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James C. Bard

Education

M.A., Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, 1976

B.A., Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, 1974

Professional Registrations

Society of Professional Archaeologists (ROPA)

California Lifetime Junior College Teaching Credential, Anthropology

Distinguishing Qualifications

Twenty-five years of archaeological experience in the western United States

Over 25 professional publications in the field of cultural resources

Developed patination dating technique for Great Basin

Relevant Experience

Dr. Bard is a cultural resources management specialist with a broad technical and geographical background in all aspects of cultural resource assessment and regulatory compliance. He has 21 years of professional experience in the design and management of cultural resource components of EAs, EIRs, and EISs for federal, state, and municipal agencies, private industry, the military, and the scientific community. His specialties include program management, coordination of technical analyses, research design formulation, Section 106 compliance, Native American and general client liaison, human resources management, and marketing. Dr. Bard's research interests include California, Great Basin, and Columbia Plateau archaeology and ethnology, scientific applications in archaeology (archaeometry), cultural ecology, paleoenvironmental reconstruction, lithic technology and experimental archaeology, prehistoric rock art, archaeological methods and theory, and cultural resource management. He has completed projects located throughout California, the Great Basin, and Pacific Northwest, and has experience in the northwestern Plains (Alberta) and the Southwest (Arizona).

Prior to joining CH2M HILL in 1993, Dr. Bard held a 50 percent ownership and served as a Principal of Basin Research Associates, Inc. [BASIN] for more than 16 years. BASIN is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and serves a broad array of clients throughout California and Nevada. Dr. Bard and a partner founded BASIN in 1977 while completing their graduate studies at U.C. Berkeley. During Dr. Bard's 16-year tenure with BASIN, over 1000 individual projects were completed by the firm. Dr. Bard has served as Principal or Co-Principal Investigator for over 350 cultural resource assessments associated with urban and rural land planning, the development of water, energy, and mineral resources, and urban development throughout northern and central California and Nevada.

In addition, Dr. Bard served as principal or co-principal investigator for over 30 cultural resource mitigation programs throughout northern and central California, which involved site testing and data recovery operations. He served as a discipline specialist or project archaeologist for over 50 cultural resource mitigation programs throughout northern and central California and Nevada which involved site testing and data recovery, extended laboratory analysis, and/or specialized scientific analysis. Over the years, Dr. Bard has provided consultations to public agencies, private land developers, and architects and engineers.

Prior to founding BASIN, Dr. Bard worked as a teaching assistant in the Department of Anthropology, at the University of California, Berkeley, for such courses as Introduction to Prehistoric Archaeology, Science and Archaeology and Archaeology and Society (1974-1976). He was also a guest researcher, conducting archaeometric studies, at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory at U.C. Berkeley (1974-1979) and a volunteer assistant at the Pheobe Apperson Hearst Museum of Anthropology (formerly the Robert H. Lowie Museum of Anthropology) (1970-1972). He also served as a volunteer staff Archaeologist with the University of California, Los Angeles, Archaeological Survey (1969-1970).

Representative Projects

Principal investigator for cultural resource assessment for Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Tri-Valley Project, Amador and Livermore Valleys, California. Surveys and siting studies for new electrical transmission generating capacity and delivery for Dublin, Pleasanton, and Livermore, California.

Project manager for the cultural resource program for Pacific Gas Transmission Company's Pacific Northwest Expansion Project in Oregon. This multi-year project (1993-1994), which is being licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), requires compliance with a number of Federal and state cultural resource laws and regulations. The cultural resource program requires the coordination and management of a team of subconsultant specialists in archaeology, history, ethnology, ethnohistory, and other related disciplines; and coordination and liaison with Federal and state agencies and Native American Tribal groups. The program will include archaeological survey, testing, and data recovery operations, and implementation of a Native American participation program.

Cultural resource specialist for Tuscarora Pipeline Company's application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity in Oregon, California, and Nevada. Supervised subconsultant's preparation of the cultural resource element to the Resource Report, provided senior review, and identified subconsultants for subsequent work phases.

Cultural resource specialist for SAI Soledad Energy, Inc.'s Soledad Biomass Power Plant cultural resource assessment. Served as Principal Investigator for a cultural resource assessment of a proposed biomass power plant in Soledad, Monterey County, California. Conducted research, supervised the field survey and prepared the technical report.

Cultural resource specialist for the Northwest Power Enterprises, Inc.'s Starbuck Gas-Fired Generating Plant Project, Columbia County, Washington. Served as Principal Investigator for a 120-acre survey and subsurface testing program of the proposed and alternative generating plant sites, assisted with Tribal consultations and evaluation of traditional cultural properties, and co-authored two technical reports.

Cultural resource specialist for the preparation of a National Park Services Bulletin 38 "Traditional Cultural Property" (TCP) investigation for the proposed Lorella Pumped Storage Electrical Generating Plant, Klamath Falls, Oregon. Conducted interviews with Modoc tribal elders and prepared a preliminary TCP evaluation report.

Project manager for the cultural resource inventory of 1600 acres along the Columbia River near Vernita Bridge at the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site in Richland, Washington. Directed a large scale survey of DOE lands along the southern bank of the Columbia River using a predominantly Native American work crew composed of Wanapum, Nez Perce, and Yakama tribal members. Served as Principal Investigator and lead author of the technical report.

Project manager for the cultural resource inventory of seven proposed basalt quarries at the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site in Richland, Washington. Directed a 685 acre survey of proposed quarry site and served as Principal Investigator and lead author of the technical report.

Project manager for the cultural resource inventory of the former Central Shops Complex and five Antiaircraft Artillery installations along Army Loop Road at the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site in Richland, Washington. Directed the field investigations and served as Principal Investigator and lead author of the technical report.

Project manager and principal investigator for the preparation of a historic context statement pertaining to the Ethnographic/Contact Period (Lewis and Clark 1805-Hanford Engineer Works 1943) for the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site in Richland, Washington.

Project manager and principal investigator for the preparation of a historic context statement pertaining to the Pre-1943 Settlement/Farmstead Period (Lewis and Clark 1805-Hanford Engineer Works 1943) for the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site in Richland, Washington.

Principal investigator for the preparation of a Traditional Cultural Properties Management Plan for the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site in Richland, Washington, based on tribal elder testimony provided at a workshop sponsored by Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory.

Co-principal investigator for the preparation of a Curation Strategy for the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site in Richland, Washington - a document that will guide DOE’s curation of Manhattan Project and Cold War artifacts and records. Recommendations by members of an invited panel of nationally recognized museum professionals, that met at the curation workshop sponsored by Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory, are included in the strategy document.

Senior consultant to the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). Assist BPA with peer review, program management, and provide technical support to BPA’s cultural resource program manager. Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Energy, Portland, Oregon.

Principal investigator for the cultural resource clearance work associated with the construction of underground repeater boxes located in the Deschutes National Forest for U.S. West Communications Company, Bend, Oregon.

Principal investigator for the cultural resource assessment of the Vansycle Wind Farm Project in Umatilla County, Oregon for ESI Energy, Inc. (Florida Power and Light), North Palm Beach, Florida.

Task leader for the preparation of the cultural resource element of the NEPA EIS for the Bond Falls, Bergland, Cisco Lakes, and Victoria Developments, Upper Peninsula, Ontonagon River, Michigan. EIS for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC Project No. 1864).

Principal investigator for the cultural resource assessment of the Delta Energy Center Project in Contra Costa County, California for Calpine/Bechtel, San Francisco, California. Delta Energy Center is a 700+ MW gas-fired power plant licensed by the California Energy Commission.

Principal investigator for the cultural resource assessment of the Metcalf Energy Center Project in Santa Clara County, California for Calpine/Bechtel, San Francisco, California. Metcalf Energy Center is a 600 MG gas-fired power plant licensed by the California Energy Commission.

1990 - present, Peer Reviewer, Journal of Field Archaeology

1986 - present, Peer Reviewer, Society for Archaeological Sciences Bulletin

1977 - present, Public Service, group/individual, career counseling, artifact/antiquities review

1970-79 - Dean's Honors List, University of California, Berkeley

1974 - A.B. with Distinction in General Scholarship, University of California, Berkeley

1976 - Robert H. Lowie Scholarship in Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley

1985 - American Committee for the Preservation of Archaeological Collections - Certificate of Appreciation

Memberships in Professional Organizations

American Anthropological Association

American Committee for the Preservation of Archaeological Collections

Archaeological Institute of America

Association for Field Archaeology

Association for Washington Archaeology

Association of Oregon Archaeologists

California Committee for the Promotion of History

Great Basin Anthropological Conference

National Trust for Historic Preservation

Nevada Council of Professional Archaeologists

Society for American Archaeology

Society for Archaeological Science

Society for California Archaeology

Society for Historic Archaeology

Register of Professional Archaeologists

Jim Sharpe

Education

B.S., Anthropology, Central Washington University (1994)

Distinguishing Qualifications

Prehistoric and Historic Archaeology

Extensive Native American Tribal experience

Historical Research

Relevant Experience

Cultural Resource Specialist for the CH2M HILL Company: responsibilities include maintaining a good working relationship with Native American Tribes, archaeological survey, research on cultural resource projects, recording sites and isolates, subsurface testing, excavation, monitoring, site evaluation, technical report writing, use of topographic maps, aerial photographs, and camera equipment.

In 1999, Mr. Sharpe was part of a team of CH2M Hill archaeologists performing fieldwork near Hoover Dam in Nevada. Prehistoric sites were mapped and artifact types analyzed.

In 1999, Mr. Sharpe was part of a team of archaeologists that performed a series of excavations at a site in Sherwood, Oregon for a federal highway project.

In 1999, he represented CHM2HILL in an archaeological survey on a portion of Owens Lake near Lone Pine, California.

In 1998, Mr. Sharpe assisted Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL) with three archaeological surveys, site recording, historical research and report preparation.

In 1997, he assisted PNNL as project lead for a cutbank-monitoring project. About 80 cutbanks were monitored to assess damage to archaeological sites and possible exposure of human remains from recent high water.

Prior to working with CH2M HILL, Mr. Sharpe was a contract archaeologist with the Grant County Public Utility District. Experience included archaeological fieldwork, project lead for a survey project with Native Americans, site recording and updates, and historical research for the Priest Rapids and Wanapum Reservoirs of the mid-Columbia River.

Additional experience includes: six weeks of archaeological fieldwork and two spring archaeological field schools at Central Washington University, excavation experience with Eastern Washington University, survey with Northwest Archaeological Associates on scattered tracts of land in the Wenatchee National Forest.

Publications

Specialized Training

40 Hour Hazardous Waste Training

First Aid Training

Public Consultant Pesticide License

RAND F. HERBERT

JRP Historical Consulting Services

BA, History, University of California, Berkeley, 1973.