Cultural Resources Management

FCS’s full-service cultural resources division guides you through every cultural aspect of your project’s compliance, from historic and archaeological to paleontological and tribal cultural resource management.

Case Study

Data Recovery of Large Prehistoric Site in Northern California

FCS is currently assisting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) with the data recovery of a large site in Northern California. FCS’s Dana DePietro, PhD, as Principal Investigator, is implementing the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and Historic Property Treatment Plan (HPTP) for the project, which was determined to have an adverse effect on the prehistoric site.

Our team of in-house experts brings over 25 years of experience to the table, with cross-trained monitors and technical capabilities ranging from GIS to autonomous aerial drone surveys. By studying the location, project design, materials gathering, and other activities involved before implementation, we determine how your project can affect cultural resources. Our team then recommends solutions, alternatives, and mitigation programs to help you save significant time and costs.

Architectural / Historic Resource Evaluations (HRE)
Archival Research, Literature review and Records searches
Architectural Viewshed Studies
Area of Potential Effects Maps
Assembly Bill 52 Consultation
Area of Potential Effects (APE) Mapping
Construction Monitoring and Reporting
Context Statements
Cultural Resources Design Guidelines
Cultural Resources Evaluations (Section 106)
Cultural Resources Inventories
Curation and Documentation
Determinations of Eligibility
Field Surveys
Historic American Building Survey Reports (HABS)
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)
Historic Property Survey Reports (HPSR)
Historic Resources Compliance Reports
Historic Structure Reports
Literature and Record Searches
Municipal Code Amendments
National Historic Landmarks Nominations
Native American Consultation
Paleontological Surveys and Salvage
Phase I Cultural Resources Surveys and Assessments
Phase II Archaeological Testing
Phase III Excavation and Data Recovery Options
Photodocumentation

The FCS Cultural Resources Management Team

DR. DANA DEPIETRO, PHD, RPA

Associate Director, Cultural Resources

STEFANIE GRIFFIN, M.A.

Archaeological Supervisor

TI NGO

Historian and Cultural Resource Analyst

KWEKU A. WILLIAMS

Biological Archaeologist / Osteologist

From 2017-2018, FCS was
responsible for completing
the largest and most
complex excavation project in
Northern California

Select Projects

Bishop Ranch 6 Residential Development

FCS prepared the City Village (Bishop Ranch 6) Project Addendum to the North Camino Ramon Specific Plan EIR and supporting technical documents to determine whether and to what extent the EIR sufficiently addresses the potential impacts of the proposed project.

Scannell Properties Logisitcs Warehouse Project EIR

FCS prepared the EIR, Cultural Resource Assessment, and Noise Study for the Scannell Properties Project in the Bay Area. This innovative project has laid the groundwork for future logistics projects, through its proactive commitment to the use of electric vehicles and a scheduled transition to a zero-emission fleet.

The Kelsey Ayer Station Project Initial Study and Senate Bill 35 Ministerial Approval

FCS prepared an Initial Study and supporting technical documentation, including a Historic Resources Assessment, for The Kelsey Ayer Station project, a multi-family residential project in downtown San José.

10x Genomics Development Project

FCS recently prepared an IS/MND and supporting technical analysis for the multi-phased 10x Genomics Development Project, which proposed to redevelop a portion of the Stoneridge Mall site for commercial and office uses, research and development (R&D), light laboratory manufacturing, and a parking structure.

How we can help

In an ever-changing regulatory and sustainability environment, FCS understands the challenges you face. Our highly qualified environmental specialists, energy management consultants, and technical experts deliver integrated, industry-specific solutions that move your project forward—so that you can focus on what matters.

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