Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Members of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation met at the Russell Senate Office Building, Kennedy Caucus Room Nov. 19 for their fall business meeting. Chair Sara Bronin welcomed new members Lakota Hobia, chair of the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, and Eric Beightel, executive director of the Permitting Council, to the meeting. She also noted Susan Barnes is stepping down from her role chairing the ACHP Foundation. 

Join ACHP Chair Sara C. Bronin in Washington D.C. at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, December 12 for a third Housing and Historic Preservation Roundtable, focused on how the Washington, D.C. region can implement policies to identify solutions to their housing needs using historic buildings.

The location of the roundtable is:

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
3rd Floor Board Room
777 North Capital Street NE
Washington, D.C.

Here is the Zoom information for virtual attendance:

WASHINGTON, DC — Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) members voted on November 4 to approve the issuance of a program comment that provides the National Park Service (NPS) with an alternative to comply with its responsibilities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). This program comment specifically addresses the NPS’ inventory of facilities built between 1945 and 1972, a period of park development known as the Mission 66-era.

In October, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation members approved an action that initiates a new approach for federal projects informed by Native Hawaiian Indigenous Knowledge. In this new episode of the ACHP podcast, Preservation Perspectives, host Monica Rhodes speaks with ACHP Chair Sara Bronin and Tribal Member Amelia Marchand about the Exemption for Indigenous Knowledge-Informed Activities by Native Hawaiian Organizations. They discuss what it does and why it is important. 

The ACHP is offering part-time internship positions this spring, supervised either by ACHP Chair Sara Bronin or staff members.

Internships may be virtual, on-site, or hybrid. Hourly expectations are flexible, as long as the total number of hours allows interns to satisfy any requirements of their programs. All interns can receive academic credit if they meet the requirements of their programs. A minimum of 10 hours/week is preferred.