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Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Site Certification
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NPS | This symbol identifies certified sites along the Trail. |
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Site Certification Under Legal Review
The 1978 National Trails System Act (NTSA), as amended, provides for a certification process for non-federally protected site segments but does not appear to provide for certification of individual sites. Moreover, after a segment is certified, it is no longer eligible for federal financial assistance from the Trail. It is likely that a new category of recognition will be developed for Trail partners, one which will still recognize their significance and importance and also retain their eligibility for financial assistance through the Challenge Cost Share Program. We will update this web page section as soon as the issue is legally resolved. In the interim, the text on certified sites, below, is for informational purposes only.
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More than 120 certified sites make up the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.
Learn more about what site certifiction means for visitors and for site managers.
Non-federal certified sites, from Oregon to Virginia, are listed here (pdf document).
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![Drawing of camera Drawing of camera](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090508153233im_/http://www.nps.gov/mwr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/LECL_camera-1-reduced.jpg) Lewis and Clark NHT Photo Albums Explore the Lewis and Clark story and Trail through pictures. more... | | ![Spring cleaning at Lapwai, a 2004 CCS project Spring cleaning at Lapwai, a 2004 CCS project](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090508153233im_/http://www.nps.gov/mwr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/LECL_04SpringCleanLapwai.jpg) Challenge Cost Share Program (CCSP) Through the CCSP, the NPS and partners work together to preserve the Trail. more... | |
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Did You Know?
Two hundred years after the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the only physical evidence of the journey is found near Billings, MT. In July 1805, William Clark carved his name into the soft rock of what he called Pompeys Tower. This site is now preserved at Pompeys Pillar National Monument.
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Last Updated: June 18, 2007 at 15:57 EST |