Integrated Training Area Management EA and Final FNSI

Historic building surveys on Fort Richardson have addressed only the Nike Site Summit and select ColdWar-era buildings. As a result of these surveys’ findings, the Nike Site Summit was nominated andapproved for inclusion in the NHRP as a historic district.SubsistenceFort Richardson lies within the traditional lands of the Dena’ina, Athabaskans. The closest Dena’inavillage to Fort Richardson is the Native Village of Eklutna, located approximately 25 miles north of thecantonment area and post entrance. The Native Village of Knik and many other communities from furtherup Knik Arm traditionally traveled to the Anchorage area with the June king salmon runs. It is known thatmany communities in the Cook Inlet region traditionally used a wide variety of subsistence resources thatare present today on Fort Richardson. It is hoped that a better understanding of subsistence use andtraditional use areas on Fort Richardson will be gained through ongoing coordination efforts.The Federal Subsistence Board delineated a Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base ManagementArea (consisting of Fort Richardson and Elmendorf military reservations). Under the “special provisions”for Management Unit 14, the Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Management Area is closed to subsistencetaking of wildlife per the 2004-2005 Subsistence Management Regulations. Subsistence take under thecustomary and traditional use determinations are permitted for areas in Management Unit 14C other thanFort Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base. Hunting and fishing on For Richardson is permittedunder State of Alaska general hunting and fishing regulations.Fort WainwrightCultural ResourcesArchaeological surveys conducted on Fort Wainwright located six archaeological sites on Main Post.Only one site has been evaluated for eligibility for NRHP listing and it was determined not eligible. Theremaining five sites have not been evaluated.The entire Fort Wainwright Main Post has been inventoried and evaluated for eligibility for inclusion inthe NRHP under the World War II and the Cold War historic contexts. Under the World War II context,Ladd Field, which has been designated a National Historic Landmark, includes 38 buildings andstructures.Under the Cold War context, Main Post has been identified and determined eligible for inclusion, but hasnot been formally nominated for listing. A study of Ladd Air Force Base’s historic context was completedin 2000 (Price 2000). All buildings on Fort Wainwright were evaluated under the Cold War context. Thisresulted in the identification of the Ladd Air Force Base Historic District, which includes 71 buildingsand structures.Seven surveys conducted in the Yukon Training Area identified fifteen archaeological sites. Thirteen ofthe sites are not eligible for listing in the NHRP because they were located in highly disturbed areas. Twosites have not been evaluated for eligibility.No building surveys have been conducted in Tanana Flats Training Area. Based on studies conducted byU.S. Army Alaska, no historic buildings are expected to exist on the training area (Neely 2001; Neely2002; Price 2002)._____________________________________________________________________________________________Environmental AssessmentUnited States Army Alaska, Integrated Training Area Management ProgramManagement Plan 55