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News Archive (Earlier Years)
Researchers Win International ESRI
Award!!
CEMML researchers Jim Zeidler (Associate Director
for Cultural Resources) and Mike O'Donnell (GIS Analyst) won third
place in the "Best Analysis" category in the international
ESRI Map Gallery for their poster entitled Rethinking logistic
regression for predictive archaeological modeling: Improving predictive
accuracy using the Generalized Additive Model (GAM). The
poster was presented at the 2003 ESRI Users Conference held from
July 7-11, 2003, in San Diego, California. Click
here to view the poster.
CEMML is pleased to announce that
two of our employees were recently granted Certified Forester® status
by the Society of American Foresters: Ben Campbell, on the Forestry
staff at Fort Campbell, and Mark Books, on the Forestry staff at
Fort A.P. Hill.
Certification recognizes forestry professionals
who meet stringent requirements in education and experience. It
acknowledges foresters that uphold high standards of professional
practice in their management of forest resources, and demonstrates
a commitment to excellence. For Ben and Mark, it shows their dedication
to state-of-the-art management of forests on military installations
that are critical to the training mission and ecosystem health.
A national Certified Forester Directory on SAF's web site (www.safnet.org)
provides the public with a prominent listing of professionals
who have earned this distinction.
Fort Hunter Liggett recently earned
the Invasive Weed Awareness Coalition Award for "exceptional
on-the-ground efforts and success in the battle against invasive
plants in the United States."
Art Hazebrook, CSU/CEMMML Research Associate Extraordinaire
and the Land Rehabilitation and Maintenance Coordinator, accepted
the award on February 24, 2003. The award was presented at the
National Invasive Weed Awareness Week IV reception at the U.S.
Botanic Gardens in Washington, DC. Art also presented a poster.
The award honors outstanding contributions made
towards the battle against proliferation of invasive weeds. Weed
infestations are expanding exponentially and already cost our
country well in excess of $30 billion a year. Weeds increase fire
risk and species endangerment, and reduce productive land use
and biodiversity. The work done by Art and his team at Fort Hunter
Liggett, most notably successfully battling yellow starthistle,
plays an invaluable role in optimizing training opportunities
on Fort Hunter Liggett and sustaining our nation's natural heritage.
National Invasive Weed Awareness Week is a public-private
partnership supported by a wide variety of groups including federal
and state agencies, NGOs, and the private sector. Receiving the
Invasive Weed Awareness Coalition Award is an honor because it
reflects the high esteem of many varied partners.
Congratulations to Art and the rest of the ITAM
team at Fort Hunter Liggett.
Free Distance Learning Opportunities
for CEMML Employees
Updated Information
for CEMML Employees - Free Distance Learning Opportunities From
CSU Using Your Study Privilege Employee Benefit!!!
Fort Drum Cultural Resources Program
Wins 2002 Army Cultural Resources Management Awards!!
The Fort Drum Cultural Resources Management Program,
under the direction of Dr. Laurie Rush, has won the Army's 2002
awards for "Best Cultural Resources Management Program"
and "Best Cultural Resources Management Team" within
the Northeast Regional Office (NERO). CEMML provides substantial
technical support for the Fort Drum program in the form of permanent
CSU Research Associates and seasonal hourly employees. CSU/CEMML
Team Members specifically mentioned in the award package are Randy
Amici (Research Associate II), Amy Wood
(Research Associate II), Meg Schulz (Summer Field
Crew member), Francis Scardera (Summer Crew Chief),
Charlene Keck (Summer Field Crew member and faunal
analyst). Ian Warden (CEMML Research Associate
and LRAM Coordinator) is also cited.
LCTA and ITAM Links page has been
added.
The LCTA and ITAM links is a listing of on-line resources that
may be beneficial for LCTA/ITAM personnel.
CEMML brochures are available for
download
Center for Environmental
Management of Military Lands (CEMML) (140 KB)
Cultural Resources
Management Support (171 KB)
Master's Degree
Programs in Military Lands Management (139 KB)
LCTA and ITAM Technical Support
On July 22, 2002, CEMML will begin providing LCTA
and ITAM program technical support. CEMML will provide LCTA
and ITAM guidance and technical support to all components and
installations of the U.S. Army.
Two CEMML veterans will be recognized this
month for ten years of service to Colorado State University.
This milestone is especially significant in that it is for two
of our off-campus employees. Deb Lipyanic and Joe Proffitt
have been working for the Center since 1992. Deb started
out in the LCTA program at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, later relocating
to Fort Wainwright in Alaska. Joe also started his CEMML
career in the LCTA program, at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, moving
to Fort Pickett in Virginia for a time, then back to Fort Leonard
Wood. The Center, and certainly our DoD sponsors, value
the knowledge, experience, and stability of these professionals.
A tip of the hat, or black beret, to Deb and Joe.
CEMML Goes to the 2002 Winter Olympics (and
vice versa)
 CEMML
Goes to the 2002 Winter Olympics (and vice versa) !!
CEMML awarded new support contract for "Cultural
Resources Management Assistance to DoD" for 2001 - 2006 by
U.S. Army Environmental Center (AEC), Aberdeen, MD and U.S. Army
Medical Research Acquisition Activity (AMRAA), Fort Detrick, MD.
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U.S. Army Alaska wins the Natural Resources
Conservation award for a large installation
U.S. Army Alaska won the Natural Resources Conservation
award for a large installation by applying innovative landscape
ecology and ecosystem approaches that support the military mission
of the Artic Warrior. CEMML employees at all three posts
work in the natural resources / conservation for program USARAK.
CEMML announces on-line publication
of a new Cultural Resources report on three-dimensional predictive
archaeological modeling.
The report, entitled Dynamic Modeling of Landscape
Evolution and Archaeological Site Distributions: A Three-Dimensional
Approach, was funded by the Strategic Environmental Research
and Development Program (SERDP Project CS-1130). It was
a joint effort between researchers at Colorado State University,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Kansas,
and Los Alamos National Laboratory, to develop a computer simulation
approach to geomorphic process modeling and apply it to the 3D
prediction of buried archaeological sites on the Fort Riley Military
Reservation. The report is now available in PDF format for
on-line consultation or for downloading. (See the "Products"
section of the Cultural Resources
Related Items page).
Four CEMML Research Associates
part of award-winning Cultural Resources Management team!!
Four CEMML Research Associates
part of award-winning Cultural Resources Management team!!
CEMML Adopts Name Change
Center for Environmental Management of Military
Lands. Click here for more details.
CEMML Survives Lightning Strike
CEMML
Survives Lightning Strike
New Department of the Army ITAM
Services contract award
Click here for more details
Archaeological data recording software
available.
CEMML is pleased to announce the development of
a software product for archaeological data recording now available
for free download. The product electronically integrates archaeological
survey data from shovel test pits (STPs) into the installation's
Geographic Information System (GIS). It was created by Jim Rapant,
CEMML Research Associate and GIS Analyst with the GIS component
of the ITAM Program and Environmental Division at Fort Drum, NY,
in partnership with Dr. Laurie W. Rush, CEMML Research Associate
and Cultural Resource Program Coordinator, Fort Drum, NY. Archaeological
data recording software
CEMML and the Office of Instructional
Services at CSU were recently recognized for an outstanding video
they produced for the Combat Maneuver Training Center at Hohenfels,
Germany
The video, CMTC Hohenfels Training Environment,
garnered an Award of Distinction from the 5th Annual Video Competition
in The Communicator Awards. CEMML Awards.
New ITAM Products Available on the Web
New ITAM Products Available on the
Web. Here you will find a brief description of the ITAM Learning
Module and the LCTA II Technical Reference Manual.
Microsoft Access LCTA Application
Microsoft Access
LCTA Application. The Access LCTA database interface is written
in Access's resident development environment. In addition, the
LCTA database schema has been migrated to the Access database.
The Access LCTA database interface takes full advantage of the
Windows environment producing a very user friendly program.
Vegetation Measurement Methods
Comparison
Vegetation Measurement
Methods Comparison. These method descriptions are intended
as a resource for LCTA program managers and others involved in
the evaluation and selection of sampling methods.
Site Rehabilitation Prioritization
(SRP)
Site
Rehabilitation Prioritization (SRP). Variations of Site Rehabilitation
Prioritization (SRP) have been adopted and implemented by several
Army installations. Similar programs may also exist under different
names. SRP is intended to help identify and prioritize land rehabilitation
and maintenance areas to ensure training and testing is sustainable.
SRP rankings are derived from a decision framework that considers
several sub factors, including percent degradation (vegetation
removed/lost), slope characteristics, qualitative assessment of
erosion evidence, potential impacts associated with erosion/sedimentation,
and visibility/accessibility (i.e., public relations). In general,
the methods attempt to maximize efficiency by minimizing the amount
of information collected at each evaluation site.
Master's degree programs in Military Lands Management
Information on Master's degree programs
in Military Lands Management is now available.
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