Professional Training Seminars in & Cultural Resource Management January 7, 2019 National Preservation Institute: February – November 2019 Page 1 www.npi.org/NewsRelease2019.pdf

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For further information: NEWS RELEASE Jere Gibber, National Preservation Institute www.npi.org/NewsRelease2019.pdf 703.765.0100 • [email protected] • www.npi.org January 7, 2019 National Preservation Institute February – November 2019 Professional Training Seminars in Historic Preservation & Cultural Resource Management The National Preservation Institute, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1980, educates those involved in the management, preservation, and stewardship of . Continuing education training seminars bring distinguished faculty to highlight state-of-the-art practice in important areas of historic preservation and cultural resource management. Training seminars focus on enhancing the skills of professionals responsible for the identification, evaluation, planning, management, preservation, and protection of cultural resources. Case studies and small group exercises focus on the information, technology, and skills that effective managers require in today’s changing preservation environment. NPI can provide customized on-site training to meet specific organizational needs.

Calendar February 2019 25 - 27 Section 106: An Introduction Honolulu, HI 28 - 3/1 NEPA Compliance and Cultural Resources Honolulu, HI

March 6 - 7 GIS for Cultural Resources: An Introduction Fredericksburg, VA 11 - 13 Section 106: Agreement Documents Sacramento, CA 14 - 15 Traditional Cultural Places Sacramento, CA 18 - 19 NAGPRA Essentials Honolulu, HI 20 GIS for Cultural Resources: Advanced Techniques Mount Vernon, VA 21 Emerging Technologies for Cultural Resources Mount Vernon, VA 22 GIS Symposium for Historical Resources Mount Vernon, VA offered by George Washington’s Mount Vernon in conjunction with NPI seminars

April 1 - 2 Conservation Strategies for Archaeologists Austin, TX 2 - 4 Conflict Management and Negotiation Skills for Cultural and Natural Portland, OR Resource Managers 2 - 4 Section 106: An Introduction Santa Fe, NM 3 - 5 Archaeological Curation and Austin, TX 8 - 10 Section 106: An Introduction Atlanta, GA 11 - 12 NAGPRA and ARPA: Applications and Requirements Atlanta, GA 25 - 26 Section 106: A Review for Experienced Practitioners Minneapolis, MN

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Additional NPI April 2019 continued 29 - 30 Landscape Preservation: An Introduction Anchorage, AK training seminars and customized 30 - 5/2 Section 106: An Introduction Austin, TX on-site training May Any scheduled NPI seminar, 1 Landscape Preservation: Advanced Tools for Anchorage, AK plus the following seminars, Managing Change are available as customized 1 - 2 The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards: Montpelier, VT on-site training. Treatment Considerations

■ Cemetery Preservation 1 - 2 Section 4(f) Compliance for Historic Properties Richmond, VA NAGPRA Essentials ■ Cemetery Landscapes: 2 - 3 Norman, OK A Practical Guide to Care and Maintenance September 9 - 11 Section 106: Agreement Documents Portland, OR ■ CERCLA and NHPA 10 - 11 GIS for Cultural Resources: An Introduction Sacramento, CA Coordination for Superfund Sites 12 GIS for Cultural Resources: Advanced Sacramento, CA ■ CRM Compliance for Techniques Non-Specialists 12 - 13 Traditional Cultural Places Portland, OR

■ 13 Emerging Technologies for Cultural Resources Sacramento, CA Digital and Film Photography of Cultural Resources 17 - 19 Section 106: An Introduction San Francisco, CA 23 - 25 Section 106: An Introduction Madison, WI ■ Historic Bridges: 26 - 27 NAGPRA Essentials Minneapolis, MN Management, Regulations, and 26 - 27 Native American Cultural Property Law Madison, WI Rehabilitation ■ Historic Windows: Managing October for Preservation, Maintenance, 16 - 18 Section 106: Agreement Documents Norman, OK and Energy Conservation 22 HSRs and Maintenance Plans: Montpelier, VT ■ Identification and Evaluation Tools for Preservation of Arts and Crafts, Ready-cut, 22 - 23 Landscape Preservation: An Introduction Atlanta, GA and Prefabricated Houses 22 - 23 NEPA Compliance and Cultural Resources Fredericksburg, VA 23 - 25 Historic Property Management Montpelier, VT ■ NAGPRA: Preparing for and 24 Landscape Preservation: Advanced Tools Atlanta, GA Writing Grant Proposals for Managing Change ■ Preservation Planning for 24 - 25 NAGPRA and ARPA: Applications Fredericksburg, VA Campuses, Complexes, and and Requirements Installations 29 - 31 Conflict Management and Negotiation Santa Fe, NM ■ Preservation Planning and Skills for Cultural and Natural Policy Development for Resource Managers Historic Roads ■ November The Recent Past: Strategies for Evaluation 5 - 6 Cultural and Natural Resources: San Diego, CA An Integrated Management Strategy ■ Renewable Energy 6 - 7 Section 4(f) Compliance for Historic Properties Denver, CO Development: Impacts on 7 - 8 NEPA Compliance and Cultural Resources San Diego, CA Cultural Resources ■ Risk Assessment and Risk Assessment and Resiliency Planning for Cultural Resources Resiliency Planning for F F Examine the increasing threats and challenges that cultural resources face from Cultural Resources NEW environmental changes. Learn how to use the risk assessment process to evaluate, ■ Sustainable Preservation: prioritize, and plan for continued sustainability. Discuss management goals, redundancy Process and Practice systems, and mitigation strategies. Consider ways to build strategic partnerships to help integrate cultural resources into local and regional planning. Explore the resiliency- F Seminar descriptions planning process through case studies and during group exercises. FNEW and agendas Faculty: Ellen Rebecca Hartman, Paul Loechl, and/or Adam Smith www.npi.org/Seminars COMING SOON -- more -- Professional Training Seminars in Historic Preservation & Cultural Resource Management January 7, 2019 National Preservation Institute: February – November 2019 Page 3 www.npi.org/NewsRelease2019.pdf Cooperating Organizations NPI actively seeks partners to assist in Seminar Descriptions providing continuing education training ■ Archaeological Curation and Collections Management seminars across the country. Cooperating Become familiar with principles and methods for curation and management organizations work with NPI by providing of archaeological collections. Topics will include responsibilities under training space and audiovisual equipment federal regulations (36 CFR Part 79), archaeological standards, collections

and/or by promotion through listservs, social

policies, costs of curation, storage facilities, proper housing of collections,

media, and web listings. In return, staff

archaeological laboratory procedures, cataloguing systems, and educating

and students of cooperating organizations

the public with archaeological collections. Faculty: Barbara H. Magid and

receive valuable educational opportunities. More

guest speakers

information at 703.765.0100 or [email protected]. ■ ■ Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Conflict Management and Negotiation Skills Office of History & / State Historic for Cultural and Natural Resource Managers Preservation Office ■ The American Institute Laws and regulations related to cultural and natural resources often require for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works participatory processes that can be mired in conflict and misunderstanding. ■ Bureau of Indian Affairs, Midwest Regional Projects frequently can be more effectively navigated when stakeholders use Office ■ California State Parks, Cultural collaborative processes and mutual gains negotiation during consultation Resources Division and Office of Historic to resolve problems and develop win-win solutions. Through interactive Preservation ■ The Chickasaw Nation ■ Chicora exercises and role plays, learn to understand conflict management styles, Foundation, Inc. ■ Colorado Department of practice negotiation skills, and design a stakeholder consultation process ■ Transportation George Washington’s Mount to address issues in a timely manner and prevent conflict from escalating. ■ Vernon Georgia Department of Natural Faculty: Tanya Denckla Cobb Resources, Historic Preservation Division ■ Georgia Department of Transportation ■ ■ Conservation Strategies for Archaeologists Hawaii State Historic Preservation Division Review the role of conservation in the field and in the laboratory for ■ Historic Preservation Program, University archaeological projects. Discuss planning and preparation for the care of ■ ■ of Hawaii ICF Minnesota Department excavated materials. Learn about the condition of materials upon excavation of Transportation ■ National Conference of ■ and “first aid” packing and transport methods for artifacts from both dry and State Historic Preservation Officers National waterlogged contexts. Examine artifact preservation and methods to facilitate Park Service, Alaska Support Office, Cultural interpretation. Learn how to perform simple stabilization techniques such Resources Geographic Information Systems, Federal Preservation Institute, Fredericksburg as dewatering waterlogged bone, removing chlorides from objects, and & Spotsylvania National Military Park, consolidating highly degraded glass, as well as exploring tips for mending Intermountain Region, National NAGPRA vessels. Faculty: Emily Williams, Ph.D. Program, Pacific West Region, Route 66 ■ Corridor Preservation Program ■ New Mexico Cultural and Natural Resources: State Historic Preservation Division ■ Oregon An Integrated Management Strategy Department of Transportation ■ Oregon State Explore a holistic stewardship approach to an integrated management Historic Preservation Office ■ Preservation strategy for cultural and natural resources on public and private lands. These Action ■ Preservation Texas ■ The Presidio resources often are analyzed and planned for independently, leading to Trust ■ Texas Historical Commission ■ Texas isolated approaches. Through case studies, discuss and evaluate long-term Parks and Wildlife Department ■ University planning and decisionmaking processes that combine legal and management of Mary Washington, Department of Historic frameworks to better conserve and preserve the core values of these resources. Preservation ■ University of Virginia, Institute Faculty: Claudia Nissley for Environmental Negotiation ■ Utah Department of Transportation ■ Venable LLP ■ ■ Emerging Technologies for Cultural Resources Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Review best means of integrating new technologies with existing CRM ■ Virginia Department of Historic Resources ■ practices as they relate to the documentation, preservation, and/or creative The Wisconsin Historical Society mitigation of cultural resources. Learn about the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones), digital documentation (photogrammetry), and virtual reality (new media methods). Discuss ways to integrate these Follow NPI on technologies with more familiar forms of technology, such as geographic information systems (GIS), and explore how information gathered can be Facebook used for public outreach. Faculty: Luke J. Pecoraro, Ph.D.

-- over -- January 7, 2019 Professional Training Seminars in Historic Preservation & Cultural Resource Management Page 4 National Preservation Institute: February – November 2019 www.npi.org/NewsRelease2019.pdf NPI Scholarships ■ GIS for Cultural Resources: An Introduction Scholarship opportunities for Discuss introductory geographic information system (GIS) concepts and functionality, tuition assistance are available combining spatial technologies and database management systems in the area of for NPI seminars. historic preservation. Learn how to use GIS software through hands-on exercises for identification, evaluation, protection, and preservation of cultural resources. From National NAGPRA assisting with inventories, to mapping historic districts and battlefields, to mitigating Program Scholarships the impact of disasters on historic areas, GIS technology can be used to provide a National NAGPRA Program, better basis for planning and decisionmaking for the nation’s heritage. Faculty: Deidre National Park Service, McCarthy, GISP Department of Interior, ■ scholarships are available GIS for Cultural Resources: Advanced Techniques through NPI for participants Review how to use geographic information system (GIS) technology for applications that go beyond the basics for identification, evaluation, protection, and preservation from federally recognized of cultural resources. From geo referencing historic maps to publishing data Indian tribes, Alaska Native online, looking at the latest data sources/types, and producing story maps, there are villages, Native Hawaiian many innovative ways to use GIS technology to expand the resources available to organizations, and . professionals and the general public. Faculty: Deidre McCarthy, GISP Applications are available at ■ Historic Property Management www.npi.org/register.html Historic property management combines preservation maintenance with modern and must be received at least systems management. Learn how to read your building, search for solutions, and 6 weeks prior to the seminar. then care for the building envelope by maintaining its historic materials. Explore how to balance the environmental needs of the building with its users. Understand the impacts on historic properties of pest management practices and mechanical building Registration and systems—HVAC, plumbing, fire, security, and lighting. Discuss how to train in-house staff and when to hire a specialist to identify a problem or a contractor to handle a Certificates specific task. Faculty: Ernest A. Conrad, P.E., LEED AP, CEM and Alfonso A. Narvaez Register for training seminars at www.npi.org/ ■ HSRs and Maintenance Plans: Tools for Preservation register.html. Confirmation Review the core planning tools used for the preservation of historic properties and for of registration is sent out quality project management. Accurate knowledge about the building is an essential approximately one month first step. Explore the historic structures report—the principal tool used to document a prior to the seminar date building’s history, condition, and maintenance. Discuss the use of maintenance plans and includes the seminar for scheduling daily, monthly, and annual activities. Faculty: Alfonso A. Narvaez location, hours, and a list of ■ Landscape Preservation: An Introduction conveniently located hotels. In this introduction to the basics of cultural landscapes, learn about designed, Seminars generally are held vernacular, and ethnographic landscapes, and historic sites. Review applicable laws from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and regulations, and discuss how to identify and character-defining features Upon request, seminar of a landscape. Explore the concepts of preservation planning and documentation, participants receive a certificate and the development of the cultural landscape report for use in managing historic of training completion. and cultural landscapes. Case studies illustrate realistic approaches to effective Certificates are mailed at the landscape management and preservation. Faculty: Lucinda A. Brockway or Nancy end of each semester. J. Brown, FASLA ■ Landscape Preservation: Advanced Tools for Managing Change In this advanced landscape preservation seminar, explore the sometimes conflicting Visit NPI at issues that direct the process of change and decisionmaking for challenging landscapes. Review the practice and discuss the implications of inventorying, evaluating, treating, www.npi.org and maintaining landscape resources. Identify tools and techniques for managing change when difficult issues affect the process. Understand the philosophical foundations for making sound, educated decisions about the preservation and long- term management of historic and cultural landscapes. Faculty: Lucinda A. Brockway or Nancy J. Brown, FASLA

-- more -- Professional Training Seminars in Historic Preservation & Cultural Resource Management January 7, 2019 National Preservation Institute: February – November 2019 Page 5 www.npi.org/NewsRelease2019.pdf www.npi.org ■ NAGPRA and ARPA: Applications and Requirements Look on NPI’s web site for: Review the historical context and intent of the Native American Graves Protection ■ Calendar listing of NPI and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act continuing education (ARPA). Learn how these laws apply to the treatment, repatriation, and disposition training seminars of Native American cultural items and to the protection of archaeological resources ■ Seminar descriptions on federal and tribal lands. Examine differences in legal definitions, when and how and agendas regulations apply, and permit requirements. Discuss practical applications and effective strategies for developing agreements prior to ground-disturbing actions. Faculty: ■ Faculty biographies Claudia Nissley ■ Registration information and scholarship ■ NAGPRA Essentials opportunities Review the compliance process for the Native American Graves Protection and ■ Links to CRM-related Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) for Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, federal web sites and blogs agencies, and museums. Explore how consultation can inform inventories, summaries, ■ Partnering with and cultural affiliation, and the resulting notices, repatriations, and dispositions. cooperating organizations Faculty: Jan I. Bernstein and/or Megon Noble or Eric Hemenway ■ Customized on-site ■ training options Native American Cultural Property Law ■ Web-based tools for Review the federal laws intended to preserve Native American heritage through cultural resource the protection of cultural practices and sacred lands. Examine the use of statutes as managers tools to manage tangible and intangible cultural property. Discuss government-to- government obligations, court decisions, and case studies to illustrate federal policies ■ Donation and annual and practice. Consider the legal, cultural, and historical perspectives resulting from giving campaigns decisions affecting Native American cultural property. Learn how the consultation ■ Follow us on process enables tribes, federal entities, and other parties to achieve resolution. Faculty: Facebook Claudia Nissley ■ NEPA Compliance and Cultural Resources Support Scholarships Learn about environmental impact analysis, cultural resource management, and historic preservation responsibilities and relationships. Assess practical applications for Training for effectively integrating the analyses required by the National Environmental Policy NPI is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) Act, related environmental regulations, and the National Historic Preservation Act. organization seeking Faculty: Claudia Nissley cooperative relationships with individuals and organizations ■ The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards: Treatment interested in providing Considerations funding and other support The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties form to underwrite scholarship the basis for historic property rehabilitation for all federal undertakings, for federal opportunities for NPI tax benefits, and often for state, local, and private projects. Explore the standards seminars. NPI participates in detail with particular attention to the preservation of historic fabric, sustainable in the America’s Most strategies, energy conservation, accessibility considerations, health and safety codes, Cost Effective Charities security issues, and climate change. Participants have the opportunity to discuss the campaign. Through the application of the Standards to their projects. Faculty: John J. Cullinane, AIA AMCEC, NPI is included ■ in the Combined Federal Section 4(f) Compliance for Historic Properties Section 4(f) of the DOT Act of 1966 is triggered by projects funded or approved by Campaign and in United a U.S. DOT agency that propose the use of historic property or land from a publicly Way, state employee, owned park, recreation area, or refuge. Examine the stringent approval standards municipal, county, university, of this substantive law and discuss ways to better integrate and streamline Sections and independent corporate 4(f) and 106 with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. Faculty: campaigns. More information MaryAnn Naber, M.S. at www.npi.org, 703.765.0100, or [email protected].

-- over -- January 7, 2019 Professional Training Seminars in Historic Preservation & Cultural Resource Management Page 6 National Preservation Institute: February – November 2019 www.npi.org/NewsRelease2019.pdf ■ Section 106: An Introduction Learn the basics of project review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. This seminar emphasizes practicalities—how to avoid pitfalls and victimization by myths. Discuss recent changes in regulations and procedures, with an emphasis on coordination with the National Environmental Policy Act and other laws. Faculty: Allyson Brooks, Ph.D., Ethel R. Eaton, Ph.D., or Claudia Nissley

■ Section 106: A Review for Experienced Practitioners Review regulations, standards, guidelines and related laws relevant to Section 106 review. Discuss issues, problems, and “tricks of the trade,” with an emphasis on ways to employ creativity and flexibility to reduce complexity and improve effectiveness. Faculty: Claudia Nissley ■ Section 106: Agreement Documents This advanced seminar focuses on memoranda of agreement and programmatic agreements under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Learn how to survive and thrive during the agreement process through careful analysis, clear writing, and good negotiation. Review the available tools, guidelines, alternatives—and non-alternatives—to reach a favorable conclusion to the process. Faculty: Ethel R. Eaton, Ph.D. or Claudia Nissley ■ Traditional Cultural Places “Traditional cultural places” (TCPs) play an important role in community cultural traditions, beliefs, and activities. TCPs must be considered in planning under the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, Executive Orders 12898 and 13007, and other authorities. Review methods of identifying TCPs, discuss evaluation for National Register eligibility, and explore management issues. Faculty: Claudia Nissley

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