Wanted: Ideas for the Next 100 Years
August 31, 2013
To provide observations and information on the emerging fields of landscape scale conservation, heritage preservation, and sustainable community development.
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Can new digital technologies aid in the documentation, interpretation, and protection of large landscapes? Below are a few interesting projects and tools from around the web that seek to do just that.
When the NPS ran into a paperwork glitch, agency staff responded creatively to gather information on the status of National Historic Landmarks.
The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc. (Blackstone) seeks an Executive Director. Established in 2010, Blackstone is a Massachusetts non-profit corporation governed by a
Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “War on Poverty.” How did the many programs associated with this effort shape the material, social and political landscapes of the United States? What can a National Park, home to the nation’s first Job Corps site in 1965, reveal about the legacies, both individual and collective, of the War on Poverty? Guest observer Angela Sirna offers her observations on these complex questions.
According to President Obama, “For decades, the National Heritage Areas Program has enabled our Nation to set aside places that define our shared history and that will help future generations understand what it means to be American.” Find out more about why he recognized this important program on its thirtieth anniversary as part of our #NHA30 coverage.
Can new digital technologies aid in the documentation, interpretation, and protection of large landscapes? Below are a few interesting projects and tools from around the web that seek to do just that.
When the NPS ran into a paperwork glitch, agency staff responded creatively to gather information on the status of National Historic Landmarks.
The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc. (Blackstone) seeks an Executive Director. Established in 2010, Blackstone is a Massachusetts non-profit corporation governed by a
Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “War on Poverty.” How did the many programs associated with this effort shape the material, social and political landscapes of the United States? What can a National Park, home to the nation’s first Job Corps site in 1965, reveal about the legacies, both individual and collective, of the War on Poverty? Guest observer Angela Sirna offers her observations on these complex questions.
According to President Obama, “For decades, the National Heritage Areas Program has enabled our Nation to set aside places that define our shared history and that will help future generations understand what it means to be American.” Find out more about why he recognized this important program on its thirtieth anniversary as part of our #NHA30 coverage.