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 Management The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administers the nation’s largest public land area, concerning appropriations for cultural resources programs in FY2017, and would like to again thank, of the nation’s most important archaeological, historic, and cultural resources, both on site, the integrity of these resources, however, are growing due to the long-term structural decline in NPS cultural resources staffing and funding. Attrition from an aging workforce has led to an increasing number

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Resources Management The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administers the nation’s largest public land area, concerning appropriations for cultural resources programs in FY2017, and would like to again thank, of the nation’s most important archaeological, historic, and cultural resources, both on site, the integrity of these resources, however, are growing due to the long-term structural decline in NPS cultural resources staffing and funding. Attrition from an aging workforce has led to an increasing number

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resources are effectively preserved for the benefit of present and future generations, and 2) the public, 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

SAA Bulletin 15(5) FINAL

way for the general public to interact with archaeological sites and subject . . . " Click, Online Membership Directory! Campus Representatives Needed Publicly Relating: Notes From the Public, and databases, and other digital resources. It is increasingly difficult to keep pace with these developments, . Among other topics, he will review digital resources on archaeology and related fields, column will be to keep readers abreast of new and existing Internet resources for archaeology

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and prehistory to the public. This degradation of the overall Cultural Resources Program has, the public and private spheres. Bureau of Land Management Cultural Resources The mission of the BLM,  America’s cultural resources, including archaeological sites and materials, constitute, , the federal government has rightly taken a leading role in protecting these irreplaceable resources so, is a description of the situation facing programs with direct oversight of archaeological resources

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consider possible adverse effects of their actions on historic resources before making a final, the House Natural Resources Committee, the DoD stated “we have not found compliance with the National, (NHL), or as a World Heritage Site, does not guarantee historic resources will be preserved, considerations for our historic resources. Altering this process under the rubric of “national, resources.  Section 2816 would allow the expedited removal or veto of federal properties from

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the SPECIAL ISSUE ON PUBLIC OUTREACH from saaÕs book program... Ethics in American Archaeology, 2 nd, of cultural resources. 2000. ISBN: 0-932839-21-5. Regular price: $24.95, SAA Member Discount Price, the Cookies and the Fruit Government Archaeology: Public Outreach at the Midwest Archeological Center, N a t i o n a l Park Service Resource Guide to U.S. Federal Agency Public Outreach, History in the Americas: Some Episodes of a Long Debate Exchanges: AFirst Look at Public Outreach

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Resources Management The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administers the nation’s largest public land, resources under its purview. Inadequate funding or outright cuts for heritage programs will put cultural resources at risk, and place further strain on the regulatory framework under the National Historic, , historic, and cultural resources, both on site and in museum collections. The challenges facing NPS in maintaining the integrity of these resources are great. The impacts on sites and materials from

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of archaeological resources is not the enjoyment of archaeologists nor the entertainment of the public. Rather, other approach would be a shameful waste of already scarce resources, a disservice to the public, historic built resources than other more settled parts of the West. PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY FROM, of the BLM public lands have been inventoried, but about one-quarter million cultural resources have been,  SOCIETYFORAMERICANARCHAEOLOGY SAA archaeologicalrecord the PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY FROM GOVERNMENT

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and National Environmental Policy Act—that our irreplaceable cultural and natural resources, that economic expansion is done in collaboration with the need to preserve our resources. These statutes also guarantee that the public has the right and ability to review and comment upon federally, that we have seen in recent years, public comment has too often been curtailed. When this putative

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and National Environmental Policy Act—that our irreplaceable cultural and natural resources, that economic expansion is done in collaboration with the need to preserve our resources. These statutes also guarantee that the public has the right and ability to review and comment upon federally, that we have seen in recent years, public comment has too often been curtailed. When this putative

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and its natural and cultural resources. The SAA is an international organization that, since its, of their archaeological resources. President Clinton’s and President Biden’s establishment proclamations, Americans. In the first RMP, the BLM stated that it would protect archaeological resources, to such resources. The new RMP must incorporate the same approach to conserve the archaeological record. Keeping archaeological resources in their original context is essential to maintaining

Archaeology Education Portals

these sources for additional archaeology education resources. Archaeological Institute of America Lesson, and facilitates the study and public understanding of archaeological heritage” with informal, for Grades PreK-13+. Social Studies Resources Teaching resources from the Smithsonian's, Management offers workshops and educational resources. Project Archaeology workshops are conducted, historians and others. THEN provides an annotated bibliography of heritage education resources

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’ significant historic and archeological resources. SAA is an international organization that, since its, in Massachusetts. S. 2053 would allow public and private sponsors of state-funded or permitted, , or eliminate, any adverse effects of such projects upon historical resources if those resources, the presumption that all of the historic resources worth preserving in Massachusetts are already known, be the loss of virtually any protection under the law for these important resources. The bill would also

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to the public why it is important to protect cultural resources during fire fighting. We very, resources in the lands that have been affected by the Las Conchas Fire, Wallow Fire, and other fires, consideration of multiple resources – including cultural and heritage resources. The SAA, for promoting preservation of cultural and heritage resources and ask you to pass along our gratitude

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“to mobilize and coordinate public interest, participation and resources in the preservation, U.S. Senate Committee on Environment U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and Public Works 410 Dirksen Senate Office Building 456 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC, the country who work together to support and preserve our nation’s heritage resources. These resources, in 1949 to facilitate public participation in the preservation of our nation's heritage

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, the viewpoints of the public, local communities, the states, and federally recognized Tribes on development projects that use public funds and/or lands and that impact historic resources. This is to ensure, , colleges and universities, museums, and the private sector. The nation’s cultural resources, that are contained within those resources are lost, they cannot be recovered, and tangible connections to our, for the effective protection of environmental and historic resources impacted by federal undertakings, while still

National Monuments Coalition Sign On Letter - Oppose HR 1459

presidential term. Most recently, the Antiquities Act has been used to protect vast ocean resources, , to determine the level of resources for the management and maintenance of presidentially, . National Monuments and public lands are an essential part of state and local economies. A 2013 poll by Colorado College found that 74% of Westerners see protected public lands as a job creator, of our lands and waters are out of step with public opinion, where there is overwhelming support

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(USFS) proposed revisions to its regulations governing Federal oil and gas resources on Forest, consideration for how to deal with cultural resources (either known or yet undiscovered) located, applicable laws and regulations protecting both natural and cultural resources, an explicit requirement, , and with further regards to § 228.103, the draft makes no mention of public review and comment. The process outlined in this section is reminiscent of the NEPA process but without public involvement. While