Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

By Kyleigh Magee, Rutgers University Extern

The ACHP is now recruiting for the position of Director, Office of Federal Agency Programs (OFAP) in Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON, DC — The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) voted on March 17 to approve the issuance of a Program Comment that provides the Department of the Army with an alternate way to comply with its responsibilities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). This Program Comment specifically addresses the Army’s inventory of housing, associated buildings and structures, and landscape features constructed on Army installations nationwide during the Vietnam War period from 1963-1975. The Program Comment goes into effect immediately.

By Gabriela Hizgilov, ACHP Intern

The home of visionary civil rights leader Ida B. Wells is located not far from the western shore of Lake Michigan, on the west side of Martin Luther King Drive, on the south side of Chicago. Wells occupied the sturdy stone townhouse with her husband and four children from 1919 to 1929. She was a tireless and forward-thinking activist who played a key role in the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the urban reform of Chicago, the anti-lynching movement, and women’s suffrage.

Do you have an interest in history, working on public lands, historic preservation, or archaeology? Do you enjoy being outside and enjoying nature? If you are a student from an HBCU, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and USDA Forest Service are offering a 4-week paid internship, Cultural Heritage in the Forest, this summer July 10-August 2 with the goal of bringing African American young professionals into cultural resource management, historic preservation, conservation, and related careers.

The U.S. Forest Service is looking for the next generation of professionals to join their ranks.