WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (NCSHPO), and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have executed a Nationwide Programmatic Agreement (NPA) that will make it easier to maintain, repair, and upgrade their historic facilities to better address climate resiliency and sustainability.
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On July 3, Newsweek published ACHP Chair Sara Bronin’s op-ed on the need to restore Lahaina’s Native Hawaiian cultural sites following last year’s devastating wildfires.
Bronin writes: “Lahaina will rebuild… The crucial question is this: Can Lahaina rebuild in a way that honors and restores the Native Hawaiian history and heritage reflected in the destroyed sites and buildings?… I firmly believe it can and must.”
WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), USDA Forest Service, Wayne National Forest in Ohio, and Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia joined together for the third year for the Cultural Heritage in the Forest (CHIF) HBCU Internship Program. The internship for nine students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) from around the country featured hands-on training in cultural resources management, historic preservation, and conservation.
By Kennedy Dunn, Rutgers University
Located on Sunset Boulevard in the heart of Los Angeles, The Black Cat is a monument to the city’s pivotal role in the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights. When the modest Art Deco building was built in 1939, it originally housed a grocery store but by 1966, the building was a gay bar. At the time, homosexuality was criminalized in California, and the community faced constant harassment from the Los Angeles Police Department. The Black Cat was meant to be a safe space for the gay community.
New Closing Date of July 1!
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is now recruiting for a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Liaison/Program Analyst within the ACHP’s Office of Federal Agency Programs (OFAP), located in Washington, DC. The OFAP plays a key role in meeting the ACHP’s mission to advise the President and Congress on historic preservation matters, and oversees the Section 106 review process.