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October 18 - 21, 2018
Columbia, SC
US/ ICOMOS Symposium
November 13, 2018
Presidio
San Francisco, CA
November 14-17, 2018
San Francisco
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Isle Royale
An International Biosphere Reserve
In the northwestern portion of Lake Superior is one of the least visited of our national parks, Isle Royale. This unique and remote island archipelago preserves 132,018 acres of land. Overall it encompasses a total area of 850 square miles including submerged land, which extends 4 1/2 miles out into the largest fresh water lake in the world.
Isle Royale was designated as a national park in 1940, a wilderness in 1976 and most recently as an International Biosphere Reserve in 1980.
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World Heritage Plaque English Lake District
Image: Chee-Wai Lee
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The English Lake District: World Heritage Listing
One Year In
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t was just one year ago, in July 2017, that the English Lake District was finally recognized as a World Heritage cultural landscape. It had taken many decades to achieve the designation. So how is the Lake District faring one year later? In many ways, the inscription has not resulted in big changes. The Lake District National Park Partnership continues to play a key role in carrying out its stated mission for the Lake District to serve as:
A place where its prosperous economy, world class visitor experiences and vibrant communities come together to sustain the spectacular landscape, its wildlife and cultural heritage.
However, the impact of outside forces - specifically Brexit - on the region are much more problematic. What will it mean for the country's agricultural policy? This is critical for the Lake District. As noted in the World Heritage nomination, it is an "unrivaled example of a northern European upland agro-pastoral system," but also a way of life under tremendous pressure.
Read More about the British vision for agriculture post Brexit.
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The James River from Jamestown, Virginia
Image: Lisa Bergstrom
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The Slave Route Project: Jamestown 1619
In 1619 an English Privateer arrived at Point Comfort on the James River, bringing the first enslaved Africans to Virginia. Soon to be sold, most of the men and women remain nameless. Historical records do reveal that one woman "Angela or Angelo" was purchased by an English Lieutenant Pierce. Today Historic Jamestowne and the National Park Service are working to uncover her story and others. This is just one touch point of the Slave Route Project is documenting the vast and complex cultural landscape of four centuries of the slave trade. But, to go beyond the large landscape, cultural heritage professionals should not hesitate to look for the humanity that can be found in the telling of individual stories of such historical figures as Angela. Read more on this work here.
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Pimachiowin Aki, Cananda
Credit IUCN
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IUCN Reports -This year saw the
uplifting inscription of two large, intact indigenous territories
: Pimachiowin Aki in Canada's boreal forest and Chiribiquete National Park in the heart of Colombia. Both are among the largest World Heritage sites on the planet. These places typify what the Convention is all about, protecting exceptional sites where humans and nature have been intertwined for millennia.
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A new marker was rededicated on June 21, 2018. The original marker was riddles with bullets and torn from its base.
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The Legacy of Emmett Till -
The Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area,in conjunction with a cohort of state and local partners, hosted a forum on the legacy of Emmett Till and the impact of the fourteen-year-old's murder on the Civil Rights Movement. Held at the Tallahatchie Courthouse in Sumner, Mississippi, the site of the trial of Till's killers, the audience was primarily high school teachers.
Many thanks to Allen Spears, NPCA
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Anthony Murphy, Mythical Ireland
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A drone flight has revealed an ancient henge in Ireland's Boyne Valley.
The location and exact configuration was only revealed as a result of the drought conditions. This is due to the altered soil where the henge once stood. The circular henge was likely built out of whole tree trunks. Eventually, the wood began to rot and decay in place due to lack of upkeep. As the tree trunks decomposed, they left behind more fertile and organic-rich soil where the posts once stood.
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