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Preface

Introduction

Working in Partnership with Others

The Purpose of the Park

Why is the Park Significant?

Telling the Park Stories

Park Overview

Interpretive Challenges and Opportunities

Resource Protection Challenges aned Opportunities

Existing Facilities for Visitor Use and Park Operations

The Plan

Implementation Concepts

Site-Specific Information

Appendix A: Legislation

Planning Team Members

References

Table of Contents



GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
for
Nez Perce National Historical Park
and
Big Hole National Battlefield


 REFERENCES

Catton, Ted
1996 Final Draft Report: Nez Perce National Historical Park Administrative History. Prepared under contract for the National Park Service, Seattle. Missoula, MT: National Park Service.

Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture
1985 Lolo Trail System: Implementation Guidelines. Prepared by Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, ID.

1990 Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) National Historic Trail Comprehensive Plan, Missoula, MT.

1995 Description of the Ecoregions of the United States, by Robert G. Bailey. Second edition, revised and expanded from first edition of 1980. Misc, publication 1391 (rev.) With separate map at 1:7,500,000. Washington.

Josephy, Alvin M. Jr.
1979 The Nez Perce Indians and the Opening of the Northwest. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.

National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
1963 "Feasibility Report: Nez Perce Country National Historic Sites, Idaho," by Daniel F. Burroughs, Alfred C. Kuehl, John A. Hussey, and Erwin N. Thompson. Prepared by Western Region. San Francisco.

1968 A Master Plant for Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho. Prepared by Western Region. San Francisco.

1969 Nez Perce Additions: A Study of Alternatives. Washington.

1972 Historic Resource Study: Spalding Area Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho, by Erwin N. Thompson. Prepared by Denver Service Center. Denver.

1973 Historic Resource Study: Fort Lapwai Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho, by Erwin N. Thompson. Prepared by Denver Service Center. Denver.

1985 Legislative History for Nez Perce National Historical Park: 88th Congress through 96th Congress, by Marilee Cogswell, Cathleen Frank, and Linda Rhines. Prepared by Pacific Northwest Region. Seattle.

1986 Land Protection Plant for Nez Perce National Historical Park with Addendum. Prepared by Pacific Northwest Region. Seattle.

1987 Resource Management Plant: Cultural Component: Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana. Prepared by Rocky Mountain Region. Denver.

1990 Historic Landscape Report: Spalding Unit, Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho, by Cathy A. Gilbert, Gretchen A. Luxenberg, and Marsha R. Tolon. Prepared by Pacific Northwest Region. Seattle.

1993 Statement for Management: Nez Perce National Historical Park. Prepared by Pacific Northwest Region. Seattle.

1995b Historic Resource Study: The U.S. A Army and the Nee-Me-Poo Crisis of 1877: Historic Sites Associated with the Nez Perce Conflict, by Jerome A. Greene. Seattle.

1995c "Resource Management Plan: Nez Perce National Historical Park: Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington." Prepared by Pacific Northwest Region. Seattle.

Raddon, Charles H.
1995 "Nez Perce National Historic Trail in the Web of the Lolo Trail System: Understanding the Role the Lolo Trail System has Played, Together with Some Proposed Management and Interpretation Goals." Presented at the Nez Perce National Historic Trail Symposium, October 16-18, 1995, Lewiston, ID.

Reed Hansen and Associates
1995 "Nez Perce National Historical Park Socioeconomic Inventory." Prepared for the National Park Service as a subconsultant under contract with Jones & Jones.

University of Idaho
1995 "Visitor Services Project: Nez Perce National Historical Park," by Margaret Littlejohn. Summary report prepared for the National Park Service by Visitor Services Project Western Coordinator, National Park Service, based at the Cooperative Park Studies Unit, University of Idaho.

 PLANNING TEAM MEMBERS

PREPARERS OF DOCUMENT
Jackie W PowellJob Captain
Denver Service Center, National Park Service
Paul Hendersonformer Oregon /Washington Unit
Manager, Nez Perce National Historical Park
Marie MarekSpalding Unit Manager
Nez Perce National Historical Park
Steve DurrantLandscape Architect, Jones and Jones,
Architects and Landscape Architects, Seattle
Don KodakInterpretive Planner
Harpers Ferry Center , National Park Service
Clifford HawkesNatural Resource Specialist
Denver Service Center, National Park Service
Berle ClemensenHistorian and Cultural Resource
Specialist, Denver Service Center, National Park Service
Laurie DomlerCommunity Planner
Denver Service Center, National Park Service
Howie ThompsonTechnical expert for ecosystem planning,
Denver Service Center, National Park Service


PLANNING TEAM

Nez Perce National Historical Park

Frank WalkerSuperintendent
Art Hathawayformer Spalding Unit Manager
Mark O'Neillformer Upper Clearwater/ White Bird Unit Manager
Sue Buchelformer Montana Unit Manager and
Superintendent, Big Hole National Battlefield
Otis HalfmoonUpper Clearwater White Bird Unit Manager
Dan FosterNatural Resources Specialist
Renee Beymerformer Natural Resource Specialist
Mardi Buttformer Interpretive Specialist Curator
Bob ChenowethCurator
Diane MallickenPark Ranger
Tim NitzOregon /Washington Unit Manager
Kevin PetersPark Ranger


Columbia Cascades System Support Office

Keith DunbarTeam Leader, Planning and Partnerships
Fry Gasserformer Environmental Specialist
Linda BakerEnvironmental Specialist
Stephanie ToothmanTeam Leader, Cultural Resources
Frederick YorkAnthropologist


Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Region 1 and Clearwater National Forest

Allen Pinkham
Linda Lilly
Ira Jones


Nez Perce Tribe

Jaime A. Pinkham
Allen P. Slickpoo, Sr.


Chief Joseph Band of Nez Perce, Colville Confederated Tribes

Keith "Soy" Redthunder
Albert Andrews Redstarr
Leroy "Chas" Williams
Charlie Moses, Jr.


Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

Board of Trustees
Armand Minthorn
Louie Dick, Jr.


Idaho State Historical Society

Larry Jones


CONTRIBUTORS

Denver Service Center, National Park Service

Jerry LorenzProject Manager
Lou LaymanWriter-Editor
Adrienne AndersonLandscape Architect Spalding and Bug Hole site plans)
Randy FongArchitect (Spalding site plan)
Ed NietoLandscape Architect (Big Hole site plan)
Ric AleschProject Manager
(desired futures workshop facilitator)
Sara BransomQuality Leader, Resource Planning
Larry NorrisQuality Leader, Resource Planning
Cathy SpudeQuality Leader, Resource Planning
Mike SprattQuality Leader, Resource Planning
Bob WelchQuality Leader, Landscape Architecture
Linda Kellyformer Job Captain
Jerome A. GreeneTechnical Expert, Resource Planning


Jones & Jones, Architects and Landscape Architects, Seattle

Keith LarsonPrincipal
Maggi JohnsonLandscape Architect
Chris CarlsonLandscape Architect


Columbia Cascades System Support Office, National Park Service

Frank SanninoCartographer
Rick WagnerChief of Land Resources Program Center
Wayne HillRealty Specialist
Cathy GilbertHistorical Landscape Architect


State Historic Preservation Offices Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington

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Date: 12-Oct-1999