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The
NPS provides technical assistance to its partners -- State, tribal,
and local governments, federal agencies, private organizations, and
universities -- to promote the protection and preservation of cultural
resources. This may take the form of advisory consultation, planning
services, site visits, and co-sponsored conferences and workshops. The
information and activities are generally available to a broad public
as well.
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American
Battefield Protection Program
The
ABPP helps communities near historic battlefields to develop local solutions
for balanced preservation approaches for these sites. In addition to
awarding small matching funds to organizations sponsoring planning and
educational projects at historic battlefields, ABPP historians, preservation
planners, and archeologists provide technical assistance to owners of
battlefield property, battlefield friends groups, and state and local
governments interested in preserving historic battlefield land and sites.
Analytical and Materials Testing Services
Analytical and Materials Testing Services is a database of laboratories that provide cultural heritage preservation analytical services, compiled and maintained by the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training.
Certified
Local Government Program
NPS
and State governments, through their State Historic Preservation Offices
(SHPOs), provide valuable technical assistance and small matching grants
to hundreds of diverse communities whose local governments are endeavoring
to keep for future generations what is significant from their community's
past. Jointly administered by NPS in partnership with SHPOs, the CLG
Program is a model and cost-effective local, State, and federal partnership
that promotes historic preservation at the grassroots level across the
nation.
Cultural
Resource Geographic Information Systems
The CRGIS facility offers low-cost technical assistance to a wide variety
of groups and organizations, from local battlefield preservationists
at Corinth, Mississippi to cultural resource managers along the Natchez
Trace Parkway to Indian tribes of the Chippewa Nation. With assistance
from CRGIS, State Historic Preservation Offices are beginning to use
GIS to automate historic resource inventories. A GIS database can contain
a complete record of resources for any geographic area. By establishing
such a database, cultural resource managers are better equipped to identify
and protect historic areas.
Federal
Agency Preservation Assistance Program
The Federal
Agency Historic Preservation Program works closely with its partners
in carrying out its activities. Those partners include the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation, the Federal Preservation Forum, and
all federal agencies.
Federal
Archeology Program
Based on a National Strategy for Federal Archeology, the program includes
a wide range of efforts to interpret the past for the public, care for
collections, conduct scientific investigations, and protect archeological
sites. The Secretary of the Interior reports to Congress each year on
these activities through this program.
Federal
Preservation Officers
Section 110(c) of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1996 (NHPA)
requires that each Federal agency designate a qualified official to
coordinate the agency's preservation activities under NHPA. The following
persons, listed by agency, serve as contacts for preservation activities.
Historic
Landscape Initiative
The Historic
Landscape Initiative develops preservation planning tools--from guidelines
to preservation case studies-- that respect and reveal the relationship
between Americans and their land. The Initiative provides essential
guidance to accomplish sound preservation practice on a variety of landscapes,
from parks and gardens to rural villages and agricultural landscapes.
HLI staff works
in partnership with universities, government agencies, professional
organizations, and private nonprofit groups to raise awareness about
the planning, treatment and management of historically significant landscapes.
Historic
Preservation Planning Program
This program develops national policy related to historic preservation
planning and carries out activities in two major areas: (1) Oversight
and administration of the statewide historic preservation planning component
of State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and federal Historic Preservation
Fund programs; and (2) Development and delivery of technical assistance
and guidance in historic preservation planning to a broad audience,
including SHPOs, federal agencies, tribes, and local communities. Its
Partnership Notes online provide technical assistance in historic preservation
planning, related planning/land use topics, and preservation strategies
for Federal agencies, Indian tribes, States, and local governments.
Managing Archeological Collections
This source of technical assistance and distance learning concerns the long-term management and care of archeological collections, including objects, records, non-cultural materials, reports, and digital data. Ten sections cover a wide range of issues, concerns, and best practices for archeologists, curators, CRM managers, and many others. Each section contains a review quiz to test your knowledge, an extensive bibliography, and a page of useful links to related materials.
Midwest Archeological Center
The Midwest Archeological Center serves the cultural resource management needs of many NPS units as well as those of other agencies. MWAC provides assistance at all stages of the management process, from helping park personnel make decisions affecting archeological sites to housing collections and archives long after projects are over. Learn about about all of MWAC's roles and a sampling of MWAC projects.
Materials Research Bibliography
Information about more than 1,400 literature offprints collected by the National Park Service’s Acid Rain Program and its successor Materials Research Program over a 13-year period is available in this bibliographic database.
National
Center for Preservation Technology and Training
The National
Center for Preservation Technology and Training, created by Congress,
is an interdisciplinary program of the National Park Service to advance
the art, craft and science of historic preservation in the fields of
archeology, historic architecture, historic landscapes, objects and
materials conservation, and interpretation. NCPTT serves public and
private practitioners through research, education and information management.
National
Historic Landmarks Assistance Initiative
The National Historic Landmarks Assistance Initiative promotes the preservation
of National Historic Landmarks through technical assistance to their
owners, managers and friends' groups, and education of the public about
the importance of National Historic Landmarks.
National
Register of Historic Places Collection
The
National Register Collection documents the over 70,000 properties listed
in the Register since its inception in 1966. Together these files hold
information on nearly one million individual resources--buildings, sites,
districts, structures, and objects--and therefore provide a link to
the country's heritage at the national, state, and local levels. The
documentation on each property consists of photographs, maps, and a
National Register registration form, which provides a physical description
of the place, information about its history and significance, and a
bibliography.
Rivers,
Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program
The
Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program, also known as the
Rivers & Trails Program or RTCA, is a community resource of the National
Park Service. Rivers & Trails staff work with community groups and local
and State governments to conserve rivers, preserve open space, and develop
trails and greenways.
Route
66 Corridor Preservation Program
This new program
was established by an Act of Congress in 1999, and is dedicated to assisting
in the preservation and protection of Route 66 resources across the
eight states through which it passes. Administered by the National Park
Service, the program is dedicated to preserving and recognizing the
rich history of Route 66 during its period of historic significance
from 1926-1975. Visit the site to learn more about what the National
Park Service is doing to protect one of the most recognizable roads
in the world!
State
Historic Preservation Officers
The
State Historic Preservation Officers are among NPS' essential program
partners. A listing is provided here.
Technical
Preservation Services for Historic Buildings
TPS helps home owners, preservation professionals, organizations, and
government agencies preserve and protect this nation's heritage by providing
readily available materials on the web, including distance learning
classes, guidelines, and easy-to-read information on caring for historic
buildings. And go to the HPS
Bookstore for TPS printed information on preserving, restoring,
and rehabilitating historic buildings.
Tribal
Historic Preservation Officers
In 1996 the national historic preservation program entered a new era,
as fourteen Indian tribes were approved by NPS to assume national program
responsibilities on tribal lands, pursuant to Section 101(d) of the
National Historic Preservation Act. Here is a listing of Tribal Historic
Preservation Officers.
Tribal
Preservation Program
This
program is dedicated to working with Indian tribes, Alaska Native Groups,
Native Hawaiians, and national organizations, to preserve and protect
resources and traditions that are of importance to Native Americans.
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