Results for keyword: historic preservation
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Richard West Sellars' accidental but distinguished National Park Service career
Historian Richard West Sellars didn't intend to spend a career in the Park Service. But after 35 years, his impact still resonates.
by Kimberly Hirai, Jan 27, 2012 -
A fire lookout in a wilderness speaks of our past
The Green Mountain Fire Lookout in Washington's Glacier Peak Wilderness is worth preserving, partly in memory of the workers who built it.
by Ana Maria Spagna, Jul 06, 2011 -
Debating Preservation in the Southwest's Spanish Missions
Archaeologists debate how best to preserve Arizona's crumbling missions – and sometimes ask if it’s time to let them die.
by Ariana Brocious, Dec 09, 2010 -
Revamped road to Chaco may be the park's ruin
Archaeologists are worried that a plan to upgrade the 16-mile gravel road to Chaco Canyon in New Mexico could lead to more tourism and possibly harm the park’s fragile ruins
by Laura Parkus, May 30, 2005 -
Gold mining proposed in historic South Passarea
A Canadian mining company, the Fremont Gold Corporation, plans to dig 200 test pits for a possible mining operation five miles from the South Pass National Historic Landmark in Wyoming, where wagon trains once traveled
by Brodie Farquhar, May 16, 2005






