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 Nez Perce National Historic Trail
Land and Water Conservation Fund
FY2014 Request
National Trails System
Land and Water Conservation Fund
FY2014
Nez Perce National Historic Trail
Total LWCF Request: $2,840,000
Project Name
District # Tracts
Acres
Total Cost
Cow Island and Cow Creek
BLM
(in conjunction with Lewis and Clark NHT)
MT-1
2
779
$1,600,000
Lolo Creek
BLM
(in conjunction with Lewis and Clark NHT)
ID-1
1
12
$30,000
Bloody Gulch, Big Hole National Battlefield
NPS
MT-1
1
390
$210,000
Ietemlaykin State Heritage
Site and Minam State
Recreational Area
NPS
OR-2
2
583
$1,000,000
Totals:
6
1764
$2,840,000
Agency
Prepared in collaboration by:
The Nez Perce Trail Foundation | (208) 940-0053 | www.nezpercetrail.net
The Partnership for the National Trails System | (608) 249-7870 | www.pnts.org
National Trails System
Land and Water Conservation Fund
FY2014
Nez Perce National Historic Trail
Bloody Gulch
Big Hole National
Battlefield, Montana
Project Details
LWCF Request: $210,000
Congressional District:
MT-1 Representative Daines
Acres: 390
Miles of Trail:
Acquiring Agency: NPS
Along the Nez Perce National Historic Trail at the Big Hole National
Battlefield near Wisdom, MT. US Forest Service photo, by Roger
Peterson, USFS.
Landscape Characteristics: This land is adjacent to the Big Hole National Battlefield and is the route
the Nez Perce used during the Flight of 1877 to flee the Big Hole Battle. This property has known
archeological sites associated with the battle and has important natural resources including the North
Fork of the Big Hole River. Bloody Gulch was the escape route the Nez Perce used to flee the battlefield.
The name “Bloody Gulch” comes from the many wounded and dying Nez Perce who were brought from
the valley floor through the gulch to the bench that overlooks the battlefield. With the acquisition of this
parcel, all areas of the Battle of the Big Hole will have been preserved. This tract is where the Nez Perce
National Historic Trail exits the Big Hole National Battlefield and provides a critical connection for the trail
en route to Idaho and Yellowstone National Park.
Benefits of Protection: Elders who have ancestors who used the escape route are currently not allowed
to visit this area. Acquisition of this tract will allow interpretation to occur on the exact sites of the August
9-10, 1877 battle between the Nez Perce people and U.S. Army. This acquisition would also assist in
protection of the state listed arctic grayling fish.
Threats to the Landscape: Destruction of natural and heritage resource, loss of public access, and loss
of habitat for threatened and endangered species.
Partner Contributions:
Prepared in collaboration by:
The Nez Perce Trail Foundation | (208) 940-0053 | www.nezpercetrail.net
The Partnership for the National Trails System | (608) 249-7870 | www.pnts.org
Beaverhead Deerlodge
National Forest
BIG HOLE
NATIONAL
BLOODY GULCH
(LYNDES)
TRACT
(390 acres)
BATTLEFIELD
STATE HIGHWAY 43
Vicinity
MONTANA
Beaverhead
County
References
BLOODY GULCH (LYNDES) TRACT
FY2014 National Trails System
LWCF Collaborative Funding Proposal
Legend
Park Boundary from NPS
Forest Boundary from USFS
Parcel Boundaries from Beaverhead County, MT
2011 NAIP Background Image from USDA
Proposed Acquisition
National Park Boundary
MAP 2 OF 2
U.S. Forest Service
Disclaimer
This map depicts the approximate location of proposed acquisition for
Nez Perce National HistoricTrail
Original data was compiled from
multiple source data and may not
meet the U.S. National Mapping
Accuracy Standard of the Office
of Management and Budget. This
map has no warranties as to its
contents or accuracy.
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National Park Service
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More detailed cadastral maps can be requested from
Columbia Cascades Land Resources Program Center.
National Trails System
Land and Water Conservation Fund
FY2014
Nez Perce National Historic Trail
Iwetemlaykin
State Heritage Site
and Minam State
Recreation Area
Oregon
Project Details
LWCF Request: $1,000,000
Congressional District:
OR-2, Representative Greg Walden
Acres: 583
Acquiring Agency: NPS
Wallowa Mountains and Wallowa Lake near Joseph, OR, near the
beginning of the Nez Perce National Historic Trail. US Forest Service
photo by Roger Peterson.
Landscape Characteristics: This is the site where the Nez Perce National Historic Trail begins. This
purchase would protect several archeological sites that are significant to the Nez Perce story including
boundary markers placed by Young Joseph and his brother Ollokot, as directed by Old Joseph, that
mark the boundaries of the Wallowa Band lands in the 1850s or 60s. These markers are placed on
either side of the historic horse and wagon road. They are modeled after common survey markers of
the time leading to the supposition that they copied those erected to mark the present boundaries of the
state of Oregon some years previously. Young Joseph and his brother Ollokot participated in the 1877
Flight of the Nez Perce for which the Nez Perce National Historic Trail is designated.
Benefits of Protection: Acquisition of these tracts will preserve the two most important sites in Oregon
on the Nez Perce National Historic Trail and at the Nez Perce National Historic Park. These tracts also
include access sites for the trail so that trail users can safely park to recreate on the Nez Perce National
Historic Trail. Currently, trail users must park on the shoulder of the State Highway to access the trail
and the historic site.
Threats to the Landscape: Destruction of natural and heritage resource, loss of public access, and
residential development.
Partner Contributions: The NPS would own an easement on the tracts, which will be owned in fee
by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, thereby protecting these important sites without the
burden of Federal ownership.
Prepared in collaboration by:
The Nez Perce Trail Foundation | (208) 940-0053 | www.nezpercetrail.net
The Partnership for the National Trails System | (608) 249-7870 | www.pnts.org
Vicinity
MINAM STATE
RECREATION
AREA
LOSTINE &
WALLOWA RIVERS
CONFLUENCE SITE
Nez Perce National
Historical Park
Minam
MINAM TRACT
(521 acres)
Wallowa
County
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WALLOWA COUNTY
UNION COUNTY
IWETEMLAYKIN
TRACT
(62 acres)
Joseph
OLD CHIEF
JOSEPH GRAVESITE
Nez Perce National
Historical Park
References
MINAM & IWETEMLAYKIN TRACTS
FY2014 National Trails System
LWCF Collaborative Funding Proposal
Legend
Parcel Boundaries from County Assessor
Public Land Boundaries from Fed
Sources
2011 NAIP Bacground Image from
USDA
Proposed Acquisition
National Park
MAP 1 OF 2
Bureau of Land Management
Disclaimer
This map depicts the approximate location of proposed acquisition
for Nez Perce National HistoricTrail
USFS National Forest
Original data was compiled from
multiple source data and may not
meet the U.S. National Mapping
Accuracy Standard of the Office
of Management and Budget. This
map has no warranties as to its
contents or accuracy.
USFS Wilderness
Recreation Area
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3
6 Mile
p
National Park Service
Pacific West Region
More detailed cadastral maps can be requested from
Columbia Cascades Land Resources Program Center.