Update: Site Observation Update Week of Dec 2nd

December 07, 2020 Posted by: Anna Mateljak
Tree removal activities continue in the areas for the new access road and visitor center location with some trees harvested off island, while others remain for site rehabilitation once construction is done. After the initial “snapped” and survey marking of the visitor center footprint, the excavation proceeded carefully with scraping and removing dirt in 6”-8” intervals to allow for through archeological examination.

Two construction workers surveyed newly excavated land to start marking the new visitor center footprint
Lines being “snapped”/ surveyed for the new visitor center footprint.

Uniformed National Park Service archeologist in the foreground of the excavated construction site is using sifting screen box while excavation equipment is digging in the background.
Park Service Archeologist uses a screen to sift through excavated soil to see if any archeological resources were disturbed.

American Camp Visitor Center, San Juan Island NHP, SAJH, Visitor Center Construction



Last updated: January 27, 2020

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