Preservation in the News - November 4, 2009

Richard Moe, longtime president of National Trust for Historic Preservation, retires
Kennicott, Philip 11/04/09
Outlet: Washington Post

There are few pulpits bullier than the one Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has held for more than 16 years. But citing the need for generational change, and his own desire for retirement, Moe, 72, has announced...

Preservation group leader to retire after 17 years
11/04/09
Outlet: Associated Press (AP)

(This article appeared in 165 media outlets across the country including the Los Angeles Times and CBS News) From November 3 - The long-serving head of the nation's best-known preservation group is retiring. Richard Moe has been president of the N...

Preservation head retiring, helped save Chicago landmarks
Kamin, Blair 11/04/09
Outlet: Chicago Tribune

"We need to see things through the eyes of a younger generation, in terms of technology and how we can work better with communities," Moe said in telephone interview. "Now it's time for somebody else." The longtime leader of the National Tru...

Richard Moe is Leaving the National Trust
Lacayo, Richard 11/04/09
Outlet: Time Magazine - Online

From November 3 - Richard Moe announced his intention today to retire as president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In 17 years in that job Moe really transformed it. He worked wonders to give vitality to the effort to save great ol...

At the National Trust
Pogrebin, Robin 11/04/09
Outlet: New York Times

From November 3 - "I think we broadened the mission here significantly," Mr. Moe said in a telephone interview, adding, "Preservation is much more on the American agenda than it was several decades ago." Richard Moe, the president of the Natio...

Preservationist Richard Moe to retire
Abbe, Mary 11/04/09
Outlet: Star Tribune

From November 3 - Minnesota native Richard Moe announced Tuesday that he will retire next spring as president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Moe has run the influential Washington, D.C., organization for 17 years, the longest tenure...

Richard Moe to step down at Historic Trust
Diaz, Kevin 11/04/09
Outlet: Star Tribune - Washington DC Bureau

From November 3 - Former Walter Mondale aide Richard Moe announced this afternoon that he plans to retire after 17 years at the helm of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, D.C. Old time political hands may recall that Moe w...

Moe retires from National Trust for Historic Preservation
Fornell, Ben 11/04/09
Outlet: Telluride Daily Planet

From November 3 - "That's the thing about preservation is that the work never ends," Moe said, though he's not even registered to vote in Ophir and said he plans to mostly stay out of local preservation politics. "If I can be helpful, I will certa...

Groups spar over tree cutting on Merrit Parkway
Loh, Tim 11/04/09
Outlet: Fairfield Citizen-News

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, the World Monuments Fund and the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation have all written letters to Gov. M. Jodi Rell expressing their concerns, Smyth said. The conservancy is asking residents to do...

Historic preservation conference comes to Independence
11/04/09
Outlet: Examiner, The

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is trying to promote green building and preservation by saying that sustaining buildings are the most green buildings that you have. You are utilizing the resources that were all there previously and just...

Morris Brown, Herndon Plaza 'in peril'
11/04/09
Outlet: BizJournals.com

It will give on-site preservation assistance to each place on the list through its Partners in the Field program, funded by grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and a number of charitable organizations in Georgia The Georgi...

The National Trust and Us
11/04/09
Outlet: Bonjour Colorado Blog

Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, shared the above quote with me in a recent Travel Fun interview. As our nation's leading historic preservation organization, the Trust has saved the soul and character of countl...