Cultural Resources Sign-on Letter re BLM reorganization11.25.19.FINAL

Cultural Resources Sign-on Letter re BLM reorganization11.25.19.FINAL, to steward cultural resources on public lands for the benefit of all Americans. In addition, Representative, , and paleontological resources on public lands, the cultural resources program also coordinates and consults, Conservancy American Cultural Resources Association / Archaeology Southwest National Association, committed to preserving our nation’s heritage and protecting cultural resources, we are profoundly, to halt actions that would diminish management of cultural resources. In testimony before the House

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resources located on this public land. We urge the House to reject H.R. 687. Thank you very much, and Leader Pelosi, The Society for American Archaeology (SAA), the American Cultural Resources, , September 26. Passage of the bill would prevent those cultural resources potentially impacted, resources managers, and researchers, who understand the very difficult economic situation facing, with the preservation of cultural and historical resources important to the American people. Our concern

Centers of Public Archaeology

Centers of Public Archaeology, have an ethical obligation to include the public in their work, these organizations aim to improve society's relationship with archaeological resources through dedicated study of public dialogue, and public understanding of archaeological heritage” with informal educational programs, hands-on learning, professional development, and community events.The Center for Public Archaeology at Hofstra UniversityThe Center for Public Archaeology works with Hofstra students and the greater community

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research and resources. PuBLICATION DEADLINES Archaeology and Public Education is distributed,  Society for American Archaeology, Public Education Committee Vol. 5, No. I • September I 994, Newcomb, LEGACY program and education coordinator. The program seeks to affect public perception about archaeological and cultural resources through teacher workshops, lab tours, interactive exhibits, . In accordance with SAA goals to encourage archaeologists to become involved in public education

SAA Statement on Climate Change and Cultural Heritage

of which have critical linkages to cultural heritage resources that inform community identity, economy, and the environment, including those of short- and long-term climate change. Cultural resources, archaeological resources.  Archaeologists should work to document, preserve, or mitigate against the loss, resources in collaboration with communities impacted by climate change, including those historically underserved and underrepresented.  Archaeologists should engage in public outreach and work

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of which have critical linkages to cultural heritage resources that inform community identity, economy, and the environment, including those of short- and long-term climate change. Cultural resources, archaeological resources.  Archaeologists should work to document, preserve, or mitigate against the loss, resources in collaboration with communities impacted by climate change, including those historically underserved and underrepresented.  Archaeologists should engage in public outreach and work

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sector as well as avocational archaeologists and interested members of the public. SAA has members, resources cannot be overstated. Section 106 of the Act requires federal project managers to take into account the impacts of their undertakings on historic properties and resources, and establishes a consultative review process to carry out that requirement. Weighing the public’s interest in protecting, of archaeological, historical, and cultural resources; significant resources that could not be avoided have

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and matching grants to states to catalog and preserve their historic resources. Without the HPF, million for Save America’s Treasures (up from $13 million). NPS Operations Cultural Resources, important archaeological, historic, and cultural resources, both on site and in museum collections, unacceptable slashing of the cultural resources budget that would have devastated the stewardship, archaeological resources in parks; produces archaeological technical and programmatic publications

For the Public Webpages Task Force Report

For the Public Webpages Task Force Report, more SAA For the Public Webpages Task Force Report January 2016 17 educational resources, /resources/SAAlessons.html 1,460 (2.81%) 0:01:29 7. /publicftp/public/fun/movies.html 2,114 (4.07%) 0, /dinosaurs.html 1,310 (2.52%) 0:03:10 10. /publicftp/public/resources/lessonplans.html 1,007 (1.94, :03:45 5. /publicftp/public/faqs/students.html 4,040 (4.89%) 0:02:50 6. /publicftp/public/resources, %) 0:03:10 8. /publicftp/public/resources/lessonplans.html 1,725 (2.09%) 0:02:52 9. /publicftp/public

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authorized funding level. These resources will ensure that our states, communities, and tribes will be better able to protect the nation’s irreplaceable cultural resources. The SAA is an international, (SHPOs/THPOs) and matching grants to localities, private and public foundations, and private corporations to catalog and preserve historic resources, from historic homes to archaeological sites, process, to take our history into account when cultural resources under their control face potential

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put in place to protect cultural heritage resources in the public interest, and to uphold, the opinion of the overwhelming majority of the public—more than 95% of comments received, resources tourism, boundary restoration will also restart the process of creating non-extractive economic, and cultural resources, and stimulate the sustainable economic growth that the nation requires

Bears Ears - amicus brief

” of archaeological resources situated on the public lands. 36 The Antiquities Act’s subsequent passage, in implementing that standard, and courts often uphold actions that degrade public lands and resources when, . ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 1:17-cv-02605 (TSC) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Natural Resources Defense, lacks the authority to diminish the protection of archaeological resources in order to facilitate, , A Preliminary Assessment of Archaeological Resources Within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

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’s updates, on the grounds that they will undermine sound environmental and cultural resources, to public scoping. 4. There are difficulties with the proposal’s choice of words. As the SAA, and concisely communicate the environmental effects of a proposed action to the public and decision maker." For the public to understand fully effects of an action, the effects must be communicated in a manner that the public can understand. Public involvement is the heart of the NEPA process. The SAA

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” of archaeological resources situated on the public lands. 36 The Antiquities Act’s subsequent passage fulfilled, that standard, and courts often uphold actions that degrade public lands and resources when, the authority to diminish the protection of archaeological resources in order to facilitate surface, Assessment of Archaeological Resources Within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, in Presenting Archaeology in Court: Legal

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of its cultural preservation workforce is compromising the BLM’s ability to save these public resources, of cultural resources on BLM land. This action can only serve to further degrade the BLM’s capacity, organizations, Congress, or much of the public at large. We urge you to work with the Secretary of Interior, possesses and manages the largest number of cultural resources owned by any federal agency, even though, for these resources. This means that an untold number of sites and objects remain to be discovered, excavated

Employing Innovative Approaches to Curation and Collections Management: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Archaeological Curation Program

and curation of public archaeological collections in the U.S. and how USACE has developed and implemented a national approach to managing these important cultural resources

State Archaeology Celebrations

contributions. Cultural Resources Management firms and public companies involved in the compliance process, educational experiences for the public and increasingly for schools that promote the preservation of archaeological resources and illustrate the scientific process of the discipline. Typical Archaeology Week, . The associated events generally involve educational experiences for the public and schools that promote the preservation of archaeological resources and illustrate the scientific process

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, expanding the audience for disclosing information to the public about the presence of resources, undermine protections for our irreplaceable cultural and environmental resources and fail to produce, , and remediation work needed to ensure sound environmental and cultural resources stewardship, , reduce study or permit areas, and allow federal agencies and permit applicants to ignore resources, and project proponents would be able to make these determinations without an opportunity for public

H.R. 1 - Historic Preservation letter 3-28-23 FINAL

and cultural resources are documented and made available to the public. State and Tribal Historic, ’s historic and cultural resources, we wish to express our serious concerns with recent legislative, legal principle that our historic and cultural assets should be preserved for the benefit of the public, the importance of protecting cultural and historic resources so that future generations have an opportunity, important historic, cultural, and natural resources. These laws play a critical role in giving our

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resources are effectively preserved for the benefit of present and future generations, and 2) the public’s, outlined some of the priorities facing cultural resources policy that we believe to be of vital, , and they endanger our non-renewable natural and cultural resources. On behalf of our members, the Society, to ensure that our natural and cultural resources are used wisely and preserved for future, with the Department of Interior’s public responsibilities for identifying, recovering, preserving, and celebrating