Tarague Interpretive Trail Mitigation Plan
Abstract
At the request of the Chief, Cultural and Historic Resources, 36 CES/CEYN, Unit 14007 at Andersen Air Force Base (AAFB), International Archaeological Research Institute, Inc. (lARfI) has prepared a mitigation plan for development of an interpretive trail at Tarague Beach, located on the north coast of the island of Guam (Fig. 1). The interpretive trail that is the subject of this document is located in the center of the embayment and is the inland leg of a trail called "The Journey through Tarague's Past," the design of which is outlined in Volume W of The Legacy of Tarague Embayment and Its Inhabitants, Andersen AFB, Guam (Tomonari-Tuggle and Olmo 1996:107; 153-161). The trail begins at the Tarague Beach Road and extends southeast along an existing jeep road that parallels the base of the inland cliff (Fig. 2). It passes through prehistoric agricultural features and a rock shelter on the upper Tarague terrace, and then turns seaward along a prehistoric trail that crosses a zone of karrenfelds (a geological formation that is colloquially called "pit and pinnacles") and an area of pristine native forest. The trail ends in a coconut forest remaining from the days of copra plantations. A sign at the end of the 1.0 mile trail will instruct visitors to return along the same path. The purpose of this mitigation plan is to address potential impacts to significant cultural resources from the development and use of the interpretive trail. The plan is sponsored by the Department of the Army as Award No. DAMD17-00-2-0026. The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, 820 Chandler Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702- 5014 is the awarding and administering acquisition office. The information content of this plan does not necessarily reflect the position or the policy of the Government, and no official endorsement is implied.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA392495
Entities
People
- David Welch