While front page news remains focused on the shutdown’s impact to the still-fragile economic recovery, the looming debt ceiling debate, health care and tax reform, the heart and soul of the city are dark and quiet.
A few years ago, I arrived in a small midwestern city with a master’s degree from the University of Vermont’s Historic Preservation Program and a couple of years of cultural resources management under my belt.
On June 25, the Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Alito, reversed the Florida Supreme Court’s holding in Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District. The case may have long-term ramifications for the protection of cultural resources and for cultural resources management (CRM) firms.
Cultural Heritage Partners has prepared a report concluding that current archaeological, historic preservation, and records management laws and regulations require that digital archaeological data generated by federal agencies must be deposited in an appropriate digital repository.
Cultural Heritage Partners recently conducted a survey to gauge the size and scope of the cultural resources management industry, in partnership with the American Cultural Resources Association (ACRA).
