CHAPTER II. SITUATION ANALYSIS

Once you have identified the important historic structures in your park, please also try to estimate the uniqueness of each one. 

Please assess the collections and archives of your park by listing the important museum collections and archival materials that are available in your park and surrounding areas. 

Once you have identified the important collections and archives in your park, please try to estimate the uniqueness of each one. 

Once you have identified the important archaeological sites in your park, please try to estimate the uniqueness of each one. 

Please assess the ethnography of your park and surrounding areas. 

Ethnography refers to traditionally associated people and the natural resources, objects, sites, structures, and landscapes that are culturally significant to their present way of life. 

Once you have identified the important ethnographic groups in your park, please try to estimate the uniqueness of each one.

Please assess the cultural landscapes of your park and surrounding areas. 

According to the National Park Service’s definition, cultural landscapes refer to “a geographical area, including cultural and natural resources and the wildlife or domestic animals it contains, that is associated with a historic event, activity, or person or that exhibits other cultural or aesthetic values”. 

Once you have identified the important cultural landscapes in your park, please try to estimate the uniqueness of each one.

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