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- Make Chimney Rock a National Monument
We need your help! Chimney Rock Archaeological Area in Colorado contains the ruins of ceremonial and residential structures built 1,000 years ago by the Chacoan people. Chimney Rock deserves national monument designation. - USGBC Webinar on The Greenest Building Report
We’ve heard that the greenest building is one that you don’t have to build. A new report by the National Trust for Historic Preservation finds that it can take 10-80 years for a new, energy-efficient building to overcome the negative climate change impacts that were created during the construction process. - Applications Now Being Accepted for National Trust Grants
Applications are now being accepted for grants from the National Trust Preservation Fund for planning activities and education efforts focused on preservation. The next deadline is June 1, 2012. - Landmarks Illinois Appoints Bonnie McDonald as New President
Landmarks Illinois recently appointed Bonnie McDonald, who is currently working as the executive director for the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota, as its new president. - New Book: Porches of North America
While porches may be one of the most loved features of many older homes and neighborhoods, they also seem to face some of the most pressing preservation challenges. This new book by Forum Member Thomas Visser looks to these challenges. - 2012 Grand Isle Lake House Retreats
The Preservation Trust of Vermont announces the 2012 Grand Isle Lake House Retreats. The Retreats are an opportunity for training, peer-to-peer support, and conversations with specialists to help solve problems and move historic preservation and community development projects along their timeline. - 2012 ONE Prize Competition: BLIGHT TO MIGHT
The ONE Prize 2012 competition is powered by the idea that social, ecological, and economic struggles can simultaneously be addressed through collaborative action and innovative design. - Article: The Distinctive City
In case you missed it: Last month Edward T. McMahon from the Urban Land Institute published "The Distinctive City", and the role that the community plays in that distinctiveness. - 2012 National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act (NHLPA) program
The National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000 (NHLPA), 16 U.S.C. § 470w-7, an amendment to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, provides a mechanism for the disposal of federally-owned historic light stations. This season we will be posting Notices of Availability for 60 days beginning May 16, 2012 for offshore lights from Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan and Wisconsin. - Hidden City Philadelphia 2013 Call for Proposals
The Hidden City Philadelphia Festival celebrates the power of place through the imagination of contemporary artists. The festival creates an avenue for the public to visit lesser-known and inaccessible sites of historical and community interest throughout the city. - The 2012 Partners in Preservation Initiative is in New York City
Vote to help give away three million dollars in New York City! American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are pleased to announce that Partners in Preservation is coming to New York City. - 2012 National Asian Pacific Islander Historic Preservation Forum
Asian Pacific Islanders Historic Preservation, apiHiP, is a community interested in preserving Asian & Pacific Islander communities and history. This year's conference will be held in Los Angeles from June 21-23, 2012. - Robert Miles Parker 1939 - 2012
Robert Miles Parker, an artist who founded San Diego’s Save Our Heritage Organisation (SOHO) in 1969 died April 17 in New York City. - Elizabeth and Robert Jeffe Preservation Fund
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is currently accepting applications for the Elizabeth and Robert Jeffe Preservation Fund for New York City. This fund supports preservation of the extraordinary built heritage of the nation's largest city by funding planning activities and education efforts focused on preservation within New York City limits. - Bartus Trew Providence Preservation Fund
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is currently accepting applications for the Bartus Trew Providence Preservation Fund. Grants from this fund are designed to encourage preservation at the local level by providing money for the acquisition, maintenance, and preservation of historic landmarks and memorials on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
