A Nice Surprise
I got a very positive email from one of the district archs today. This was in reference to the report on the Steamboat Front Project that I finished last week (the project that I went down to Steamboat Springs to help out on). I sent him the 54 page draft of it for his review and comments. While he made a few edits regarding two site's eligibility status to the NRHP (National Register of Historic Places) and suggested a few things that I needed to do regarding the maps, he said, besides those things, I did very good work, especially since this was my first Colorado report!
:-) !!!! Yay!!!
Now, that's feedback I like to hear! Even though I need to make some changes:
~ I need to show the defined area of the area of potential effect (APE) on the project map. The APE is the area we surveyed. I need to include 1:24,000 scale inserts of the whole project area (all 20 treatment areas) following the project map in the report. I also need to show all of the treatment units, previously recorded sites, and previous surveys.
~I need to change the status of those two sites I have in a table to as "need data" and "avoid". Quick fix.
~I need to explain why we surveyed 276 acres out of the 5,637 acres in the project area. Another quick fix.
Now, why can't I get feedback like that from others? I was really happy to hear his feedback. Not only did he provide information about how certain things are recorded in Colorado, he provided clear, concise points on what I needed to do. These reports are not fun to write; not only do they include what we did, how we did it, what conclusion we came to, how we justified it, we also include the complete history of the area, the environmental setting, the geologic setting, flora, fauna, historic and prehistoric backgrounds, etc, etc. Add your maps, sketch maps, site records, photos, references cited, and this can make for a very long report. That's what usually the fall and winter is for: writing up the reports of the projects we did all summer. It can really be time consuming.
But, yeah! That was a very nice surprise indeed! I'll get right on those maps on Friday--after I enjoy my day off tomorrow for Veteran's Day. :-)
:-) !!!! Yay!!!
Now, that's feedback I like to hear! Even though I need to make some changes:
~ I need to show the defined area of the area of potential effect (APE) on the project map. The APE is the area we surveyed. I need to include 1:24,000 scale inserts of the whole project area (all 20 treatment areas) following the project map in the report. I also need to show all of the treatment units, previously recorded sites, and previous surveys.
~I need to change the status of those two sites I have in a table to as "need data" and "avoid". Quick fix.
~I need to explain why we surveyed 276 acres out of the 5,637 acres in the project area. Another quick fix.
Now, why can't I get feedback like that from others? I was really happy to hear his feedback. Not only did he provide information about how certain things are recorded in Colorado, he provided clear, concise points on what I needed to do. These reports are not fun to write; not only do they include what we did, how we did it, what conclusion we came to, how we justified it, we also include the complete history of the area, the environmental setting, the geologic setting, flora, fauna, historic and prehistoric backgrounds, etc, etc. Add your maps, sketch maps, site records, photos, references cited, and this can make for a very long report. That's what usually the fall and winter is for: writing up the reports of the projects we did all summer. It can really be time consuming.
But, yeah! That was a very nice surprise indeed! I'll get right on those maps on Friday--after I enjoy my day off tomorrow for Veteran's Day. :-)