix A: Qualifications
Appendix B: (CONFIDENTIAL) CHRIS Results Maps
Appendix C: NAHC and Native American Correspondence
LISTOFFIGURES
FIGURE1. BELAGOPARKPROJECTVICINITY{1:500,000).......cceeriiiireeeeierecieeeeeiiereseseeeresneeeseeeessassessassnssesessnesssssessassnssesassnenens7 FIGURE2. BELAGOPARK PROJECTLOCATION(1:24,000; AsDEPICTEDONSUNNYMEADUSGS 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE)......ccrererenes8 FIGURE3. BELAGOPARK PROJECTAREA(1:4,000; AS DEPICTEDON AERIALPHOTOGRAPH) ......corereuererereneeeneererenanns ...9 FIGURE4. TRADITIONALTRIBALAREASIN RIVERSIDECOUNTYAND PROJECTAREAIN RED (COUNTYOF RIVERSIDE2015)... 12 FIGURE5. PROJECTAREAPRIOR TO DEVELOPMENT (DEPICTEDON 1954 HISTORICTOPOGRAPHICMAP).....ceeereuirrerenerereeneeescreensnannes 25 FIGURE6. PROJECTAREAPRIOR TO DEVELOPMENT (DEPICTEDON 1965 AERIALPHOTOGRAPH) ..ccecuvieriumeeereererenseresesneeasessreranannes 26 FIGURE7. PROJECTAREA REMAINING CONSISTENTWITHPREVIOUSAERIAL(DEPICTEDON 1978 AERIALPHOTOGRAPH) ..eeeerverrenenenenes 26 FIGURE8. PROJECTAREAWITHINCREASINGRESIDENTIALDEVELOPMENT{DEPICTEDON1996 AERIALPHOTOGRAPH).....cccueeeereererananes27 FIGURE9. PROJECTAREAWITHSURROUNDINGRESIDENTIALDEVELOPMENT(DEPICTEDON 2016 AERIALPHOTOGRAPH)......cceveiueerenanes27 FIGURE10. PROJECTAREAFROM REDLANDSBLVD AND CACTUSAVECORNER, FACING NORTH....cceceeeeeeeereeeeesesese sesssesessasssssssssssssssssaeaes 29 FIGURE11. OVERVIEWOFPROJECTAREAFROM REDLANDSBLVDANDCACTUSAVECORNER,FACINGNORTHWEST.....cceuverrrnnnnneseaeas29 FIGURE12. REPRESENTATIVEPHOTOOFSEDIMENTSANDINCLUSIONSOBSERVEDWITHIN PROJECTAREA NEAR REDLANDSBLVDAND
CACTUSAVE,PLAN VIEW
FIGURE13. REPRESENTATIVEPHOTOGRAPH OF VISIBILITY AND VEGETATION NEAR SOUTHERN BORDER OF CACTUSAVE,PLAN VIEW .........30 FIGURE14. REPRESENTATIVEPHOTOGRAPHOFGRANITEANDQUARTZINCLUSIONS,PLAN VIEW......ccverererrrecrneneens 30 FIGURE15. OVERVIEWOFCHANGEIN ELEVATIONFROM REDLANDSBLVDTOPROJECTAREA, FACINGEAST.......ceeeererruerrresesesssssssseseseans30 FIGURE16. OVERVIEWOFCREEKTHATHASBEENMODIFIED, FACINGNORTHEAST....ccceoeuicureneressueesssnesesssenessssesesssssnsssssssesssssnssssssssssssssssens30 FIGURE17. REPRESENTATIVEPHOTOGRAPHOFDEPRESSIONPIT, FACINGWEST....cuvueeriruicurenerensseesssnesssssssnessssssssssssnsssssssesssssnssssssssssssssssens30 FIGURE18. REPRESENTATIVEPHOTOGRAPHOFPLOWINGANDSOILFURROWS, PLANVIEW....c.cccuucureneressueessenesessssensssssssasssesssssssssasenssess31 FIGURE19. OVERVIEWOF PROJECTAREAOF EASTERN PORTION, FACING SOUTH ...cuecriruicureneressseesssnesesssenessssesssssssnsssssssesssssnssssssssssssssssss 31 FIGURE20. OVERVIEWOFCREEKTHATHASBEENMODIFIEDNEARCACTUSAVE, FACINGSOUTHWEST....cucvcurenerensuecssenesessseessssesessssssnsens31 FIGURE21. OVERVIEWOF PROJECTAREAANDBUILTBERMWITHCREEKTOTHEEAST, FACINGNORTH .....ccocvrnerensurecrreneressseessesesesssssnssnens 31 FIGURE22. REPRESENTATIVEPHOTOGRAPHOFVISIBILITYANDVEGETATIONINNORTHEASTERNPORTIONOFPROJECTAREA,PLANVIEW31 FIGURE23. OVERVIEWOF PROJECTAREAFROM NE CORNER OF WILMONTSTANDCACTUSAVE, FACING WEST ....cceoeueurrrrerererssnseseseseans FIGURE24. OVERVIEWOFPROJECTAREAFROMNE CORNEROFWILMONTSTANDCACTUSAVE, FACINGNORTH...
FIGURE25. OVERVIEWOFPROJECTAREAFROMWILMONTSTANDBRODIAEA, FACINGEAST-NORTHEAST FIGURE26. REPRESENTATIVEPHOTOGRAPHOFVISIBILITY,SOIL,PLOWEDDISTURBANCEIN AREAEASTOFWILMONTAREAANDWESTOF CREEK,PLAN VIEW...ecucucucucucuisesesesesesesesessssssssssssssssssssssssesasasasesessnsnsnsesnsnsasasasasasssasssssssssseses esetesetessesentsestatssssssssassssssnssssnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsasrrnsnsnes 32 FIGURE27. OVERVIEWOF PROJECTAREAFROM NW CORNEROF CACTUSAVEANDWILMONTAVE, FACING NORTH........ceuevvrrnnnneseaeans 32 FIGURE28. OVERVIEWOFMOUND LOOKINGTOWARDSCACTUSAVE NEARTHEMOSTWESTERNCORNER, FACINGSOUTH........ceveveeenenenes 32 FIGURE29. OVERVIEWOFPROJECTAREAFROM MOSTWESTERNBOUNDARY, FACINGNORTH......cceceerererrreeeresesesesesesssessasssssssssssssssssssaeaes32
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TABLE1. PRevious CONDUCTEDCULTURALRESOURCESINVESTIGATIONSWITHIN1-MILE RADIUSOFPROJECTAREA 20 TABLE2. PREVIOUSRECORDEDRESOURCESWITHIN1-MILE RADIUSOFPROJECTAREA 22 TABLE3. ADDITIONALSOURCESCONSULTEDFORTHEPROJECT 25
Appendix A: Qualifications
Appendix B: (CONFIDENTIAL) CHRISResults Maps
Appendix C: NAHC and Native American Correspondence
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Belago Park Project
Phase I Cultural Resources Assessment
City of Moreno Valley, Riverside County California
March 2024
INTRODUCTION
The Belago Park Project (hereafter referred to as Project or Project Area) originally proposed construction in 2021 of residential housing consisting of detached single-family homes on 14 undeveloped parcels within the City of Moreno Valley in Riverside County, California. In 2024, the Project Area was updated to add road improvements to the surrounding Project Area. Material Culture Consulting, Inc. (MCC) was retained by EPD Solutions, Inc. (EPD) to conduct a Phase I cultural resource investigation of the Project Area. These assessments were conducted in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), along with local regulations and guidelines.
According to these regulations and guidelines, if development of a Project has the potential to result in significant impacts to cultural resources, a plan must be developed to mitigate those impacts to a level which is less than significant. This assessment documents the potential for encountering cultural resources during development of this Project and provides recommendations on how to mitigate impacts to those resources. This assessment included a California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS) records search at the Eastern Information Center (EIC), background/literature research, a search of the Sacred Lands File (SLF) by the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), outreach efforts with 22 Native American tribal representatives, background research, and a pedestrian field survey.
PROJECT LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION
The Project is located in the City of Moreno Valley, located within northwestern Riverside County (Figure 1). The updated Project consists of 15 undeveloped parcels and surrounding road improvements, totaling approximately 50-acres (APNs 478-100-012, 478-100-035, 478-100-001,478-120-001, 478-120 -002, 478-120-005, 478-120-006, 478-120-025, 478-110-002, 478-110-007, 478-110-003, 478-110-004, 478-110-005, 478-110-006, and 478-120- 027), located at northeast corner of Cactus Avenue and Redlands Boulevard in the City of Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California (Figures 2 and 3). The Project is bound by residential housing on Brodiaea Ave to the north, on Cactus Ave to the south, and on Wilmot St. to the west. Undeveloped areas are present east of Redlands Blvd. The area currently exists as a vacant area with some mowing and off-roading disturbance. A paved flood control runs southwest to northeast through the Project Area. More specifically, the Project Area is found on the Sunnymead USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle in Section 14 of Township 3 South, Range 3 West, San Bernardino Base Meridian (Figure 2).
PROJECT PERSONNEL
Tria Belcourt, M.A., RPA, President of Material Culture Consulting Inc., served as the Principal Archaeologist for the study. Ms. Belcourt coordinated the records searches and performed editorial review of this report. Belcourt is a Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA) with a M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Florida, a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of California at Los Angeles with over 17 years of experience in California archaeology (See Appendix A). Cultural Resource Project Manager and GIS Specialist Erika McMullin, B.A., provided authorship of the report, conducted the initial pedestrian survey on February 15, 2021, provided GIS support, and created all of the figures for this report. MCC archaeologist Hannah Johnston, M.Sc., conducted the pedestrian survey of the updated Project Area on February 23, 2024, and co-authored the updated report.
Belago Park Project
Phase | Cultural Resources Assessment
City of Moreno Valley, Riverside County California
INTRODUCTION
The Belago Park Project (hereafter referred to as Project or Project Area) originally proposed construction in 2021 of residential housing consisting of detached single-family homes on 14 undeveloped parcels within the City of Moreno Valley in Riverside County, California. In 2024, the Project Area was updated to add road improvements to the surrounding Project Area. Material Culture Consulting, Inc. (MCC) was retained by EPDSolutions, Inc. (EPD)to conduct a Phase | cultural resource investigation of the Project Area. These assessments were conducted in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), along with local regulations and guidelines.
According to these regulations and guidelines, if development of a Project has the potential to result in significant impacts to cultural resources, a plan must be developed to mitigate those impacts to a level which is less than significant. This assessment documents the potential for encountering cultural resources during development of this Project and provides recommendations on how to mitigate impacts to those resources. This assessment included a California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS) records search at the Eastern Information Center (EIC),background/literature research, a search of the Sacred Lands File (SLF) by the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), outreach efforts with 22 Native American tribal representatives, background research, and a pedestrian field survey.
PROJECTLOCATION AND DESCRIPTION
The Project is located in the City of Moreno Valley, located within northwestern Riverside County (Figure 1). The updated Project consists of 15 undeveloped parcels and surrounding road improvements, totaling approximately 50-acres (APNs 478-100-012, 478-100-035, 478-100-001,478-120-001, 478-120 -002, 478-120-005, 478-120-006, 478-120-025, 478-110-002, 478-110-007, 478-110-003, 478-110-004, 478-110-005, 478-110-006, and 478-120- 027), located at northeast corner of Cactus Avenue and Redlands Boulevard in the City of Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California {Figures 2 and 3). The Project is bound by residential housing on Brodiaea Ave to the north, on Cactus Ave to the south, and on Wilmot St. to the west. Undeveloped areas are present east of Redlands Blvd. The area currently exists as a vacant area with some mowing and off-roading disturbance. A paved flood control runs southwest to northeast through the Project Area. More specifically, the Project Area is found on the Sunnymead USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle in Section 14 of Township 3 South, Range 3 West, San Bernardino Base Meridian (Figure 2).
PROJECTPERSONNEL
Tria Belcourt, M.A., RPA, President of Material Culture Consulting Inc., served as the Principal Archaeologist for the study. Ms. Belcourt coordinated the records searches and performed editorial review of this report. Belcourt is a Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA) with a M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Florida, a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of California at Los Angeles with over 17 years of experience in California archaeology (See Appendix A). Cultural Resource Project Manager and GIS Specialist Erika McMullin, B.A., provided authorship of the report, conducted the initial pedestrian survey on February 15, 2021, provided GIS support, and created all of the figures for this report. MCC archaeologist Hannah Johnston, M.Sc., conducted the pedestrian survey of the updated Project Area on February 23, 2024, and co-authored the updated report.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING
The Project Area is located within the City of Moreno Valley in northwestern Riverside County, approximately 0.28- mile northwest of Mount Russell. Bounded by the Box Springs Mountain to the north, the Badlands to the east, and Lake Perris Recreation Area and associated mountains to the south. The Project Area is located within a relatively flat valley floor that is surrounded by hills and mountains. Elevations are approximately 481 meters (m) (1580 ft) above mean sea level (AMSL) throughout the Project Area. The region is located within the Peninsular Ranges, a northwest-southeast oriented complex of blocks separated by similarly trending faults (Norris and Webb 1978). Most geological formations found within this area are comprised the Southern California Batholith, a great mass of basement igneous rocks. Vegetation observed within the Project Area include grasses and weed throughout the whole Project Area. A few non-native eucalyptus trees are present on the eastern border of the Project Area. Tumbleweeds and native shrubs were observed in the western portion. The climate in the region is characterized as Mediterranean, with hot, dry summers and temperate, wet winters.
PRECONTACT CONTEXT
There is no specific model of early human occupation offered within the Moreno Valley region. The earliest sites known in the area are attributed to the San Dieguito culture, which consists of a hunting culture with a flaked stone tool industry (Warren 1967). The material culture related to this time included scrapers, hammer stones, large flaked cores, drills, and choppers, which were used to process food and raw materials. These types of early sites are more likely to be found along ancient lake terraces. Most evidence of this early occupation is located further south-southwest and currently there is no evidence of human occupation within the Moreno Valley region prior to about 2,300 years ago (P&D Consultants 2006).
Around 8,000 years ago, subsistence patterns changed, resulting in a material complex consisting of an abundance of milling stones (for grinding food items) with a decrease in the number of flaked stone tools. The material culture from this time period includes large, bifacially worked dart points and grinding stones, handstones and metates.
Archaeologists initially designated this period as the “Millingstone Horizon” (Wallace 1955). Later, the Millingstone Horizon was redefined as a cultural tradition named the Encinitas Tradition (Warren 1967) with various regional expressions including Topanga and La Jolla. Use of this classification system by archaeologists has varied as some adopted a generalized Encinitas Tradition without regional variations, while others continued to use Millingstone Horizon, and still others used Middle Holocene (the geologic time period) to indicate this observed pattern (Sutton and Gardner 2010:1-2). Recently, this generalized terminology was criticized by Sutton and Gardner (2010) as suppressing the identification of cultural, spatial, and temporal variation, as well as the movement of peoples throughout space and time. It is these factors that are believed to be critical to an understanding of precontact cultural adaptation and change in this portion of southern California (Sutton and Gardner 2010:1-2).
The Encinitas Tradition characteristics include abundant metates and manos, crudely-made core and flake tools, bone tools, shell ornaments, and very few projectile points, indicating a subsistence pattern focused on hunting and gathering a variety of floral resources. Faunal remains vary by location but include marine mammals, fish, and shellfish, as well as terrestrial animals, reptiles, and birds (Sutton and Gardner 2010:7). The Encinitas Tradition has been redefined to have four patterns (Sutton and Gardner 2010: 8-25). These include the Topanga Pattern in coastal Los Angeles and Orange counties, the La Jolla Pattern in coastal San Diego County, and the Sayles or Pauma cultures in inland San Diego County extending into western Riverside County, where the Project is located. At approximately 3,500 years ago, Pauma groups in the general Project vicinity adopted new cultural traits which transformed the archaeological site characteristics - including mortar and pestle technology. This indicated the development of food storage, largely acorns, which could be processed and saved for the leaner, cooler months oft he year.
At approximately 1,500 years before present, bow and arrow technology started to emerge in the archaeological record, which also indicates new settlement patterns and subsistence systems. The local population retained the subsistence methods of the past, but incorporated new materials into their day-to-day existence, as evidenced by the archaeological record. The Palomar Tradition is attributed to this time, and is comprised of larger two patterns:
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The Project Area is located within the City of Moreno Valley in northwestern Riverside County, approximately 0.28- mile northwest of Mount Russell. Bounded by the Box Springs Mountain to the north, the Badlands to the east, and Lake Perris Recreation Area and associated mountains to the south. The Project Area is located within a relatively flat valley floor that is surrounded by hills and mountains. Elevations are approximately 481 meters (m) (1580 ft) above mean sea level (AMSL)throughout the Project Area. The region is located within the Peninsular Ranges, a northwest-southeast oriented complex of blocks separated by similarly trending faults (Norris and Webb 1978). Most geological formations found within this area are comprised the Southern California Batholith, a great mass of basement igneous rocks. Vegetation observed within the Project Area include grasses and weed throughout the whole Project Area. A few non-native eucalyptus trees are present on the eastern border of the Project Area. Tumbleweeds and native shrubs were observed in the western portion. The climate in the region is characterized as Mediterranean, with hot, dry summers and temperate, wet winters.
PRECONTACTCONTEXT
There is no specific model of early human occupation offered within the Moreno Valley region. The earliest sites known in the area are attributed to the San Dieguito culture, which consists of a hunting culture with a flaked stone tool industry (Warren 1967). The material culture related to this time included scrapers, hammer stones, large flaked cores, drills, and choppers, which were used to process food and raw materials. These types of early sites are more likely to be found along ancient lake terraces. Most evidence of this early occupation is located further south-southwest and currently there is no evidence of human occupation within the Moreno Valley region prior to about 2,300 years ago (P&D Consultants 2006).
Around 8,000 years ago, subsistence patterns changed, resulting in a material complex consisting of an abundance of milling stones (for grinding food items) with a decrease in the number of flaked stone tools. The material culture from this time period includes large, bifacially worked dart points and grinding stones, handstones and metates.
Archaeologists initially designated this period as the “Millingstone Horizon” (Wallace 1955). Later, the Millingstone Horizon was redefined as a cultural tradition named the Encinitas Tradition (Warren 1967) with various regional expressions including Topanga and La Jolla. Use of this classification system by archaeologists has varied as some adopted a generalized Encinitas Tradition without regional variations, while others continued to use Millingstone Horizon, and still others used Middle Holocene (the geologic time period) to indicate this observed pattern (Sutton and Gardner 2010:1-2). Recently, this generalized terminology was criticized by Sutton and Gardner (2010) as suppressing the identification of cultural, spatial, and temporal variation, as well as the movement of peoples throughout space and time. It is these factors that are believed to be critical to an understanding of precontact cultural adaptation and change in this portion of southern California (Sutton and Gardner 2010:1-2).
The Encinitas Tradition characteristics include abundant metates and manos, crudely-made core and flake tools, bone tools, shell ornaments, and very few projectile points, indicating a subsistence pattern focused on hunting and gathering a variety of floral resources. Faunal remains vary by location but include marine mammals, fish, and shellfish, as well as terrestrial animals, reptiles, and birds (Sutton and Gardner 2010:7). The Encinitas Tradition has been redefined to have four patterns (Sutton and Gardner 2010: 8-25). These include the Topanga Pattern in coastal Los Angeles and Orange counties, the La Jolla Pattern in coastal San Diego County, and the Sayles or Pauma cultures in inland San Diego County extending into western Riverside County, where the Project is located. At approximately 3,500 years ago, Pauma groups in the general Project vicinity adopted new cultural traits which transformed the archaeological site characteristics - including mortar and pestle technology. This indicated the development of food storage, largely acorns, which could be processed and saved for the leaner, cooler months oft he year.
At approximately 1,500 years before present, bow and arrow technology started to emerge in the archaeological record, which also indicates new settlement patterns and subsistence systems. The local population retained the subsistence methods of the past, but incorporated new materials into their day-to-day existence, as evidenced by the archaeological record. The Palomar Tradition is attributed to this time, and is comprised of larger two patterns: 1016 Belago Park Project
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the Peninsular Pattern in the inland areas of the northern Peninsular Ranges (e.g., San Jacinto and Santa Rosa mountains) and the northern Coachella Valley (Sutton 2010), and the San Luis Rey pattern of the western Riverside region. Archaeological sites from this time period are characterized by soapstone bowls, arrowhead projectile points, pottery vessels, rock paintings, and evidence of cremation sites. The shift in material culture assemblages is largely attributed to the emergence of Shoshonean (Takic-speaking) people who entered California from the east.
Recent investigations at the Eastside Reservoir Project refines the chronology for the past 1500 years into four stages: Saratoga Springs (1500-750 BP), Late Precontact (750-410 BP), Protohistoric (410-180 BP), and Historic (post-180 BP). This research shows a large number of semi-residential sites during the Medieval Climatic Anomaly at the end of the Saratoga Springs period which ended by the Late Precontact period (Applied Earthworks 2001).
The increased use of the area suggests that the area may have had a more favorable environment than in surrounding regions.
ETHNOGRAPHIC CONTEXT
The Project Area has historically been situated between two Native American territories: the Luiseño people and the Cahuilla people (Figure 4). Migration of Shoshone peoples from the Great Basin into the desert and coastal Southern California regions occurred approximately 1000 to 600 years B.P. Both the Cahuilla and Luiseño ethnographic groups derived from this migration.
Cahuilla
The Cahuilla territory was bounded by the San Bernardino Mountains to the north, the Orocopia Mountains to the east, the Santa Ana River/the San Jacinto Plain and the eastern portion of Palomar Mountains to the west, and Borrego Springs and the Chocolate Mountains to the south (Bean 1978). The Project Area falls within the western region of the tribe’s traditional territory, denoted by the San Gorgonio Pass. The Cahuilla existed within the most geographically diverse region, having exploited more than 500 native and non-native plants (Bean and Saubel 1972). The Cahuilla spoke a language that belongs to the Cupan group of the Takic subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan language family, a language family that includes the Shoshonean groups of the Great Basin (Bean and Shipek 1978).
The precontact Cahuilla occupation is characterized by structures within permanent villages that ranged from small brush shelters to dome-shaped or rectangular dwellings. Villages were situated near water sources, in the canyons near springs, or on alluvial fans at man-made walk-in wells (Bean 1972). There appears to be slight difference in subsistence tools between the Desert, Pass, or Mountain Cahuilla groups. The Desert Cahuilla used deep, wooden mortars with a long pestle whereas San Gorgonio Pass Cahuilla utilized shallower mortars with basketry rims (Kroeber 1908: 40, 43). Cahuilla granaries were usually raised on pole platforms two to four feet high, which resembled birds’ nests, and were used to store mesquite (Kroeber 1908: 42).
In comparison with other Southern California tribes, the Cahuilla appear to have had a lower population density and a less rigid social structure. The Cahuilla are patrilineal, with closely related patrilineages that share an assumed common ancestor which is important socially and ceremonially (Hudlow 2007). The office of lineage leader, also known as a nét, directed subsistence activities, settled conflicts, represented the clan regionally and was responsible for correct performances of ceremonies, with the official role of the chief passed from father to eldest son (Bean 1978; Hudlow 2007).
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the Peninsular Pattern in the inland areas of the northern Peninsular Ranges {e.g., San Jacinto and Santa Rosa mountains) and the northern Coachella Valley (Sutton 2010), and the San Luis Rey pattern of the western Riverside region. Archaeological sites from this time period are characterized by soapstone bowls, arrowhead projectile points, pottery vessels, rock paintings, and evidence of cremation sites. The shift in material culture assemblages is largely attributed to the emergence of Shoshonean (Takic-speaking) people who entered California from the east.
Recent investigations at the Eastside Reservoir Project refines the chronology for the past 1500 years into four stages:Saratoga Springs (1500-750 BP), Late Precontact (750-410 BP),Protohistoric (410-180 BP), and Historic (post-180 BP). This research shows a large number of semi-residential sites during the Medieval Climatic Anomaly at the end of the Saratoga Springs period which ended by the Late Precontact period (Applied Earthworks 2001).
The increased use of the area suggests that the area may have had a more favorable environment than in surrounding regions.
ETHNOGRAPHICCONTEXT
The Project Area has historically been situated between two Native American territories: the Luisefio people and the Cahuilla people (Figure 4). Migration of Shoshone peoples from the Great Basin into the desert and coastal Southern California regions occurred approximately 1000 to 600 years B.P. Both the Cahuilla and Luisefio ethnographic groups derived from this migration.
Cahuilla
The Cahuilla territory was bounded by the San Bernardino Mountains to the north, the Orocopia Mountains to the east, the Santa Ana River/the San Jacinto Plain and the eastern portion of Palomar Mountains to the west, and Borrego Springs and the Chocolate Mountains to the south (Bean 1978). The Project Area falls within the western region of the tribe’s traditional territory, denoted by the San Gorgonio Pass. The Cahuilla existed within the most geographically diverse region, having exploited more than 500 native and non-native plants (Bean and Saubel 1972). The Cahuilla spoke a language that belongs to the Cupan group of the Takic subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan language family, a language family that includes the Shoshonean groups of the Great Basin (Bean and Shipek 1978).
The precontact Cahuilla occupation is characterized by structures within permanent villages that ranged from small brush shelters to dome-shaped or rectangular dwellings. Villages were situated near water sources, in the canyons near springs, or on alluvial fans at man-made walk-in wells (Bean 1972). There appears to be slight difference in subsistence tools between the Desert, Pass, or Mountain Cahuilla groups. The Desert Cahuilla used deep, wooden mortars with a long pestle whereas San Gorgonio Pass Cahuilla utilized shallower mortars with basketry rims (Kroeber 1908: 40, 43). Cahuilla granaries were usually raised on pole platforms two to four feet high, which resembled birds’ nests, and were used to store mesquite (Kroeber 1908: 42).
In comparison with other Southern California tribes, the Cahuilla appear to have had a lower population density anda less rigid social structure. The Cahuilla are patrilineal, with closely related patrilineages that share an assumed common ancestor which is important socially and ceremonially (Hudlow 2007). The office of lineage leader, also known as a nét, directed subsistence activities, settled conflicts, represented the clan regionally and was responsible for correct performances of ceremonies, with the official role of the chief passed from father to eldest son (Bean 1978; Hudlow 2007).
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Initial contact with European explorers with the Cahuilla most likely occurred during the expedition of Juan Bautista de Anza in 1777 (Napton and Greathouse 1982). The presence of the San Gabriel Mission in the early 1800s led to more contact via baptisms (Napton and Greathouse 1982). It also led to the Native Americans moving away from traditional habitation sites to separate themselves from the influence of the Mission (Brumgardt 1977).
The Cahuilla traditions may have been relatively stable until mission secularization in 1834, due to the policy of the Catholic Mission fathers, or padres, to maintain imported European traditional style settlement and economic patterns (Bean and Shipek 1978). After 1877, when the United States government established Indian reservations in the region and religious missionaries began conversion of the Native American populations in the region, traditional cultural practices were prohibited. Presently, the Cahuilla reside in nine separate reservations in Southern California, located in Imperial, Riverside and San Diego counties (Bean 1978).
Luiseño
The Spanish name Luiseño was used to identify Native Americans who were associated with the Mission San Luis Rey, with the Luiseño most likely had no known native term for their own nationality (Bean and Shipek 1978).
Extensive research has been accumulated that gives detailed accounts of the Luiseño (DuBois 1908, Sparkman 1908, Kroeber 1976, White 1963, and Bean and Shipek 1978). At the time of these ethnographies, the Luiseño maintained a sophisticated political organization structure, and their lands extended from western San Jacinto to the Pacific Ocean along several major waterways, including Temecula, Santa Margarita, and San Luis Rey Rivers (Bean and Shipek 1978). Neighboring tribes included the Cahuilla to the east, the Serrano to the north, and the Gabrielino to the west. Each of these groups are part of the same Uto-Aztecan linguistic group and are Takicspeakers. The boundaries for territories fluctuate as new information evolves in ethnographic research, so there is a likelihood that there was quite a bit of overlap between groups over time as well.
The Luiseño organized themselves according to family groups or lineages, rather than forming exogamous moieties. Each lineage occupied land that they held in common, and they lived socially and politically separately from others (Bean and Shipek 1978). They typically resided in villages near reliable water sources and maintained special purpose camps close to the main villages. In the springtime, families would replenish food supplies by gathering local fruit, seeds, bulbs and roots. In the fall, families would move into the upland areas to gather acorns, prickly pear, toyon berries, and yucca. The Luiseño territory contained several species of oak that produced edible acorns. Acorns were stored and processed as needed by breaking the shell, grinding the meat into a powder, and leaching the tannic acid from the nut by using water. A porridge was made from the leached nuts and cooked with water using hot stones in baskets. The Luiseño used a wide variety of tools, including manos and metates, bone and shell fish hooks, stone and shell ornaments, bone awls, wooden throwing sticks, hammer stones, handstones, pestles, mortars, and drills, which are evident in late Precontact archaeological sites. Presently, there are six federally recognized Luiseño tribes with associated reservations within Southern California.
Figure 4. Traditional Tribal Areas in Riverside County and Project Area in red (County of Riverside 2015) Belago Park Project
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Initial contact with European explorers with the Cahuilla most likely occurred during the expedition of Juan Bautista de Anza in 1777 (Napton and Greathouse 1982). The presence of the San Gabriel Mission in the early 1800s led to more contact via baptisms (Napton and Greathouse 1982). It also led to the Native Americans moving away from traditional habitation sites to separate themselves from the influence of the Mission (Brumgardt 1977).
The Cahuilla traditions may have been relatively stable until mission secularization in 1834, due to the policy of the Catholic Mission fathers, or padres, to maintain imported European traditional style settlement and economic patterns (Bean and Shipek 1978). After 1877, when the United States government established Indian reservations in the region and religious missionaries began conversion of the Native American populations in the region, traditional cultural practices were prohibited. Presently, the Cahuilla reside in nine separate reservations in Southern California, located in Imperial, Riverside and San Diego counties (Bean 1978).
Luisefio
The Spanish name Luisefo was used to identify Native Americans who were associated with the Mission San Luis Rey, with the Luisefio most likely had no known native term for their own nationality (Bean and Shipek 1978).
Extensive research has been accumulated that gives detailed accounts of the Luiseno (DuBois 1908, Sparkman 1908, Kroeber 1976, White 1963, and Bean and Shipek 1978). At the time of these ethnographies, the Luisero maintained a sophisticated political organization structure, and their lands extended from western San Jacinto to the Pacific Ocean along several major waterways, including Temecula, Santa Margarita, and San Luis Rey Rivers (Bean and Shipek 1978). Neighboring tribes included the Cahuilla to the east, the Serrano to the north, and the Gabrielino to the west. Each of these groups are part of the same Uto-Aztecan linguistic group and are Takicspeakers. The boundaries for territories fluctuate as new information evolves in ethnographic research, so there is a likelihood that there was quite a bit of overlap between groups over time as well.
The Luiseno organized themselves according to family groups or lineages, rather than forming exogamous moieties. Each lineage occupied land that they held in common, and they lived socially and politically separately from others (Bean and Shipek 1978). They typically resided in villages near reliable water sources and maintained special purpose camps close to the main villages. In the springtime, families would replenish food supplies by gathering local fruit, seeds, bulbs and roots. In the fall, families would move into the upland areas to gather acorns, prickly pear, toyon berries, and yucca. The Luisefio territory contained several species of oak that produced edible acorns. Acorns were stored and processed as needed by breaking the shell, grinding the meat into a powder, and leaching the tannic acid from the nut by using water. A porridge was made from the leached nuts and cooked with water using hot stones in baskets. The Luisefio used a wide variety of tools, including manos and metates, bone and shell fish hooks, stone and shell ornaments, bone awls, wooden throwing sticks, hammer stones, handstones, pestles, mortars, and drills, which are evident in late Precontact archaeological sites. Presently, there are six federally recognized Luisefio tribes with associated reservations within Southern California.
Figure 4. Traditional Tribal Areas in Riverside County and Project Area in red (County of Riverside 2015) 1018
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HISTORIC CONTEXT
In 1769, Spanish settlers began to enter and colonize Alta California. Once the first European exploration of California occurred, the region underwent immense change. As early as 1827, Anglo-Americans were migrating into Southern California. In the decades to come, California would be taken by the United States with the close of the Mexican-American War and subsequent events such as the Civil War and California Gold Rush would continue to shape the history of California.
Spanish Period (1769 to 1821) to Mexican Period (1821 to 1848) The Spanish period began in 1769 with Captain Gaspar de Portolá’s land expedition and ended in 1821 with Mexican Independence. During the Spanish Period, the influence of San Luis Rey Mission (1798) was apparent throughout the surrounding regions, with much of the area used for cattle grazing. At its peak, the Mission controlled multiple ranches and claimed control over what is now western Riverside County and northern San Diego County. However, after control of the area shifted to Mexico, secularization began throughout the area and the missions and their associated ranches began to decline. The Mexican government proceeded to push settlements of Mexican populations from the south by deeding large grants to individuals who promised to employ settlers. Small villages were established on some ranchos, while small towns appeared in areas between ranchos. However, the area that is now known as Moreno Valley remained largely uninhabited.
American Period (1848 to present)
The Gold Rush of 1849 would see tremendous influx of Americans and Europeans flooding into Southern California. The passing of the Homestead Act of 1862 increased the influx of settlers within the region. Eventually, Riverside County was settled by homesteaders and farmers, and quickly became a diversified agricultural area with citrus, grain, grapes, poultry, and swine being the leading commodities. This influx of settlers led to population pressures and increased conflicts with the local indigenous groups. The passage of the Act for the Governance and Protection of Indians in 1850 further degraded the position of the Luiseño and Cahuilla. By 1877, The Cahuilla were moved to reservations in a checkerboard pattern throughout the Palm Springs and Coachella Valleys in Riverside County (Napton and Greathouse 1982) which broke up reservation land into discontinuous patchwork pieces, restricting access by the tribe to sacred lands and traditional gathering places. The Moreno Valley area remained unclaimed public land until 1870, when a large tract of over 13,400 acres were purchased from the U.S. government in a single transaction (Tang and Hogan 2013).
Historical Context of the Project Region
Development of the City or Moreno Valley began during the late 19th century. In 1883, Frank E. Brown ventured from Redlands into the Moreno Valley region and secured a large acreage that were platted into ten-acre tracts (Ellis 1912). This attracted settlers and farmers into the region and the Town of Moreno was established in Brown’s honor in 1890 (Ellis 1912; P&D Consultants 2006). However, due to water conflicts and litigations that ultimate went in favor of the City of Redlands, a period of drought forced the failure of most farmers in the area and lead to an exodus from the Town of Moreno to other closer locations like Riverside, dubbing the area and town “The Valley/Town on Wheels” (Ellis 1912; Ghori 2014; City of Moreno Valley 2018).
In 1918, the construction of a military training airfield in the area brought in new community growth. Located 5.19 miles southwest of the Project Area, it was originally called the Alessandro Aviation Field, with its official name changed to March Air Field in honor of an Army pilot who had died during a training crash (Ghori 2014). First encompassing 640 acres of land, March Air Field grew to encompass more than 7,000 acres, with the base supporting 85,000 troops at its height of activity (City of Moreno Valley 2018). In 1996, March was realigned as an Air Reserves Base and is still currently active.
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HISTORICCONTEXT
In 1769, Spanish settlers began to enter and colonize Alta California. Once the first European exploration of California occurred, the region underwent immense change. As early as 1827, Anglo-Americans were migrating into Southern California. In the decades to come, California would be taken by the United States with the close of the Mexican-American War and subsequent events such as the Civil War and California Gold Rush would continue to shape the history of California.
SpanishPeriod(1769 to 1821) to Mexican Period(1821 to 1848) The Spanish period began in 1769 with Captain Gaspar de Portold’s land expedition and ended in 1821with Mexican Independence. During the Spanish Period, the influence of San Luis Rey Mission (1798) was apparent throughout the surrounding regions, with much of the area used for cattle grazing. At its peak, the Mission controlled multiple ranches and claimed control over what is now western Riverside County and northern San Diego County. However, after control of the area shifted to Mexico, secularization began throughout the area and the missions and their associated ranches began to decline. The Mexican government proceeded to push settlements of Mexican populations from the south by deeding large grants to individuals who promised to employ settlers. Small villages were established on some ranchos, while small towns appeared in areas between ranchos. However, the area that is now known as Moreno Valley remained largely uninhabited.
American Period(1848 to present)
The Gold Rush of 1849 would see tremendous influx of Americans and Europeans flooding into Southern California. The passing of the Homestead Act of 1862 increased the influx of settlers within the region. Eventually, Riverside County was settled by homesteaders and farmers, and quickly became a diversified agricultural area with citrus, grain, grapes, poultry, and swine being the leading commodities. This influx of settlers led to population pressures and increased conflicts with the local indigenous groups. The passage of the Act for the Governance and Protection of Indians in 1850 further degraded the position of the Luisefio and Cahuilla. By 1877, The Cahuilla were moved to reservations in a checkerboard pattern throughout the Palm Springs and Coachella Valleys in Riverside County (Napton and Greathouse 1982) which broke up reservation land into discontinuous patchwork pieces, restricting access by the tribe to sacred lands and traditional gathering places. The Moreno Valley area remained unclaimed public land until 1870, when a large tract of over 13,400 acres were purchased from the U.S. government in a single transaction (Tang and Hogan 2013).
Historical Context of the Project Region
Development of the City or Moreno Valley began during the late 19" century. In 1883, Frank E. Brown ventured from Redlands into the Moreno Valley region and secured a large acreage that were platted into ten-acre tracts (Ellis 1912). This attracted settlers and farmers into the region and the Town of Moreno was established in Brown's honor in 1890 (Ellis 1912; P&D Consultants 2006). However, due to water conflicts and litigations that ultimate went in favor of the City of Redlands, a period of drought forced the failure of most farmers in the area and lead to an exodus from the Town of Moreno to other closer locations like Riverside, dubbing the area and town “The Valley/Town on Wheels” (Ellis1912; Ghori 2014; City of Moreno Valley 2018).
In 1918, the construction of a military training airfield in the area brought in new community growth. Located 5.19 miles southwest of the Project Area, it was originally called the Alessandro Aviation Field, with its official name changed to March Air Field in honor of an Army pilot who had died during a training crash (Ghori 2014). First encompassing 640 acres of land, March Air Field grew to encompass more than 7,000 acres, with the base supporting 85,000 troops at its height of activity (City of Moreno Valley 2018). In 1996, March was realigned as an Air Reserves Base and is still currently active. 1019
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From the late 1950s to the late 1980s, the Riverside International Raceway operated within Moreno Valley.
Established by Rudy Cleye, it was considered a dangerous track and circuit changes occurred in 1969 (Racing Circuits 2018). It hosted many prominent races, including NASCAR championships (Ghori 2014). By 1989, the land the track was on was sold to create housing and a shopping mall, located 7.13 miles west-northwest of the Project Area (Racing Circuits 2018). By 1984, the communities of Edgemont, Sunnymead, and Moreno voted to incorporate after prior failed efforts, and the City of Moreno Valley was established (City of Moreno 2018).
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From the late 1950s to the late 1980s, the Riverside International Raceway operated within Moreno Valley.
Established by Rudy Cleye, it was considered a dangerous track and circuit changes occurred in 1969 (Racing Circuits 2018). It hosted many prominent races, including NASCAR championships (Ghori 2014). By 1989, the land the track was on was sold to create housing and a shopping mall, located 7.13 miles west-northwest of the Project Area (Racing Circuits 2018). By 1984, the communities of Edgemont, Sunnymead, and Moreno voted to incorporate after prior failed efforts, and the City of Moreno Valley was established {City of Moreno 2018). 1020
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RESEARCH DESIGN
The objectives of an archaeological assessment are to locate, interpret, and evaluate the indications of past human activities within the study area. The indicators of such activities are represented by cultural resources and can consist of many different types of materials – stone tools, historic neighborhoods, historic-era can scatters, village sites, food waste, tool manufacturing waste, trails, stone alignments, petroglyphs, hearths, or human skeletal remains. All of these types of resources are known to exist within the general Project region. The scope of this study is to identify and evaluate the significance of observable cultural resources, should they exist within the Project area.
LEGAL COMPLIANCE BASIS
This Project is subject to both state and local regulations, including CEQA and the City of Moreno Valley General Plan. CEQA declares that it is state policy to "take all action necessary to provide the people of this state with... historic environmental qualities." It further states that public or private Projects financed or approved by the state are subject to environmental review by the state. All such Projects, unless entitled to an exemption, may proceed only after this requirement has been satisfied. CEQA requires detailed studies that analyze the environmental effects of a proposed Project. In the event that a Project is determined to have a potential significant environmental effect, the act requires that alternative plans and mitigation measures be considered. CEQA includes historic and archaeological resources as integral features of the environment. The level of consideration may vary with the importance of the resource.
The Moreno Valley General Plan’s Objective 7.6 is to “identify and preserve Moreno Valley’s unique historical and archaeological resources for future generations” (City of Moreno Valley 2006). Five policies aim to promote this objective, including Policy 7.6.2, “implement appropriate mitigation measures to conserve cultural resources that are uncovered during excavation and construction activities” (City of Moreno Valley 2006).
RESEARCH THEMES WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA
Riverside County has a rich precontact and historic cultural heritage. However, based on previous research, minimal cultural resources are known to exist within the Project Area and nearby region. Of the known resources, precontact sites appear to occur along intermittent drainages, and are often associated with boulder outcrops.
Food processing sites, consisting of bedrock grinding and milling features, and ground stone implement fragments are found within the region. The closest known sites of this type are located along the foothills and canyons to the south, indicating that some areas may have been used more frequently or for longer periods. Petroglyph sites are known to exist in the general region but have not been encountered in the vicinity of the Project area.
Future archaeological research within the general Project area has the potential to address research questions regarding settlement patterns, site structure, subsistence strategies, trade and distribution networks and tool technologies. Questions for the Project have been selected to contribute to the context and understanding of the prehistory and history of California. Based on the literature review, research questions fall into several precontact and historic domains. The precontact research domains are Chronology and Cultural Affiliation, Subsistence and Site Function, and Toolstone Procurement and Use. Historic research domains focus primarily on the topics of Community Development. Defining research questions also helps focus the documentation of resources during survey so that artifacts, features and other remains that can contribute to an understanding of regional history and prehistory are carefully noted.
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RESEARCH DESIGN
The objectives of an archaeological assessment are to locate, interpret, and evaluate the indications of past human activities within the study area. The indicators of such activities are represented by cultural resources and can consist of many different types of materials —stone tools, historic neighborhoods, historic-era can scatters, village sites, food waste, tool manufacturing waste, trails, stone alignments, petroglyphs, hearths, or human skeletal remains. All of these types of resources are known to exist within the general Project region. The scope of this study is to identify and evaluate the significance of observable cultural resources, should they exist within the Project area.
LEGALCOMPLIANCEBASIS
This Project is subject to both state and local regulations, including CEQA and the City of Moreno Valley General Plan. CEQA declares that it is state policy to "take all action necessary to provide the people of this state with... historic environmental qualities." It further states that public or private Projects financed or approved by the state are subject to environmental review by the state. All such Projects, unless entitled to an exemption, may proceed only after this requirement has been satisfied. CEQA requires detailed studies that analyze the environmental effects of a proposed Project. In the event that a Project is determined to have a potential significant environmental effect, the act requires that alternative plans and mitigation measures be considered. CEQA includes historic and archaeological resources as integral features of the environment. The level of consideration may vary with the importance of the resource.
The Moreno Valley General Plan’s Objective 7.6 is to “identify and preserve Moreno Valley's unique historical and archaeological resources for future generations” (City of Moreno Valley 2006). Five policies aim to promote this objective, including Policy 7.6.2, “implement appropriate mitigation measures to conserve cultural resources that are uncovered during excavation and construction activities” (City of Moreno Valley 2006).
RESEARCHTHEMESWITHIN THEPROJECTAREA
Riverside County has a rich precontact and historic cultural heritage. However, based on previous research, minimal cultural resources are known to exist within the Project Area and nearby region. Of the known resources, precontact sites appear to occur along intermittent drainages, and are often associated with boulder outcrops.
Food processing sites, consisting of bedrock grinding and milling features, and ground stone implement fragments are found within the region. The closest known sites of this type are located along the foothills and canyons to the south, indicating that some areas may have been used more frequently or for longer periods. Petroglyph sites are known to exist in the general region but have not been encountered in the vicinity of the Project area.
Future archaeological research within the general Project area has the potential to address research questions regarding settlement patterns, site structure, subsistence strategies, trade and distribution networks and tool technologies. Questions for the Project have been selected to contribute to the context and understanding of the prehistory and history of California. Based on the literature review, research questions fall into several precontact and historic domains. The precontact research domains are Chronology and Cultural Affiliation, Subsistence and Site Function, and Toolstone Procurement and Use. Historic research domains focus primarily on the topics of Community Development. Defining research questions also helps focus the documentation of resources during survey so that artifacts, features and other remains that can contribute to an understanding of regional history and prehistory are carefully noted.
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CHRONOLOGY AND CULTURAL AFFILIATION
At precontact sites throughout Western Riverside County, chronometric data generally derive from time-sensitive artifacts (e.g., projectile points, beads, and ceramics), physically dateable artifacts (e.g., obsidian), and organic remains (dateable through chronometric assay). Time-sensitive and dateable artifacts can occur in surface and subsurface contexts, the former sometimes being less reliable than the latter in terms of dating archaeological components. Dateable organic remains (e.g., bone, shell, fiber, loose charcoal) can be acquired from midden deposits or, in the best examples, from buried features like hearths. In any case, sites that have dateable items or remains can be placed at least tentatively within an existing temporal framework, be it local or regional, and used to compare and contrast temporal adaptive patterns in human behavior. For the most part, sites that can be dated have greater overall data potential than undated sites because they can be placed in time and can help refine our understanding of long-and short-term changes in precontact human adaptation.
Given the importance of chronological data to all archaeological interpretation, it will be critical to document the presence of any time-sensitive artifacts within the Project area. Sites that can contribute valuable chronological data may be recommended eligible for listing on the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR) under Criterion (4), research potential.
SUBSISTENCE-SETTLEMENT PATTERNS
Subsistence is one of the most basic of human needs having a direct effect on human behavior. Precontact subsistence procurement activities consist of any number of variables including site location in relation to land form, water supply, and raw materials; site size; site function; and duration of occupation. Material culture, such as lithic and ground stone tools, ceramics, and faunal and botanical remains, provide data representative of subsistence-related activities and strategies.
The Project Area is within a larger settlement area used by the Cahuilla, Luiseño and several other overlapping cultures, which are known in the area near Moreno Valley. Information on the nature and intensity of precontact use of the Project area, including the types of sites present, their density, and environmental context, will contribute to a more complete picture of settlement and subsistence patterns in this part of California. Combined with chronological information (above), this information can also assist in determining adaptive changes over time. Sites that can offer valuable data concerning precontact subsistence-settlement patterns may be recommended eligible for listing on CRHR under Criterion (4), research potential
TOOL-STONE PROCUREMENT AND USE
Basic patterns in lithic materials use can be useful for reconstructing the approximate geographic extent of past settlement and trade systems. Sites that can offer valuable information concerning patterns of precontact toolstone procurement and use may be recommended eligible for listing on CRHR under Criterion (4), research potential, particularly if they are accompanied by chronological data that can be used to place stone-working behaviors in time.
HISTORIC RESEARCH DOMAINS
Historic archaeological sites can offer important data concerning any number of historic themes and may be recommended eligible for listing on CRHR under Criterion (4), research potential. They might also be eligible under Criterion (1) if they can be linked to certain historical events that were important in California’s past, Criterion (2) if they are found associated with persons important in history, or under Criterion (3) if they contain structural features that are distinctive of a particular historic period or demonstrate an exceptional aesthetic quality. For the purposes of this Project, we plan to focus historic period research on the theme of community development and Belago Park Project
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CHRONOLOGYAND CULTURALAFFILIATION
At precontact sites throughout Western Riverside County, chronometric data generally derive from time-sensitive artifacts (e.g., projectile points, beads, and ceramics), physically dateable artifacts (e.g., obsidian), and organic remains (dateable through chronometric assay). Time-sensitive and dateable artifacts can occur in surface and subsurface contexts, the former sometimes being less reliable than the latter in terms of dating archaeological components. Dateable organic remains (e.g., bone, shell, fiber, loose charcoal) can be acquired from midden deposits or, in the best examples, from buried features like hearths. In any case, sites that have dateable items or remains can be placed at least tentatively within an existing temporal framework, be it local or regional, and used to compare and contrast temporal adaptive patterns in human behavior. For the most part, sites that can be dated have greater overall data potential than undated sites because they can be placed in time and can help refine our understanding of long-and short-term changes in precontact human adaptation.
Given the importance of chronological data to all archaeological interpretation, it will be critical to document the presence of any time-sensitive artifacts within the Project area. Sites that can contribute valuable chronological data may be recommended eligible for listing on the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR) under Criterion (4), research potential.
SUBSISTENCE-SETTLEMENTPATTERNS
Subsistence is one of the most basic of human needs having a direct effect on human behavior. Precontact subsistence procurement activities consist of any number of variables including site location in relation to land form, water supply, and raw materials; site size; site function; and duration of occupation. Material culture, such as lithic and ground stone tools, ceramics, and faunal and botanical remains, provide data representative of subsistence-related activities and strategies.
The Project Area is within a larger settlement area used by the Cahuilla, Luiseno and several other overlapping cultures, which are known in the area near Moreno Valley. Information on the nature and intensity of precontact use of the Project area, including the types of sites present, their density, and environmental context, will contribute to a more complete picture of settlement and subsistence patterns in this part of California. Combined with chronological information (above), this information can also assist in determining adaptive changes over time. Sites that can offer valuable data concerning precontact subsistence-settlement patterns may be recommended eligible for listing on CRHR under Criterion (4), research potential
TOOL-STONEPROCUREMENTAND USE
Basic patterns in lithic materials use can be useful for reconstructing the approximate geographic extent of past settlement and trade systems. Sites that can offer valuable information concerning patterns of precontact toolstone procurement and use may be recommended eligible for listing on CRHR under Criterion (4), research potential, particularly if they are accompanied by chronological data that can be used to place stone-working behaviors in time.
HISTORICRESEARCHDOMAINS
Historic archaeological sites can offer important data concerning any number of historic themes and may be recommended eligible for listing on CRHR under Criterion (4), research potential. They might also be eligible under Criterion (1) if they can be linked to certain historical events that were important in California’s past, Criterion (2) if they are found associated with persons important in history, or under Criterion (3) if they contain structural features that are distinctive of a particular historic period or demonstrate an exceptional aesthetic quality. For the purposes of this Project, we plan to focus historic period research on the theme of community development and 1022
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built environments. The historic research domains will specifically address the historic-era built environment within the City of Moreno Valley, as it is felt that this topic is important to our understanding of the history in Western Riverside County.
SIGNIFICANCE EVALUATIONS
The criteria for listing resources on the CRHR were expressly developed to be in accordance with previously established criteria developed for listing on the NRHP, and require similar protection to what National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 mandates for historic properties. According to Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 5024.1(c) (1-4), a resource is considered historically significant if it meets at least one of the following criteria:
1. Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local or regional history or the cultural heritage of California or the United States;
2. Associated with the lives of persons important to local, California or national history;
3. Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region or method of construction or represents the work of a master or possesses high artistic values; or
4. Has yielded, or has the potential to yield, information important to the prehistory or history of the local area, California or the nation.
In addition to having significance, resources must have integrity for the period of significance. The period of significance is the date or span of time within which significant events transpired, or significant individuals made their important contributions. Integrity is the authenticity of a historical resource’s physical identity as evidenced by the survival of characteristics or historic fabric that existed during the resource’s period of significance.
Alterations to a resource or changes in its use over time may have historical, cultural, or architectural significance.
Simply, resources must retain enough of their historic character or appearance to be recognizable as historical resources and to convey the reasons for their significance. A resource that has lost its historic character or appearance may still have sufficient integrity for the California Register, if, under Criterion 4, it maintains the potential to yield significant scientific or historical information or specific data. Note that California Historical Landmarks with numbers 770 or higher are automatically included in the CRHR.
Sites with the potential to yield artifacts and other data that can address research questions may be evaluated as eligible for CRHR listing per Criterion (4). Some precontact sites may be evaluated as CRHR-eligible under Criterion (1) if they relate to culturally significant events or (mythological) persons (Criterion 2), or represent high artistic forms (e.g., rock art), per Criterion (3).
Under CEQA, if an archaeological site is not a significant “historical resource” but meets the definition of a “unique archaeological resource” as defined in PRC Section 21083.2, then it should be treated in accordance with the provisions of that section. A unique archaeological resource is defined in PRC Section 21083.2(g) as follows: An archaeological artifact, object, or site about which it can be clearly demonstrated that, without merely adding to the current body of knowledge, there is a high probability that it meets any of the following criteria:
1. Contains information needed to answer important scientific research questions and that there is a demonstrable public interest in that information.
2. Has a special and particular quality such as being the oldest of its type or the best available example of its type.
3. Is directly associated with a scientifically recognized important precontact or historic event or person.
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built environments. The historic research domains will specifically address the historic-era built environment within the City of Moreno Valley, as it is felt that this topic is important to our understanding of the history in Western Riverside County.
SIGNIFICANCEEVALUATIONS
The criteria for listing resources on the CRHR were expressly developed to be in accordance with previously established criteria developed for listing on the NRHP, and require similar protection to what National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 mandates for historic properties. According to Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 5024.1(c) (1-4), a resource is considered historically significant if it meets at least one of the following criteria:
1. Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local or regional history or the cultural heritage of California or the United States;
2. Associated with the lives of persons important to local, California or national history;
3. Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region or method of construction or represents the work of a master or possesses high artistic values; or
4. Has yielded, or has the potential to yield, information important to the prehistory or history of the local area, California or the nation.
In addition to having significance, resources must have integrity for the period of significance. The period of significance is the date or span of time within which significant events transpired, or significant individuals made their important contributions. Integrity is the authenticity of a historical resource’s physical identity as evidenced by the survival of characteristics or historic fabric that existed during the resource’s period of significance.
Alterations to a resource or changes in its use over time may have historical, cultural, or architectural significance.
Simply, resources must retain enough of their historic character or appearance to be recognizable as historical resources and to convey the reasons for their significance. A resource that has lost its historic character or appearance may still have sufficient integrity for the California Register, if, under Criterion 4, it maintains the potential to yield significant scientific or historical information or specific data. Note that California Historical Landmarks with numbers 770 or higher are automatically included in the CRHR.
Sites with the potential to yield artifacts and other data that can address research questions may be evaluated as eligible for CRHR listing per Criterion (4). Some precontact sites may be evaluated as CRHR-eligible under Criterion (1) if they relate to culturally significant events or (mythological) persons (Criterion 2), or represent high artistic forms (e.g., rock art), per Criterion (3).
Under CEQA, if an archaeological site is not a significant “historical resource” but meets the definition of a “unique archaeological resource” as defined in PRCSection 21083.2, then it should be treated in accordance with the provisions of that section. A unique archaeological resource is defined in PRC Section 21083.2(g) as follows: An archaeological artifact, object, or site about which it can be clearly demonstrated that, without merely adding to the current body of knowledge, there is a high probability that it meets any of the following criteria:
1. Contains information needed to answer important scientific research questions and that there is a demonstrable public interest in that information.
2. Has a special and particular quality such as being the oldest of its type or the best available example of its type.
3. Is directly associated with a scientifically recognized important precontact or historic event or person.
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significant. Under CEQA, “A non-unique archaeological resource need be given no further consideration, other than the simple recording of its existence by the lead agency if it so elects” [PRC Section 21083.2(h)].
Impacts to historical resources that alter the characteristics that qualify the historical resource for listing on the CRHR are considered to be a significant effect (under CEQA). The impacts to a historical resource are considered significant, if the Project activities physically destroy or damage all or part of a resource, change the character of the use of the resource or physical feature within the setting of the resource which contribute to its significance, or introduce visual, atmospheric, or audible elements that diminish the integrity of significant features of the resource. If it can be demonstrated that a Project will cause damage to a unique archaeological resource, the lead agency may require reasonable efforts to be made to permit any or all of these resources to be preserved in place or left in an undisturbed state. To the extent that they cannot be left undisturbed, mitigation measures are required (Section 21083.2 (a), (b), and (c)).
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significant. Under CEQA, “A non-unique archaeological resource need be given no further consideration, other than the simple recording of its existence by the lead agency if it so elects” [PRCSection 21083.2(h)].
Impacts to historical resources that alter the characteristics that qualify the historical resource for listing on the CRHR are considered to be a significant effect (under CEQA). The impacts to a historical resource are considered significant, if the Project activities physically destroy or damage all or part of a resource, change the character of the use of the resource or physical feature within the setting of the resource which contribute to its significance, or introduce visual, atmospheric, or audible elements that diminish the integrity of significant features of the resource. If it can be demonstrated that a Project will cause damage to a unique archaeological resource, the lead agency may require reasonable efforts to be made to permit any or all of these resources to be preserved in place or left in an undisturbed state. To the extent that they cannot be left undisturbed, mitigation measures are required (Section 21083.2 (a), (b), and (c}).
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METHODS
CALIFORNIA HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY SYSTEM AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND RESEARCH On March 18, 2021 and April 29, 2021 staff from the Eastern Information Center (EIC), located on the campus of University of California, Riverside, conducted a record search of the CHRIS The search was conducted by EIC staff and identified any previously recorded cultural resources and investigations within a 1-mile radius of the Project Area. The CHRIS search also included a review of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR), the California Points of Historical Interest list, the California Historical Landmarks list, the Archaeological Determinations of Eligibility list, and the California State Inventory of Historic Resources. MCC also reviewed the California State Historic Resources Inventory (HRI) and Built Environment Resources Directory (BERD) for Riverside County to determine any local resources that have been previously evaluated for historic significance. In addition, archival maps were inspected for indications of historical structures in the area.
NATIVE AMERICAN OUTREACH AND BACKGROUND RESEARCH
MCC requested a search of the SLF from the NAHC on December 17, 2020. The NAHC responded on January 6, 2021, stating that there are no known sacred lands within a 1-mile radius of the Project Area. The NAHC requested that 22 Native American tribes or individuals be contacted for further information regarding the Project Area and vicinity. MCC subsequently sent letters on January 7, 2021, to the 22 Native American contacts, requesting any information related to cultural resources or heritage sites within or adjacent to the Project Area. Additional attempts at contact by emails were made on February 3 and February 17, 2021. With the Project expansion in 2024, MCC sent letters regarding this update on January 30, 2024 to all 22 contacts, requesting any new information since the last outreach attempts in 2021. Additional attempts by email or phone call were made on February 20 and March 1, 2024.
CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY METHODS
The survey stage is important in a Project’s environmental assessment phase to verify the exact location of each identified cultural or paleontological resource, the condition or integrity of the resource, and the proximity of the resource to areas of cultural resources sensitivity. MCC Archaeologist Erika McMullin conducted the initial survey of the proposed Project Area on February 15, 2021. MCC Archaeologist Hannah Johnston conducted the latest survey of the expanded portions of the Project Area on February 23, 2024. Both surveys consisted of walking in parallel transects spaced at approximately 5-meter intervals over the added areas of the Project, while closely inspecting the ground surface. All undeveloped ground surface areas within the ground disturbance portion of the Project Area were examined for artifacts (e.g., flaked stone tools, tool-making debris, stone milling tools or fireaffected rock), soil discoloration that might indicate the presence of a cultural midden, soil depressions and features indicative of the former presence of structures or buildings (e.g., postholes, foundations), or historic-era debris (e.g., metal, glass, ceramics). Existing ground disturbances (e.g. cutbanks, ditches, animal burrows, etc.) were visually inspected. Representative photographs were taken of the entire Project Area (see Results below).
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METHODS
CALIFORNIA HISTORICRESOURCESINVENTORYSYSTEM AND CULTURALBACKGROUNDRESEARCH On March 18, 2021and April 29, 2021 staff from the Eastern Information Center (EIC), located on the campus of University of California, Riverside, conducted a record search of the CHRISThe search was conducted by EIC staff and identified any previously recorded cultural resources and investigations within a 1-mile radius of the Project Area. The CHRIS search also included a review of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR), the California Points of Historical Interest list, the California Historical Landmarks list, the Archaeological Determinations of Eligibility list, and the California State Inventory of Historic Resources. MCC also reviewed the California State Historic Resources Inventory (HRI) and Built Environment Resources Directory (BERD) for Riverside County to determine any local resources that have been previously evaluated for historic significance. In addition, archival maps were inspected for indications of historical structures in the area.
NATIVEAMERICANOUTREACH AND BACKGROUNDRESEARCH
MCC requested a search of the SLF from the NAHC on December 17, 2020. The NAHC responded on January 6, 2021, stating that there are no known sacred lands within a 1-mile radius of the Project Area. The NAHC requested that 22 Native American tribes or individuals be contacted for further information regarding the Project Area and vicinity. MCC subsequently sent letters on January 7, 2021, to the 22 Native American contacts, requesting any information related to cultural resources or heritage sites within or adjacent to the Project Area. Additional attempts at contact by emails were made on February 3 and February 17, 2021. With the Project expansion in 2024, MCC sent letters regarding this update on January 30, 2024 to all 22 contacts, requesting any new information since the last outreach attempts in 2021. Additional attempts by email or phone call were made on February 20 and March 1, 2024.
CULTURALRESOURCESSURVEYMETHODS
The survey stage is important in a Project’s environmental assessment phase to verify the exact location of each identified cultural or paleontological resource, the condition or integrity of the resource, and the proximity of the resource to areas of cultural resources sensitivity. MCC Archaeologist Erika McMullin conducted the initial survey of the proposed Project Area on February 15, 2021. MCC Archaeologist Hannah Johnston conducted the latest survey of the expanded portions of the Project Area on February 23, 2024. Both surveys consisted of walking in parallel transects spaced at approximately 5-meter intervals over the added areas of the Project, while closely inspecting the ground surface. All undeveloped ground surface areas within the ground disturbance portion of the Project Area were examined for artifacts (e.g., flaked stone tools, tool-making debris, stone milling tools or fireaffected rock), soil discoloration that might indicate the presence of a cultural midden, soil depressions and features indicative of the former presence of structures or buildings (e.g., postholes, foundations), or historic-era debris (e.g., metal, glass, ceramics). Existing ground disturbances (e.g. cutbanks, ditches, animal burrows, etc.) were visually inspected. Representative photographs were taken of the entire Project Area (see Results below). 1025
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RESULTS
CALIFORNIA HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY SYSTEM AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND RESEARCH The CHRIS records search identified a total of 29 cultural resource investigations that have been previously conducted within a 1-mile radius buffer around the Project Area (see Table 1). A total of three of these investigations are located adjacent to the Project Area and a total of three investigations have intersected portions of the Project Area. The 29 studies conducted within the search area buffer date between 1975 and 2018 and include five tract projects, five archaeological assessments, four telecommunication projects, three rock art studies, two archaeological site assessments, two water projects, two cultural resource inventory reports, two archaeological survey reports, one Southern California Edison project, one linear project, one addendum report, and one archaeological survey report.
Table 1. Previous Conducted Cultural Resources Investigations within 1-mile Radius of Project Area CHRIS
Report
Number
Authors Year Title of Study Affiliation Distance from
Project Area
RI-00182 Weaver,
Richard A.
1975 Environmental Impact Evaluation:
Archaeological of Brodiaea Avenue, Pl 984,
Water Systems Addition, Riverside County,
California
Archaeological
Research Unit,
I.C. Riverside
Within Project
Area
RI-00414 Holcomb,
Thomas
1978 Environmental Impact Evaluation:
Archaeological Assessment of Two Portions of
Land in Moreno Valley, Riverside County,
California
Archaeological
Research Unit,
I.C. Riverside
Within ¼ mile
RI-01763 Salpas, Jean A. 1984 An Archaeological Assessment of Tract 19802 Author(s) Within ¼ mile RI-01822 Drover,
Christopher E.
1984 EIR: An Archaeological Assessment of the Petit
Hill Specific Plan
Author(s) Within 1-mile
RI-01843 Scientific
Resource
Surveys, Inc.
1984 Cultural Resource Survey Report on Wolfskill
Ranch
Scientific
Resource
Surveys, Inc.
Adjacent
RI-01893 Salpas, Jean A. 1984 An Archaeological Assessment of Parcel 20223 Author(s) Within ¼ mile RI-02097 Bissell, R.M. 1987 Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of the Moreno International Trade Center Specific
Plan Property, Riverside County, California
(Dated 15 September 1986)
RMW Paleo Within 1-mile
RI-02105 Drover, C.E. 1987 An Archaeological Assessment of the A.L.T.A.
Specific Plan, Moreno Valley, California
Author(s) Within 1-mile
RI-02171 McCarthy,
Daniel F.
1987 Cultural Resource Inventory for the City of
Moreno, Riverside County, California
Archaeological
Research Unit,
I.C. Riverside
Within ¼ mile
RI-02876 Arkush,
Brooke S.
1990 Reevaluation of 10 Archaeological Sites for the
Cactus Corridor Specific Plan No. 214, Located
in the City of Moreno Valley, Riverside County,
California
Archaeological
Research Unit
Within ¼ mile
RI-04014 Shepard,
Richard S.
1996 Luiseno Rock Art and Sacred Landscape in the
Late Precontact Southern California
University of
Los Angeles
Within ¼ mile
RI-04418 Scientific
Resource
Surveys, Inc.
1987 Documentation of an Archaeological Site
Within the Moreno Valley Ranch Property,
Riverside County, California
Scientific
Resource
Surveys
Within ¼ mile
CALIFORNIAHISTORICRESOURCESINVENTORYSYSTEM AND CULTURALBACKGROUNDRESEARCH
RESULTS
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The CHRIS records search identified a total of 29 cultural resource investigations that have been previously conducted within a 1-mile radius buffer around the Project Area (see Table 1). A total of three of these investigations are located adjacent to the Project Area and a total of three investigations have intersected portions of the Project Area. The 29 studies conducted within the search area buffer date between 1975 and 2018 and include five tract projects, five archaeological assessments, four telecommunication projects, three rock art studies, two archaeological site assessments, two water projects, two cultural resource inventory reports, two archaeological survey reports, one Southern California Edison project, one linear project, one addendum report, and one archaeological survey report.
Table 1. Previous Conducted Cultural Resources Investigations within 1-mile Radius of Project Area CHRIS Authors Year Title of Study Affiliation Distance from Report Project Area
Number
RI-00182 Weaver, 1975 EnvironmentalImpact Evaluation: Archaeological ~~Within Project Richard A. Archaeological ofBrodiaea Avenue, Pl984, Research Unit, Area Water SystemsAddition, Riverside County, I.C. Riverside California
RI-00414 Holcomb, 1978 EnvironmentalImpact Evaluation: Archaeological ~~Within %mile Thomas ArchaeologicalAssessment of Two Portions of Research Unit, Landin Moreno Valley, Riverside County, I.C. Riverside
California
RI-01763 Salpas,Jean A. 1984 An ArchaeologicalAssessment of Tract 19802 Author(s) Within %mile RI-01822 Drover, 1984 EIR:An ArchaeologicalAssessment of the Petit Author(s} Within 1-mile Christopher E. HillSpecific Plan
RI-01843 Scientific 1984 CulturalResourceSurvey Report on Wolfskill Scientific Adjacent Resource Ranch Resource
Surveys, Inc. Surveys, Inc.
RI-01893 Salpas,Jean A. 1984 An ArchaeologicalAssessment ofParcel 20223 Author(s) Within %mile RI-02097 Bissell, R.M. 1987 CulturalResourcesReconnaissanceof the RMW Paleo Within 1-mile Moreno International Trade CenterSpecific
Plan Property, Riverside County, California
(Dated15 September 1986)
RI-02105 Drover, C.E. 1987 An ArchaeologicalAssessment of the A.L.T.A. Author(s) Within 1-mile Specific Plan, Moreno Valley, California
RI-02171 McCarthy, 1987 CulturalResourceInventoryfor the City of Archaeological ~~Within %mile Daniel F. Moreno, Riverside County, California Research Unit, I.C. Riverside
RI-02876 Arkush, 1990 Reevaluation of10ArchaeologicalSitesfor the ~~ Archaeological ~~Within %mile Brooke S. Cactus Corridor SpecificPlan No. 214, Located Research Unit in the City ofMoreno Valley, Riverside County,
California
RI-04014 Shepard, 1996 Luiseno RockArt andSacredLandscape in the University of Within %mile Richard S. Late Precontact Southern California LosAngeles RI-04418 Scientific 1987 Documentation of an ArchaeologicalSite Scientific Within %mile Resource Within the Moreno Valley Ranch Property, Resource Surveys, Inc. Riverside County, California Surveys
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Report
Number
Authors Year Title of Study Affiliation Distance from
Project Area
RI-04717 O’Connell,
Keith A.
2002 Letter Report: Results of Archaeological Survey
Conducted at Proposed “Moreno beach”
Verizon Wireless Tower Site, Riverside County,
California
URS, Santa Ana Within ¼ mile
RI-04788 Carver,
Larrynn
2002 Rock Art Preservation and Protection: Lake
Perris State Recreation Area, Riverside County,
California
CA Dept of
Parks and Rec,
Lake Perris
Within ¼ mile
RI-05288 White, Laurie 2000 Letter Report: Records Search Results for Sprint PCS Facility RV35XC093D (Golf Course
Maintenance), City of Moreno Valley, Riverside
County, California
Archaeological
Research Unit
Within 1-mile
RI-06644 Allred, Carla 2006 Letter Report: Proposed Cellular Tower Project(s) in Riverside County, California, Site
Number(s)/Name(s): CA-8939B/ Ashley
TCNS#16652
Earth Touch,
Inc.
Within 1-mile
RI-06754 RobbinsWade, Mary2006 Cultural Resources Inventory, Lowe’s Moreno Valley Project, Moreno Valley, Riverside County
California
Affins Within 1-mile
RI-06887 Tetra Tech,
Inc.
2006 An Archaeological Survey of 4.5 Acres for the
Tentative Tract33222 Moreno Valley Project
Located Near the Intersection of Alessandro
Blvd. and Merwin St., Moreno Valley, Riverside
County, California
Tetra Tech, Inc. Within ¼ mile
RI-08235 Workman,
James E.
2001 Cupules A Type of Petroglyhic Rock Art. A Study
of the Pitted Boulders in the San Jacinto
Wildlife Area and the Lake Perris State
Recreational Area
Indian Rock Art
Specialist
Within ¼ mile
RI-08681 Sanders, Jay K. 2011 Archaeological Survey Report for Southern California’s Edison Grid Reliability and
Maintenance Project: Moreno Valley, Riverside
County, California
Chambers
Group, Inc.
Within ¼ mile
RI-08689 Williams,
Sarah A.
2010 Cultural Resources Records Search and Site
Visit results for T-Mobile USA Candidate
IE25690-C (Cottonwood Park), 28590
Cottonwood Avenue, Moreno Valley, Riverside
County
Michael
Brandman
Associates
Within 1-mile
RI-08802 Tang, Bai
“Tom”, et al.
2012 Phase I Archaeological Assessment: Moreno
Master Drainage Plan Revision
CRM Tech Within Project
Area
RI-09080 Tang, Bai
“Tom”, et al.
2014 Phase I Archaeological Assessment: Tentative
Tract Map No. 36739 City of Moreno Valley,
Riverside County, California
CRM Tech Within ¼ mile
RI-09083 Tang, Bai
“Tom”, et al.
2014 Phase I Archaeological Assessment: Tentative
Tract Map No. 36740 City of Moreno Valley,
Riverside County, California
Within Project
Area
RI-09225 Hogan,
Michael
2014 Historical/Archaeological Resources
Investigation: Tentative tract Map 33222; City
of Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California
CRM Tech Within ¼ mile
RI-09652 Puckett,
Heather R.
2014 Cultural Resources Summary for the Proposed
Verizon Wireless, Inc., Property Site, 27905
John F Kennedy Drive, Moreno Valley, Riverside
County, California 92555
Tetra Tech Inc. Within 1-mile
RI-09667 Green, Alexis 2016 Addendum to FCC Form 620: Maltby/EnSite #25566, 14058 Redlands Blvd., Moreno Valley,
Riverside County, CA 92555, EBI Project #
6115002992, FCC E-106 #006956057, CASHPO:
EBI Consulting Within ¼ mile
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CHRIS Authors Year Title of Study Affiliation Distance from Report Project Area
Number
RI-04717 O'Connell, 2002 [etter Report:ResultsofArchaeologicalSurvey ~~ URS,SantaAna Within %mile Keith A. Conducted at Proposed “Moreno beach”
Verizon Wireless Tower Site, Riverside County,
California
RI-04788 Carver, 2002 RockArt Preservation andProtection: Lake CA Dept of Within %mile Larrynn Perris State Recreation Area, Riverside County, Parks and Rec, California Lake Perris
RI-05288 White, Laurie 2000 Letter Report: RecordsSearch Resultsfor Sprint Archaeological ~~Within 1-mile PCSFacility RV35XC093D(Golf Course Research Unit
Maintenance), City ofMoreno Valley, Riverside
County, California
RI-06644 Allred, Carla 2006 Letter Report:Proposed Cellular Tower Earth Touch, Within 1-mile Project(s) in Riverside County, California, Site Inc.
Number(s)/Name(s): CA-8939B/Ashley
TCNS#16652
RI-06754 Robbins- 2006 CulturalResourcesInventory, Lowe’s Moreno Affins Within 1-mile Wade, Mary ValleyProject, Moreno Valley, Riverside County California
RI-06887 Tetra Tech, 2006 An ArchaeologicalSurvey of 4.5 Acresfor the Tetra Tech, Inc. Within %mile Inc. Tentative Tract33222 Moreno Valley Project
LocatedNear the Intersection ofAlessandro
Blvd. andMerwinSt., Moreno Valley, Riverside
County, California
RI-08235 Workman, 2001 CupulesA TypeofPetroglyhic RockArt. A Study Indian Rock Art ~~Within %mile James E. of the PittedBoulders in theSanJacinto Specialist Wildlife Area and the Lake Perris State
RecreationalArea
RI-08681 Sanders, Jay K. 2011 ArchaeologicalSurvey Reportfor Southern Chambers Within %mile California’s Edison GridReliability and Group, Inc.
Maintenance Project: Moreno Valley, Riverside
County, California
RI-08689 Williams, 2010 CulturalResourcesRecordsSearch andSite Michael Within 1-mile Sarah A. Visit resultsfor T-Mobile USA Candidate Brandman 1E25690-C(CottonwoodPark), 28590 Associates
CottonwoodAvenue, Moreno Valley, Riverside
County
RI-08802 Tang, Bai 2012 PhaseI ArchaeologicalAssessment: Moreno CRMTech Within Project “Tom”, et al. Master Drainage Plan Revision Area
RI-09080 Tang, Bai 2014 PhaseI ArchaeologicalAssessment: Tentative CRMTech Within %mile “Tom”, et al. Tract Map No. 36739 City ofMoreno Valley, Riverside County, California
RI-09083 Tang, Bai 2014 Phase| ArchaeologicalAssessment: Tentative Within Project “Tom”, et al. Tract Map No. 36740 City ofMoreno Valley, Area Riverside County, California
RI-09225 Hogan, 2014 Historical/ArchaeologicalResources CRMTech Within %mile Michael Investigation: Tentative tract Map 33222; City
ofMoreno Valley, Riverside County, California
RI-09652 Puckett, 2014 CulturalResourcesSummaryfor the Proposed Tetra Tech Inc. ~~Within 1-mile HeatherR. Verizon Wireless,Inc.,PropertySite,27905
John FKennedy Drive, Moreno Valley, Riverside
County, California 92555
RI-09667 Green, Alexis 2016 Addendum to FCCForm 620: Maltby/EnSite EBIConsulting ~~ Within %mile #25566, 14058 Redlands Bivd., Moreno Valley,
Riverside County, CA 92555, EBIProject #
6115002992, FCCE-106 #006956057, CASHPO:
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Report
Number
Authors Year Title of Study Affiliation Distance from
Project Area
RI-10466 Lindgren,
Kristina
2018 Cultural Resources Investigation Moreno MDP
Line H-2 Project Area in the City of Moreno
Valley
ECORP
Consulting, Inc.
Within 1-mile
RI-10698 O’Campo,
Gabriel
2015 Cultural Resources Survey Maltby/EnSite
#25566 (284949) 14058 Redlands Boulevard,
Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California
92555
EBI Consulting Within ¼ mile
The CHRIS records search identified a total of 42 previously recorded cultural resources within a 1-mile radius of the Project Area; however, none of the previously recorded cultural resources are located within the Project Area (see Table 2). One historic educational building, P-33-0007278, is located within ¼-mile of the Project Area and 13 resources are located within ½-mile of the Project Area. Thirty-eight sites are precontact, including 30 bedrock milling features only sites, one site with recorded rock art paintings as well as modern-age graffiti (P-33-000419), five lithic scatters with one site (P-33-00420) consisting of one piece of quartzite chipping and a granite mano fragment, two rock features, one rock shelter, one pictograph, and one petroglyph. The bulk of these resources are located in the foothills to the southeast of the Project Area, more than half a mile away. A total of five sites are historic, including one trash scatter, one educational building, and structural foundations.
Table 2. Previous Recorded Resources within 1-mile Radius of Project Area Primary
Number
Trinomial Age Attributes NRHP/CRHR Distance from
Project Area
P-33-000419 CA-RIV-000419 Precontact AP02 (Lithic Scatter) AP04 (Bedrock milling feature)
AP05 (Petroglyphs)
AP08 (Cairns/Rock Features)
Not
evaluated
Within ½ mile
P-33-000420 CA-RIV-000420 Precontact,
Historic
AP02 (Lithic Scatter)
AP04 (Bedrock milling feature)
AH04 (Privies/Dumps/Trash
Scatter)
Not
evaluated
Within ½ mile
P-33-000421 CA-RIV-000421 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) AP06 (Pictographs)
AP08 (Cairns/Rock Features)
Not
evaluated
Within ½ mile
P-33-000860 CA-RIV-000860 Precontact AP02 (Lithic Scatter) AP04 (Bedrock milling feature)
Not
evaluated
Within 1-mile
P-33-002775 CA-RIV-002775 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Not evaluated
Within ½ mile
P-33-002776 CA-RIV-002776 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Not evaluated
Within ½ mile
P-33-002777 CA-RIV-002777 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Not evaluated
Within ½ mile
P-33-002952 CA-RIV-002952 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Unknown Within 1-mile P-33-002953 CA-RIV-002953 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Not evaluated
Within ½ mile
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CHRIS Authors Year Title of Study Affiliation Distance from Report Project Area
Number
RI-10466 Lindgren, 2018 CulturalResourcesInvestigation Moreno MDP ECORP Within 1-mile Kristina Line H-2 Project Area in the City ofMoreno Consulting, Inc.
Valley
RI-10698 0O’Campo, 2015 CulturalResourcesSurvey Maltby/EnSite EBIConsulting ~~ Within %mile Gabriel #25566 (284949) 14058 Redlands Boulevard,
Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California
92555
The CHRIS records search identified a total of 42 previously recorded cultural resources within a 1-mile radius of the Project Area; however, none of the previously recorded cultural resources are located within the Project Area (see Table 2). One historic educational building, P-33-0007278, is located within %-mile of the Project Area and 13 resources are located within %-mile of the Project Area. Thirty-eight sites are precontact, including 30 bedrock milling features only sites, one site with recorded rock art paintings as well as modern-age graffiti (P-33-000419), five lithic scatters with one site (P-33-00420) consisting of one piece of quartzite chipping and a granite mano fragment, two rock features, one rock shelter, one pictograph, and one petroglyph. The bulk of these resources are located in the foothills to the southeast of the Project Area, more than half a mile away. A total of five sites are historic, including one trash scatter, one educational building, and structural foundations.
Table 2. Previous Recorded Resources within 1-mile Radius of Project Area Primary Trinomial Age Attributes NRHP/CRHR Distance from Number Project Area
P-33-000419 CA-RIV-000419 Precontact APO2 (Lithic Scatter) Not Within % mile APO4(Bedrock milling feature) evaluated
APOQ5(Petroglyphs)
APQ8 (Cairns/Rock Features)
P-33-000420 CA-RIV-000420 Precontact, APO2 (Lithic Scatter) Not Within % mile Historic APO4(Bedrock milling feature) evaluated
AHO4(Privies/Dumps/Trash
Scatter)
P-33-000421 CA-RIV-000421 Precontact APO4 (Bedrock milling feature) Not Within % mile APO6(Pictographs) evaluated
APOS(Cairns/Rock Features)
P-33-000860 CA-RIV-000860 Precontact APQ2 (Lithic Scatter) Not Within 1-mile APO4(Bedrock milling feature) evaluated
P-33-002775 CA-RIV-002775 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) Not Within % mile evaluated
P-33-002776 CA-RIV-002776 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) Not Within % mile evaluated
P-33-002777 CA-RIV-002777 Precontact APO4 (Bedrock milling feature) Not Within % mile evaluated
P-33-002952 CA-RIV-002952 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) ~~Unknown Within 1-mile P-33-002953 CA-RIV-002953 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) Not Within % mile evaluated
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Primary
Number
Trinomial Age Attributes NRHP/CRHR Distance from
Project Area
P-33-002954 CA-RIV-002954 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Not evaluated
Within 1-mile
P-33-002955 CA-RIV-002955 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Not evaluated
Within 1-mile
P-33-002956 CA-RIV-002956 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Unknown Within ½ mile P-33-002957 CA-RIV-002957 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Unknown Within 1 mile P-33-002958 CA-RIV-002958 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Unknown Within 1 mile P-33-002959 CA-RIV-002959 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Unknown Within 1 mile P-33-002960 CA-RIV-002960 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Unknown Within 1 mile P-33-002961 CA-RIV-002961 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Unknown Within 1 mile P-33-002962 CA-RIV-002962 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Unknown Within 1 mile P-33-002963 CA-RIV-002963 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Unknown Within 1 mile P-33-002964 CA-RIV-002964 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Unknown Within 1 mile P-33-002967 CA-RIV-002967 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Unknown Within 1 mile P-33-002993 CA-RIV-002993 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Not evaluated
Within ½ mile
P-33-003238 CA-RIV-003238 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Unknown Within 1 mile P-33-003307 CA-RIV-003307 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Not evaluated
Within ½ mile
P-33-003323 CA-RIV-003323 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Not evaluated
Within 1 mile
P-33-003343 CA-RIV-003343 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Not evaluated
Within 1 mile
P-33-003344 CA-RIV-003344 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Not evaluated
Within 1 mile
P-33-003345 CA-RIV-003345 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Not evaluated
Within 1 mile
P-33-003346 CA-RIV-003346 Precontact AP02 (Lithic scatter) AP04 (Bedrock milling feature)
Not
evaluated
Within 1 mile
P-33-003347 CA-RIV-003347 Precontact AP02 (Lithic scatter) AP04 (Bedrock milling feature)
Not
evaluated
Within 1 mile
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Primary Trinomial Age Attributes NRHP/CRHR Distance from Number Project Area
P-33-002954 CA-RIV-002954 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) Not Within 1-mile evaluated
P-33-002955 CA-RIV-002955 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) Not Within 1-mile evaluated
P-33-002956 CA-RIV-002956 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) ~~Unknown Within % mile P-33-002957 CA-RIV-002957 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) Unknown Within 1 mile P-33-002958 CA-RIV-002958 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) Unknown Within 1 mile P-33-002959 CA-RIV-002959 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) ~~Unknown Within 1 mile P-33-002960 CA-RIV-002960 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) ~~Unknown Within 1 mile P-33-002961 CA-RIV-002961 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) Unknown Within 1 mile P-33-002962 CA-RIV-002962 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) Unknown Within 1 mile P-33-002963 CA-RIV-002963 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) Unknown Within 1 mile P-33-002964 CA-RIV-002964 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) ~~Unknown Within 1 mile P-33-002967 CA-RIV-002967 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) Unknown Within 1 mile P-33-002993 CA-RIV-002993 Precontact APOQ4(Bedrock milling feature) Not Within % mile evaluated
P-33-003238 CA-RIV-003238 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) Unknown Within 1 mile P-33-003307 CA-RIV-003307 Precontact APOQ4(Bedrock milling feature) Not Within % mile evaluated
P-33-003323 CA-RIV-003323 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) Not Within 1 mile evaluated
P-33-003343 CA-RIV-003343 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) Not Within 1 mile evaluated
P-33-003344 CA-RIV-003344 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) Not Within 1 mile evaluated
P-33-003345 CA-RIV-003345 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) Not Within 1 mile evaluated
P-33-003346 CA-RIV-003346 Precontact APO2 (Lithic scatter) Not Within 1 mile APQ4(Bedrock milling feature) evaluated
P-33-003347 CA-RIV-003347 Precontact APO2 (Lithic scatter) Not Within 1 mile APO4(Bedrock milling feature) evaluated
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Primary
Number
Trinomial Age Attributes NRHP/CRHR Distance from
Project Area
P-33-007278 N/A Historic HP02 (Single Family Property)
HP15 (Educational Building)
Point of
Historical
History
Within ¼ mile
P-33-011606 CA-RIV-006914 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Not evaluated
Within ½ mile
P-33-013109 N/A Historic AH16 (Other: Structural
Material)
Not
evaluated
Within ½ mile
P-33-015045 CA-RIV-008006 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Not evaluated
Within 1 mile
P-33-015046 CA-RIV-008007 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Not evaluated
Within ½ mile
P-33-015148 N/A Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Not evaluated
Within 1 mile
P-33-15149 N/A Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Not evaluated
Within 1 mile
P-33-015150 N/A Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Not evaluated
Within 1 mile
P-33-019919 N/A Historic AH05 (Wells)
AH06 (Water conveyance
system)
Not
evaluated
Within 1 mile
P-33-028081 CA-RIV-012678 Historic AH11 (Wall or Fence) Not evaluated
Within 1 mile
P-33-028082 CA-RIV-012679 Precontact AP14 (Rock shelter) Not evaluated
Within 1 mile
P-33-028083 CA-RIV-012680 Precontact AP04 (Bedrock milling feature) Not evaluated
Within 1 mile
The full results of the CHRIS record search can be found in Confidential Appendix B.
Additional sources were reviewed as part of the cultural background research for the project, including the Built Environment Resource Directory (BERD) for Riverside County and historical aerials. The Old Moreno School, P-33- 0007278, was evaluated and recommended to be included as a California Points of Historical Interest in 1988. The Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records (BLM GLO) research was positive for two land grants: A Spanish-Mexican Land Grant was issued to Miguel Pedrorena, Helena Pedorena, Isabel Pedrorena, and Maria Antonia Estudi Pedrorena for Rancho San Jacinto Nuevo, 48,817.84-acres of land, dated 1865, and a Sales-Cash Entry to Gusatve Make for 13,350.66-acres of land, dated 1870 (Table 3).
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Primary Trinomial Age Attributes NRHP/CRHR Distance from Number Project Area
P-33-007278 N/A Historic HPO2 {Single Family Property) Point of Within %mile HP15 (Educational Building) Historical
History
P-33-011606 CA-RIV-006914 Precontact APOA4(Bedrock milling feature) Not Within % mile evaluated
P-33-013109 N/A Historic AH16 (Other: Structural Not Within % mile Material) evaluated
P-33-015045 CA-RIV-008006 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) Not Within 1 mile evaluated
P-33-015046 CA-RIV-008007 Precontact APQ4(Bedrock milling feature) Not Within 7%mile evaluated
P-33-015148 N/A Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) Not Within 1 mile evaluated
P-33-15149 N/A Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) Not Within 1 mile evaluated
P-33-015150 N/A Precontact APO4(Bedrockmillingfeature) ~~Not Within1 mile evaluated
P-33-019919 N/A Historic AHO5 (Wells) Not Within 1 mile AHO06(Water conveyance evaluated
system)
P-33-028081 CA-RIV-012678 Historic AH11(Wall or Fence) Not Within 1 mile evaluated
P-33-028082 CA-RIV-012679 Precontact AP14 (Rock shelter) Not Within 1 mile evaluated
P-33-028083 CA-RIV-012680 Precontact APO4(Bedrock milling feature) Not Within 1 mile evaluated
The full results of the CHRISrecord search can be found in Confidential Appendix B.
Additional sources were reviewed as part of the cultural background research for the project, including the Built Environment Resource Directory (BERD) for Riverside County and historical aerials. The Old Moreno School, P-33- 0007278, was evaluated and recommended to be included as a California Points of Historical Interest in 1988. The Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records {BLM GLO) research was positive for two land grants: A Spanish-Mexican Land Grant was issued to Miguel Pedrorena, Helena Pedorena, Isabel Pedrorena, and Maria Antonia Estudi Pedrorena for Rancho San Jacinto Nuevo, 48,817.84-acres of land, dated 1865, and a Sales-Cash Entry to Gusatve Make for 13,350.66-acres of land, dated 1870 (Table 3). 1030
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Source Results
National Register of Historic Places (1979-2002 & supplements) Negative Historical United States Geological Survey topographic maps (USGS 2012) Negative; agricultural field and vacant lot Historical United States Department of Agriculture aerial photos Negative; agricultural field and vacant lot California Register of Historical Resources (1992-2010) Negative California Inventory of Historic Resources (1976-2010) Negative California Historical Landmarks (1995 & supplements to 2010) Negative California Points of Historical Interest (1992 to 2010) Positive; Old Moreno School Local Historical Register Listings Negative
Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records (BLM GO 2008)
Positive; Accession Number CACAA 080441
Accession Number is a Serial Patent SpanishMexican Land Grant issued to the Pedrorena Family in 1883. CACAA 082206 is a Serial Patent
Sales-Cash Entry issued Gustave Make on March
15, 1870 for 13,350.66 acres of land.
A review of historical aerial photographs and maps available Indicated that prior to the 1990s, the Project Area was undisturbed from modern human activity (Figures 5 -9). A flood control channel runs through the Project Area in a northeast-southwest direction. By the 1990s, residential development to the north and south of the Project Area increased and a structure is visible in the expanded portion of the Project Area, beginning in 1996 and is still visible in the 2016 aerial (Figures 8 and 9).
Figure 5. Project Area prior to development (depicted on 1954 historic topographic map)
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Source Results
National Register of Historic Places (1979-2002 & supplements) Negative Historical United States Geological Survey topographic maps (USGS2012) Negative; agricultural field and vacant lot Historical United States Department of Agriculture aerial photos Negative; agricultural field and vacant lot California Register of Historical Resources {1992-2010} Negative California Inventory of Historic Resources (1976-2010) Negative California Historical Landmarks (1995 & supplements to 2010) Negative California Points of Historical Interest (1992 to 2010) Positive; Old Moreno School Local Historical Register Listings Negative
Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records (BLM GO 2008)
Positive; Accession Number CACAA 080441
Accession Number is a Serial Patent SpanishMexican Land Grant issued to the Pedrorena Family in 1883. CACAA082206 is a Serial Patent
Sales-CashEntry issued Gustave Make on March
15, 1870 for 13,350.66 acres of land.
A review of historical aerial photographs and maps available Indicated that prior to the 1990s, the Project Area was undisturbed from modern human activity (Figures 5 -9). A flood control channel runs through the Project Area in a northeast-southwest direction. By the 1990s, residential development to the north and south of the Project Area increased and a structure is visible in the expanded portion of the Project Area, beginning in 1996 and is still visible in the 2016 aerial (Figures 8 and 9).
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Figure 6. Project Area prior to development
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Figure 7. Project Area remaining consistent with previous aerial (depicted on 1978 aerial photograph)
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Figure 7. Project Area remaining consistent with previous aerial {depicted on 1978 aerial photograph)
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Figure 8. Project Area with increasing residential
development (depicted on 1996 aerial photograph)
Figure 9. Project Area with surrounding residential
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_- : a Figure 8. Project Area with increasing residential development (depicted on 1996 aerial photograph}
Figure 9. Project Area with surrounding residential
development {depicted on 2016 aerial photograph}
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NATIVE AMERICAN OUTREACH AND BACKGROUND RESEARCH
As a result of the effort to contact the 22 Native American Tribes or individuals identified by the NAHC in 2021, MCC received eight responses. These responses came in the form of letters, emails and phone calls. Below is a summary of the responses provided by Native American Tribes.
On January 14, 2021, MCC received an email from Jill McCormick, Preservation Officer for the Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Reservation. Ms. McCormick stated the tribe does not wish to comment and defers to local tribes.
On January 15, 2021, an email from Ryan Nordness, Cultural Resource Analyst of San Manuel Band of Mission Indians (SMBMI), was received and stated that the Project Area exists within Serrano ancestral territory and is of interest to the tribe. While the tribe has no major concerns with the current Project’s implementation, the SMBMI is requesting certain language to be included in the project/permit/plan conditions. The requests include implementing mitigation measures pertaining to the discovery plan of cultural resources, including contacting the SMBMI if cultural resources are unearthed. The full correspondence from SMBMI can be found in Appendix C.
On January 20, 2021, MCC received an email with letter attachment from Cheryl Madrigal, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Cultural Resources Manager of Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians. The letter stated: the Project Area is located within the Traditional Use Area (TUA) of the Luiseño and within the Tribe’s specific Area of Historic Interest (AHI). Although no known knowledge of cultural resources are located within the Project Area, the Tribe recommends that an archaeological records search be conducted and the Tribe asks for a copy of the results to be provided to them.
On January 28, 2021, MCC received an email from BobbyRay Esparza, Cultural Coordinator for Cahuilla Band of Indians, stating “We do not have knowledge of any cultural resources within or near the project area. Although this project is outside the Cahuilla reservation boundary It is located within the Cahuilla traditional land use area.
Therefore, we do have an interest in this project. We believe that cultural resources may be unearthed during construction. We request that a tribal monitor from Cahuilla be present for all ground disturbing activities and to be notified of all updates with the project moving forward.” On February 10, 2021, MCC received an email with a letter attachment from Lacy Padilla, Archaeological Technician for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (ACBCI). The letter indicates that the Project Area is not located within the boundaries of the ACBCI Reservation, but within the Tribe’s Traditional Use Area. The ACBCI THPO requested a number of procedures to be conducted for the Project.
On February 17, 2021, a phone call was placed to the Ramona Band of Cahuilla Indians. MCC spoke to Kay, Tribal Secretary, who informed MCC at this time, the tribe does not have any information they wish to share.
On February 17, 2021, a phone call was placed to Joseph Ontiveros, Cultural Resource Department of the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians. Mr. Ontiveros stated, the Project Area falls within Traditional Use Area, and is concerned with cultural resources being discovered during construction. The tribe requests AB52 consultation.
On February 17, 2021, MCC received an email with an attached letter from Jacobia Kirksey, Tribal Executive Assistant for Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians. The letter stated at this time, the tribe is unaware of specific cultural resources that may be affected by the proposed project; however in the event, any cultural resources are discovered during the development of the project, the tribe requested to be contacted immediately.
As of May 28, 2021, MCC has not received any additional responses from the remaining NAHC-listed groups or individuals we contacted for information. Should MCC receive additional responses once the final report is submitted, the information will be passed on to EPD Solutions to be added to the report as an addendum. NAHC and Native American correspondence materials, including our communication attempts, are provided as Appendix Belago Park Project
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NATIVEAMERICANOUTREACH AND BACKGROUNDRESEARCH
As a result of the effort to contact the 22 Native American Tribes or individuals identified by the NAHC in 2021, MCC received eight responses. These responses came in the form of letters, emails and phone calls. Below is a summary of the responses provided by Native American Tribes.
On January 14, 2021, MCC received an email from Jill McCormick, Preservation Officer for the Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Reservation. Ms. McCormick stated the tribe does not wish to comment and defers to local tribes.
On January 15, 2021, an email from Ryan Nordness, Cultural Resource Analyst of San Manuel Band of Mission Indians (SMBMI), was received and stated that the Project Area exists within Serrano ancestral territory and is of interest to the tribe. While the tribe has no major concerns with the current Project's implementation, the SMBMI is requesting certain language to be included in the project/permit/plan conditions. The requests include implementing mitigation measures pertaining to the discovery plan of cultural resources, including contacting the SMBMI if cultural resources are unearthed. The full correspondence from SMBMI can be found in Appendix C.
On January 20, 2021, MCC received an email with letter attachment from Cheryl Madrigal, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Cultural Resources Manager of Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians. The letter stated: the Project Area is located within the Traditional Use Area (TUA) of the Luisefio and within the Tribe’s specific Area of Historic Interest (AHI). Although no known knowledge of cultural resources are located within the Project Area, the Tribe recommends that an archaeological records search be conducted and the Tribe asks for a copy of the results to be provided to them.
On January 28, 2021, MCC received an email from BobbyRay Esparza, Cultural Coordinator for Cahuilla Band of Indians, stating “We do not have knowledge of any cultural resources within or near the project area. Although this project is outside the Cahuilla reservation boundary It is located within the Cahuilla traditional land use area. Therefore, we do have an interest in this project. We believe that cultural resources may be unearthed during construction. We request that a tribal monitor from Cahuilla be present for all ground disturbing activities and to be notified of all updates with the project moving forward.” On February 10, 2021, MCC received an email with a letter attachment from Lacy Padilla, Archaeological Technician for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (ACBCI). The letter indicates that the Project Area is not located within the boundaries of the ACBCI Reservation, but within the Tribe's Traditional Use Area. The ACBCI THPO requested a number of procedures to be conducted for the Project.
On February 17, 2021, a phone call was placed to the Ramona Band of Cahuilla Indians. MCC spoke to Kay, Tribal Secretary, who informed MCC at this time, the tribe does not have any information they wish to share.
On February 17, 2021, a phone call was placed to Joseph Ontiveros, Cultural Resource Department of the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians. Mr. Ontiveros stated, the Project Area falls within Traditional Use Area, and is concerned with cultural resources being discovered during construction. The tribe requests AB52 consultation.
On February 17, 2021, MCC received an email with an attached letter from Jacobia Kirksey, Tribal Executive Assistant for Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians. The letter stated at this time, the tribe is unaware of specific cultural resources that may be affected by the proposed project; however in the event, any cultural resources are discovered during the development of the project, the tribe requested to be contacted immediately.
As of May 28, 2021, MCC has not received any additional responses from the remaining NAHC-listed groups or individuals we contacted for information. Should MCC receive additional responses once the final report is submitted, the information will be passed on to EPD Solutions to be added to the report as an addendum. NAHC and Native American correspondence materials, including 1034our communication attempts, are provided as Appendix Belago Park Project
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As a result of the effort to contact the 22 Native American Tribes or individuals identified by the NAHC in 2024 with the expansion of the Project Area, MCC received seven responses. These responses came in the form of letters, emails and phone calls. Below is a summary of the responses provided by Native American Tribes.
On February 2, 2024, MCC received a response from Eunice Ambriz, Cultural Resources Technician of San Manuel Band of Mission Indians (SMBMI), which stated that the Project Area exists within Serrano ancestral territory and is of interest to the tribe. As such, SMBMI still wishes to engage in government-to-government consultation pursuant to AB 52, should this project be subject to CEQA review. The full correspondence from SMBMI can be found in Appendix C.
On February 20, 2024, MCC received an email from Mr. Macarro, Director of Cultural Resources for the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, stating the Project is located within the Tribe’s Ancestral Territory and is located near three Ancestral Placenames, SLFs, and tribal resources. The Tribe is interested in the Project and requests consultation with the Lead Agency.
On February 28, 2024, MCC received an email with a letter attachment from Luz Salazar, Cultural Resources Analyst for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (ACBCI). The letter indicates that the Project Area is not located within the boundaries of the ACBCI Reservation, but within the Tribe’s Traditional Use Area. The ACBCI THPO requested a number of procedures to be conducted for the Project.
On March 1, 2024, MCC spoke to a representative for the Augustine Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians who requested the original email inquiry be forwarded to a different email address. An email was sent to the provided email address and on March 7, 2024, Ana Rios, Administrative Assistant for the Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians, responded stating at this time they are unaware of specific cultural resources in the Project Area but in the event, any are observed during the development of this project to reach out immediately for further evaluation.
On March 1, 2024, a phone call was placed to the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians. MCC spoke to Ray Chapparosa, Chairperson, who informed MCC at this time, the tribe does not have any information they wish to share.
On March 1, 2024, a phone call was placed to the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians. MCC spoke to Joseph Ontiveros from the Cultural Resource Department, who informed MCC that the area is extremely sensitive, therefore the tribe wishes to pursue consultation and will disclose more information with the Lead Agency.
On March 6, 2024, MCC spoke with Manfred Scott, Acting Chairman for the Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Reservation. Mr. Scott stated the tribe does not wish to comment and defers to local tribes.
As of March 11, 2024, MCC has not received any additional responses from the remaining NAHC-listed groups or individuals we contacted for information. Should MCC receive additional responses once the final report is submitted, the information will be passed on to EPD Solutions to be added to the report as an addendum. NAHC and Native American correspondence materials, including our communication attempts, are provided as Appendix C.
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As a result of the effort to contact the 22 Native American Tribes or individuals identified by the NAHC in 2024 with the expansion of the Project Area, MCC received seven responses. These responses came in the form of letters, emails and phone calls. Below is a summary of the responses provided by Native American Tribes.
On February 2, 2024, MCC received a response from Eunice Ambriz, Cultural Resources Technician of San Manuel Band of Mission Indians (SMBMII), which stated that the Project Area exists within Serrano ancestral territory and is of interest to the tribe. As such, SMBMI still wishes to engage in government-to-government consultation pursuant to AB 52, should this project be subject to CEQA review. The full correspondence from SMBMI can be found in Appendix C.
On February 20, 2024, MCC received an email from Mr. Macarro, Director of Cultural Resources for the Pechanga Band of Luisefio Indians, stating the Project is located within the Tribe’s Ancestral Territory and is located near three Ancestral Placenames, SLFs, and tribal resources. The Tribe is interested in the Project and requests consultation with the Lead Agency.
On February 28, 2024, MCC received an email with a letter attachment from Luz Salazar, Cultural Resources Analyst for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (ACBCI). The letter indicates that the Project Area is not located within the boundaries of the ACBCI Reservation, but within the Tribe’s Traditional Use Area. The ACBCI THPO requested a number of procedures to be conducted for the Project.
On March 1, 2024, MCC spoke to a representative for the Augustine Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians who requested the original email inquiry be forwarded to a different email address. An email was sent to the provided email address and on March 7, 2024, Ana Rios, Administrative Assistant for the Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians, responded stating at this time they are unaware of specific cultural resources in the Project Area but in the event, any are observed during the development of this project to reach out immediately for further evaluation.
On March 1, 2024, a phone call was placed to the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupefio Indians. MCC spoke to Ray Chapparosa, Chairperson, who informed MCC at this time, the tribe does not have any information they wish to share.
On March 1, 2024, a phone call was placed to the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians. MCC spoke to Joseph Ontiveros from the Cultural Resource Department, who informed MCC that the area is extremely sensitive, therefore the tribe wishes to pursue consultation and will disclose more information with the Lead Agency.
On March 6, 2024, MCC spoke with Manfred Scott, Acting Chairman for the Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Reservation. Mr. Scott stated the tribe does not wish to comment and defers to local tribes.
As of March 11, 2024, MCC has not received any additional responses from the remaining NAHC-listed groups or individuals we contacted for information. Should MCC receive additional responses once the final report is submitted, the information will be passed on to EPD Solutions to be added to the report as an addendum. NAHC and Native American correspondence materials, including our communication attempts, are provided as Appendix C.
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CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY RESULTS
On February 15, 2021 the archaeological field survey of the Project Area was conducted by Ms. McMullin. Overall, field conditions were fair and visibility ranged greatly within the Project Area. The eastern portion, east of Wilmont St, been recently plowed as evident by the loose soil and furrows. The portion located west of Wilmont St has been graded, but not as recent as the eastern portion due to the absence of soil furrows, more compacted soil, and denser vegetation. Due to recent rain, seasonal grasses and weeds covered most of the ground surface. While soil was visible in some areas, the overall visibility was poor (5-15%). Due to the dense grass covering, 5-meter transects were walked to compensate for the poor visibility. A flood control channel runs southwest to northeast.
The channel has been modified during the construction of Cactus Ave and Redlands Blvd as evident by the graded slopes and concrete road bridges. Furthermore, the entire area shows heavy disturbance from grading activities.
On the eastern portion of the Project Area, the surface floor is roughly 10-15 feet below Redlands Ave. A large berm platform formed by construction activities was observed west of the channel and east of Wilmont St.
Other disturbances created by construction activities include a small mound and a circular ditch. The small mound was observed in the southwestern of the Project Area. The mound appears unnatural, most likely an old push pile, with remnants of soil, concrete, and imported landscaping rocks. There is evidence of modern dumping surrounding the mound. In addition, a ditch was observed in the eastern portion of area, south of the creek. The ditch was a complete circle and approximately measured 7 ft in diameter with a depth of 3 ft. The ditch appears to be machine made, likely occurring during the grading of the area and recent construction of the residential housing track west of the Project Area. Soil observed is consistent with the mapped Quaternary sediments with pebble to large cobble sized inclusions of granite and pebble to small cobble sized inclusions of quartz.
Imported/dumped piles of landscaping rocks were observed along the most southern border near Cactus Ave and near the most northern border near Brodiaea Ave. Other disturbances to the area include modern refuse and bioturbation (ant hills and animal burrows). No cultural resources were observed during the field survey.
Representative photographs of the Project Area are found in Figures 10-29.
On February 23, 2024 the archaeological field survey of the expanded portion of the Project Area, located in the northeast corner, at Redlands Blvd. and Brodiaea Ave., was conducted by Ms. Johnston. Overall, the environmental setting was consistent with the 2021 survey. The conditions were poor throughout the 10-acre expansion, due to the same grading and plowing and dense vegetation that was previously observed during the original survey. The soil was loose with many furrows, which is also consistent with the eastern portion of the original Project Area. The border of this expanded portion consists of unpaved roads or trails that are comprised of mostly fill. Vegetation overgrowth has increased throughout the total Project Area since 2021 and covers most of the newly surveyed area. The Project Area has very poor ground visibility within the main portion of the Project additions (5-15%) and good ground visibility in the unpaved roads and trails surrounding the border of the Project additions (75%). Due to the poor ground visibility, transects walked were kept at 5-meters to compensate for the poor visibility.
A deteriorating foundation used for recreational activities is located in the northeast portion of the 2024 Project addition. The age of this foundation was confirmed to be modern after reviewing historic aerials and topographic maps which indicated its construction to be during the 1990s. Modern refuse and small-scale structures for skating were observed at the structure during survey. Additionally, modern refuse is present throughout the entire Project Area. Soil observed is consistent with the mapped Quaternary sediments with pebble to large cobble sized inclusions of granite and pebble to small cobble sized inclusions of quartz. No cultural resources were observed during the 2024 survey of the expanded Project Area. Representative photographs of the expanded portion of the Project Area are found in Figures 30-41.
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CULTURALRESOURCESSURVEYRESULTS
On February 15, 2021the archaeological field survey of the Project Area was conducted by Ms. McMullin. Overall, field conditions were fair and visibility ranged greatly within the Project Area. The eastern portion, east of Wilmont St, been recently plowed as evident by the loose soil and furrows. The portion located west of Wilmont St has been graded, but not as recent as the eastern portion due to the absence of soil furrows, more compacted sail, and denser vegetation. Due to recent rain, seasonal grasses and weeds covered most of the ground surface. While soil was visible in some areas, the overall visibility was poor (5-15%). Due to the dense grass covering, 5-meter transects were walked to compensate for the poor visibility. A flood control channel runs southwest to northeast.
The channel has been modified during the construction of Cactus Ave and Redlands Blvd as evident by the graded slopes and concrete road bridges. Furthermore, the entire area shows heavy disturbance from grading activities.
On the eastern portion of the Project Area, the surface floor is roughly 10-15 feet below Redlands Ave. A large berm platform formed by construction activities was observed west of the channel and east of Wilmont St.
Other disturbances created by construction activities include a small mound and a circular ditch. The small mound was observed in the southwestern of the Project Area. The mound appears unnatural, most likely an old push pile, with remnants of soil, concrete, and imported landscaping rocks. There is evidence of modern dumping surrounding the mound. In addition, a ditch was observed in the eastern portion of area, south of the creek. The ditch was a complete circle and approximately measured 7 ft in diameter with a depth of 3 ft. The ditch appears to be machine made, likely occurring during the grading of the area and recent construction of the residential housing track west of the Project Area. Soil observed is consistent with the mapped Quaternary sediments with pebble to large cobble sized inclusions of granite and pebble to small cobble sized inclusions of quartz.
Imported/dumped piles of landscaping rocks were observed along the most southern border near Cactus Ave and near the most northern border near Brodiaea Ave. Other disturbances to the area include modern refuse and bioturbation {ant hills and animal burrows). No cultural resources were observed during the field survey.
Representative photographs of the Project Area are found in Figures 10-29.
On February 23, 2024 the archaeological field survey of the expanded portion of the Project Area, located in the northeast corner, at Redlands Blvd. and Brodiaea Ave., was conducted by Ms. Johnston. Overall, the environmental setting was consistent with the 2021 survey. The conditions were poor throughout the 10-acre expansion, due to the same grading and plowing and dense vegetation that was previously observed during the original survey. The soil was loose with many furrows, which is also consistent with the eastern portion of the original Project Area. The border of this expanded portion consists of unpaved roads or trails that are comprised of mostly fill. Vegetation overgrowth has increased throughout the total Project Area since 2021and covers most of the newly surveyed area. The Project Area has very poor ground visibility within the main portion of the Project additions (5-15%) and good ground visibility in the unpaved roads and trails surrounding the border of the Project additions (75%). Due to the poor ground visibility, transects walked were kept at 5-meters to compensate for the poor visibility.
A deteriorating foundation used for recreational activities is located in the northeast portion of the 2024 Project addition. The age of this foundation was confirmed to be modern after reviewing historic aerials and topographic maps which indicated its construction to be during the 1990s. Modern refuse and small-scale structures for skating were observed at the structure during survey. Additionally, modern refuse is present throughout the entire Project Area. Soil observed is consistent with the mapped Quaternary sediments with pebble to large cobble sized inclusions of granite and pebble to small cobble sized inclusions of quartz. No cultural resources were observed during the 2024 survey of the expanded Project Area. Representative photographs of the expanded portion of the Project Area are found in Figures 30-41.
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Figure 10. Project Area from Redlands Blvd and Cactus Ave corner, facing north
Figure 11. Overview of Project Area from Redlands Blvd. and Cactus Ave corner, facing northwest
Figure 12. Representative photo of sediments and inclusions observed within Project Area near Redlands Blvd and Cactus Ave, plan view
Figure 13. Representative photograph of visibility and vegetation near southern border of Cactus Ave, plan view
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Figure 10. Project Area from Redlands Blvd and Cactus Ave Figure 11. Overview of Project Area from Redlands Blvd. and corner, facing north Cactus Ave corner, facing northwest Figure 12. Representative photo of sediments and inclusions Figure 13. Representative photograph of visibility and vegetation observed within Project Area near Redlands Blvd and Cactus Ave, near southern border of Cactus Ave, plan view plan view
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Figure 14. Representative photograph of granite and quartz inclusions, plan view
Figure 15. Overview of change in elevation from Redlands Blvd to Project Area, facing east
Figure 16. Overview of creek that has been modified, facing northeast
Figure 17. Representative photograph of depression pit, facing west
Figure 18. Representative photograph of plowing and soil furrows, plan view
Figure 19. Overview of Project Area of eastern portion, facing south
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Figure 14. Representative photograph of granite and quartz Figure 15. Overview of change in elevation from Redlands Blvd to inclusions, plan view Project Area, facing east
ea [EX Figure 16. Overview of creek that has been modified, facing Figure 17. Representative photograph of depression pit, facing northeast west
Figure 18. Representative photograph of plowing and soil Figure 19. Overview of Project Area of eastern portion, facing furrows, plan view south
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Figure 20. Overview of creek that has been modified near Cactus Ave, facing southwest
Figure 21. Overview of Project Area and built berm with creek to the east, facing north
Figure 22. Representative photograph of visibility and vegetation in northeastern portion of Project Area, plan view
Figure 23. Overview of Project Area from NE corner of Wilmont St and Cactus Ave, facing west
Figure 24. Overview of Project Area from NE corner of Wilmont St and Cactus Ave, facing north
Figure 25. Overview of Project Area from Wilmont St and Brodiaea, facing east-northeast
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Figure 20. Overview of creek that has been modified near Cactus Figure 21. Overview of Project Area and built berm with creek to Ave, facing southwest the east, facing north
E 3 o Ei i 3 IS Figure 22. Representative photograph of visibility and vegetation Figure 23. Overview of Project Area from NEcorner of Wilmont in northeastern portion of Project Area, plan view St and Cactus Ave, facing west Figure 24. Overview of Project Area from NEcorner of Wilmont Figure 25. Overview of Project Area from Wilmont St and St and Cactus Ave, facing north Brodiaea, facing east-northeast 1039
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Figure 26. Representative photograph of visibility, soil, plowed disturbance in area east of Wilmont Area and west of creek, plan view
Figure 27. Overview of Project Area from NW corner of Cactus Ave and Wilmont Ave, facing north
Figure 28. Overview of mound looking towards Cactus Ave near the most western corner, facing south
Figure 29. Overview of Project Area from most western
boundary, facing north
Figure 30. Overview of expansion of the Project Area, from northeast corner and showing eastern boundary along Redlands Blvd., facing south
Figure 31. Overview of expansion of the Project Area, from eastern boundary along Redlands Blvd., facing west
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uo to CTL OMT a Figure26.Representative photographof visibility,soil,plowed Figure27.Overview of ProjectArea from NWcorner of Cactus disturbance in area east of Wilmont Area and west of creek, plan Ave and Wilmont Ave, facing north view
Figure 28. Overview of mound looking towards Cactus Ave near Figure 29. Overview of Project Area from most western the most western corner, facing south boundary, facing north Figure 30. Overview of expansion of the Project Area, from Figure 31. Overview of expansion of the Project Area, from northeast corner and showing eastern boundary along Redlands eastern boundary along Redlands Blvd., facing west Blvd., facing south
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Figure 32. Overview of drainage located in the southeast portion of the expanded Project Area, from eastern boundary along Redlands Blvd., facing southwest
Figure 33. Overview of expansion of the Project Area, from southeast corner and showing southern boundary of new Area and northern boundary of original Project Area., facing southwest Figure 34. Overview of expansion of the Project Area from southern boundary along unpaved trail, facing north
Figure 35. Overview of expansion of Project Area from southwest corner, view northeast
Figure 36. Overview of expansion of the Project Area from western boundary, facing east
Figure 37. Overview of expansion of Project Area from northwest corner, view southeast
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Figure 33. Overview of expansion of the Project Area, from southeast corner and showing southern boundary of new Area and northern boundary of original Project Area., facing southwest Figure 32. Overview of drainage located in the southeast portion of the expanded Project Area, from eastern boundary along Redlands Blvd., facing southwest
Figure 34. Overview of expansion of the Project Area from Figure 35. Overview of expansion of Project Area from southwest southern boundary along unpaved trail, facing north corner, view northeast Figure 36. Overview of expansion of the Project Area from Figure 37. Overview of expansion of Project Area from northwest western boundary, facing east corner, view southeast
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Figure 38. Overview of expansion of the Project Area from northern boundary along Brodiaea Ave., facing south
Figure 39. Representative photograph of ground visibility in majority of expansion of the Project Area, plan view
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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The Phase I cultural resource assessment of the Project Area included a CHRIS records search, NAHC outreach, background research, and a field pedestrian survey. The records search results indicated no previously recorded resources within the Project Area; however, 42 resources are located within 1-mile of the Project Area, including a multitude of precontact sites within a ½-mile radius of the Project Area. Historic aerials and topographic maps reveal the Project Area has not been disturbed throughout the years. A flood control channel runs northeastsouthwest through the Project Area. Although both survey results were negative for cultural resources, visibility was low due to dense vegetation. During both surveys, evidence of grading and discing was observed. The intensive modification and disturbance associated with construction of nearby residential buildings, structures, and roadways, and grading and surface modification of the Project Area, has eradicated any near-surface record of precontact, ethnohistoric, or historic-era behavioral activities that may have otherwise been preserved as archaeological sites, deposits or features. While not visible at the surface, archaeological features and resources may have subsurface components that could be revealed during construction of the proposed Project.
Additionally, the creek, while still present, has been disturbed with compacted slope walls. Based on the results of the cultural resources search and survey, close proximity of precontact resources, and cultural landscape, the proposed Project Area is considered to have a low to moderate sensitivity for presence of precontact or historical archaeological deposits or features. Therefore, MCC recommends full time archaeological monitoring during initial ground-disturbance activities, such as site preparation and grubbing, in order to quickly assess any discoveries of cultural resources during project implementation. The need for full time monitoring can be reassessed after 50% of excavations have been completed. In addition, MCC recommends that the AB 52 consultation process be initiated as soon as possible, to avoid unnecessary delays to Project development and implementation. Prior to the start of construction, a cultural resources management plan (CRMP) should be prepared and implemented. It is recommended the Project’s CRMP implement the following procedures:
● Archaeological monitoring during initial ground-disturbance activities, such as site preparation, and demolition, and grading up to five feet below ground surface, in order to quickly assess any discoveries of cultural resources during project implementation. The project archaeologist, in coordination with the Lead Agency, may re-evaluate the necessity for monitoring after 50% of excavations have been completed.
● Development of an inadvertent discovery plan in place to expediently address archaeological and / or tribal cultural resource discoveries should these be encountered during any phase of development associated with the Project. In the event that these resources are inadvertently discovered during grounddisturbing activities, work must be halted within 50 feet of the find until it can be evaluated by a qualified archaeologist. Construction activities could continue in other areas. If the discovery proves to be significant, additional work, such as data recovery excavation, may be warranted and would be discussed in consultation with the appropriate regulatory agency(ies). ● Procedures of conduct following the discovery of human remains on non-federal lands have been mandated by California Health and Safety Code §7050.5, PRC §5097.98 and the California Code of Regulations (CCR) §15064.5(e). According to the provisions in CEQA, should human remains be encountered, all work within 50 feet of the vicinity of the burial must cease, and any necessary steps to ensure the integrity of the immediate area must be taken. The San Bernardino County Coroner shall be immediately notified and must then determine whether the remains are Native American. If the Coroner determines the remains are Native American, the Coroner has 24 hours to notify the NAHC, who will in turn, notify the person they identify as the Most-Likely-Descendent (MLD) of any human remains. Further actions will be determined, in part, by the desires of the MLD. The MLD has 48 hours to make recommendations regarding the disposition of the remains following notification from the NAHC of the discovery. If the MLD does not make recommendations within 48 hours, the owner shall, with Belago Park Project
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CONCLUSIONSAND RECOMMENDATIONS
The Phase | cultural resource assessment of the Project Area included a CHRIS records search, NAHC outreach, background research, and a field pedestrian survey. The records search results indicated no previously recorded resources within the Project Area; however, 42 resources are located within 1-mile of the Project Area, including a multitude of precontact sites within a ¥2-mile radius of the Project Area. Historic aerials and topographic maps reveal the Project Area has not been disturbed throughout the years. A flood control channel runs northeastsouthwest through the Project Area. Although both survey results were negative for cultural resources, visibility was low due to dense vegetation. During both surveys, evidence of grading and discing was observed. The intensive modification and disturbance associated with construction of nearby residential buildings, structures, and roadways, and grading and surface modification of the Project Area, has eradicated any near-surface record of precontact, ethnohistoric, or historic-era behavioral activities that may have otherwise been preserved as archaeological sites, deposits or features. While not visible at the surface, archaeological features and resources may have subsurface components that could be revealed during construction of the proposed Project.
Additionally, the creek, while still present, has been disturbed with compacted slope walls. Based on the results of the cultural resources search and survey, close proximity of precontact resources, and cultural landscape, the proposed Project Area is considered to have a low to moderate sensitivity for presence of precontact or historical archaeological deposits or features. Therefore, MCC recommends full time archaeological monitoring during initial ground-disturbance activities, such as site preparation and grubbing, in order to quickly assess any discoveries of cultural resources during project implementation. The need for full time monitoring can be reassessed after 50% of excavations have been completed. In addition, MCC recommends that the AB 52 consultation process be initiated as soon as possible, to avoid unnecessary delays to Project development and implementation. Prior to the start of construction, a cultural resources management plan (CRMP) should be prepared and implemented. It is recommended the Project’s CRMP implement the following procedures: eo Archaeological monitoring during initial ground-disturbance activities, such as site preparation, and demolition, and grading up to five feet below ground surface, in order to quickly assess any discoveries of cultural resources during project implementation. The project archaeologist, in coordination with the Lead Agency, may re-evaluate the necessity for monitoring after 50% of excavations have been completed. e Development of an inadvertent discovery plan in place to expediently address archaeological and / or tribal cultural resource discoveries should these be encountered during any phase of development associated with the Project. In the event that these resources are inadvertently discovered during grounddisturbing activities, work must be halted within 50 feet of the find until it can be evaluated by a qualified archaeologist. Construction activities could continue in other areas. If the discovery proves to be significant, additional work, such as data recovery excavation, may be warranted and would be discussed in consultation with the appropriate regulatory agency(ies). ® Procedures of conduct following the discovery of human remains on non-federal lands have been mandated by California Health and Safety Code §7050.5, PRC §5097.98 and the California Code of Regulations (CCR) §15064.5(e). According to the provisions in CEQA, should human remains be encountered, all work within 50 feet of the vicinity of the burial must cease, and any necessary steps to ensure the integrity of the immediate area must be taken. The San Bernardino County Coroner shall be immediately notified and must then determine whether the remains are Native American. If the Coroner determines the remains are Native American, the Coroner has 24 hours to notify the NAHC, who will in turn, notify the person they identify as the Most-Likely-Descendent (MLD) of any human remains. Further actions will be determined, in part, by the desires of the MLD. The MLD has 48 hours to make recommendations regarding the disposition of the remains following notification from the NAHC of the discovery. If the MLD does not make recommendations within 48 hours, the owner shall, with 1043
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appropriate dignity, reinter the remains in an area of the property secure from further disturbance.
Alternatively, if the owner does not accept the MLD’s recommendations, the owner or the descendent may request mediation by the NAHC.
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Alternatively, if the owner does not accept the MLD’s recommendations, the owner or the descendent may request mediation by the NAHC.
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CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the statements furnished above and in the attached exhibits present the data and information required for this report, and that the facts, statements, and information presented are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Date: March 25, 2024
Signed:
Printed Name: Tria Belcourt, M.A., RPA, Qualified Riverside County Archaeologist Principal Investigator and Owner, Material Culture Consulting
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CERTIFICATION: | hereby certify that the statements furnished above and in the attached exhibits present the data and information required for this report, and that the facts, statements, and information presented are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Date: March 25, 2024
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Heizer, pp. 575-587 (W. T. Sturtevant, general editor). The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Bean, L.J., and Katherine Siva Saubel
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Bean, L.J. and F.C. Shipek
1978 “Luisefo.” In Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 8. California, volume edited by Robert F.
Heizer, pp. 538-549 (W. T. Sturtevant, general editor). The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
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Office) 2008 Land Grant Records Search Tool. Available
online at
http://www.glorecords.bim.gov/PatentSearch/Default.asp. Last accessed May 12, 2021.
Brumgardt, Dr. John R.
1977 Site Record P-33-001701, Supplemental Material (The Gilman Ranch). On file at the Eastern Information Center, Riverside, California.
City of Moreno Valley
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Kroeber, A.L.
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Napton, L. Kyle and E. A. Greathouse
1982 CulturalResources Investigations Morongo Indian Reservation, California. Prepared for United States Department of the Interior National Park Service.
Norris, R.N. and R.W. Webb
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Sparkman, P.
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Sutton, M.
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Sutton, M. and J. Gardner
2010 Reconceptualizing the Encinitas Tradition of Southern California. Pacific Coast ArchaeologicalSociety Quarterly 42(4):1-64
Tang, B.T. and M. Hogan
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Wallace, W. J.
1955 A Suggested Chronology for Southern California Coastal Archaeology. Southwestern Journal of Anthropology 11:214-230.
Warren, C. N.
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Staff Qualifications
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Material Culture Consulting, Inc. | 2701 N. Towne Ave., Suite B, Pomona CA 91767 | wwww.materialcultureconsulting.com TRIA BELCOURT, M.A.
PRINCIPAL ARCHAEOLOGIST
PROFILE
For the past 18 years, Tria Belcourt has led and managed several complex cultural resources compliance projects throughout California and Nevada. As the owner, CEO, and Principal Archaeologist at MCC, she is responsible for quality control, client services, corporate operations, and assuring that MCC’s deliverables are completed within regulatory compliance and MCC’s quality standards. Tria is responsible for applying a broad range of professional knowledge and understanding of archaeological facts, principles, theories, methods, techniques, and procedures necessary for the management of a large variety of archaeological, cultural, and historic resources in diverse ecosystems. She specializes in archaeological, cultural, and historic resources for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, Antiquities Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Archaeological Resources Protection Act, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and the California Environmental Quality Act. Tria meets the Secretary of Interior’s Professional Qualifications for Archaeology and holds a Cultural Resources Use Permit with the Bureau of Land Management and a Permit for Archaeological Investigations with the US Department of the Interior.
EXPERIENCE
18 years
EDUCATION
M.A. Anthropology, University of Florida, 2009
B.A. Anthropology, University of California, Los
Angeles 2006
CERTIFICATIONS
• Environmental Management of Military
Lands, Colorado State University, 2014
• Bureau of Land Management Cultural
Resources Use Permit – Principal Investigator,
CA
• Qualified Riverside County Archaeologist
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• Society of Historical Archaeology
• Society for California Archaeology
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Regional Connector
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority :: Los Angeles County, CA Project Manager and Principal Investigator. Oversaw and provided final review and submittal of all technical reports for three large design/build projects. Task orders included archaeological and paleontological monitoring, preparation of Mitigation Plans, Evaluation Reports, and Mitigation Reports for infrastructure improvements. Metro is constructing a new rail line and associated stations to connect future and existing rail lines in the downtown area into an integrated system.
The Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project will directly link the 7th Street/Metro Center Station (the Metro Blue Line terminus and Metro Expo Line terminus) located at 7th and Figueroa Streets, to the Metro Gold Line near Little Tokyo/Arts District Station at 1st and Alameda Streets. The project will involve construction and operation of a 1.9-mile Light Rail Transit (LRT) connector that would link the Metro Blue Line, Metro Gold Line, and Metro Expo Line into a single consolidated system. The Regional Connector will begin underground at the existing Metro Blue Line and Metro Expo Line TRIA BELCOURT, M.A.
PRINCIPALARCHAEOLOGIST
PROFILE
For the past 18 years, Tria Belcourt has led and managed several complex cultural resources compliance projects throughout California and Nevada. As the owner, CEQ, and Principal Archaeologist at MCC, she is responsible for quality control, client services, corporate operations, and assuring that MCC's deliverables are completed within regulatory compliance and MCC's quality standards. Tria is responsible for applying a broad range of professional knowledge and understanding of archaeological facts, principles, theories, methods, techniques, and procedures necessary for the management of a large variety of archaeological, cultural, and historic resources in diverse ecosystems. She specializes in archaeological, cultural, and historic resources for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, Antiquities Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Archaeological Resources Protection Act, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and the California Environmental Quality Act. Tria meets the Secretary of Interior's Professional Qualifications for Archaeology and holds a Cultural Resources Use Permit with the Bureau of Land Management and a Permit for Archaeological Investigations with the US Department of the Interior.
EXPERIENCE
18 years
EDUCATION
M.A. Anthropology, University of Florida, 2009
B.A. Anthropology, University of California, Los
Angeles 2006
CERTIFICATIONS
Environmental Management of Military
Lands, Colorado State University, 2014
Bureau of Land Management Cultural
Resources Use Permit —Principal Investigator,
CA
Qualified Riverside County Archaeologist
PROFESSIONALMEMBERSHIPS
e Society of Historical Archaeology
e Society for California Archaeology
PROJECTEXPERIENCE
Regional Connector
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority :: Los Angeles County, CA Project Manager and Principal Investigator. Oversaw and provided final review and submittal of all technical reports for three large design/build projects. Task orders included archaeological and paleontological monitoring, preparation of Mitigation Plans, Evaluation Reports, and Mitigation Reports for infrastructure improvements. Metro is constructing a new rail line and associated stations to connect future and existing rail lines in the downtown area into an integrated system.
The Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project will directly link the 7th Street/Metro Center Station (the Metro Blue Line terminus and Metro Expo Line terminus) located at 7th and Figueroa Streets, to the Metro Gold Line near Little Tokyo/Arts District Station at 1st and Alameda Streets. The project will involve construction and operation of a 1.9-mile Light Rail Transit (LRT) connector that would link the Metro Blue Line, Metro Gold Line, and Metro Expo Line into a single consolidated system. The Regional Connector will begin underground at the existing Metro Blue Line and Metro Expo Line Material Culture Consulting, Inc. | 2701 N. Towne Ave., Suite B, Pomona CA 91767 | wwww.materialcultureconsulting.com 1049
2 platform at 7th Street/Metro Center Station and extend in a northeastern direction to a new junction with the Metro Gold Line near Alameda Street.
Crenshaw/LAX Mass-Transit Light Rail Line
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority :: Los Angeles, CA Project Manager and Principal Investigator. Oversaw and provided final review and submittal of all technical reports for three large design/build projects. Task orders included archaeological and paleontological monitoring, preparation of Mitigation Plans, Evaluation Reports, and Mitigation Reports for infrastructure improvements. The project involves the construction of Metro’s 8.5-mile mass-transit light rail line through southwest Los Angeles. Once all construction is complete, the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project will extend light rail transit access from the existing Metro E Line (Expo) at Crenshaw and Exposition Boulevards in Los Angeles to the Metro C Line (Green) at the Aviation/LAX Station on Aviation Boulevard and Interstate 105 in the City of El Segundo. The K Line includes a total of nine stations.
Division 13 Project
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority :: Los Angeles County Project Manager and Principal Investigator. Oversaw and provided final review and submittal of all technical reports for three large design/build projects. Task orders included archaeological and paleontological monitoring, preparation of Mitigation Plans, Evaluation Reports, and Mitigation Reports for infrastructure improvements. The Los Angeles Metro’s new Division 13 Bus Maintenance and Operations Facility constructed a maintenance facility with 19 service bays for the metro’s growing fleet and employee parking for 382 vehicles.
Construction Package 2-3
California High-Speed Rail Authority :: Fresno, Tulare, and Kern Counties Project Manager and Principal Investigator. Oversees archaeological construction support services to ensure compliance with the Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) and federal and state permits. She is responsible for ensuring collaboration with Native American monitors and providing archaeological monitors during earthmoving activities, including grubbing, clearing, grading, and trenching involving native soils in areas identified as sensitive for prehistoric archaeological remains. Additionally, she has overseen the completion of several supplemental archaeological surveys. She has scheduled several mandatory trainings, including worker’s environmental awareness training, Pacific Gas & Electric line safety training, and BNSF railroad safety training. The CP 2-3 Project is a 60-mile route located within the counties of Fresno, Tulare, and Kings and includes the construction of at-grade, aerial, and possible below-grade sections of the high-speed train, relocation and possible crossing of BNSF railroad tracks, roadway constructions, and the construction of waterway and wildlife crossings. The joint lead agencies are the Federal Railroad Administration and the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CAHSR) for the National Environmental Policy Act and CASHR for the California Environmental Quality Act.
US Multimodal Corridor Enhancement and Rehabilitation Project Caltrans District 3 :: Sacramento County
Project Manager. Responsible for the review of a Paleontological Resources Monitoring Plan, contract administration, and monitoring oversight for full-time paleontological monitoring for portions of the project that have the potential to affect significant paleontological resources during ground-disturbing activities that affect native or potentially native substrate materials of Pleistocene age or older, including vegetation removal, site preparation, and construction grading and excavation. Paleontological monitoring consists of observing operations and periodically inspecting disturbed, graded, and excavated services. Coordination with the Caltrans Resources Specialist and Construction Resident Engineer is conducted to ensure that monitoring is thorough but does not result in unnecessary delays. The project consists of constructing approximately 7.5 miles of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes in both directions on US 50 from US 50/I-5 Interchange to the US 50/Watt Avenue Interchange.
Castle Fire Restoration Emergency Work
Southern California Edison :: Sequoia National Forest
Project Manager. Provided project management support for archaeological field surveys and monitoring for emergency fire restoration activities, including line clearing and tree work, along SCE’s right-of-way (ROW) due to recent fires in Sequoia National Forest (SQNF). The Castle Fire, a part of the Sequoia Complex Fire, burned approximately 171,336 acres in 2020 platform at 7t" Street/Metro Center Station and extend in a northeastern direction to a new junction with the Metro Gold Line near Alameda Street.
Crenshaw/LAX Mass-Transit Light Rail Line
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority :: Los Angeles, CA Project Manager and Principal Investigator. Oversaw and provided final review and submittal of all technical reports for three large design/build projects. Task orders included archaeological and paleontological monitoring, preparation of Mitigation Plans, Evaluation Reports, and Mitigation Reports for infrastructure improvements. The project involves the construction of Metro’s 8.5-mile mass-transit light rail line through southwest Los Angeles. Once all construction is complete, the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project will extend light rail transit access from the existing Metro E Line (Expo) at Crenshaw and Exposition Boulevards in Los Angeles to the Metro C Line (Green) at the Aviation/LAX Station on Aviation Boulevard and Interstate 105 in the City of El Segundo. The K Line includes a total of nine stations.
Division 13 Project
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority :: Los Angeles County Project Manager and Principal Investigator. Oversaw and provided final review and submittal of all technical reports for three large design/build projects. Task orders included archaeological and paleontological monitoring, preparation of Mitigation Plans, Evaluation Reports, and Mitigation Reports for infrastructure improvements. The Los Angeles Metro’s new Division 13 Bus Maintenance and Operations Facility constructed a maintenance facility with 19 service bays for the metro’s growing fleet and employee parking for 382 vehicles.
Construction Package 2-3
California High-Speed Rail Authority :: Fresno, Tulare, and Kern Counties Project Manager and Principal Investigator. Oversees archaeological construction support services to ensure compliance with the Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) and federal and state permits. She is responsible for ensuring collaboration with Native American monitors and providing archaeological monitors during earthmoving activities, including grubbing, clearing, grading, and trenching involving native soils in areas identified as sensitive for prehistoric archaeological remains. Additionally, she has overseen the completion of several supplemental archaeological surveys. She has scheduled several mandatory trainings, including worker’s environmental awareness training, Pacific Gas & Electric line safety training, and BNSF railroad safety training. The CP 2-3 Project is a 60-mile route located within the counties of Fresno, Tulare, and Kings and includes the construction of at-grade, aerial, and possible below-grade sections of the high-speed train, relocation and possible crossing of BNSF railroad tracks, roadway constructions, and the construction of waterway and wildlife crossings. The joint lead agencies are the Federal Railroad Administration and the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CAHSR) for the National Environmental Policy Act and CASHR for the California Environmental Quality Act.
US Multimodal Corridor Enhancement and Rehabilitation Project Caltrans District 3 :: Sacramento County
Project Manager. Responsible for the review of a Paleontological Resources Monitoring Plan, contract administration, and monitoring oversight for full-time paleontological monitoring for portions of the project that have the potential to affect significant paleontological resources during ground-disturbing activities that affect native or potentially native substrate materials of Pleistocene age or older, including vegetation removal, site preparation, and construction grading and excavation. Paleontological monitoring consists of observing operations and periodically inspecting disturbed, graded, and excavated services. Coordination with the Caltrans Resources Specialist and Construction Resident Engineer is conducted to ensure that monitoring is thorough but does not result in unnecessary delays. The project consists of constructing approximately 7.5 miles of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes in both directions on US 50 from US 50/I-5 Interchange to the US 50/Watt Avenue Interchange.
Castle Fire Restoration Emergency Work
Southern California Edison :: Sequoia National Forest
Project Manager. Provided project management support for archaeological field surveys and monitoring for emergency fire restoration activities, including line clearing and tree work, along SCE’s right-of-way (ROW) due to recent fires in Sequoia National Forest (SQNF). The Castle Fire, a part of the Sequoia Complex Fire, burned approximately 171,336 acres in 2020 1050
3 and 2021, including 131,087 acres within Sequoia National Forest (SQNF) and Giant Sequoia National Monument, 12,508 acres within Inyo National Forest (INF), 18,984 acres within Sequoia National Park (SEKI), 736 acres on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 4,017 acres on state and county managed lands, and 4,004 acres on private lands.
SCE identified extensive damage to electrical distribution circuits within the fire boundary and conducted emergency repairs that included distribution line repairs and vegetation management, including the removal of hazardous trees that posed an imminent threat to facilities, crews, and the public.
Wholesale Lumber and Building Material Facility
84 Lumber Company :: Los Angeles County
Project Manager and Principal Investigator. Conducted cultural and paleontological background research and NAHC outreach, performed cultural resources survey, and prepared a technical report and GIS geospatial data management. The cultural resources assessment was completed in compliance with CEQA and the City of Lancaster environmental guidelines. 84 Lumber Company is proposing the construction of a new wholesale lumber and building material facility constructed on a 12.74-acre site and consists of an 11,000 square foot main building, a 6,000 square foot shed, and a retention basin and landscaped setbacks.
Transmission Line Rating and Remediation Project (TLRR) – Kern River 66kV Southern California Edison :: Kern and Los Angeles Counties Principal Investigator. Provided oversight and quality control and assurance of a cultural resources inventory report that included an intensive pedestrian survey and a report of findings. A supplemental records search was completed prior to the start of fieldwork at the request of SCE. The inventory was completed in accordance with the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and other applicable legislation. The proposed project will mitigate multiple discrepancies through the subtransmission system. The project traverses approximately 80 miles in central Kern County and northwestern Los Angeles County. The project is located on private property, lands administered by the Sequoia National Forest, Los Padres National Forest, Fort Tejon State Park, and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project: Segments 1-3 and Segments 6-11 Southern California Edison :: Kern, Los Angeles and Orange Counties Principal Investigator. Ms. Belcourt provided service to this project over seven years in multiple roles – archaeological field monitor, project coordinator, in-house consultant at SCE, and principal investigator. She provided regulatory oversight and project management regarding cultural and paleontological resource management for all segments of TRTP. Developed and implemented internal cultural resource management programs based on the mitigation measures in the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (FEIR/EIS) for TRTP, and for the existing Special Use Permits and Record of Decision for TRTP, issued by the Angeles National Forest (ANF). Oversaw preparation of the Historic Properties Treatment Plans, fieldwork, and technical report preparation for two large-scale Phase III Data Recovery excavations on Angeles National Forest. Coordinated with ANF archaeologists on discovery and management of previously unknown cultural resources identified during construction. Provided cultural resources analyses and clearance documentation, including technical reports, for over 100 project modifications during construction without delay to project.
Finally, Tria was responsible for maintaining the geospatial data for the project within the SCE cultural resources geodatabase TRTP and coordinated with the project GIS team. and 2021, including 131,087 acres within Sequoia National Forest (SQNF) and Giant Sequoia National Monument, 12,508 acres within Inyo National Forest (INF), 18,984 acres within Sequoia National Park (SEKI), 736 acres on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 4,017 acres on state and county managed lands, and 4,004 acres on private lands.
SCE identified extensive damage to electrical distribution circuits within the fire boundary and conducted emergency repairs that included distribution line repairs and vegetation management, including the removal of hazardous trees that posed an imminent threat to facilities, crews, and the public.
Wholesale Lumber and Building Material Facility
84 Lumber Company :: Los Angeles County
Project Manager and Principal Investigator. Conducted cultural and paleontological background research and NAHC outreach, performed cultural resources survey, and prepared a technical report and GIS geospatial data management. The cultural resources assessment was completed in compliance with CEQA and the City of Lancaster environmental guidelines. 84 Lumber Company is proposing the construction of a new wholesale lumber and building material facility constructed on a 12.74-acre site and consists of an 11,000 square foot main building, a 6,000 square foot shed, and a retention basin and landscaped setbacks.
Transmission Line Rating and Remediation Project (TLRR) —Kern River 66kV Southern California Edison :: Kern and Los Angeles Counties Principal Investigator. Provided oversight and quality control and assurance of a cultural resources inventory report that included an intensive pedestrian survey and a report of findings. A supplemental records search was completed prior to the start of fieldwork at the request of SCE.The inventory was completed in accordance with the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),and other applicable legislation. The proposed project will mitigate multiple discrepancies through the subtransmission system. The project traverses approximately 80 miles in central Kern County and northwestern Los Angeles County. The project is located on private property, lands administered by the Sequoia National Forest, Los Padres National Forest, Fort Tejon State Park, and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project: Segments 1-3 and Segments 6-11 Southern California Edison :: Kern, Los Angeles and Orange Counties Principal Investigator. Ms. Belcourt provided service to this project over seven years in multiple roles —archaeological field monitor, project coordinator, in-house consultant at SCE, and principal investigator. She provided regulatory oversight and project management regarding cultural and paleontological resource management for all segments of TRTP. Developed and implemented internal cultural resource management programs based on the mitigation measures in the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (FEIR/EIS) for TRTP, and for the existing Special Use Permits and Record of Decision for TRTP, issued by the Angeles National Forest (ANF). Oversaw preparation of the Historic Properties Treatment Plans, fieldwork, and technical report preparation for two large-scale Phase Ill Data Recovery excavations on Angeles National Forest. Coordinated with ANF archaeologists on discovery and management of previously unknown cultural resources identified during construction. Provided cultural resources analyses and clearance documentation, including technical reports, for over 100 project modifications during construction without delay to project.
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Material Culture Consulting, Inc. | 2701 N. Towne Ave., Suite B, Pomona CA 91767 | wwww.materialcultureconsulting.com ERIKA MCMULLIN, B.A.
SENIOR ARCHAEOLOGIST
PROFILE
Erika McMullin is an archaeologist with over seven years of archaeological experience, and over four years of cultural resource management (CRM) experience. Ms. McMullin has worked on projects subject to Federal, State, and local government regulations within California. She has served as a field director for monitoring, survey, site recording, and excavation throughout California and internationally. Ms. McMullin specializes in bioarchaeological techniques, including identifying and exhuming human burials. She has served as a bioarchaeology supervisor at the Blackfriary Archaeology Field School in Co. Meath, Ireland. In addition to field work, she has performed laboratory analysis of human remains on a Maya population in Belize and conducted biological profiles for previously undetermined individuals with varying ancestries. Ms. McMullin earned her GIS Certificate in 2019 and serves as MCC’s GIS Specialist where she is responsible for map creation, spatial data analysis and management, and other GIS support services. Recently, Ms. McMullin has been responsible for managing several on-call contracts for Southern California Edison as a subconsultant, including performing project management, authoring various archaeological reports, and managing field staff. She has also completed hundreds of California State Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) 523 Forms for recording and evaluating sites and individual resources. She has written and provided technical peer review of monitoring and survey reports for various agencies. In addition, she serves as Project Manager for MCC’s CEQA projects where she is responsible for conducting California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS) record searches, Native American correspondence and outreach, background research, managing surveys, writing Phase I Reports, and recommending mitigation measures.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Hospital Bldg. 220 Parking Lot Expansion Project Dept. of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System :: Los Angeles, CA Project Manager. Ms. McMullin provides project management support for all archaeological resource monitoring services. Her responsibilities included maintaining communication with all involved parties, fulfilling staffing requests, tracking the project’s progress, writing monitoring compliance report, analyzing data and creating maps through GIS, and submitting all deliverables to the client.
Duration: September 2023-Present
Windy Fire Restoration Emergency Work
Southern California Edison :: Sequoia National Forest
Project Manager. Ms. McMullin Provides project management support for all archaeological field surveys and monitoring assignments for this program. Post-fire restoration work includes line clearing and tree trimming/removal, maintaining and repairing roads, and replacing damaged SCE infrastructure. The work area includes areas in the southern portion of Sequioa National Forest.
Duration: August 2023-Present
French Fire Restoration Emergency Work
Southern California Edison :: Sequoia National Forest
Project Manager. Ms. McMullin Provides project management support for all archaeological field surveys and monitoring assignments for this program. Post-fire restoration work includes line clearing and tree trimming/removal, maintaining and repairing roads, and replacing damaged SCE infrastructure. The work area includes areas in the southern portion of Sequioa National Forest.
Duration: August 2023-Present
EXPERIENCE
7 years
EDUCATION
M.A. in Biological
Anthropology, emphasis in
Bioarchaeology, University of
California, Los Angeles, In
Progress (Jan. 2024)
B.A. Anthropology
University of California, Los
Angeles, 2014
CERTIFICATIONS
• GIS Professional
Certificate, California
State University, Los
Angeles 2019
ERIKA MCMULLIN, B.A.
SENIOR ARCHAEOLOGIST
PROFILE
Erika McMullin is an archaeologist with over seven years of archaeological experience, and over four years of cultural resource management (CRM) experience. Ms. McMullin has worked on projects subject to Federal, State, and local government regulations within California. She has served as a field director for monitoring, survey, site recording, and excavation throughout California and internationally. Ms. McMullin specializes in bioarchaeological techniques, including identifying and exhuming human burials. She has served as a bioarchaeology supervisor at the Blackfriary Archaeology Field School in Co. Meath, Ireland. In addition to field work, she has performed laboratory analysis of human remains on a Maya population in Belize and conducted biological profiles for previously undetermined individuals with varying ancestries. Ms. McMullin earned her GIS Certificate in 2019 and serves as MCC's GIS Specialist where she is responsible for map creation, spatial data analysis and management, and other GIS support services. Recently, Ms. McMullin has been responsible for managing several on-call contracts for Southern California Edison as a subconsultant, including performing project management, authoring various archaeological reports, and managing field staff. She has also completed hundreds of California State Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) 523 Forms for recording and evaluating sites and individual resources. She has written and provided technical peer review of monitoring and survey reports for various agencies. In addition, she serves as Project Manager for MCC's CEQA projects where she is responsible for conducting California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS) record searches, Native American correspondence and outreach, background research, managing surveys, writing Phase | Reports, and recommending mitigation measures.
PROJECTEXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE
Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Hospital Bldg. 220 Parking Lot Expansion Project 7 years Dept. of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System :: Los Angeles, CA Project Manager.Ms.McMullin providesproject management support for all archaeologicalresourcemonitoringservices.Herresponsibilities includedmaintaining M.A.in Biological communication with all involved parties, fulfilling staffing requests, tracking the project's Anthropology, emphasis in progress, writing monitoring compliance report, analyzing data and creating maps Bioarchaeology, University of through GIS, and submitting all deliverables to the client. California, LosAngeles,In Duration: September 2023-Present Progress (Jan. 2024)
WindyFireRestorationEmergencyWork B.A.Anthropology
SouthernCaliforniaEdison::SequoiaNationalForest Universityof California,Los Project Manager.Ms.McMullin Providesproject management supportfor all Angeles,2014 archaeological field surveys and monitoring assignments for this program. Post-fire restoration work includes line clearing and tree trimming/removal, maintaining and repairing roads, and replacing damaged SCE infrastructure. The work area includes areas in the southern portion of Sequioa National Forest.
Duration: August 2023-Present
* GIS Professional
Certificate, California
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French Fire Restoration Emergency Work Angeles 2019
Southern California Edison :: Sequoia National Forest
Project Manager. Ms. McMullin Provides project management support for all archaeological field surveys and monitoring assignments for this program. Post-fire restoration work includes line clearing and tree trimming/removal, maintaining and repairing roads, and replacing damaged SCE infrastructure. The work area includes areas in the southern portion of Sequioa National Forest.
Duration: August 2023-Present
Material Culture Consulting, Inc. | 2701 N. Towne Ave., Suite B, Pomona CA 91767 | wwww.materialcultureconsulting.com 1052
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Southern California Edison :: Santa Barbara, Riverside, and San Bernardino County, CA Project Manager. Ms. McMullin Provides project management support for all archaeological field surveys and monitoring assignments for this program. The work areas include Santa Barbara, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. Her responsibilities included maintaining communication with all involved parties, fulfilling staffing requests, tracking the project’s progress, writing DPRs and reports, analyzing data and creating maps through GIS, and submitting all deliverables to the client.
Duration: May 2023-Present
1149 N. Las Palmas Phase I Cultural and Paleontological Assessment Project Kimley-Horn :: Hollywood, Los Angeles County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, co-authored the cultural and tribal sensitivity report, and provided peer review of the paleontological report.
November 2022-May 2023
Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Hospital Lot 38 Project Dept. of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System :: Los Angeles, CA Staff Archaeologist and Co-Project Manager. Ms. McMullin provides archaeological resource monitoring services during ground disturbing phases of the project. This project is relocating utilities to replace abandoned utilities at MacArthur Field on the Veterans Affairs Hospital property. Erika’s responsibilities includes maintaining communication with all involved parties, completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records, writing the monitoring report, and evaluating cultural resources.
Duration: September 2022 – April 2023
Deteriorated Pole Replace Program MSUP
Southern California Edison :: Inyo, Sierra, Sequoia, Angeles, and San Bernardino National Forest, CA Project Manager. Ms. McMullin provides project management to support all pedestrian surveys and monitoring assignments for this program. The work areas include Inyo, Sierra, Sequoia, Angeles, and San Bernardino National Forest.
Her responsibilities included maintaining communication with all involved parties, fulfilling staffing requests, tracking the project’s progress, writing DPRs and reports, analyzing data and creating maps through GIS, provided peer review of deliverables, and submitting all deliverables to the client.
Duration: April 2022 – Present
Ivanpah-Control Site Testing and Laboratory Support
Southern California Edison :: Inyo and Kern Counties, CA Staff Archaeologist. Ms. McMullin participated in cultural surveying, excavation, and laboratory sorting and cataloging for the demolition and replacement of Southern California Edison’s existing 115 kV transmission lines in Lone Pine, Inyo County and Inyokern, Kern County.
Duration: March 1, 2022 – April 12, 2022 (350 hrs.)
Palomino Business Park
Caprocks Partners :: Riverside County, CA
Staff Archaeologist. Ms. McMullin provided cultural and paleontological resource monitoring services during the grounddisturbing phases of the project. The Palomino Business Park Project is redeveloping approximately 110 acres of land within the City of Norco for a new business park that will include industrial, commercial, and office uses. The project includes the construction of approximately 2,050,000 square feet of new building space and related onsite and offsite improvements.
Duration: January 2022 – April 2022
San Jacinto Deteriorated Pole Program
Southern California Edison :: Santa Barbara, Riverside, and San Bernardino County, CA Project Manager. Ms. McMullin Provides project management support for all archaeological field surveys and monitoring assignments for this program. The work areas include Santa Barbara, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. Her responsibilities included maintaining communication with all involved parties, fulfilling staffing requests, tracking the project's progress, writing DPRs and reports, analyzing data and creating maps through GIS, and submitting all deliverables to the client.
Duration: May 2023-Present
1149 N. Las Palmas Phase | Cultural and Paleontological Assessment Project Kimley-Horn :: Hollywood, Los Angeles County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, co-authored the cultural and tribal sensitivity report, and provided peer review of the paleontological report.
November 2022-May 2023
Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Hospital Lot 38 Project Dept. of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System :: Los Angeles, CA Staff Archaeologist and Co-Project Manager. Ms. McMullin provides archaeological resource monitoring services during ground disturbing phases of the project. This project is relocating utilities to replace abandoned utilities at MacArthur Field on the Veterans Affairs Hospital property. Erika’s responsibilities includes maintaining communication with all involved parties, completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records, writing the monitoring report, and evaluating cultural resources. Duration: September 2022 —April 2023 Deteriorated Pole Replace Program MSUP
Southern California Edison :: Inyo, Sierra, Sequoia, Angeles, and San Bernardino National Forest, CA Project Manager. Ms. McMullin provides project management to support all pedestrian surveys and monitoring assignments for this program. The work areas include Inyo, Sierra, Sequoia, Angeles, and San Bernardino National Forest.
Her responsibilities included maintaining communication with all involved parties, fulfilling staffing requests, tracking the project's progress, writing DPRs and reports, analyzing data and creating maps through GIS, provided peer review of deliverables, and submitting all deliverables to the client.
Duration: April 2022 —Present
Ivanpah-Control Site Testing and Laboratory Support
Southern California Edison :: Inyo and Kern Counties, CA Staff Archaeologist. Ms. McMullin participated in cultural surveying, excavation, and laboratory sorting and cataloging for the demolition and replacement of Southern California Edison’s existing 115 kV transmission lines in Lone Pine, Inyo County and Inyokern, Kern County.
Duration: March 1, 2022 — April 12, 2022 (350 hrs.)
Palomino Business Park
Caprocks Partners :: Riverside County, CA
Staff Archaeologist. Ms. McMullin provided cultural and paleontological resource monitoring services during the grounddisturbing phases of the project. The Palomino Business Park Project is redeveloping approximately 110 acres of land within the City of Norco for a new business park that will include industrial, commercial, and office uses. The project includes the construction of approximately 2,050,000 square feet of new building space and related onsite and offsite improvements.
Duration: January 2022 — April 2022
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Southern California Edison :: Sequoia, Sierra, Inyo, San Bernardino, and Los Padres National Forests Staff Archaeologist. Ms. McMullin performs cultural resources monitoring and survey while coordinating with tree crews, biologists, and SCE lead representatives. This program is a result of the CPUC’s mandate that utilities eliminate public hazards associated with dead, dying, and diseased trees within utility corridors, of which the USDA Forest Service found that up to 30% of native and non-native trees within SCE’s service territory has been adversely affected by drought conditions and beetle infestations.
Duration: 2021 – Present
Fountain Valley Residential Phase I Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: City of Fountain Valley, Orange County Project Manager and GIS Specialist: Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological report.
Duration: January 2021 – July 2021
Line Clearing and Vegetation Management
Southern California Edison :: National Park Service (NPS) SUP along the Salt Creek 12 kV Transmission Line, Sequoia and Kings (SEKI) National Park, Tulare County.
Field Director. Ms. McMullin managed a crew and conducted archaeological field survey for SCE vegetation management activities located on lands administered by the NPS. Duties include surveying, identifying, and recording historic and prehistoric resources along multiple landscapes and contexts, and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records daily.
Duration: January 2021, January 2022
Gonzalez Solar Phase I Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: City of Reedley, Fresno County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological report.
Duration: January 2021 – July 2021
Seaton and Cajalco Phase I Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Unincorporated area near City of Perris, Riverside County Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: April 2021 – October 2021
4200 W Valley Blvd Phase I Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Pomona, Los Angeles County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: April 2021 – July 2021
Redlands Mall Redevelopment I Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Redlands, San Bernardino County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS Heavy Tree Removal Program
Southern California Edison :: Sequoia, Sierra, Inyo, San Bernardino, and Los Padres National Forests Staff Archaeologist. Ms. McMullin performs cultural resources monitoring and survey while coordinating with tree crews, biologists, and SCE lead representatives. This program is a result of the CPUC’s mandate that utilities eliminate public hazards associated with dead, dying, and diseased trees within utility corridors, of which the USDA Forest Service found that up to 30% of native and non-native trees within SCE’s service territory has been adversely affected by drought conditions and beetle infestations.
Duration: 2021—Present
Fountain Valley Residential Phase | Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: City of Fountain Valley, Orange County Project Manager and GIS Specialist: Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological report.
Duration: January 2021—July 2021
Line Clearing and Vegetation Management
Southern California Edison :: National Park Service (NPS) SUP along the Salt Creek 12 kV Transmission Line, Sequoia and Kings (SEKI) National Park, Tulare County.
Field Director. Ms. McMullin managed a crew and conducted archaeological field survey for SCEvegetation management activities located on lands administered by the NPS. Duties include surveying, identifying, and recording historic and prehistoric resources along multiple landscapes and contexts, and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records daily.
Duration: January 2021, January 2022
Gonzalez Solar Phase 1Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: City of Reedley, Fresno County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological report.
Duration: January 2021—July 2021
Seaton and Cajalco Phase | Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Unincorporated area near City of Perris, Riverside County Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: April 2021—October 2021
4200 W Valley Blvd Phase | Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Pomona, Los Angeles County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: April 2021—July 2021
Redlands Mall Redevelopment | Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Redlands, San Bernardino County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS 1054
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Duration: April 2021 – May 2021
Florence Avenue Townhomes Phase I Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: April 2021 – June 2021
Rolling Greens Way Phase I Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Unincorporated Los Angeles County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: May 2021-August 2021
Pacifica Cottonwood Phase I Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Moreno Valley, Riverside County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: May 2021-June 2022
Slover and Adler Phase I Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Unincorporated San Bernardino County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: June 2021-October 2021
5770 Industrial Parkway Phase I Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Unincorporated San Bernardino County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: July 2021-October 2021
Slover and Adler Phase I Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Unincorporated San Bernardino County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: June 2021-October 2021
record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: April 2021—May 2021
Florence Avenue Townhomes Phase | Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: April 2021—June 2021
Rolling Greens Way Phase | Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Unincorporated Los Angeles County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: May 2021-August 2021
Pacifica Cottonwood Phase | Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Moreno Valley, Riverside County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: May 2021-June 2022
Slover and Adler Phase | Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Unincorporated San Bernardino County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: June 2021-October 2021
5770 Industrial Parkway Phase | Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Unincorporated San Bernardino County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: July 2021-October 2021
Slover and Adler Phase | Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Unincorporated San Bernardino County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: June 2021-October 2021
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5 Santa Ana and Calabash Phase I Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: City of Fontana, San Bernardino County Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: July 2021-October 2021
Kings CSG 3 Solar LLCPhase I Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Unincorporated Kings County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: October 2021- January 2022
Belago Park I Cultural and Paleontological Assessment
EPD Solutions :: Moreno Valley, Riverside County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: December 2020-December 2022
Cabazon Residential Phase I Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Unincorporated Riverside County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: November 2020-October 2021
Redlands Transit Village Specific Plan
City of Redlands :: Redlands, CA, San Bernardino County.
Assistant Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the Specific Plan report.
Duration: November 2020 – February 2021
Creek Fire Restoration Emergency Work
Southern California Edison :: Sierra National Forest, CA Staff Archaeologist. Ms. McMullin provided archaeological support including field surveys, monitoring support for emergency fire restoration activities, including line clearing and tree work along SCE’s right-of-way (ROW) due to recent fires in the Sierra National Forest (SNF). Her duties included maintaining communication with prime consultant and construction crews, performing testing alongside Forest Archaeologists, attendance of project meetings, and completing and submitting paperwork, photographic records, and Survey123 to the client in a timely matter.
Duration: October 2020 – December 2020
CWA L0030 Transmission Line Rating and Remediation (TLRR)/Ivanpah-Coolwater-Kramer-Inyokern Project Southern California Edison :: BLM and Private Lands, Inyo, LA, and San Bernardino Counties Staff Archaeologist. Ms. McMullin provided archaeological support to prime contractor’s Field Directors for this project.
She was lead field archaeologist on her survey crew. Duties included surveying, identifying, and recording historic and prehistoric resources along multiple landscapes and contexts. She used tablets to create in field Series 523 forms and Santa Ana and Calabash Phase | Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: City of Fontana, San Bernardino County Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: July 2021-October 2021
Kings CSG3 Solar LLCPhase | Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Unincorporated Kings County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: October 2021- January 2022
Belago Park | Cultural and Paleontological Assessment
EPD Solutions :: Moreno Valley, Riverside County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: December 2020-December 2022
Cabazon Residential Phase | Cultural and Paleontological Assessment EPD Solutions :: Unincorporated Riverside County
Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, field survey and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the cultural and paleontological reports and DPRs.
Duration: November 2020-October 2021
Redlands Transit Village Specific Plan
City of Redlands :: Redlands, CA, San Bernardino County.
Assistant Project Manager and GIS Specialist. Ms. McMullin provided Project Management support to facilitate the CHRIS record search, NAHC outreach, paleontological record search, and GIS support. She is responsible for conducting the above-mentioned outreach, background research, and co-authored the Specific Plan report.
Duration: November 2020 —February 2021
Creek Fire Restoration Emergency Work
Southern California Edison :: Sierra National Forest, CA Staff Archaeologist. Ms. McMullin provided archaeological support including field surveys, monitoring support for emergency fire restoration activities, including line clearing and tree work along SCE’s right-of-way (ROW) due to recent fires in the Sierra National Forest (SNF). Her duties included maintaining communication with prime consultant and construction crews, performing testing alongside Forest Archaeologists, attendance of project meetings, and completing and submitting paperwork, photographic records, and Survey123 to the client in a timely matter.
Duration: October 2020 —December 2020
CWA L0030 Transmission Line Rating and Remediation (TLRR)/lvanpah-Coolwater-Kramer-Inyokern Project Southern California Edison :: BLM and Private Lands, Inyo, LA, and San Bernardino Counties Staff Archaeologist. Ms. McMullin provided archaeological support to prime contractor’s Field Directors for this project.
She was lead field archaeologist on her survey crew. Duties included surveying, identifying, and recording historic and prehistoric resources along multiple landscapes and contexts. She used tablets to create in field Series 523 forms and 1056
6 collect spatial data using Collector and sub meter geodes. Ms. McMullin was responsible for maintaining cultural data for both new and previously recorded resources.
Duration: June 2019 – February 2020
Deteriorated Pole Replace Program
Southern California Edison :: Sequoia, Sierra, Inyo, Kern, and San Bernardino County, Private land, BLM Land Field Technician. Ms. McMullin provides field support to complete archaeological field surveys, monitoring, and testing for the program. Her responsibilities included maintaining communication with all involved parties and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records. In addition, Ms. McMullin assisted with preparation of California State Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) forms for the Project.
Duration: 2019 – Present
Blackfriary Archaeological Field School, Trim, County Meath, Ireland.
Bioarchaeology Supervisor. Ms. McMullin supervised and instructed students on methods and techniques during this excavation. Her duties included identifying human remains, identifying faunal remains, identifying grave cuts and grave fill, excavating human burials, mapping burials using Nikon total station, planning burials, and filling out all paperwork including grave fill, grave cut, and burial sheets. Ms. McMullin also assisted in post-excavation efforts of burials, including washing, bagging, and properly storing burials.
Duration: 2021 (200 hrs), 2022 (200 hrs)
Mesoamerican Archaeology Lab, California State University, Los Angeles.
Lab Manager and Graduate Student. Ms. McMullin manages the Lab under the supervision of Dr. James Brady. Her duties include cataloguing, organizing, and identifying bone and bone fragments from the skeletal collection of Midnight Terror Cave excavation. The collection includes over 10,000 bones of disarticulated and commingled remains. Ms. McMullin’s thesis research centers around using various long bone measurements to determine probable sex. Ms. McMullin was also in charge of supervising and teaching students the methods and techniques for identification and cataloging of skeletal remains.
Duration: 2018 – Present (300 hrs)
Blackfriary Archaeological Field School, Trim, County Meath, Ireland.
Student Internship. Ms. McMullin was part of a team performing bioarchaeological and landscape archaeological excavations in Ireland. One of her duties involved supervising students and assisting supervisors during these excavations.
Ms. McMullin also participated in zooarchaeology and community archaeology workshops. Her duties for the workshops included site planning, artifact cataloging, identify human remains, identify faunal remains, survey, record data, record coordinates, site plans, elevation drawings, total station, post-excavation, clean artifacts, assist students, and community outreach.
Duration: 2018 (240 hrs)
Bioarchaeology Lab, California State University, Los Angeles.
Research Assistant. Ms. McMullin worked under the supervision of Dr. Christine Lee in the Bioarchaeology Lab. Her duties involved determining biological profiles of skeletal remains including age, sex, race, and paleopathologies.
Duration: 2017 (50 hrs)
collect spatial data using Collector and sub meter geodes. Ms. McMullin was responsible for maintaining cultural data for both new and previously recorded resources. Duration: June 2019 — February 2020 Deteriorated Pole Replace Program
Southern California Edison :: Sequoia, Sierra, Inyo, Kern, and San Bernardino County, Private land, BLM Land Field Technician. Ms. McMullin provides field support to complete archaeological field surveys, monitoring, and testing for the program. Her responsibilities included maintaining communication with all involved parties and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records. In addition, Ms. McMullin assisted with preparation of California State Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) forms for the Project.
Duration: 2019 —Present
Blackfriary Archaeological Field School, Trim, County Meath, Ireland.
Bioarchaeology Supervisor. Ms. McMullin supervised and instructed students on methods and techniques during this excavation. Her duties included identifying human remains, identifying faunal remains, identifying grave cuts and grave fill, excavating human burials, mapping burials using Nikon total station, planning burials, and filling out all paperwork including grave fill, grave cut, and burial sheets. Ms. McMullin also assisted in post-excavation efforts of burials, including washing, bagging, and properly storing burials.
Duration: 2021(200 hrs), 2022 (200 hrs)
Mesoamerican Archaeology Lab, California State University, Los Angeles.
Lab Manager and Graduate Student. Ms. McMullin manages the Lab under the supervision of Dr. James Brady. Her duties include cataloguing, organizing, and identifying bone and bone fragments from the skeletal collection of Midnight Terror Cave excavation. The collection includes over 10,000 bones of disarticulated and commingled remains. Ms. McMullin’s thesis research centers around using various long bone measurements to determine probable sex. Ms. McMullin was also in charge of supervising and teaching students the methods and techniques for identification and cataloging of skeletal remains.
Duration: 2018 —Present (300 hrs)
Blackfriary Archaeological Field School, Trim, County Meath, Ireland.
Student Internship. Ms. McMullin was part of a team performing bioarchaeological and landscape archaeological excavations in Ireland. One of her duties involved supervising students and assisting supervisors during these excavations.
Ms. McMullin also participated in zooarchaeology and community archaeology workshops. Her duties for the workshops included site planning, artifact cataloging, identify human remains, identify faunal remains, survey, record data, record coordinates, site plans, elevation drawings, total station, post-excavation, clean artifacts, assist students, and community outreach.
Duration: 2018 (240 hrs)
Bioarchaeology Lab, California State University, Los Angeles.
Research Assistant. Ms. McMullin worked under the supervision of Dr. Christine Lee in the Bioarchaeology Lab. Her duties involved determining biological profiles of skeletal remains including age, sex, race, and paleopathologies.
Duration: 2017 (50 hrs)
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Material Culture Consulting, Inc. | 2701 N. Towne Ave., Suite B, Pomona CA 91767 | wwww.materialcultureconsulting.com HANNAH JOHNSTON, MSc
STAFF ARCHAEOLOGIST II
PROFILE
Hannah Johnston is an archaeologist with over four years of academic research and field experience and a year of professional experience in cultural resource management. Ms. Johnston has worked on projects subject to Federal, State, and local government regulations within California. She has participated in monitoring, survey, and excavation efforts as a crew member in California. Ms. Johnston is experienced in field work and osteology. In addition, she has conducted laboratory analysis of artifacts and faunal remains from California’s coastal region.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Operations and Maintenance Program
Southern California Edison :: Sequoia National Forest, CA Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston provides monitoring and survey support during excavations for the SCE Operations and Maintenance Program. Ms.
Johnston’s responsibilities includes maintaining communication with all involved parties and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records.
Duration: August 2023
Operations and Maintenance Program
Southern California Edison :: Inyo National Forest, Bishop, CA Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston provides monitoring and survey support during excavations for the SCE Operations and Maintenance Program for the TROW CEMA Silverpeak-Wyman Canyon Circuit. Ms. Johnston’s responsibilities includes maintaining communication with all involved parties and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records.
Duration: August 2023
Environmental Clearance Program
Southern California Edison :: Angeles National Forrest, CA Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston was part of a team that surveyed 30 poles within the Angeles National Forest for the SCE Environmental Clearance Program. Ms. Johntson’s responsibilities includes maintaining communication with all involved parties and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records.
Duration: July 2023
MEP040-4 Bishop Survey
Southern California Edison :: Inyo County, CA
Staff Archaeologist. Under the direction of a permitted Field Director, Ms.
Johnston was part of a team that conducted two (2) 10-day cultural resources survey across multiple land designations including BLM, CDFW, and Private Lands within the Bishop area. Ms. Johnston’s duties included operating GIS applications to record spatial data, complete paperwork and photos, and assist with uploading daily data.
Duration: June – July 2023
EXPERIENCE
2 years CRM
2 years Academia
EDUCATION
M.Sc. Professional Human
Osteoarcheology
University of Reading United Kingdom,
2022
B.A. Anthropology
California State University Los Angeles
2020
CERTIFICATIONS
• First Aid and CPR certified
• GIS Basics Training (Esri)
• ArcGIS Online Basics (Esri)
• ArcGIS Pro Basics (Esri)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• Association of American Physical
Anthropologists (AAPA)
• American Anthropological
Association (AAA)
• British Association for Biological
Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology
(BABAO)
• Western Social Science Association
(WSSA)
HANNAH JOHNSTON, MSc
STAFFARCHAEOLOGISTII
PROFILE
Hannah Johnston is an archaeologist with over four years of academic research and field experience and a year of professional experience in cultural resource management. Ms. Johnston has worked on projects subject to Federal, State, and local government regulations within California. She has participated in monitoring, survey, and excavation efforts as a crew member in California. Ms. Johnston is experienced in field work and osteology. In addition, she has conducted laboratory analysis of artifacts and faunal remains from California’s coastal region.
PROJECTEXPERIENCE
Operations and Maintenance Program
Southern California Edison :: Sequoia National Forest, CA Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston provides monitoring and survey support during excavations for the SCEOperations and Maintenance Program. Ms.
Johnston's responsibilities includes maintaining communication with all involved parties and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records.
Duration: August 2023
Operations and Maintenance Program
Southern California Edison :: Inyo National Forest, Bishop, CA Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston provides monitoring and survey support during excavations for the SCE Operations and Maintenance Program for the TROW CEMA Silverpeak-Wyman Canyon Circuit. Ms. Johnston’s responsibilities includes maintaining communication with all involved parties and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records.
Duration: August 2023
Environmental Clearance Program
Southern California Edison :: Angeles National Forrest, CA Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston was part of a team that surveyed 30 poles within the Angeles National Forest for the SCE Environmental Clearance Program. Ms. Johntson’s responsibilities includes maintaining communication with all involved parties and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records.
Duration: July 2023
MEP040-4 Bishop Survey
Southern California Edison :: Inyo County, CA
Staff Archaeologist. Under the direction of a permitted Field Director, Ms.
Johnston was part of a team that conducted two (2) 10-day cultural resources
EXPERIENCE
2 years CRM
2 years Academia
EDUCATION
M.Sc. Professional Human
Osteoarcheology
University of Reading United Kingdom,
2022
B.A. Anthropology
California State University Los Angeles ND[@NJ o
CERTIFICATIONS
First Aid and CPR certified
GISBasicsTraining (Esri)
ArcGISOnline Basics (Esri)
ArcGISPro Basics (Esri)
PROFESSIONALMEMBERSHIPS
Association of American Physical
Anthropologists (AAPA)
American Anthropological
Association (AAA)
British Association for Biological
Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology
(BABAQ)
Western Social Science Association
(WSSA)
survey across multiple land designations including BLM, CDFW, and Private Lands within the Bishop area. Ms. Johnston's duties included operating GIS applications to record spatial data, complete paperwork and photos, and assist with uploading daily data.
Duration: June —July 2023
Material Culture Consulting, Inc. | 2701 N. Towne Ave., Suite B, Pomona CA 91767 | wwww.materialcultureconsulting.com 1058
2 Operations and Maintenance Program
Southern California Edison :: Ventura and Kern County
Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston provides monitoring and survey support during excavations for the SCE Operations and Maintenance Program. Ms. Johntson’s responsibilities includes maintaining communication with all involved parties and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records.
Duration: June 2023 – Present
San Jacinto CCP Program
Southern California Edison :: San Jacinto, CA
Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston provides monitoring and survey support during excavations for pole installation and trenching. Ms. Johntson’s responsibilities includes maintaining communication with all involved parties and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records.
Duration: September 2022 – Present
I-15 Logistics Center
City of Fontana :: Fontana, CA
Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston is performing archaeological monitoring during ground-disturbing activities. Ms.
Johnstons’ responsibilities include maintaining communication with all involved parties and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records. The Project includes the development and operation of a 1,175,720-square foot logistics facility on approximately 76 acres (Logistics Site); the realignment of a segment of Lytle Creek Road from the western Project boundary eastward to a new intersection with Sierra Avenue; and the annexation of 152 acres (Annexation Area or Project Area), inclusive of the 76-acre Logistics Site.
Duration: May 2023 – Present
Grid Resiliency Project and Plant Betterment Project
Southern California Edison :: Bureau of Land Management, Bishop Field Office and Private Property, CA Staff Archaeologist. Under the direction of a permitted Field Director, Ms. Johnston was part of a team that conducted cultural resources survey of 17.25 acres and performed site recording for SCE’s Grid Resiliency Project and Plant Betterment Project on lands administered by BLM Bishop and Private Property. Ms. Johnston’s duties included operating GIS applications to record spatial data, complete paperwork and photos, and assist with uploading daily data.
Duration: October 2022 – November 2022
Rincon Athos Solar Project
Desert City, Riverside County, CA
Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston provided cultural resource monitoring services during ground disturbing phases of the project. Her responsibilities included maintaining communication with all involved parties along with completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records for the client daily.
Duration: 2021
Deteriorated Pole Replace Program
Southern California Edison :: Sequoia, San Bernardino, Angeles, and Los Padres National Forest, CA Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston provides cultural resource monitoring services during ground disturbing phases of the project. Her responsibilities include maintaining communication with all involved parties and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records.
Duration: 2021 – 2022
Poles and Wires Survey Program
Southern California Edison :: Inyo National Forest, CA
Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston provided survey, monitoring, and site testing support. Her responsibilities included maintaining communication with all involved parties and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records.
Duration: April 2021
Operations and Maintenance Program
Southern California Edison :: Ventura and Kern County
Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston provides monitoring and survey support during excavations for the SCEOperations and Maintenance Program. Ms. Johntson’s responsibilities includes maintaining communication with all involved parties and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records.
Duration: June 2023 —Present
San Jacinto CCPProgram
Southern California Edison :: San Jacinto, CA
Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston provides monitoring and survey support during excavations for pole installation and trenching. Ms. Johntson’s responsibilities includes maintaining communication with all involved parties and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records.
Duration: September 2022 —Present
I-15 Logistics Center
City of Fontana :: Fontana, CA
Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston is performing archaeological monitoring during ground-disturbing activities. Ms.
Johnstons’ responsibilities include maintaining communication with all involved parties and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records. The Project includes the development and operation of a 1,175,720-square foot logistics facility on approximately 76 acres (Logistics Site); the realignment of a segment of Lytle Creek Road from the western Project boundary eastward to a new intersection with Sierra Avenue; and the annexation of 152 acres (Annexation Area or Project Area), inclusive of the 76-acre Logistics Site.
Duration: May 2023 —Present
Grid Resiliency Project and Plant Betterment Project
Southern California Edison :: Bureau of Land Management, Bishop Field Office and Private Property, CA Staff Archaeologist. Under the direction of a permitted Field Director, Ms. Johnston was part of a team that conducted cultural resources survey of 17.25 acres and performed site recording for SCE’s Grid Resiliency Project and Plant Betterment Project on lands administered by BLM Bishop and Private Property. Ms. Johnston’s duties included operating GIS applications to record spatial data, complete paperwork and photos, and assist with uploading daily data.
Duration: October 2022 —November 2022
Rincon Athos Solar Project
Desert City, Riverside County, CA
Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston provided cultural resource monitoring services during ground disturbing phases of the project. Her responsibilities included maintaining communication with all involved parties along with completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records for the client daily.
Duration: 2021
Deteriorated Pole Replace Program
Southern California Edison :: Sequoia, San Bernardino, Angeles, and Los Padres National Forest, CA Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston provides cultural resource monitoring services during ground disturbing phases of the project. Her responsibilities include maintaining communication with all involved parties and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records.
Duration: 2021— 2022
Poles and Wires Survey Program
Southern California Edison :: Inyo National Forest, CA
Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston provided survey, monitoring, and site testing support. Her responsibilities included maintaining communication with all involved parties and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records.
Duration: April 2021
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3 San Marcos Bridge Removal Project
City of San Marcos :: San Marcos, CA
Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston provided cultural resource monitoring services during ground disturbing phases of the project. Her responsibilities included maintaining communication with all involved parties and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records.
Duration: 2021
4200 Valley Blvd.
Pomona, CA
Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston surveyed 13.84 arches for the future development of a new Class-A speculation industrial building. Her duties included survey activities, completing all associated field paperwork, recording new resources, photography, and post-processing of forms.
Duration: July 2021
Cabazon Residential
Core5 Industrial Partners :: City of Cabazon, CA
Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston surveyed 22 acres for a future housing development of 121 homes on a mostly undeveloped parcel. Her duties included survey activities, completing all associated field paperwork, recording new resources, photography, and post-processing of forms.
Duration: May 2021
Santa Monica Mountain Range Excavation
California State University :: Los Angeles, CA
Field Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston’s studies and tasks included coastal archaeology, Native American studies, zooarchaeology, landscape archaeology, excavation, analyzing soil composition, site planning, cataloging, survey, total station, recording data and GIS coordinates, sieving, and cleaning artifacts.
Duration: 2018
Spike Island Excavation
Institute of Field Research :: Spike Island off County Cork, Ireland Field Bioarchaeologist. Ms. Johnston’s studies and tasks included bioarchaeology, excavation, site planning, cataloging, recording data, site plans, photogrammetry, point mapping, total station, cleaning bones and artifacts, identifying human remains, and paleopathology.
Duration: 2018
Coastal Archaeology Lab
California State University :: Los Angeles, CA
Lab Assistant. Ms. Johnston’s duties included sieving, measuring, cataloging, and sorting faunal remains and organic material.
Duration: 2018 - 2020
Forensic Anthropology Lab
California State University :: Los Angeles, CA
Lab Assistant. Ms. Johnston’s duties included organizing the bone collection, practicing compiling biological profiles, and identification of trauma and disease.
Duration: 2019 - 2020
Mesoamerican Archaeology Lab
California State University :: Los Angeles, CA
Lab Assistant. Ms. Johnston’s duties included research of subadult remains from Midnight Terror Cave site to compare to other Mesoamerican sites for an honors thesis on human child sacrifice.
Duration: 2019 – 2020
San Marcos Bridge Removal Project
City of San Marcos :: San Marcos, CA
Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston provided cultural resource monitoring services during ground disturbing phases of the project. Her responsibilities included maintaining communication with all involved parties and completing and submitting paperwork and photographic records.
Duration: 2021
4200 Valley Blvd.
Pomona, CA
Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston surveyed 13.84 arches for the future development of a new Class-Aspeculation industrial building. Her duties included survey activities, completing all associated field paperwork, recording new resources, photography, and post-processing of forms.
Duration: July 2021
Cabazon Residential
Cores Industrial Partners :: City of Cabazon, CA
Staff Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston surveyed 22 acres for a future housing development of 121homes on a mostly undeveloped parcel. Her duties included survey activities, completing all associated field paperwork, recording new resources, photography, and post-processing of forms.
Duration: May 2021
Santa Monica Mountain Range Excavation
California State University :: Los Angeles, CA
Field Archaeologist. Ms. Johnston's studies and tasks included coastal archaeology, Native American studies, zooarchaeology, landscape archaeology, excavation, analyzing soil composition, site planning, cataloging, survey, total station, recording data and GIS coordinates, sieving, and cleaning artifacts.
Duration: 2018
Spike Island Excavation
Institute of Field Research :: Spike Island off County Cork, Ireland Field Bioarchaeologist. Ms. Johnston's studies and tasks included bioarchaeology, excavation, site planning, cataloging, recording data, site plans, photogrammetry, point mapping, total station, cleaning bones and artifacts, identifying human remains, and paleopathology.
Duration: 2018
Coastal Archaeology Lab
California State University :: Los Angeles, CA
LabAssistant. Ms. Johnston's duties included sieving, measuring, cataloging, and sorting faunal remains and organic material.
Duration: 2018 - 2020
Forensic Anthropology Lab
California State University :: Los Angeles, CA
LabAssistant. Ms. Johnston’s duties included organizing the bone collection, practicing compiling biological profiles, and identification of trauma and disease.
Duration: 2019 - 2020
Mesoamerican Archaeology Lab
California State University :: Los Angeles, CA
LabAssistant. Ms. Johnston’s duties included research of subadult remains from Midnight Terror Cave site to compare to other Mesoamerican sites for an honors thesis on human child sacrifice.
Duration: 2019 — 2020
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APPENDIX B:
CHRIS Record Search
Results
APPENDIX B:
CHRIS Record Search
Results
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Report List
Report No. Other IDs Year Author(s) Title Affiliation Resources RI-00182 1975 Environmental Impact Evaluation:
Archaeology of Brodiaea Avenue, Pl 984,
Water Systems Addition, Riverside County,
California
Archaeological Research
Unit, U.C. Riverside
NADB-R - 1080232; Richard A. Weaver 33-000857
Voided - MF-0169
RI-00414 1978 Environmental Impact Evaluation:
Archaeological Assessment of Two Portions
of Land in Moreno Valley, Riverside County,
California
Archaeological Research
Unit, U.C. Riveside
NADB-R - 1080461; Thomas Holcomb
Voided - MF-0363
RI-01763 1984 AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF
TRACT 19802
NADB-R - 1082110; SALPAS, JEAN A. AUTHOR(S) 33-002775, 33-002776, 33-002777 Voided - MF-1908
RI-01843 1984 CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEY REPORT
ON WOLFSKILL RANCH
SCIENTIFIC RESOURCE
SURVEYS, INC.
SCIENTIFIC
RESOURCE SURVEYS,
INC.
33-000012, 33-000021, 33-000202,
33-000419, 33-000420, 33-000421,
33-000464, 33-000530, 33-000531,
33-000532, 33-000533, 33-000534,
33-000535, 33-000536, 33-000537,
33-000538, 33-000539, 33-000540,
33-000541, 33-000542, 33-000543,
33-000544, 33-000608, 33-000609,
33-000610, 33-000715, 33-002829,
33-002867, 33-002950, 33-002951,
33-002952, 33-002953, 33-002954,
33-002955, 33-002956, 33-002957,
33-002958, 33-002959, 33-002960,
33-002961, 33-002962, 33-002963,
33-002964, 33-002965, 33-002966,
33-002967, 33-002968, 33-002969,
33-002993, 33-002994, 33-002995,
33-002996
NADB-R - 1084680;
Voided - MF-2010
RI-01893 1984 AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF
PARCEL 20223
NADB-R - 1082264; SALPAS, JEAN AUTHOR(S)
Voided - MF-2049
Report List
Report No. Other IDs Year Author(s) Title Affiliation Resources RI-00182 NADB-R - 1080232; 1975 Richard A. Weaver Environmental Impact Evaluation: Archaeological Research 33-000857 Voided - MF-0169 Archaeology of Brodiaea Avenue, Pl 984, Unit, U.C. Riverside Water Systems Addition, Riverside County,
California
RI-00414 NADB-R - 1080461; 1978 Thomas Holcomb Environmental Impact Evaluation: Archaeological Research Voided - MF-0363 Archaeological Assessment of Two Portions Unit, U.C. Riveside of Land in Moreno Valley, Riverside County,
California
RI-01763 NADB-R - 1082110; 1984 SALPAS, JEAN A. AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF AUTHOR(S) 33-002775, 33-002776, 33-002777 Voided - MF-1908 TRACT 19802
RI-01843 NADB-R - 1084680; 1984 SCIENTIFIC CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEY REPORT SCIENTIFIC RESOURCE 33-000012, 33-000021, 33-000202, Voided - MF-2010 RESOURCE SURVEYS, ON WOLFSKILL RANCH SURVEYS, INC. 33-000419, 33-000420, 33-000421, INC. 33-000464, 33-000530, 33-000531,
33-000532, 33-000533, 33-000534,
33-000535, 33-000536, 33-000537,
33-000538, 33-000539, 33-000540,
33-000541, 33-000542, 33-000543,
33-000544, 33-000608, 33-000609,
33-000610, 33-000715, 33-002829,
33-002867, 33-002950, 33-002951,
33-002952, 33-002953, 33-002954,
33-002955, 33-002956, 33-002957,
33-002958, 33-002959, 33-002960,
33-002961, 33-002962, 33-002963,
33-002964, 33-002965, 33-002966,
33-002967, 33-002968, 33-002969,
33-002993, 33-002994, 33-002995,
33-002996
RI-01893 NADB-R - 1082264; 1984 SALPAS, JEAN AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF AUTHOR(S) Voided - MF-2049 PARCEL 20223
1062
Report List
Report No. Other IDs Year Author(s) Title Affiliation Resources RI-02171 1987 CULTURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY FOR
THE CITY OF MORENO VALLEY,
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
RESEARCH UNIT, U.C.
RIVERSIDE
MCCARTHY, DANIEL F. 33-000361, 33-000395, 33-000497,
33-000857, 33-000860, 33-001063,
33-001064, 33-003223, 33-003224,
33-003225, 33-003226, 33-003227,
33-003228, 33-003229, 33-003230,
33-003231, 33-003232, 33-003233,
33-003234, 33-003235, 33-003236,
33-003237, 33-003238, 33-003239,
33-003240, 33-003241, 33-003242,
33-003243, 33-003244, 33-003245,
33-003246, 33-003247, 33-003248,
33-003249, 33-003250, 33-003254,
33-003258, 33-003259, 33-003260,
33-003261, 33-003262, 33-003263,
33-003264, 33-003265, 33-003266,
33-003267, 33-003268, 33-003269,
33-003270, 33-003271, 33-003272,
33-003273, 33-003304, 33-003305,
33-003306, 33-003341, 33-003342,
33-003343, 33-003344, 33-003345,
33-003346, 33-003347, 33-003351,
33-003352, 33-003353
NADB-R - 1082753;
Submitter - 0870;
Voided - MF-2358
RI-02876 1990 REEVALUATION OF 10 ARCHAEOLOGICAL
SITES FOR THE CACTUS CORRIDOR
SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 214, LOCATED IN THE
CITY OF MORENO VALLEY, RIVERSIDE
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
RESEARCH UNIT
ARKUSH, BROOKE S. 33-000860, 33-002775, 33-002776,
33-002777, 33-003343, 33-003344,
33-003345, 33-003346, 33-003347
NADB-R - 1083482;
Voided - MF-3076
RI-04014 1996 LUISENO ROCK ART AND SACRED
LANDSCAPE IN LATE PREHISTORIC
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
University of California, Los
Angeles
SHEPARD, RICHARD
STARR
33-000008, 33-000012, 33-000016,
33-000114, 33-000285, 33-000331,
33-000333, 33-000375, 33-000419,
33-000464, 33-000509, 33-000550,
33-000728, 33-000989, 33-001162,
33-001453, 33-001916, 33-001935,
33-002617, 33-002750, 33-002906,
33-003136, 33-003403, 33-003406,
33-003822, 33-003984, 33-004275,
33-004930
NADB-R - 1085069;
Voided - MF-4430
RI-04418 1987 DOCUMENTATION OF AN
ARCHAELOGICAL SITE WITHIN THE
MORENO VALLEY RANCH PROPERTY,
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
SCIENTIFIC RESOURCE
SURVEYS, INC.
SCIENTIFIC
RESOURCE SURVEYS,
INC.
NADB-R - 1082223; 33-003307
Voided - MF-4927
Report List
Report No. Other IDs Year Author(s) Title Affiliation Resources RI-02171 NADB-R - 1082753; 1987 MCCARTHY, DANIEL F. CULTURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL 33-000361, 33-000395, 33-000497, Submitter - 0870; THE CITY OF MORENO VALLEY, RESEARCH UNIT, U.C. 33-000857, 33-000860, 33-001063, Voided - MF-2358 RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE 33-001064, 33-003223, 33-003224, 33-003225, 33-003226, 33-003227,
33-003228, 33-003229, 33-003230,
33-003231, 33-003232, 33-003233,
33-003234, 33-003235, 33-003236,
33-003237, 33-003238, 33-003239,
33-003240, 33-003241, 33-003242,
33-003243, 33-003244, 33-003245,
33-003246, 33-003247, 33-003248,
33-003249, 33-003250, 33-003254,
33-003258, 33-003259, 33-003260,
33-003261, 33-003262, 33-003263,
33-003264, 33-003265, 33-003266,
33-003267, 33-003268, 33-003269,
33-003270, 33-003271, 33-003272,
33-003273, 33-003304, 33-003305,
33-003306, 33-003341, 33-003342,
33-003343, 33-003344, 33-003345,
33-003346, 33-003347, 33-003351,
33-003352, 33-003353
RI-02876 NADB-R - 1083482; 1990 ARKUSH, BROOKE S. REEVALUATION OF 10 ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL 33-000860, 33-002775, 33-002776, Voided - MF-3076 SITES FOR THE CACTUS CORRIDOR RESEARCH UNIT 33-002777, 33-003343, 33-003344, SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 214, LOCATED IN THE 33-003345, 33-003346, 33-003347
CITY OF MORENO VALLEY, RIVERSIDE
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
RI-04014 NADB-R - 1085069; 1996 SHEPARD, RICHARD LUISENO ROCK ART AND SACRED University of California, Los 33-000008,33-000012, 33-000016, Voided - MF-4430 STARR LANDSCAPE IN LATE PREHISTORIC Angeles 33-000114, 33-000285, 33-000331, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 33-000333, 33-000375, 33-000419,
33-000464, 33-000509, 33-000550,
33-000728, 33-000989, 33-001162,
33-001453, 33-001916, 33-001935,
33-002617, 33-002750, 33-002906,
33-003136, 33-003403, 33-003406,
33-003822, 33-003984, 33-004275,
33-004930
RI-04418 NADB-R - 1082223; 1987 SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTATION OF AN SCIENTIFIC RESOURCE 33-003307 Voided - MF-4927 RESOURCE SURVEYS, ARCHAELOGICAL SITE WITHIN THE SURVEYS, INC.
INC. MORENO VALLEY RANCH PROPERTY,
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
1063
Report List
Report No. Other IDs Year Author(s) Title Affiliation Resources RI-04717 2002 LETTER REPORT: RESULTS OF
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY CONDUCTED
AT PROPOSED "MORENO BEACH"
VERIZON WIRELESS TOWER SITE,
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNAI
NADB-R - 1086066 O'CONNELL, KEITH A. URS, SANTA ANA
RI-04788 2002 ROCK ART PRESERVATION AND
PROTECTION: LAKE PERRIS STATE
RECREATION AREA, RIVERSIDE COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA
CA DEPT OF PARKS &
RECREATION, LAKE
PERRIS STATE
RECREATION
CARVER, LARRYNN 33-000012, 33-000021, 33-000062,
33-000331, 33-000419, 33-000421,
33-000452, 33-000464
NADB-R - 1086150
RI-06887 2006 An Archaeological Survey of 4.5 Acres for the Tentative Tract 33222 Moreno Valley Project
Loacted Near the Intersection of Alessandro
Blvd. and Merwin St., Moreno Valley,
Riverside County, California.
Other - TC#18659-01 Tetra Tech, Inc.
RI-08235 2001 Cupules A Type of Petroglyphic Rock Art. A Study of the Pitted Boulders in the San
Jacinto Wildlife Area and the Lake Perris
State Recreational Area
James E. Workman Indian Rock Art Specialist 33-000012, 33-000062, 33-000202, 33-000331, 33-000395, 33-000419,
33-000421, 33-000428, 33-000452,
33-000464
RI-08681 2011 Archaeological Survey Report for Southern California Edison's Grid Reliability and
Maintainance Project: Moreno Valley,
Riverside County, California
Jay K. Sander Chambers Group, Inc.
RI-08802 2012 Phase I archaeological Assessment: Moreno Master Drainage Plan Revision
Bai "Tom" Tang, Michael CRM TECH
Hogan, Deirdre
Encarnacion, and Daniel
Ballester
RI-09080 2014 Phase I Archaeological Assessment
Tentative Tract Map No.36739 City of Moreno
Valley Riverside County, California
Bai "Tom" Tang, Mariam CRM TECH
Dahdul, Daniek Ballester,
and Nina Gallardo
RI-09083 2014 Phase I Archaeological Assessment:
Tentative Tract Map No. 36740, City of
Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California
Bai "Tom" Tang, Mariam
Dahdul, Daniel Ballester,
and Nina Gallardo
RI-09225 2014 Historical/ Archaeological Resources
Investigation; Tentative Tract Map 33222;
City of Moreno Valley, Riverside County,
California; CRM Tech Contract No. 2842
Michael Hogan CRM Tech
RI-09667 2016 Addendum to FCC Form 620: Maltby/EnSite
#25566, 14058 Redlands Blvd., Moreno
Valley, Riverside County. CA 92555, EBI
Project # 6115002992, FCC E-106
#006956057, CASHPO:
Alexis Green EBI Consulting