These videos introduce turf management in cultural landscapes, including a history of turfgrass & how turfgrass can be managed to reflect historic character.
This six-minute video, "Exploring History," illustrates how history is central to the mission of the National Park Service.
Charlie Pepper is the Manager of the Preservation Maintenance and Education Program at the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation.
Albert LeBeau, Cultural Resources Manager at Effigy Mounds National Monument describes a typical day in his NPS job.
Elizabeth Pidgeon, Historical Architect at Grand Canyon National Park
Bill Doerrer, Facility Manager at Nicodemus National Historic Site
Betsy Dodson, former NPS Park Facility Management Program Training Manager
Jodi Morris, Park Ranger at Little Rock Central High School
Learn the three components of creating defensible space in a cultural landscape and review a example from the field that successfully uses these components.
A Guide to Cultural Landscape Reports describes their content, process, and format, with techniques for research, documentation, and evaluation.
Watch these video presentations to learn more about the National Register Landscape Initiative (NRLI).
Chapter 7 of the National Park Service Cultural Resource Management Guideline provides procedural guidance for the management of cultural landscapes.
Use this resource to identify plants using images within a free database provided by the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.
The American Indian Religious Freedom Act protects and preserves American Indians inherent rights of freedom to believe, express, and exercise religion.
This NPS website sets out a vision and broad approach for managing impacts to and learning from cultural resources under modern climate change.
Preservation Brief 46 provides guidance on assessing the significance of historic gas stations and provides information on their preservation & treatment.
Preservation Brief 47 is designed for those responsible for the care of small and medium size historic buildings
One of the NPS Preservation Partnership Programs, this program uses tax credits to encourage private-sector investment in historic buildings.
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has launched a new guide for resilient design and landscape planning.
Search and peruse thousands of images from the HABS/HAER/HALS Collection found online at the Library of Congress.
Structural fire at The Wayside: Home of Authors, a 300 year old historic structure.
The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Libarary on the History of Women documents the lives of women of the past and present for the future.
This national monument maintains an extensive collection documenting the continuing effort to win voting rights and equality for women.
The Landscape Institute works to protect, conserve and enhance the natural and built environment for the benefit of the public.
Short bulletins highlighting key safety considerations for those working in museums or working with NPS museum collections.