Overview

About Cultural Resources at LANL

As part of the environmental protection program, LANL specialists oversee and manage the Laboratory's cultural resources programs. Several laws, including the National Historic Preservation Act, and various regulations establish the policy, standards, and processes that govern LANL's resources management activities.

The Laboratory strives to balance its continued growth with proactive and effective management of cultural resources. One of the primary responsibilities of cultural resource specialists is to assist LANL organizations with effective environmental planning and decision-making by developing environmental planning documents. Staff also assist LANL's operational groups in developing and implementing compliance assurance programs.

In the course of their environmental management activities, LANL cultural resource specialists evaluate impacts to cultural resources; assess ecological risk; and prepare environmental assessments, cultural resources reports and mitigation plans.