Morgan, Marissa; Meadow, Alison; Rockman, Marcy; Ziaja, Sonya; Hambrecht, George
Contributor:
United States. National Park Service. Cultural Resources Partnerships, and Science Directorate; United States. National Park Service; United States. Department of the Interior
Publisher:
United States. National Park Service. Climate Change Response Program
Agency:
U.S. National Park Service; U.S. Department of the Interior; U.S. NPS Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science; U.S. NPS Climate Change Response Program
Date Published:
2016
Pages:
60 p.
Description:
Cultural resources are our record of the human experience. Collectively, these archeological sites, cultural landscapes, ethnographic resources, museum collections, and historic buildings and structures connect one generation to the next. The National Park Service is charged with conserving cultural resources so that they may be enjoyed by future generations. Climate change is adding challenges to this role, and will continue to affect cultural resources in diverse ways. At the same time, through the tangible and intangible qualities they hold, cultural resources are also part of the solution to climate change. The Cultural Resources Climate Change Strategy sets out a vision and broad approach for managing impacts to and learning from cultural resources under modern climate change. Cultural resources are our record of the human experience. Collectively, these archeological sites, cultural landscapes, ethnographic resources, museum collections, and historic buildings and structures connect one generation to the next. The National Park Service is charged with conserving cultural resources so that they may be enjoyed by future generations. Climate change is adding challenges to this role, and will continue to affect cultural resources in diverse ways. At the same time, through the tangible and intangible qualities they hold, cultural resources are also part of the solution to climate change. The Cultural Resources Climate Change Strategy connects major directions for action from the NPS Climate Change Response Strategy (2010) and the NPS Director’s Policy Memo Climate Change and Stewardship of Cultural Resources (2014) to create four overarching Goals for cultural resources and climate change. The CRCC Strategy joins a family of policy and guidance developed by the NPS as part of its Climate Change Response Program (see listing on pg. 1). Working together with colleagues across disciplines and boundaries, we can continue to move forward and realize the goals of both the Organic Act and the NHPA–to preserve our irreplaceable cultural and natural heritage with their educational, aesthetic, inspirational, economic, and energy benefits for present and future generations.
Type (DCMI):
Text
Type (Utah):
Report
Internet Media Type:
application/pdf
Language:
eng
Topic:
Natural resources
Subject (LCSH):
Weather; Historic buildings; National parks and reserves--Environmental aspects; Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration; Cultural property--Protection; Homesites; Climatic changes; National parks and reserves; Cultural property
Place:
United States, http://sws.geonames.org/6252001/, 39.76, -98.5
Rights:
United States government publications are not subject to copyright in the United States under 17 U.S.C §105. All informational materials in this government publication are in the public domain, and as such, are not restricted by copyright law unless otherwise stated. For more information please see http://www.gpo.gov/help/index.html#public_domain_copyright_notice.htm