This issue of the Forum Journal examines landscapes in all shapes and sizes, from large-landscape conservation to the preservation of a garden in California where the landscape has become an integral part its significance. Also essential to this conversation is a consideration of human impact...
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The National Trust submitted the following letter on October 4, 2016 to the Army Corps of Engineers about the need to ensure that permitting for the Dakota Access Pipeline complies with the National Historic Preservation Act. Also available: Read National Trust Applauds Decision Decision...
National Trust 110(k) ltr to Army Corps re DAPL Oct 4 2016 (003).pdf
Published in 2014 this video from the National Trust transports you to this historic landscape through a seldom-seen aerial perspective that illustrates the Chaco sites, their connectivity to the landscape, and the threats they face from energy development in the San Juan Basin. ...
Through the generosity of a grant provided by the Indian Land Tenure Foundation , the National Trust has released the publication, Preserving Native American Places: A Guide to Federal Laws and Policies that Help Protect Cultural Resources and Sacred Sites . Written in layperson’s terms,...
Preserving-Native-American-Places-FINAL.pdf
Federal law providing for the repatriation of Native American human skeletal material and related sacred items and objects of cultural patrimony. Source: Miller, Julia H. A Layperson’s Guide to Historic Preservation Law: A Survey of Federal, State, and Local Laws Governing Historic...
General term used to describe how land is or may be utilized or developed, whether for industrial, commercial, residential or agricultural purposes, or as open space. Source: Miller, Julia H. A Layperson’s Guide to Historic Preservation Law: A Survey of Federal, State, and Local Laws...
Resource Center for all of the National Trust Preservation Priorities and Advocacy Alerts Advocacy Resource Center At any given moment, preservationists need to serve as advocates for a variety of issues. These resources—from tools to talking points—can equip preservation leaders to make a...
Mount Taylor, a traditional cultural property in New Mexico.| Credit: Theresa Pasqual Historic resource designation often operates quietly as a first step in a long-term preservation strategy, but designation also sends a powerful and immediate signal that validates...
Mount Taylor, a traditional cultural property in New Mexico. | Credit: Theresa Pasqual Preservation advocates regularly nominate properties of historic significance—structures, sites, or objects—to the National Register of Historic Places . However, in addition to historic...
In November 2010 the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Guam Preservation Trust, and We Are Guåhan filed a major lawsuit against the U.S. Navy in federal court. The Complaint asserted that the Navy failed to comply with federal environmental law in its decision to locate a firing...