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In the summer of 2022, the ACHP partnered with USDA Forest Service and the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities to bring anthropology students from HBCUs into the forest, and introduce them to careers in the Forest Service Heritage program. Learn more about this past summer’s program by watching a video about the experience.
In this episode, ACHP Expert Member Luke Nichter, speaks with Josephine Talamantez, the founder and Board Chairman of the newly opened Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center in San Diego, CA. Preservation of the historic murals in Chicano Park was the subject of an ACHP Section 106 Success Story.
Washington, D.C.--The Pullman National Monument and State Historic Site in Chicago, Illinois, was honored with the National Trust/Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Award for Federal Partnerships in Historic Preservation during the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s annual PastForward Conference National Preservation Awards on November 4.
The ACHP is seeking a Digital Operations Coordinator (GG-13) within the Office of Federal Agency Programs in Washington, DC. This new position will analyze and manage data regarding the ACHP’s participation in and oversight of project planning reviews carried out under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The incumbent will draw on knowledge of the Section 106 process and experience working with databases and other digital tools to help improve the ACHP's use of electronic communication and digital information to enhance the timeliness and efficiency of reviews.