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Horizon offers a broad spectrum of cultural resources expertise, including archaeological surveys and evaluations, historic and built environment surveys and evaluations, and developing regulatory compliance documents for CEQA and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

Archaeological Services

  • Archival Research and Record Searches
  • Archaeological Pedestrian Survey
  • Archaeological Evaluation Studies
  • Archaeological Data Recovery
  • Construction Monitoring

Horizon’s senior archaeological staff meet the U.S. Secretary of Interior’s professional qualifications for archaeology and are Registered Professional Archaeologists. Our staff our experts in conducting archival research, pedestrian surveys, archaeological site evaluations, and monitoring construction activities to ensure compliance with mitigation measures regarding archaeological resources protection.

Architectural History/Built Environment Services

  • Archival Research
  • Built Environment Field Survey
  • Built Environment Evaluations
  • Historic Structure Reports
  • Heritage Documentation for Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)/Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)/Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS)

Horizon’s historian and architectural historian meet the U.S. Secretory of Interior’s professional standards and have extensive experience in the recordation, inventory, and evaluation of historic resources using the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and California Register of Historic Resources (CRHR) guidelines.

Cultural Resources Management/Section 106 Compliance

  • Research Designs and Work Plans
  • Agreement Documents (Programmatic Agreements, Memoranda of Agreement, Memoranda of Understanding)
  • Unanticipated Discovery Plans
  • Historic Property Management/Treatment Plans
  • Findings of Effect
  • Support for NEPA and CEQA Environmental Documents
  • Native American Coordination, including AB 52 Consultation

Our cultural resources experts have decades of experience complying with both federal and California state cultural resources regulations. We have a long history of working with federal and state agency regulatory staff to address their unique cultural resources issues and protocols.  We also assist with State Office of Historic Preservation consultation. Our expertise includes developing resource avoidance and mitigation options that satisfy client needs and address stakeholder concerns. Horizon has actively guided a number of state and local agencies through all phases of AB 52 consultation, from initial project notification and gathering information on tribal cultural resources to developing satisfactory mitigation measures.

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