Whitney Pocket
Whitney Pocket Gold Butte National Monument
Whitney Pocket contains two cultural resource sites. Site A is a mortared stone Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) dam, water trough, and storage area constructed by the CCC ca. 1935. Site B is a prehistoric rock shelter and associated features. The following interpretation and recreation amenities are proposed both sites: • Installation of a restroom facility (low-maintenance vault toilets) in the parking area to curtail future unauthorized dumping of biowaste. • Installation of an information kiosk to educate the public and discourage looting. The kiosk will include a mixture of concise narratives, photos, and illustrations, and maps. • Development of a monitoring form that describes the overall site condition, as well as the condition of individual site features.
area to delineate formal boundaries for the parking area and prevent vehicle access into unauthorized areas. • Placement of parking barrier or natural obstructions on the two-track dirt road to block access to southern portion of the site. • Installation of post-and-cable fencing to block vehicular access to the check dam.
The following protection measures are proposed for Site A: • Removal of existing biowaste from the site by biohazard team. • Installation of post-and-cable fencing along the southern and western edges of the existing parking
The following protection measures are proposed for Site B: • Installation of post-and-cable fencing extending from the check dam entrance east along the northern side of bladed dirt road and wrapping
around the western edge of the previously existing parking area to prevent vehicular access near the rock shelter, agave oven, and rock art panels. Breaks in the fence line will be established at periodic intervals to allow for pedestrian access. Another post-and cable fence line will be constructed along the eastern margin of the disturbed parking area to define the eastern boundary of the parking area. • Installation of carsonite posts with Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) stickers at feature locations to discourage vandalism and looting and generate awareness regarding cultural resources at the site.
Whitney Pocket contains two cultural resource sites. Site A is a mortared stone Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) dam, water trough, and storage area constructed by the CCC ca. 1935. Site B is a prehistoric rock shelter and associated features. The following interpretation and recreation amenities are proposed both sites: • Installation of a restroom facility (low-maintenance vault toilets) in the parking area to curtail future unauthorized dumping of biowaste. • Installation of an information kiosk to educate the public and discourage looting. The kiosk will include a mixture of concise narratives, photos, and illustrations, and maps. • Development of a monitoring form that describes the overall site condition, as well as the condition of individual site features.
area to delineate formal boundaries for the parking area and prevent vehicle access into unauthorized areas. • Placement of parking barrier or natural obstructions on the two-track dirt road to block access to southern portion of the site. • Installation of post-and-cable fencing to block vehicular access to the check dam.
The following protection measures are proposed for Site A: • Removal of existing biowaste from the site by biohazard team. • Installation of post-and-cable fencing along the southern and western edges of the existing parking
The following protection measures are proposed for Site B: • Installation of post-and-cable fencing extending from the check dam entrance east along the northern side of bladed dirt road and wrapping
around the western edge of the previously existing parking area to prevent vehicular access near the rock shelter, agave oven, and rock art panels. Breaks in the fence line will be established at periodic intervals to allow for pedestrian access. Another post-and cable fence line will be constructed along the eastern margin of the disturbed parking area to define the eastern boundary of the parking area. • Installation of carsonite posts with Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) stickers at feature locations to discourage vandalism and looting and generate awareness regarding cultural resources at the site.
