PIT Projects from Previous Seasons

Click a highlighted state name to view a list of stories about past PIT projects in that state or scroll through the list of stories below, organized by state, forest, and project date. For states that are not highlighted below, no stories are yet available.

Alabama	Alaska	Arizona	Arkansas	California
Colorado	Connecticut	Delaware	Florida	Georgia
Hawaii	Idaho	Illinois	Indiana	Iowa
Kansas	Kentucky	Louisiana	Maine	Maryland
Massachusetts	Michigan	Minnesota	Mississippi	Missouri
Montana	Nebraska	Nevada	New Hampshire	New Jersey
New Mexico	New York	North Carolina	North Dakota	Ohio
Oklahoma	Oregon	Pennsylvania	Rhode Island	South Carolina
South Dakota	Tennessee	Texas	Utah	Vermont
Virginia	Washington	West Virginia	Wisconsin	Wyoming

ALASKA

Misty Fiords National Monument

An Integrated Resource Inventory of Upper Filmore Inlet, 1997
by Ralph A. Lively, Zone Archaeologist

Tongass National Forest

Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Rock Art Management at Pictograph Cave, 2000
by Terry Fifield, FS Archaeologist
Defining Paleo-Thorne Lake
by Terry Fifield, FS Archaeologist
Exploring Port Althorp from the Chugach, 2002
by Anne Pollnow, FS
Kosciusko Island Kayaks and Rock Art Tongass NF, 2002
by Terence E. Fifield, FS Archaeologist
Life Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This: Cataloging the Hidden Falls Artifacts, 2001
by Mary Patrick, PIT Volunteer
North Prince of Wales Archaeological Site Monitoring by Sea Kayak, 2001
by Terence E. Fifield, FS Archaeologist
The Taming of the Crew: Old Ways Revisited: Explorations in the Cultural Heritage of Southern Southeast Alaska, 2000
by Jane Slickers, PIT Volunteer
Test Excavations at the Portage Bay House Pit Site, 2000
by Jane L. Smith, FS Archaeologist
West Behm Canal Kayak Survey and Monitoring Program, 1999
by John T. Autrey, FS Archaeologist, and Martin V. Stanford, FS Archaeologist
Whales and Tales, 1999
by Andrew Instone, PIT Volunteer

Tongass National Forest, Chatham Area

Aerial Photography Indexing Session I, 1998
by Karen S. Iwamoto, Chatham Area Archaeologist
Fox Farm Documentation on Admiralty Island National Monument, 1997
by Karen S. Iwamoto, Chatham Area Archaeologist
1929 U.S. Navy Aerial Photo Indexing Project, 1998 and 1999
by Karen Iwamoto, FS Archaeologist
Spruce-Root Collecting in Yakutat, 1999
by Karen Iwamoto, FS Archaeologist
Windham Bay Petroglyph Documentation, 1998
by Karen S. Iwamoto, Chatham Area Archaeologist

Tongass National Forest, Chatham Area, Sitka Ranger District

The Harbor Mountain Interpretive Project, 1997
by Rachel Myron, Sitka District Archaeologist

Tongass National Forest, Ketchikan Area

North Revilla Site Monitoring Program, 1998
by John T. Autrey, Forest Archaeologist

Tongass National Forest, Thorne Bay Ranger District

Salmon Lake Cabin Restoration, 1995
“We Are One” by Jack Van Wye, PIT Volunteer

ARIZONA

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest

Magic in PIT: Roundy Crossing, 1999
by Catherine Jay Cowan, PIT Volunteer
Silver Creek Archaeological Project: PIT and the Unexpected, 1996
by Linda Martin, Heritage Program Manager

Coronado National Forest

Inside Kentucky Camp, 1999
by Mary Farrell, Forest Archaeologist

Kaibab National Forest

Brush, Sweat and Tears PIT Project, 2010
by Jackie Banks, Public Affairs Officer
Charles’s Cave in Snake Gulch, 2000
by Robert Kasal, PIT Volunteer (with linked photo spread)
Coconino Rim Survey, 1999
by Neil S. Weintraub, FS Archaeologist
Documenting the Lives of the Ancient Pueblo People, 2000
by Connie Reid, FS Archaeologist
Exporing Ancient Pueblo Homesteads, 2004
by Scott Clemans, FS Public Affairs Officer
Historic Copper Mines and Logging Railroads Documentation near the Grand Canyon
by Neil S. Weintraub, FS Archaeologist
Historic Copper Mines and Logging Railroads Documentation near the Grand Canyon: From a New PIT Volunteer’s Perspective
by Virginia Young, PIT Volunteer
Investigating Cohonina Migration in the Upper Basin, 2006
by Neil S. Weintraub, South Kaibab Zone Archeologist
Snake Gulch, 1997
by Lawrence M. Lesko, Assistant Forest Archaeologist
PIT on the Coconino Rim Kaibab NF, 2001
by Neil S. Weintraub, FS Archaeologist
The Saddle Mountain Survey Project, 2009
by Patrick Lair, FS Public Affairs Specialist
Testing New Field Dating Techniques: Measuring Deadmans Gray Sherd Thickness to Study Cohonina Migration near Sycamore Canyon, 2008
by Neil Weintraub, FS Archaeologist
News Release for - Testing New Field Dating Techniques: Measuring Deadmans Gray Sherd Thickness to Study Cohonina Migration near Sycamore Canyon, 2008
by Jackie Banks, Public Affairs Officer

Tonto National Forest

History of PIT on the Tonto National Forest, 1994–1999
by Stephen Germick, Tonto National Forest PIT Coordinator

ARKANSAS

Ozark-St.Francis NF

Ricketts Mountain Bluff Shelter PIT, 2003
by Greg Polus, FS Archaeological Technician
Search for Shawnee Town, 2003
by Sue Foster, FS Archaeological Technician

CALIFORNIA

Arcata Field Office (BLM)

Weaving Connections, 2007
by Clarence Killingsworth, Administrative Officer

Cleveland National Forest

A Hike Into the Past: The Laguna Mountain Project, 2009
by Sue Kovach Shuman, PIT Volunteer

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

Hope Valley Arborglyph Survey, 2011
by Sue Kovach Shuman, PIT Volunteer

Inyo National Forest

Aspen Talk PIT Project, 2010
by Crystal West, Archaeologist
Big Springs Campground, 2000
The Inyo PIT Song, by Albert Vetere Lannon, PIT Volunteer
Home on the Range PIT Project, 2008
by Crystal West, Archaeologist
Home on the Range PIT Project, 2009
by Glen Higgins and Noel Van Slyke, PIT Volunteers

Lassen National Forest

Emigrant Camp Investigation, 2000
by Dick Alvarez, PIT Volunteer
Childs Meadow Excavation, Phase II, 2010
by Kurt Hunt, Archaeologist
Ishi Wilderness PIT Project, 2010
by Adam Gutierrez, PIT Leader

Lassen and Klamath National Forests

Wagon Trails II, III and the Yreka Trail PIT Projects, 2010
by Dee Owens, PIT Volunteer

Los Padres National Forest

Wagon Cave Site Survey and Mapping Project, 1998
by Bruce E. Emmens, District Ranger

Mendocino National Forest

Cottonwood Glade Test Excavations, 2007
by Barbara A. White, Forest Archaeologist

Plumas National Forest

Excavating Howland Flat: A Gold Rush-era Town Site, 2010
by Jamie Moore, Forest Archaeologist
Excavating Milk Ranch , 2009
by Jamie Moore, Forest Archaeologist

Redding Field Office (BLM)

Archaeology of the Tehama Wagon Roads and Flumes, 2011
by Dr. Eric Ritter, Archaeologist
Blue Ridge Flume Complex, 2010
by Eric Ritter, Ph.D., Archaeologist

Sequoia National Forest

Quaking Aspen Campground Excavation, 1997
by Steven M. Ptomey, Archaeologist

Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Following the Trail of History along an Emigrant Wagon Road, 2003
by Kathy Livingston, PIT Volunteer

Six Rivers National Forest

Altaville, 1998–2000
by Mary Maniery, President, Par Environmental Services, Inc., and Member, California State Historical Resources Commission
Test Excavations at Salt Creek, 1996
by Ken Wilson, Heritage Resources Program Manager

Stanislaus National Forest

Metal-Detecting the Ponderosa Way PIT Project, 2009
by Stacy Lundgren, Archaeologist
Mining Mother Lode Newspapers, 2001
by Pam Conners, FS Historian
Researching the History and Mystery of Bower Cave, 1999
by Steve Marsh, FS Heritage Resource Specialist

COLORADO

Comanche National Grassland, Pike–San Isabel National Forest

“To Resurrect a Brontosaur”: Picketwire Canyonlands Sauropod Excavation, 2001–2002
by Bruce A. Schumacher, FS Paleontologist

Grand Mesa, Uncompaghre, & Gunnison National Forests

Oral Histories, 1996
by Robert McKeever, Zone Archaeologist

Medicine Bow–Routt National Forest

Teller City Ghosts?, 2001
by Mike Dant, PIT Volunteer
Zirkel Wilderness High—Altitude Site Survey and Documentation, 2004
by Angie Kralj KenCairn, FS Archaeologist

San Juan National Forest

Piedra River and First Fork Area Heritage Inventory, 1998 and 1999
by Sharon Hatch, FS Archaeologist

GEORGIA

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

Scull Shoals Historic Mill Village, 2001–2002
by Jill Harrell, FS Archaeologist
Scull Shoals PIT Project Revitalizes Extinct Mill Town, 1997–1999
by Jack Wynn, FS Archaeologist

IDAHO

Boise National Forest

After the Trail Creek Fire, 2000–2001
(photo spread)
Atlanta Mining District Recording, 2003
by Lynn Lary and Janet Fratella, PIT volunteers
Danskin Rockshelter: Sorting through the Past, 2000
by Marc C. Münch, FS Archaeologist
Danskin Rockshelter: Sorting through the Past, 2001
(photo spread)
Digging Out West: Exploring Chinese Mining Sites, 2000
by Kit Murray, PIT Volunteer
“Life Is but a Two-step”: The Basque Legacy in Idaho, 2004
by Susie Osgood, FS Archaeologist
Moores Spring Test Excavations, 1998–1999
by Marc C. Münch, FS Archaeologist
Questions, Answers, and Lessons Learned
by Tyrone Corn and Marc Münch, FS Archaeologists

Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Albert Taylor Cabin Restoration Project, 2011
by Brent L. Larson, Forest Supervisor
Albert Taylor Cabin Restoration Project, 2010
by Richard Newton, District Ranger

Nez Perce National Forest

Top of the World Surveys, 2009
by Steve Armstrong, Archaeologist

Payette National Forest

Disturbing the Dragon: Rescuing 19th-Century Mining Camps in the Warren Historic Mining District, 2001
by Kathleen Prouty, FS Archaeological Technician
An Incident in the Pits: Chinese Mining Camp Excavation, 1998
by Kolleen Bean, Assistant Forest Archaeologist

Sawtooth National Forest

Sawtooth City, 1997
by Pat Bower, Recreation Area Archaeologist

Salmon-Challis National Forest

The Bonanza PIT Project, 2002
by Esther Morgan, FS Archaeologist

ILLINOIS

Shawnee National Forest

Reconstructing the History and Lifeways of Miller Grove, a Freed-Slave African-American Community, 1999
by Elizabeth L. Fuller, FS Archaeologist
(with photo spread)

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

Exploring Historic Farmsteads at Midewin, 2003
by Michael Rizo, FS Archaeologist

LOUISIANA

Kisatchie National Forest, Winn Ranger District

Serendipity in the PITs, 1998
by Tim Phillips, Heritage Resources Specialist
CCC Monument Commemorates Camp F-6, 2003
by Velicia Bergstrom, FS Archaeologist

MICHIGAN

Ottawa National Forest

Artifact Analysis for the River Vista and Timid Mink Sites, 2003
by Loreen Lomax, FS Archaeologist
Duck Lake: Analyzing Superior County’s Prehistoric Past, 1996
by Mark Hill, Forest Archaeologist
Mining Pioneers of the North Woods, 1996
by Mark Hill, Forest Archaeologist

MINNESOTA

Chippewa National Forest

Moss Lake Archeological Excavation, 2005–2006
by Andrea LeVasseur, FS Archaeologist
Rabideau CCC Camp Restoration, 2000–2001
by Andrea LeVasseur, FS Archaeologist
South Pike Bay: A Look at Life 8,000 Years Ago in the Mississippi Headwaters, 1997–1999
by Andrea LeVasseur, FS Archaeologist
Sucker Lake Archaeological Excavation and Laboratory, 2003 & 2004
by Andrea LeVasseur, FS Archaeologist

Superior National Forest

Rocky Roads: Rehabbing CCC Stonework at Sawbill Cabin , 2010
by Lee Johnson, Archaeologist
Sandy Aurora Excavation, 2006
by Jessica Davison, pre-teen PIT Volunteer

MISSISSIPPI

De Soto National Forest

Camp Dantzler Excavation, 1997
by Robert E. Reams, Archaeologist
Digging Mississippi Mud, 1999
by Joe Gould, PIT Tag-along
Excavation and Artifact Analysis at 22PE679, 1999
by Robert Reams, FS Archaeologist
Gopher Nation Path, 22FO1027, 2004
by Robert Reams, FS Archaeologist
James E. Brantley II: December 18, 1941–February 6, 2002
by Robert E. Reams, FS Archaeologist
Peeling off the Layers at Deer Food Plot: Excavation and Analysis, 2003 and 2004
by Robert Reams, FS Archaeologist
“Still Searching . . . ,” 2001
by Robert “Searching” Reams, FS Archaeologist
Warrior Fountain, 2001
by Robert E. Reams, FS Archaeologist

MONTANA

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest

PIT Volunteers Shore up the Historic Steel Creek Barn: Steel Creek Guard Station Log Barn Preservation, 2001
by Jack de Golia, FS Public Affairs Officer, and Zane Fulbright, FS Archaeologist
Whitetail-Pipestone Prehistoric Site Testing, 2009
by Tammy Cherullo and Tom Ballard, Archaeologists

Flathead National Forest

Pentagon Cabin Stabilization, 2004
by Mike Beckes, Regional Archaeologist, FS Northern Region
Schafer Meadows Guard Station, 2003
by Tim Light, FS Archaeologist
Star Meadows Work Center, 2001
by Lisa Keibler, FS Heritage Intern, and Timothy Light, FS Archaeologist
Upper Holland Lake Cabin PIT Project, 2000
by Timothy Light, FS Archaeologist (with linked photo spread)

Kootenai National Forest

J. Neils Lumber Company Camp 7, 2001
by Mark J. White, FS Archaeologist
Wam Mountain Lookout Restoration, 1999
by Nancy Anderson, FS Archaeologist

Lewis & Clark National Forest and Lolo National Forest, Montana

Scapegoat Wilderness Archaeological Project, 1997
by Richard Newton and Timothy Light, FS Archaeologists

Lolo National Forest

Bend Guard Station, 1998
by C. Milo McLeod, Forest Archaeologist
Bend Guard Station Compound Restoration, 2011
by the Lolo National Forest
Monture Guard Station Restoration, 2002
by J. Rodger Free, FS Archaeologist
Morgan Case Homestead Rehabilitation I, 2007
by C. Milo McLeod, Forest Archaeologist
Ninemile Remount Depot Restoration, 2001
by C. Milo McLeod, FS Archaeologist
Ninemile Remount Depot Roofing Project, 2005
by C. Milo McLeod, FS Archaeologist
Poacher Gulch, 2007
by C. Milo McLeod, FS Archaeologist
Puyear Ranch Restoration, 2000
(photo spread)
Reroofing at Ninemile Remount Depot, 1996
(photo spread)
Rock Creek Cabin Restoration, 1997
by C. Milo McLeod, Forest Archaeologist
Savenac Nursery, 1997
by Timothy Light, Assistant Archaeologist
Savenac Nursery, 2001
by C. Milo McLeod, FS Archaeologist
More Accomplishments at Monture Guard Station, 2003
by C. Milo McLeod, FS Archaeologist

NEBRASKA

Nebraska National Forest

Fossiling at Toadstool Geologic Park, 2010
by Barbara Beasley, Archaeologist

NEVADA

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

Cherry Creek Canyon, 2007
by Nathan Thomas , Archaeologist
Excavating Fort Ruby II, 2007
by Lou Ann Speulda-Drews, Historical Archaeologist, USFWS
Island Mountain, 2001
by Robin Nuñez, FS Archaeologist
and “The Official Island Mountain PIT Project Song” by Albert Vertere Lannon, PIT Volunteer
Of Lab Rats, Mud People, and Hillbillies: Digging a 19th-Century Chinese Mining Camp, 1999
by Alex Solomon, PIT Volunteer, age 12
Pine Creek Canyon Inventory, 2010
by Mark Bodily, Archaeologist

NEW HAMPSHIRE

White Mountain National Forest

Remember Me as You Pass By, 2010, 2010
by Marcia Morris, Plymouth Record Enterprise Reporter

NEW MEXICO

Carson National Forest

El Rito High Country Survey, 2011
by Karin Johnson, PIT Volunteer
Metal Detector Surveys of the Old Spanish Trail in Northern New Mexico, 2010
by Gail Carbiener, PIT Volunteer

Cibola National Forest

Airway Beacons III PIT Project, 2011
by the 2011 Project Team
Aviation Archaeology - Airway Beacons PIT Project, 2010
by Linda Popelish, Cibola Archaeologist
Aviation Archaeology - Historic Crash Sites PIT Project, 2009
by Steve Owen, PIT Volunteer
Pit Houses and Pueblos on the Anasazi-Mogollon Frontier, 2000
by Chris Reed, PIT Volunteer

Lincoln National Forest

Dog Canyon Apache Battle Sites Survey, 2002
by Gail Carbiener, PIT Volunteer
Guadalupe Rock Art Survey, 2008
by Eric Dillingham, Assistant Forest Archaeologist
Last Chance Canyon Rockshelter, 1998
by Chris Adams, Archaeologist
Survey of Logging and Railroad Campsites: Russia and Marcia, 2004
by Linda S. Cole, FS Archaeologist

Santa Fe National Forest

Gallina Site Relocation and Documentation, 2004
by Chris Reed, PIT Volunteer
Cavate and Talus House Recording, 2006
by Lynn Lary, PIT Volunteer (story - page 4)
Cavate and Talus House Recording, 2006
by Lynn Lary, PIT Volunteer (video)

NORTH CAROLINA

Nantahala National Forest

Appletree Archaeological Excavations, 1999
by Rodney J. Snedeker, FS Archaeologist

OREGON

Deschutes National Forest

Elk Lake Guard Station: Restoration and Adaptive Reuse, 1998–2002
by Les Joslin, FS Forestry Technician
Fly Lake Recording and Testing, 1999
by Don Zettel, FS Archaeologist
Lava Lands 2000 Testing, 2000
by Lucy Hamilton, FS Archaeologist
Newberry Crater Site Testing, 1998
by Don Zettel, FS Archaeologist
Organizing Deschutes Artifact Collections, 1998
by Leslie Hickerson, FS Archaeologist
Presentation of Artifact Collections, 1998
by Leslie Hickerson, District Archaeologist
Swamp Wells Site Recording, 2001
by Leslie M. Hickerson, FS Archaeologist
Swamp Wells Site Recording III, 2003
by Leslie M. Hickerson, FS Archaeologist
Walker Mountain PIT Project, 1998
by Leslie Hickerson, District Archaeologist
Walker Mountain Lookout Repairs IV, 2000
by Leslie M. Hickerson, FS Archaeologist

Fremont National Forest

“Mike Lucey: My Favorite Herder”: Arborglyph Recording Project, 1997
by Carol Pedersen, PIT Volunteer

Fremont-Winema National Forest

History Almost Forgotten: Retracing the Bonanza-Lakeview Stage Road and Yreka Trail, 2010
by Michelle Durant, PIT Leader

Malheur National Forest

Ancient Sites in the Modern Office, 2007
By Donald R. Hann, Forest Archaeologist
Bear Valley Cultural History Project, 1997
by Don Hann, Bear Valley District Archaeologist
The Bear Valley Winter Lithic Analysis Project, 1999
by Donald Rotell, FS Archaeologist
Cultural Ecology of the Malheur Headwaters: Site Testing and Survey, 2001
“virtual PIT” web site by the Malheur NF
Lithic Analysis Workshop, 2002
“virtual PIT” web site by the Malheur NF
Malheur Headwaters Passport in Time Project, 2008
by Don Hann, FS Archaeologist
Susanville Mining District Research Project, 2000
by Don Rotell, FS Archaeologist
Yellowjacket Passport in Time, 2000
by Kurt Perkins, FS Archaeologist

Pacific Northwest Regional Office, Portland

Searching for Clues: Investigating the Stories Behind the Forest Service History Collection, 1996
by Jan Prior, Archaeologist

Rogue River National Forest

Honeymoon Cabin Restoration, 2001
by Jeff LaLande, FS Archaeologist and Historian

Siskiyou National Forest

Indian War Battle Trenches, 1996
by Gary (Tex) Martineck, Archaeologist

Siuslaw National Forest

Fort Umpqua, Oregon, 1856—1862, 2001
by Phyllis Steeves, Siuslaw NF Archaeologist

Umpqua National Forest

Editorial: Scientists, volunteers open window to county's past, 2009
by The News-Review
Pre-Mazama Research, 2009
by Steve Satterthwaite and Larry Wheatley, PIT Volunteers
Thirsty Gulch Site Testing, 2010
by Chris Kelly, Zone Archaeologist

Willamette National Forest

Cascade Mountains History Project, 1997
by Carol Winkler, Zone Archaeologist, and Jane Agar, District Archaeologist
Cascades Artifact Curation Project, 1997
by Eric Bergland, Central Zone Archaeologist
“Racing against Time and Nature to Record History . . ., 1998
by Carol Winkler, FS Archaeologist
Rediscovering Camp 3, 1999
by Carol Winkler, FS Archaeologist

Winema National Forest

Archaeological Inventory of Mt. Thielsen Wilderness, 1998
by Jorie Clark, FS Archaeologist
Life at the Hub . . ., 1995
by Jorie Clark, District Archaeologist
Life at the Hub . . ., 1996 and 1997
by Jorie Clark, District Archaeologist
Lost in Space: Cataloging Historic Documents and Photos, 2000
by Jorie Clark, FS Archaeologist
Of Ice and Men: Paleoenvironmental Study of Mt. Thielsen Wilderness, 1999
by Jorie Clark, FS Archaeologist
The Shelterin’ Sky Trail Shelter Rehabilitation, 2000
by Jorie Clark, FS Archaeologist
Ties to the Past, 1998
by Jorie Clark, District Archaeologist
To Be or Not to Be: Assessing Historic Sites, 1997
by Jorie Clark, District Archaeologist

PENNSYLVANIA

Allegheny National Forest

Dig this Experience, 1997
by Linda Ruys, PIT Volunteer

SOUTH CAROLINA

Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests

A Decade of PIT Projects, 1989–1999
by Robert Morgan, Heritage Program Manager

SOUTH DAKOTA

Black Hills National Forest

Gold Mountain Mine and Mill, Part II, 2010
by Michael F. Salisbury, Archaeologist
Milbar Special Analysis, 1996
by Tim Cowan, District Archaeologist
Vanderleur Rock Shelter, 2009
by Grant Sulham, PIT Volunteer

Nebraska National Forest

Fossil Fish, Mosasaurs, & Pterosaurs...Oh My!, 2010
by Barbara Beasley, Archaeologist

TEXAS

Sam Houston National Forest

An Update on the Storm Site, 2000
by Douglas Mangum, FS Archaeologist

UTAH

Heritage Publication Completed, 2003
by Clay Johnson, FS Archaeological Technician

Ashley National Forest

Anthro Mountain Excavation, 2000
by George Baker, PIT Volunteer
Anthro Mountain Excavation, 2002
“virtual PIT” web site by Lynn Lary and Janet Fratella, PIT Volunteers
Glory Days at Dutch John, 1992–2000
by Byron Loosle, FS Archaeologist
Greendale Survey, 1996
by Angela Edwards, Archaeological Technician
Dripping Springs, 1998
by Tami Merkley, PIT Volunteer
The Gilsonite Ridge Project, 1998
by Maggie Tombaugh, PIT Volunteer
High Uintas Project Inspires Poetry, 2000
Come Back, Duchesne, by Inge Schaefer, PIT Volunteer
High Uintas Weyman Park Survey, 1996
by Krista Malmstrom, Archaeological Technician, and Byron Loosle, Forest Archaeologist
Swett Ranch Restoration, 1996
by Byron Loosle, Forest Archaeologist
Swett Ranch Restoration, 2003
by Mel Bashore, PIT Volunteer
A View from the Edge of the PIT: Glendale Excavation, 1997
by Pegg Noyes, PIT Volunteer

Manti–La Sal National Forest

North Cottonwood Cabin Restoration, 1998
by Sharon Wangelin, PIT Volunteer
Tracing the San Juan Redwares, 2001
by William A. Lucius and Irene Lopez-Wessell, Institute for Archaeological Ceramic Research

Fishlake National Forest

Building a Trail at the Top of the World: Working Hard at High Altitude, 2005
By Don Miles, PIT Volunteer
Love and Mining: Building an Interpretive Site at Brigham and Pansy Darger's Silver King Mine, 1999
by Robert W. Leonard, FS Archaeologist
Hard Rock Drilling in the Land of Sleeping Giants, 2001
by Mel Bashore, PIT Volunteer

Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Bear River Tie Hack Cabin Restoration, 1998
by Myrleen Healy, PIT Volunteer
Ranch Life and the Randolph Guard Station, 1998
by Doug Veeder, PIT Volunteer

Virgnia

George Washington-Jefferson National Forest

Exploration of Chippokes Plantation State Park, 2007 & 2008
by Michael Larkin , PIT Volunteer
Volunteers Dig In, 2009
by Diane Tennant, The Virginian-Pilot

WASHINGTON

Colville National Forest

Columbia Mountain Lookout Cabin Restoration, 2010
by The Spokesman-Review

Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Centennial Archaeology at Camp 3 and the Lumberjack Lab, 2002
by Rob McClure, Forest Archaeologist
Red Mountain Lookout Restoration, 2010
by Terry Richard, The Oregonian

Mt. Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest

Monte Cristo Mining Town Resource Inventory, 1996
(photo spread)

Umatilla National Forest

Northern Blue Mountains Administrative History Research, 1996
by Steve Lucas, Northend Districts Archaeologist

Wenatchee National Forest

Lucerne Resort, 1996
by Ann Fink, District Archaeologist
Swiftwater Rock Shelters, 1995
by Susan Marvin, Forest Archaeologist, and Becky Stevens, Archaeologist (AHS)
Swiftwater Rock Shelters, the Sequel, 1996
by Susan H. Marvin, Forest Archaeologist, and Becky Stevens, Archaeologist, AHS

WISCONSIN

Chequamegon & Nicolet National Forests

Continuing Investigations in the Butternut–Franklin Lakes Archaeological District, 2003
By Deb Derickson, FS Employee and First-Time PIT Volunteer
Pigeon Lake Archaeological Study, 1996
by Dianne Polaske, PIT Volunteer

Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest

Butternut Lake, 1997
by Kim L. Potaracke, Archaeological Technician, and Dianne Polaske, PIT Volunteer
Forest Lodge, 1999
by Kim Potaracke, FS Archaeological Technician
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua Oral-History Project, 2010
by Rick Olivo, The Daily Press Staff Writer
PIT Moose Visits Butternut Lake, 1998
by Kim Potaracke, FS Archaeological Technician

WYOMING

Buffalo Field Office (BLM)

Middle Fork Site Recording I, 2010
by Ardeth Hahn, Archaeologist
Middle Fork Site Recording II, 2011
by Ardeth Hahn, Archaeologist

Medicine Bow–Routt National Forest

Rainbow End Stabilization and Recording, 1999
(photo spread)
Rainbow End Stabilization and Recording, 2001
(photo spread)

Thunder Basin National Grassland

Stone Circles I: A PIT Leader’s Viewpoint, 1998
by Ian Ritchie, FS Archaeologist
Stone Circles I: A PIT Volunteer’s Viewpoint, 1998
by Tom Cree, PIT Volunteer
(with photo spread)

Updated Wednesday, November 30, 2011