CL-9. Implement physical and administrative protection measures to stop, limit, or repair damage and vandalism to sites. A variety of protection measures, described in BLM’s Manual 8140, may be used to protect the integrity of specific sites at risk:
closing routes,
restricting grazing or other uses,
building fences or other barriers,
installing erosion control devices,
placing soil into exposed vandal pits or rooms,
erecting signs, and
repairing, shoring up, or stabilizing walls or other parts of structures.
CL-10. Install and maintain protective signs, including carsonite posts, with the message of the Arizona Site Steward Program on sites that are vulnerable to vandalism. Install protective signs in a manner to avoid drawing attention to sites.
CL-11. In evaluating project designs and proposed activities, seek to avoid disturbing or removing Native American human remains and associated items. Avoid directing site visitors toward areas where these items could be observed or disturbed.
CL-12. Include stipulations in Special Recreation Permits (SRPs) to ensure that commercial tour operations will not damage cultural resources. Require tour operators to report any new vandalism or damage to sites.
CL-13. Limit groups visiting archaeological sites to 25 people per site at a time. BLM may permit larger groups on a case-by-case basis for educational events, if it implements mitigation to minimize adverse impacts.
CL-14. Design and maintain facilities to preserve the visual integrity of cultural resource settings and cultural landscapes consistent with visual resource management objectives established in the RMP .
CL-15. Scientific studies may be conducted or authorized for the following purposes:
to obtain critical data relevant to research objectives,
to assess site protection and stabilization needs,
to mitigate adverse impacts of proposed projects, activities, and authorizations, and
to support interpretive planning for properties also allocated to public use.
CL-16. Implement some or all of the following and other actions at selected sites that are allocated to Public Use:
platforms,
restrooms,
picnic tables,
benches,
trash receptacles,
signs along routes and trails to direct visitors to interpreted sites,
hard-surfaced walking trails,
interpretive signs and register boxes, and
brochures and related educational materials or programs.