CANYONLANDS NATURAL HISTORY ASSOC

Blmoutreach to local communities. Events funded by cnha included a natural resources field day for high school students in san juan county, utah. Schools across the district sent teams of students to learn from different subject matter experts in the fields of range management, recreation, wildlife, and archeology. The monticello field office also hosted 19 students from high schools across san juan county during one-to-five-day internships. Students spent time with blm staff in recreation, law enforcement, wildlife biology, maintenance, and archaeology. Projects included fence building, kiosk and sign installation and replacement, photography of visitor locations to improve online visitor information, and completion of rangeland health inventories. Support with the continuation of three cultural surveys for trail projects: dispersed camp ites within utah rims special recreation management area; fisher towers view trail: mud springs trail system - phase ii. Cultural surveys are necessary to analyze projects, inform alignment of trail for protection of cultural and natural resources, and inform content for public information and education. Two student conservation association interns for the blm. One for the westwater ranger station /colorado river boat launch, and one for the moab field office.