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University Recognition Program Now Live!
The cultural resource management industry and academia have always been closely linked, and collaboration between the two is now more important than ever before. ACRA’s University Partnership Program aims to create stronger links between universities and CRM firms to...
NPS Study Evaluating Cold War Defensive Sites
The National Historic Landmarks Program is pleased to announce the release of a new theme study, Protecting America: Cold War Defensive Sites. Prepared by John S. Salmon as a National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (NCSHPO) consultant, with the...
Black Heritage Resources Task Force White Paper & Recommendations
The Black Heritage Resources Task Force was formed in 2020 and was a collaborative endeavor that involved the Society of Black Archaeologists, Society for Historical Archaeology, Society for American Archaeology, and ACRA. The task force had two goals: 1) to collect...
DOT Proposed Rulemaking: Potential Changes to DBE Program
The U.S. Department of Transportation has published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that makes changes to certain aspects of the DOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) Programs – including...
Now on Demand – Alternative Mitigations: Let’s Continue the Discussion
If you missed yesterday’s webinar on identifying and mitigating sexual harassment in CRM, it is now available on demand! This webinar provides the opportunity to not only hear from a panel of professionals with experience on this topic but also allows for an immersive...
Call for 2023 Webinars Open!
Share Your Expertise & Earn Extra Money - 2023 ACRA Webinars Do you have a great idea for a webinar for CRM professionals? Do you have a presentation you give regularly that you think would be great for a larger audience? If so, we want to hear your proposals...
A Golden Decade or an Approaching Storm
This post is authored by Jeffrey H. Altschul and Terry H. Klein of the SRI Foundation. In the summer of 2021, American archaeology confronted confusing crosswinds. In the United Kingdom, departments of archaeology were being shut down or scaled back. Among...
Webinar 10/6 – Alternative Mitigations: Let’s Continue the Discussion
As infrastructure improvements increase and the CRM industry continues to grow, cultural resource practitioners need to be more willing to consider alternative options as a way to approach resources requiring a mitigation-level effort. With increased interest in...
Calling All Archaeologists: Isotopic Analysis to Enhance your Research
Dedicated to complex isotope services, Isobar Science is a subsidiary of Beta Analytic offering uranium-thorium (U-Th) dating, strontium (87Sr/86Sr) isotopic analysis, Sr-Nd-Hf-Pb isotope geochemical fingerprinting, and boron (11B) and strontium environmental source...
THREE Questions: David Klinge
THREE Questions is a new blog series highlighting ACRA member firms and their experiences in the CRM industry. ABOUT OUR MEMBER: David Klinge is the Chief Operating Officer and a Project Manager for the ASC Group, Inc. Based outside of Cleveland, Ohio, he has spent 25...