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PLANNING ASSOCIATION OF WA HOLDS TWO MAY EVENTS
Apr 25, 2011
  • Custom Short Course on Local Planning May 12, 2011 in Walla Walla, Washington
  • Turning Liabilities Into Assets in the Inland Northwest May 12-13, 2011 in Spokane, Washington
 Custom Short Course on Local Planning

Focusing on Historic Preservation and Downtown Revitalization Thursday May 12, 2011 1:30-5:00pm Whitman Hotel Walla Walla, WA

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2011 LUSHOOTSEED CONFERENCE: YAHOW! LIFTING THE LANGUAGE

Apr 25, 2011
 The 2nd annual Lushootseed Language Conference will be held on Saturday April 30th at Seattle University.  The purpose of this conference is to bring Lushootseed language teachers and students and others interested in cultural preservation together to share teaching resources, and to explore strategies for stabilizing the language and fostering fluent speakers in future generations.  Also known as Puget Salish, Lushootseed is the Native American... more

PRESERVATION IS GREEN!
Apr 25, 2011
The National Park Service (NPS) rolled out a set of richly illustrated guidelines to help improve the energy efficiency of historic buildings while preserving their historic character. The Illustrated Guidelines on Sustainability for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings offer practical advice to building owners, developers, and preservation practitioners, showing recommended – and not recommended –approaches to projects from solar panel installation to heating and air conditioning upgrades to... more

SAVVY TECH TO TAKE CENTENNIAL TRAIL USER BACK IN HISTORY
Apr 25, 2011
Snohomish County will receive nearly $100,000 to complete a multimedia interpretive exhibit using modern technology to depict the history of the Centennial Trail. Following a statewide competition, The Washington State Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation has awarded Snohomish County’s Office of Economic Development $99,080 for its proposal “PASTforward, A journey along the Centennial Trail.” As one of the region’s most popular attractions, the Centennial Trail is used... more

COMMUNITIES SHAPED BY WATER (no. 15)
Apr 21, 2011
Distribution Communities Distribution communities, such as Seattle flourished due to their central location. Ships could be dispatched quickly to reach both north and south sound locations. Deep water ports were essential as ship sizes increased. Early distribution... more

ANNOUNCING A SHORT COURSE ON LOCAL PLANNING - 2011 REVITALIZE WA CONFERENCE
Apr 20, 2011
Custom Short Course on Local Planning Focusing on Historic Preservation and Downtown Revitalization In coordination with the Department of Commerce and the Planning Association of Washington, the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation is hosting a Custom Short Course on Local Planning Focusing on Historic Preservation and Downtown Revitalization. as part of their 2011 conference, “RevitalizeWA – A Main Street and Preservation Conference”.... more

MID-CENTURY MODERN TALKS: SPOKANE IN MAY
Apr 19, 2011

PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY FIELD SCHOOL HAS A FEW SLOTS LEFT!
Apr 18, 2011
Exploring the Roots of Diversity in the Far Northwest: The Public Archaeology Field School at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Tuesday – Saturday, June 14 – July 30, 2011 Portland State University, Washington State University Vancouver, the National Park Service, Northwest Cultural Resources Institute, and the Fort Vancouver National Trust are pleased to announce a field school in historical archaeology at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site and Lewis and Clark National Park. The... more

COMMUNITIES SHAPED BY WATER: MILL TOWNS (no. 14)
Apr 14, 2011

Communities Shaped By Water

Mill Towns
View of: 1959-72 view of mill houses at Port Gamble. The mill started in 1853 and operated through the 1990s. The mill town overlooking the former mill...
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NEW MAIN STREET LOGO UNVEILED
Apr 14, 2011
Washington’s Main Street Program has a new logo!  This new brand is the result of efforts to create a better visual identity for the program, representing Main Street communities across this diverse state... more

FCC TRAINING FOR CONSULTANTS IN DC IN JUNE...
Apr 12, 2011

SHORT WISAARD AND HPI OUTAGE EXPECTED TONIGHT (4/7/11)
Apr 07, 2011
We have been informed from Department of Information Systems that there will be a brief shutdown of the WISAARD and HPI systems between approximately 8:30 and 9:00pm tonight.  The outage is only expected to last approximately 3 to 5 minutes, but we wanted to make sure that you were informed in case something goes wrong and the HPI and WISAARD do not work through the weekend.  DAHP offices are closed on Fridays, so if there are problems, we may not realize it until the start of business on... more

HARVEST FROM THE SEA: FISHING TECHNIQUES (no. 13)
Apr 06, 2011

Harvest From The Sea

Fishing Techniques - Overview

Up until the beginning of the 20th century, fishing in Washington state still occurred mostly by methods adopted from Northwest Native Americans. These methods included line and hook, reef... more

2011 CULTURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION SUMMIT IV
Apr 05, 2011

2011 Cultural Resource Protection Summit IV

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DR. DOUGLAS WILSON HONORED WITH JOHN L. COTTER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ARCHEOLOGY
Apr 05, 2011
VANCOUVER, WA -  Dr. Douglas Wilson is the 2011 recipient of the John L. Cotter Award for Excellence in National Park Service Archeology. Dr. Wilson is an archaeologist for the Pacific West Regional Office of the National Park Service, based at Fort Vancouver... more

MURRAY MORGAN BRIDGE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY, APRIL 19
Apr 04, 2011
On April 19 at 9 a.m., the City of Tacoma will host a groundbreaking celebration to commemorate the next phase of rehabilitation work for the Murray Morgan Bridge. The Murray Morgan Bridge, also known as the 11th Street Bridge, is a vital link between downtown... more

STEILACOOM "NOW AND THEN"
Apr 04, 2011
Steilacoom Tribal Chair traces his people’s fabled, troubled journey from past to present; struggles to preserve culture for future generations   STEILACOOM, Wash.—Imagine towering bluffs – festooned in delicate pink flowers – rising above blue... more

BROWN BAG LUNCH PRESENTATION ON HISTORIC YAKIMA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
Apr 04, 2011
Dr. Ken Johnsen of Kent will be giving a presentation on the history of the Yakima Valley Transportation Company (YVTC) system on Wednesday, April 6th at noon at the Yakima Valley Museum. Dr. Johnsen’s presentation is part of the Museum’s Lunch and Learn program and is free and open to the public. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the YVTC once provided freight and passenger transportation radiating out from downtown Yakima and across the... more

HERITAGE BARN REGISTER NOMINATIONS (MARCH 2011, ROUND 10)
Apr 04, 2011
For a quick pdf tour of the most recent additions to our Heritage Barn Register, click Heritage Barn Listings March 2011.  Enjoy!

RECENT NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER LISTINGS (MARCH 2011)
Apr 04, 2011
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