The management framework acknowledges both the scientific value of the archaeological record and the cultural significance of the islands to the Indigenous communities with deep historical connections to them.

The Arlington Springs site itself — the geological location in the canyon where the femora were found — is protected within the park.

The specific stratum is documented and monitored.

Future geological work can continue at the site, studying the environmental and chronological record of the canyon, without disturbing the burial context from which the human remains were removed and which, following repatriation, no longer contains the bones.

The ongoing scientific investigation of the Channel Islands — the broader program of archaeological survey, excavation, and paleoenvironmental research conducted by the park and by university researchers in collaboration with the park — continues to add to the understanding of the islands’ human history.