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Riverbank Restoration Monitoring. <br />The City of Elk River will be conducting a riverbank restoration project in close proximity to <br />21 SH0051. Rothaus' team will visit the site prior to this project, conduct a Phase I survey, and <br />clearly delineate an avoidance area around the known architectural remains. Standard <br />monitoring techniques will be applied during the actual riverbank restoration work. <br />Public Excavation and Participation <br />The public will be invited to participate in the excavation of 21 SH0051 using a technique <br />developed in previous years in cooperation with Sherburne County Historical Society. Public <br />excavations are tentatively planned for July 8-10 and July 15-17. To participate in the <br />excavation, individuals will be required to sign up in advance for a minimum of one day of <br />participation. The ideal scenario would be to have individuals sign up for a three day experience. <br />This method will yield a minimum of 18 public volunteers who will benefit from an intensive <br />experience. As some volunteers will not be able to stay all three days, we anticipate <br />approximately 25-30 volunteers will participate. <br />Each lm x lm excavation unit <br />will be excavated by three <br />volunteers. Three trained <br />archaeologists will be on site to <br />supervise each excavation unit, <br />and a fourth supervising <br />archaeologist will coordinate <br />the activity. Public volunteers <br />will be assigned simple <br />excavation tasks, assist in <br />screening soil, and assist in <br />collecting and labeling <br />artifacts. This will be a hands- <br />on volunteer experience, and it <br />is anticipated that volunteers <br />will do the bulk of the actual excavation work. <br />will need to be done by trained staff. <br />7 _ 1 8 _ 2f.1©4 . „~.. <br />Obviously, any difficult or sensitive excavation <br />At 2PM on June 9th and June 16th, public tours of the ongoing excavation will be conducted for <br />interested individuals who were unable to participate in the hands-on volunteer activity. Based <br />on attendance at the public archaeology day hosted by Rothaus at the site in 2004, we can <br />anticipate an attendance of over 100 people for these tours. <br />Products <br />Final Report: A comprehensive final report including all necessary maps, photos and supporting <br />materials will be presented in multiple copies, in color as necessary. Careful attention will be <br />5 <br />