A CRM CONSULTANT

Archaeological

Cultural Resource Management

Consultant

Coeur d'Alene Idaho

CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (CRM) CONSULTING

ABOUT

Archaeological Cultural Resource Management Consultant LLC (A CRM Consultant) is a certified SBA 8(a) woman-owned small consulting business that provides a variety of cultural resource assessment services. A CRM Consultant was established in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho by Jennifer DeRose MDS-HP, MA, RPA, in 2016.

A CRM Consultant is a ONE STOP SHOP that covers archaeology (precontact / historic-era), ethnohistory, architectural history & the built environment, landscapes, and traditional cultural properties assessments, various preservation tasks, and associated documentation. The owner is uniquely qualified to conduct investigations for all of these interdisciplinary resources. Her specialized background is suitable for all types of Projects but more specifically for specialized / multi-resource projects. Single authorship reports have the benefit of being cohesive, thorough and deeper investigative in nature, have reliable findings, are timely, and affordable.

PROJECTS

A CRM Consultant helps private, Federal, State, and Tribal clients meet cultural resource compliance requirements as they apply to specific project scopes. Not all project scopes are the same. Regulations vary according to permitting, land ownership, funding sources, etc. As such, A CRM Consultant tailors cultural resource investigations, reports, and related services for regulatory compliance and consults with the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO), and lead agencies to ensure Project compliance.

A CRM Consultant specializes in the following type of regulatory Projects:

Section 106 / 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)

Washington Governors Executive Order 21-02 (Archaeological & Cultural Resources)

INVESTIGATIONS & REPORTING

A CRM Consultants cultural resources reporting format is specidally designed to exceed the SHPOs template reporting format to ensure interdisiplinary resource identification and to ensure all commenting parties (i.e. SHPO / THPO) resource concerns are addressed. These reports are the hallmark of A CRM Consultant.

Specific designed pre-field and field methods, adequate field sampling, and geodatabase data collection, and resource recordation facilitate detailed resource descriptions and spatial analysis information that is necessary for documenting and evaluating important resources.

Modern methods, field equipment, ArcGIS, and archaeological standards and guidelines are employed for professional timely deliverables.
A CRM Consultant uses in-house ESRI ArcGIS ArcMap Desktop / Arcpad software and Trimble mapping equipment to inventory project / site information and generate geodatabase information and professional maps.
All fieldwork and reporting documents are thorough and contain exhaustive ethno-historic background information necessary to understanding the landscape, archaeological, and built historic-era environment. Reports and site forms exceed State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) reporting guidelines.

A CRM Consultant has developed a credible reputation with and has received compliments for high quality reporting from the Washington Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) ; Coeur d'Alene, Spokane, Nez Perce and Confederated Colville Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPOs); Forest Service, BIA, BPA, and BLM Federal agency archaeologist leads; WA Spokane Conservation District, WA Dept. of Ecology; and a broad spectrum of private clientele.

American Association of Archaeology (AAA) guidelines and Register of Professional Archaeologist (RPA) ethics and professional code of conduct are central to the integrity of this business.