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Your Congress in Action: December 4, 2023
Congress returned to Washington last week following its Thanksgiving break, and while a government shutdown is not in the cards for December, lawmakers still have some big issues to contend with. Shortly before the holiday break, Congress passed and President Biden...
Special Session for ACRA Members: NPI & DoD Legacy Resource Management Program
The National Preservation Institute would like to invite ACRA members to an informational meeting on NPI's new partnership with the Department of Defense Legacy Resource Management Program. This special session ONLY for ACRA members will be held on December 12 at 3:00...
Your Congress in Action: November 20, 2023
Congress is heading home for Thanksgiving break, which for many lawmakers could not come soon enough. If you think your workplace is stressful, consider that last week, a U.S. Senator nearly got into a fistfight with a union leader during a Senate hearing, a House...
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Call for 2024 Webinars
DEADLINE EXTENDED - Earn $ for Your Expertise We heard from a number of you that you needed a bit more time to send in your proposals for 2024 webinars, and we have good news: the deadline has been extended to Wednesday, December 20. As a reminder, we hope to offer a...
NCSHPO Survey on SOI Standards for Rehabilitation
In March 2023, the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers established a working group to carefully examine issues and perspectives related to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation in their present form and application. Now...
Now on Demand: A Guide to Archaeological Bones for Dating and Isotopic Analysis
If you missed last week's webinar on dating and isotopic analysis, it is now available on ACRA Webinars on Demand! In this webinar, Dr. Maren Pauly and other representatives from Beta Analytic and its subsidiary Isobar Science provide a better understanding of dating...
ACTION NEEDED: Tell Congress to Support the HPF
The House of Representatives is considering whether to debate legislation that will support cultural resource management – your elected representatives need to hear from you! For more than 40 years, the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) has provided critical funding to...
Your Congress in Action: November 6, 2023
Following 22 days of chaos, the House of Representatives finally elected a new speaker of the House October 25. Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson won the unanimous support of House Republicans after Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted as speaker in early October and three...
Webinar 11/9: A Guide to Archaeological Bones for Dating and Isotopic Analysis
The isotopic study of various bones and teeth – faunal and human, when collected and processed conscientiously and respectfully, can tell a story of an individual’s experiences, pinpointing events to specific periods within their lifetime. For example, with isotopic...
Your Congress in Action: October 23, 2023
As the world is gripped by the catastrophic events in the Middle East and the continued bloodshed in Ukraine, the United States government remains effectively paralyzed as House Republicans find themselves incapable of coalescing around a new Speaker. Nearly three...