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ecisions about Tied and their resources are dards in order to ensure the quali- s. <br /> cultural resources unknown and unevaluated. ty and reliability of the data col- <br /> must be based Identification and inventory lected. The data must include <br /> on collecting efforts support the understanding information about the characteris- j <br /> adequate infor- of the larger universe of cultural tics of the resource, its history <br /> mation to invento- resources against which individ- and significance, its location, and ° <br /> ry cultural resources, which is ual resources can be evaluated. its cultural meanings to the peo- <br /> undertaken in a cost-effective We need to recognize that natural ple who made or used, and may <br /> manner, evaluated and document- resources also are given cultural still use, it. In the process of col- - <br /> ed according to the highest stan- meanings by associated groups, lecting this data, affected parties <br /> dards of scholarship and profes- and understand and research and communities must be consult- <br /> sionalism, and reflects park and them in terms of traditional ed and traditional cultural author- <br /> communit values. values: ities actively involved where J <br /> Y Y � <br /> applicable. Much of our existing f <br /> 1 . INVENTORY WHAT cultural resources databases must <br /> HOW be updated and converted to elec- ,� <br /> WEHAVE Those who collect this information tronic form'so that they can be <br /> must adhere to the highest levels manipulated, used by a wide vari- » <br /> of professional and scholarly stan- ety of customers, and retrieved A <br /> Cultural resources are protect- - <br /> ed, preserved, and maintained <br /> in good condition. [CRSP, I.A.] ; <br /> a. ^4 <br /> NPS contributes to knowledge <br /> .r <br /> about cultural resources and - <br /> human populations. [CRSP, "' fl <br /> 1.C.] A <br /> 1 <br /> l r.I ♦ r� w , <br /> WHY <br /> Knowing the location, character, `' y <br /> and significance of cultural . i- �• <br /> resources and the values people <br /> attribute to them is the first step k <br /> in making good management deci- <br /> sions. This is particularly crucial <br /> in fragile areas, areas subject to <br /> development pressures and <br /> resource degradation, and with <br /> resource types that are underrep- <br /> resented in the national historic <br /> t preservation program. Many Petroglyphs are an example of a fragile resource type that should be identi- <br /> areas have never been invento- fled and Viventoried. (Chris P'rouvn, NPS) <br /> , 11 <br />