The George Wright Forum The GWS Journal of Parks, Protected Areas & Cultural Sites volume 34 number 3 • 2017 Society News, Notes & Mail • 243 Announcing the Richard West Sellars Fund for the Forum Jennifer Palmer • 245 Letter from Woodstock Values We Hold Dear Rolf Diamant • 247 Civic Engagement, Shared Authority, and Intellectual Courage Rebecca Conard and John H. Sprinkle, Jr., guest editors Dedication•252 Planned Obsolescence: Maintenance of the National Park Service’s History Infrastructure John H. Sprinkle, Jr. • 254 Shining Light on Civil War Battlefield Preservation and Interpretation: From the “Dark Ages” to the Present at Stones River National Battlefield Angela Sirna • 261 Farming in the Sweet Spot: Integrating Interpretation, Preservation, and Food Production at National Parks Cathy Stanton • 275 The Changing Cape: Using History to Engage Coastal Residents in Community Conversations about Climate Change David Glassberg • 285 Interpreting the Contributions of Chinese Immigrants in Yosemite National Park’s History Yenyen F. Chan • 299 Nānā I Ke Kumu (Look to the Source) M. Melia Lane-Kamahele • 308 A Perilous View Shelton Johnson • 315 (continued) Civic Engagement, Shared Authority, and Intellectual Courage (cont’d) Some Challenges of Preserving and Exhibiting the African American Experience: Reflections on Working with the National Park Service and the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Pero Gaglo Dagbovie • 323 Exploring American Places with the Discovery Journal: A Guide to Co-Creating Meaningful Interpretation Katie Crawford-Lackey and Barbara Little • 335 Indigenous Cultural Landscapes: A 21st-Century Landscape-scale Conservation and Stewardship Framework Deanna Beacham, Suzanne Copping, John Reynolds, and Carolyn Black • 343 A Framework for Understanding Off-trail Trampling Impacts in Mountain Environments Ross Martin and David R. Butler • 354 Seeking Park-based Science Information: Interpreters at the Gate Martha Merson, Cynthia Char, Nickolay Hristov, and Louise Allen • 368 Status and Extent of Aquatic Protected Areas in the Great Lakes Scott R. Parker, Nicholas E. Mandrak, Jeff D. Truscott, Patrick L. Lawrence, Dan Kraus, Graham Bryan, and Mike Molnar • 381 The National Park Service LGBTQ Heritage Initiative: One Year Out Megan E. Springate • 394 On the cover: Virginia State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia. The Virginia State Capitol (1785) was designated as a National Historic Landmark (NHL) as part of the commemoration of the centen- nial of the American Civil War. From 1960 until 2017 the official Interior Department name of this property was “Confederate Capitol,” a moniker that referenced its use as a seat of government from 1861–1865 rather than its association with either the oldest legislative body in the United States or its architectural qualities as designed by Thomas Jefferson. At the request of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell changed the name in early 2017 as part of an effort to update the NHL documentation of the property to recognize the panorama of its historic significance. Since the 1960s only about 3% of all National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmark nominations have ever been updated for content since their initial listing. Historic American Buildings Survey photo. 242 • The George Wright Forum • vol. 34 no. 3 (2017) Society News, Notes & Mail Three new members join GWS Board Three new members are joining the George Wright Society Board beginning January 1, 2018: Jerry Emory, Bill Walker, and Mike Walton, profiled below. They take over from Nath- alie Gagnon, David Graber, and Lynn Wilson. The GWS Board officers for 2018 are Jerry Mitchell, president; Dave Reynolds, vice president; Armando Quintero, treasurer; and Jen- nifer Thomsen, secretary. Jerry Emory Following work with several conservation organizations based out of both Latin America and the Western US in the 1980s, Jerry became a professional writer and communications consultant. He is the author of five books and numerous magazine articles. He worked as a consultant with The Nature Conservancy of California, the Packard Foundation’s Conserva- tion Program, and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, where he was a senior commu- nications officer. Mostly recently Jerry was the vice president for communications, programs and government affairs at the California State Parks Foundation, where he worked the past 10 years. He has served on the boards of the George Wright Society and the Rose Foundation’s Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund. A graduate of Stanford University and University of California–Berkeley, he lives with his family in Mill Valley, California. Bill Walker Bill is the cultural resources program manager for Three Rivers Park District, a 27,000-acre “Special Park District” serving the Twin Cities metropolitan region (Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota). In this role, he manages all aspects of cultural resources monitoring, pres- ervation and legal compliance, and oversees the operation of the Park District’s public his- toric sites. Bill began his career in parks and protected areas with the National Park Service, serv- ing as an interpretive park ranger at Salem Maritime National Historic Site (Salem, MA), Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site (Saugus, MA), and Virgin Islands National Park (St. John, USVI). From this early experience, Bill strongly believes that effective interpretive programming is one of the most powerful preservation tools available to resource managers, as it connects visitors with the meaning behind a park’s protected status, and empowers them toward a personal stewardship ethic. Bill holds a BA in History and Museum Studies from Gordon College (Wenham, MA) and a Masters of Education from the University of Minnesota. He is a New Yorker by birth, a New Englander by association, and a Minnesotan by marriage. Mike Walton Mike grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at a time when parents directed children to “go outside and play.” This resulted in unsupervised mounted (bicycle) and pioneer (foot) ex- The George Wright Forum • vol. 34 no. 3 (2017) • 243 ploration of parks, ravines, rivers, ponds, paths, and tracks across the city. Getting dirty and bloody in nature resulted in a life-long passion about wilderness and what parks and institu- tions do to protect it. Presently, as the senior manager for the Regional Parks system with the Capital Regional District, on Vancouver Island in Victoria, British Columbia, Mike oversees the protection and use of 13,000 hectares (32,124 acres) of parklands and regional trails that welcome 7 million visits annually. Previously, Mike worked with Parks Canada for 23 years including as field unit super- intendent, Northern Ontario; resource conservation manager, Yukon Field Unit; Aboriginal relations and federal relations business unit leader with Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries (on secondment from Parks Canada); director, parks liaison, Secretary of State (Parks); superin- tendent, Georgian Bay Islands National Park; and manager, visitor services, Pukaskwa Na- tional Park. Mike was also an assistant park superintendent, head of interpretation, and park warden with the Ontario Provincial Park System. Mike recently completed his PhD with the University of Victoria in British Columbia. His PhD research investigated the governance of protected areas, particularly sharing pow- er and decision-making. Dr. Walton also holds a M.Sc. in Parks and Recreation Resources Management from Slippery Rock University, Pennsylvania; an Honours Degree in Outdoor Recreation from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario; and a Diploma in Economic Development from the University of Waterloo, Ontario. Mike lives in Victoria, B.C., with his wonderful and patient partner of 37 years, Sylvie. They have three grown children and two grandchildren. Mike now directs his grandchildren to “go play outside” with him. 244 • The George Wright Forum • vol. 34 no. 3 (2017) Announcing the Richard West Sellars Fund for the Forum Jennifer Palmer Dear GWS members and friends, As many of you know, our community recently lost one of our most beloved and devoted friends of parks, protected areas, and cultural sites. Richard West Sellars dedicated 35+ years of his life to the National Park Service and continued to expand his leadership through many esteemed publications, most notably his 1997 landmark book, Preserving Nature in the Na- tional Parks: A History. His ongoing contributions and service truly shined a light on the preservation of historic sites and parks management and he will be dearly missed by all of us. In honor of his legacy, the Richard West Sellars Fund for the Forum has been established to recognize the long association between Dick Sellars and the George Wright Society. The fund celebrates his personal interest in The George Wright Forum as a reader and a regular contributing author. As a life member of the George Wright Society, Dick served as our pres- ident for two years, and faithfully participated in many GWS conferences. In 2011, he was awarded the prestigious George Melendez Wright Award for Excellence. As our Society goes through some necessary transitions in the coming year, this fund will ensure that The George Wright Forum continues to maintain its standard of excellence with professional editorial direction, and that through 2018 it will continue to be published in both a hard-copy as well as an electronic format for the benefit of all Society members. It is our expectation