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USACE Proposes Removal of Appendix C
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has proposed removing Appendix C from their Regulatory Program’s permitting regulations and “instead follow the NHPA’s implementing regulations, developed and interpreted by the ACHP, relying on the flexibility in those regulations for...
Your Congress in Action: February 12, 2024
Nobody ever said governing was easy. But last week congressional Republicans offered a master class in how to make a mess of everything. Let’s take this chamber by chamber: In the Senate, the GOP opened the year demanding that, in exchange for approving military aid...
University Recognition Program: Preparing Students for CRM Careers
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...
Board of Directors 2024 Nominations
It’s Your Time to Serve: Call for Nominations to the ACRA Board of Directors Are you interested in being a leader in your industry? Now is the time to step up - ACRA is seeking dedicated members who are interested in serving on the Board of Directors. Positions that...
ACHP Proposed Policy Statement on Indigenous Knowledge and Historic Preservation
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s Office of Tribal and Indigenous Peoples (OTIP) is developing a policy statement to “further inform how Indigenous Knowledge (IK) should be integrated into the Section 106 process.” ACHP says that their IK policy...
ACRA Board Member Mason Miller on EPR Podcast
A new episode of the Environmental Professionals Radio podcast premiered today, and it features another ACRA member! EPR follows environmental professionals at all levels of their career to bring you a nuanced and informed discussion on what it’s like to work in the...
NPS: NAGPRA Webinars
The National Park Service’s (NPS) NAGPRA Program will host a series of 10 webinars on new NAGPRA regulations on the third Friday of every month from 1p.m. to 2:30p.m. ET. Registration is required, but the meeting information is always the same. The upcoming webinars...
Webinar: The 2024 Outlook for CRM
What does 2024 have in store for CRM on Capitol Hill? What moves are federal agencies making that impact preservation? And what will the upcoming election mean for your firm? Find out on Thursday, February 22 at 2:00pm EST in The 2024 Washington Outlook for CRM. This...
Your Congress in Action: January 29, 2024
Now that the 2024 presidential primaries and caucuses have started, election-year politics are increasingly intruding into Washington policymaking. Case in point: Former President Donald Trump, whose victory in the New Hampshire primary last week followed his Iowa...
SAVE THE DATE: 2024 CRM Day on the Hill
Join ACRA in Washington, D.C. on May 7-8 for CRM Day on Capitol Hill! We’ll be meeting with Senators and Representatives to discuss the CRM industry. More information will be available in the coming weeks, but you can already register now!