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The NPS has recently issued an update of sorts to the influential Leopold Report, among the first documents to advocate for an ecosystem approach to natural resource management in protected areas. What’s good about the new “Revisiting Leopold” document and what needs a bit more work.
Cheers to the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor for their float in the Presidential Inaugural Parade. The float featured members of the Gullah Geechee commission and their families and cultural artifacts from the area including the region’s famous sweet grass baskets.
Read on for our ideas on what 2013 may bring for the large landscape movement, approaches to cultural landscapes and more.
Interesting in meeting up with practitioners, scholars and others interested in living landscapes? Check out these upcoming conferences and gatherings across the nation in 2013.
Creativity and pride go into the protection of natural and historic treasures as parks. New York courts have protected parks with the public trust doctrine that requires legislative approval before discontinuing or compromising a municipal or state park. Sadly, the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is walking away from responsibility for heritage areas.
The NPS has recently issued an update of sorts to the influential Leopold Report, among the first documents to advocate for an ecosystem approach to natural resource management in protected areas. What’s good about the new “Revisiting Leopold” document and what needs a bit more work.
Cheers to the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor for their float in the Presidential Inaugural Parade. The float featured members of the Gullah Geechee commission and their families and cultural artifacts from the area including the region’s famous sweet grass baskets.
Read on for our ideas on what 2013 may bring for the large landscape movement, approaches to cultural landscapes and more.
Interesting in meeting up with practitioners, scholars and others interested in living landscapes? Check out these upcoming conferences and gatherings across the nation in 2013.
Creativity and pride go into the protection of natural and historic treasures as parks. New York courts have protected parks with the public trust doctrine that requires legislative approval before discontinuing or compromising a municipal or state park. Sadly, the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is walking away from responsibility for heritage areas.