CANYONLANDS NATURAL HISTORY ASSOC

NPSINTERPRETATION, EDUCATION AND VISITOR SERVICES: FUNDING FOR FREE PUBLICATIONS, JR RANGER MATERIALS, GENERAL INTERPRETATION SUPPLIES, INTERN AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT, AND ONBOARDING MANY SEASONAL PARK RANGER POSITIONS FOR THE SOUTHEAST UTAH GROUP PARKS, INCLUDING HOUSING SUPPORT FOR INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS. INTERNS ARE ESSENTIAL TO PROVIDING QUALITY INTERPRETATION AND INFORMATIONAL SERVICES TO ARCHES AND CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK VISITORS. THEY SUPPORT VISITOR SERVICES SUCH AS ORIENTATION, SAFETY MESSAGING, RESOURCE EDUCATION, TRIP PLANNING, RESOURCE MONITORING, FEE COLLECTION, PREVENTIVE SEARCH AND RESCUE ACTIVITIES, AND ACT AS CRITICAL RESPONDERS TO SEARCH AND RESCUES AND OTHER INCIDENTS. VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARK SUPPLY CRITICAL STAFFING SUPPORT DURING HEAVY VISITATION AND STAFFING TRANSITIONS. CANYON YOUTH ENGAGEMENT (CYE), IS AN NPS PROGRAM THAT TAKES LOCAL SCHOOL KIDS, GRADES 1-6 ON FIELD TRIPS ON PUBLIC LANDS TO TEACH THEM BASIC SCIENCE IN THE FIELD, AND HELPS TEACHERS MEET THEIR STATE CORE SCIENCECURRICULUM. PROGRAMS CONSISTED OF 138 FIELD TRIPSAND 308 CLASSROOM ENGAGEMENTS IN THE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR.SUPPORT FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS OF THE NPS: FUNDING ONE RANGER FOR PREVENTATIVE SEARCH AND RESCUE (PSAR). THE GOAL OF PSAR IS TO REDUCE VISITOR INJURIES, MEDICAL EMERGENCIES, AND DEATHS.THIS REDUCTION IN EMERGENCIES ALSO REDUCES THE BURDEN ON PARK EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL.PSAR WORK IS CONDUCTED THROUGH VISITOR EDUCATION IN THE FIELD, AND THROUGH SIGNAGE, INFORMATION ON WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA; FINANCING SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING ENABLING RANGERS TO LEARN AND MAINTAIN ESSENTIAL SKILLS TO RESPOND TO TECHNICAL RESCUES; SPONSORSHIP OF INTERAGENCY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TRAININGS ALLOWING RANGERS TO ACQUIRE EMT CERTIFICATION.

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.