News and
Events
Recent
News
The President has charged the Department
of the Interior to look into the creation of a National Monument
(under the Antiquities Act of 1906) for the War in the Pacific.
Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Lyle Laverty
has initiated an investigation with Department of Defense World
War II military historians to set the broad themes for the exercise.
His directive is to take a comprehensive approach in identifying
sites relevant to telling the story of the War in the Pacific.
Section 106 exemption for Railroad
Amendment
- Please click
here to see House testimony by Maryland SHPO J. Rodney Little
Preserve America/Save America's
Treasures Authorization
- Please click
here to see Senate testimony by NCSHPO President Jay D.
Vogt
- Please click
here to see House testimony by NCSHPO Secretary Ruth Pierpont
NCSHPO
News
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is available here
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Hurricane
Katrina
News about the Hurricane Recovery Efforts
and resources for disaster planning and response is available
here
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Weekly
Legislative Update
The Weekly Legislative Update is available
only to members of the NCSHPO. The current Weekly Legislative
Update and past issues are located in the Members Only section
of this website or click here.
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NCSHPO
Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation
In an effort to recognize SHPOffices and
staff for outstanding programs and service, the NCSHPO introduced
the NCSHPO Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation in 2005.
The 2007 awards were presented
on February 28, 2007 at the
NCSHPO Annual Meeting. And the winners are. . .(Click
Here)
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Preserve
America
On May 9, 2007, Mrs. Laura
Bush, First Lady of the United States and Honorary Chair of Preserve
America, announced and presented the 2007 Preserve America Presidential
Awards at a White House Rose Garden ceremony. This is the highest
national award for historic preservation achievement.
In the Heritage Tourism category, the two
winners were:
• USS Midway Museum: San Diego, California
• Natchitoches-Cane River Region Heritage Tourism: Louisiana
In the Private Preservation category, the
two winners were:
• The History Channel, Save Our History:
Nationwide and New York City
• Downtown St. Louis Revitalization: Missouri
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to read more about the award winners. . .
Click here
for more information about the Preserve America Program including
community and neighborhood designations and available grants.
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Jobs
in Historic Preservation
There are currently 13job
postings. Click here to review them.
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