ABSTRACT
The nation's cultural resources, like its natural resources, are increasingly being recognized as an invaluable, irreplaceable national treasure. Cultural resources of many types exist in the national forests which can provide rich archaeological material. This chapter focuses on cultural resource issues in one part of the National Forest System: The 3.6 million acres which make up the four Forests in southern California. The research activities focused on the development, implementation, and analysis of a survey of a large, representative sampling of Forest Service permanent employees on the Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres, and San Bernardino National Forests. The chapter presents and analyzes data from a large representative sample of forest employees about their and others' experiences with cultural resources, and their attitudes about cultural resources and their protection. The goal of cultural resource training would be to undergird employees' favorable but largely untested opinions toward cultural resources with actual or vicarious experiences.
