The Bureau of Reclamation is announcing a $718,000 contract award for the Fort Hall National Historic Landmark, River Bank Stabilization, Phase II of the Minidoka Project in Idaho. The restoration project is aimed at protecting a Native American historic site that is located on Tribal and Reclamation land about two miles upstream from American Falls Reservoir.
In 2007, Reclamation issued the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Fort Hall National Historic Landmark Riverbank Stabilization Project with a Finding of No Significant Impact. A range of riverbank stabilization alternatives evaluated in the Final EA aimed at reducing erosion to provide protection of the landmark.
The proposed action was developed by Reclamation in coordination with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (Tribes) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to protect the cultural and historic resources of the threatened landmark. The stabilization project includes the placement of riprap along approximately 3,800 feet of the left bank of the Snake River.
A 5-foot tall sandstone monument is located within the landmark boundaries of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, which is the permanent homeland of the Tribes. The BIA serves as trustee of the Reservation lands held in trust by the United States for the Tribes. The landmark also encumbers land acquired by Reclamation that is located inside Reservation boundaries.
For additional information please contact Mr. Robert "Hap" Boyer, Resource Manager with the Bureau of Reclamation at 1359 Hansen Avenue, Burley, ID 83318 or at (208) 678-0461 ext. 15. The documents are also available at www.usbr.gov/pn/programs/ea/idaho/landmark/index.html
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
