Friday, May 1, 2009
On March 30, 2009, President Obama approved H.R. 146, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, as Public Law 111-11. Title VI, Subtitle D of the act directs the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to implement a comprehensive paleontological resource management program on federal lands. The requirements in Subtitle D will provide increased protection, enhanced management tools, and greater scientific and public understanding of NPS fossil resources.
The Paleontological Resources Preservation Act (PRPA) requires the agencies to 1) promulgate regulations as soon as practical; 2) develop plans for fossil inventories, monitoring, and scientific and educational use; 3) manage and protect paleontological resources on Federal land using scientific principles and expertise; 4) establish a program to increase public awareness about the significance of paleontological resources; 5) allow casual collection of common invertebrate and plant fossils on BLM, Forest Service and Bureau of Reclamation lands where consistent with the laws governing those lands; 6) manage fossil collection via specific permitting requirements; 7) curate collected fossils in accordance with the Actâs requirements; 8) implement the Actâs criminal and civil enforcement, penalty, reward and forfeiture provisions; and 9) protect information about the nature and specific location of fossils where warranted. The Act authorizes appropriations necessary to carry out these requirements.
A coordinated federal approach is planned for implementing many of the Actâs provisions, including the development of regulations. The NPS lead office in the implementation of the Act will be the Geologic Resources Division (GRD). GRD will work closely with parks and regions throughout this process.
Based on available data, 213 units are known to contain fossil resources either in-situ, in museum collections, and/or in a cultural context [see list below]. This number is likely to increase as future inventories are completed. NPS museum collections contain more than 445,000 cataloged paleontological specimens.
For more information, please contact Dave Steensen, chief of the NPS Geologic Resources Division, at 303-969-2014 or Dave_Steensen@nps.gov.
213 NPS Units with documented Paleontological Resources which occur In Situ, in Museum Collections, and/or within a Cultural Context
Alaska Region (13)
ANIA Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve
BELA Bering Land Bridge National Preserve*
CAKR Cape Krusenstern National Monument
DENA Denali National Park and Preserve
GAAR Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
GLBA Glacier Bay National Monument and Preserve
KATM Katmai National Park and Preserve
KEFJ Kenai Fjords National Park
KOVA Kobuk Valley National Park
LACL Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
NOAT Noatak National Preserve
WRST Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
YUCH Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve*
Intermountain Region (63)
ALFL Alibates Flint Quarry National Monument
AMIS Amistad National Recreation Area
ARCH Arches National Park
BEOL Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
BIBE Big Bend National Park
BICA Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
BLCA Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
BRCA Bryce Canyon National Park
CACH Canyon de Chelly National Monument
CANY Canyonlands National Park
CARE Capitol Reef National Park
CAVE Carlsbad Caverns National Park
CAGR Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
CEBR Cedar Breaks National Monument
CHCU Chaco Culture National Historical Park
CHIC Chickasaw National Recreation Area
CHIR Chiricahua National Monument
COLM Colorado National Monument
CORO Coronado National Memorial
CURE Curecanti National Recreation Area
DETO Devil's Tower National Monument
DINO Dinosaur National Monument*
ELMA El Malpais National Monument
FLFO Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument*
FOBO Fort Bowie National Historic Site
FOBU Fossil Butte National Monument*
GICL Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
GLAC Glacier National Park
GLCA Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
GOSP Golden Spike National Historic Site
GRCA Grand Canyon National Park
GRTE Grand Teton National Park
GRSA Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
GUMO Guadalupe Mountains National Park
HOVE Hovenweep National Monument
HUTR Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
LAMR Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
LIBI Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
MEVE Mesa Verde National Park
MOCA Montezuma Castle National Monument
NABR Natural Bridges National Monument
NAVA Navajo National Monument
ORPI Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
PAIS Padre Island National Seashore
PARA Parashant National Monument*
PEFO Petrified Forest National Park*
PISP Pipe Spring National Monument
RABR Rainbow Bridge National Monument
RIGR Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River
ROMO Rocky Mountain National Park
SAAN San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
SAGU Saguaro National Park
SAPU Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
TICA Timpanogos Cave National Monument
TONT Tonto National Monument
TUMA Tumacacori National Historical Park
TUZI Tuzigoot National Monument
WACA Walnut Canyon National Monument
WHSA White Sands National Monument
WUPA Wupatki National Monument
YELL Yellowstone National Park
YUHO Yucca House National Monument
ZION Zion National Park*
Midwest Region (29)
AGFO Agate Fossil Beds National Monument*
APIS Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
BADL Badlands National Park
BUFF Buffalo National River
CUVA Cuyahoga Valley National Park
EFMO Effigy Mounds National Monument
HOCU Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
HOSP Hot Springs National Park
IATR Ice Age National Scientific Preserve/Scenic Trail
INDU Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
ISRO Isle Royale National Park
JECA Jewel Cave National Monument
LECL Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
LIBO Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
MISS Mississippi River National River & Recreation Area
MNRR Missouri National Recreational River
NIOB Niobrara National Scenic River
OZAR Ozark National Scenic Riverways
PERI Pea Ridge National Military Park
PIRO Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
SACN Saint Croix National Scenic River
SCBL Scotts Bluff National Monument
SLBE Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
TAPR Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
THRO Theodore Roosevelt National Park
ULSG Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site
VOYA Voyageurs National Park
WICA Wind Cave National Park
WICR Wilsonâs Creek National Battlefield
National Capital Region (16)
ANTI Antietam National Battlefield
CHOH Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
FOFO Fort Foote Park
FOWA Fort Washington Park
GREE Greenbelt Park
HAFE Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
LINC Lincoln Memorial
MANA Manassas National Battlefield Park
NAMA National Mall & Memorial Parks
OXHI Oxon Cove Park/Oxon Hill Farm
PISC Piscataway Park
PRWI Prince William Forest Park
ROCR Rock Creek Park
SUIT Suitland Parkway
THJE Thomas Jefferson Memorial
WAMO Washington Monument
Northeast Region (21)
ACAD Acadia National Park
ALPO Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
APPA Appalachian National Scenic Trail
ASIS Assateague Island National Seashore
BLUE Bluestone National Scenic River
CACO Cape Cod National Seashore
COLO Colonial National Historical Park
DEWA Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
FONE Fort Necessity National Battlefield
GARI Gauley River National Recreation Area
GATE Gateway National Recreation Area
GEWA George Washington Birthplace National Monument
GETT Gettysburg National Military Park
INDE Independence National Historical Park
MABI Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
NERI New River Gorge National River
PETE Petersburg National Battlefield
RICH Richmond National Battlefield Park
SHEN Shenandoah National Park
SPAR Springfield Armory National Historic Park
VAFO Valley Forge National Historical Park
Pacific West Region (34)
CABR Cabrillo National Monument
CHIS Channel Islands National Park*
CRMO Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
DEVA Death Valley National Park*
EBLA Ebeyâs Landing National Historical Reserve
EUON Eugene OâNeill National Historic Site
FOVA Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
GOGA Golden Gate National Recreation Area
GRBA Great Basin National Park
HAFO Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument*
HALE Haleakala National Park
HAVO Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
JODA John Day Fossil Beds National Monument*
JOMU John Muir National Historic Site
JOTR Joshua Tree National Park*
LAME Lake Mead National Recreation Area
LAVO Lassen Volcanic National Park
LABE Lava Beds National Monument
MOJA Mojave National Preserve
MORA Mount Rainier National Park
NEPE Nez Perce National Historical Park
NOCA North Cascades National Park
OLYM Olympic National Park
ORCA Oregon Caves National Monument
PINN Pinnacles National Monument
PORE Point Reyes National Seashore
PUHO Puâ Uhonua o Honaunau National Historic Park
REDW Redwood National and State Parks
SAJH San Juan Island National Historical Park SAMO Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
SEKI Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
WAPA War in the Pacific National Historical Park
WHIS Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
YOSE Yosemite National Park
Southeast Region (37)
ABLI Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site
BISO Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
BISC Biscayne National Park
BITH Big Thicket National Preserve
BLRI Blue Ridge Parkway
BRCR Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
CAHA Cape Hatteras National Seashore
CALO Cape Lookout National Seashore
CANA Canaveral National Seashore
CARL Carl Sandberg Home National Historic Site
CASA Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
CHCH Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
CONG Congaree National Park
CUGA Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
CUIS Cumberland Island National Seashore
DESO De Soto National Memorial
DRTO Dry Tortugas National Park
EVER Everglades National Park
FOFR Fort Frederica National Monument
FOMA Fort Matanzas National Monument
FOPU Fort Pulaski National Monument
FORA Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
FOSU Fort Sumter National Monument
GRSM Great Smoky Mountains National Park
GUIS Gulf Islands National Seashore
KIMO Kings Mountain National Military Park
LIRI Little River Canyon National Preserve
MACA Mammoth Cave National Park
NATR Natchez Trace Parkway
OCMU Ocmulgee National Monument
RUCA Russell Cave National Monument
SHIL Shiloh National Military Park
STRI Stones River National Battlefield
TIMU Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
TUIN Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
VICK Vicksburg National Military Park
VIIS Virgin Islands National Park
* Park enabling statute or proclamation includes fossils as a park purpose or value.
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