updated 26 november
1999
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THE PROJECT | ||||
WALDEN SUPERMAX, �a new high-tech federal prison to be built near the northeastern California town of Mineral (Lat: 121.59326 W, �Lon: 40.34860 N), �will house its prison population in a mixed security environment: �supermax, maximum, medium and minimum security. | In response to a court order mandating�that WALDEN SUPERMAX provide educational opportunities, vocational training and an alternative to conventional prison "industries", �an innovative program jointly funded by the�Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)�and National Park Service (NPS) calls for the correctional� facility to�be sited within Lassen Volcanic National Park, a 106,000 acre (43048.3 hectares) tract, where select inmates will provide assistance in the management of the park's distinctive wildlife and geological�resources. |
Biological conservation management
activities will involve surveys, inventories, and monitoring of migratory
and native species that inhabit Lassen's varied ecosystems -- forest,
meadow, volcanic and geothermal ecosystems -- species that include�a variety
of insects, birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and plants.
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