Preservation Georgia online, Aug. 2-8, 2008

Preservation Georgia Online August 2-8, 2008
In this issue: Updated Landowner's Guide to Conservation Incentives IMLS grants available House passes Preserve America/Save America's Treasures legislation Preservation events calendar Subscription information
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Updated Landowner's Guide to Conservation Incentives
The recently updated Landowner's Guide to Conservation Incentives summarizes financial incentives, technical help and conservation options available to landowners across Georgia.
The guide navigates nearly 20 federal and state programs, offering concise descriptions and comparisons. Available free from the Georgia Wildlife Resources Division, the handbook also includes a directory of conservationrelated offices in the state.
Although targeted primarily at forest and agricultural landowners, the information can help familiarize conservation officials with available programs. The guide was updated this year through a grant from The Environmental Resources Network, or TERN, a nonprofit advocacy group supporting the Wildlife Resources' Nongame Conservation Section.
Copies are available at Wildlife Resources offices in Social Circle (770-918-6411) and Forsyth (478-994-1438), or online at www.georgiawildlife.com (click "Conservation" and "Landowner programs").
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IMLS grants available
Bank of America is partnering with the Institute of Museum and Library Services to provide grants to small museums, libraries, and archives. The grants will raise awareness and fund preservation of treasures held in small museums, libraries and archives. Grants will help to preserve specific items, including works of art, artifacts and historical documents that are in need of conservation. Applicants will build on completed conservation assessments of their collections, to ensure that the Bank of America/IMLS grants are used in accordance with best practices in the field, and underscore the importance of assessment planning. Deadline: September 15, 2008. http://www.imls.gov/collections/grants/boa.htm

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House passes Preserve America/Save America's Treasures legislation
In July, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation (H.R. 3981) authorizing the Preserve America and Save America's Treasures preservation grant programs. The bill authorizes $25 million annually from FY2009 through FY2013 for the Preserve America program, and $50 million annually for the Save America's Treasures program with no sunset year. The Senate bill (S. 2262) does not have the sunset provision for the Preserve America program. Its bill is expected to be voted on before Congress adjourns on September 26.
Regarding the budget, the House of Representatives Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, chaired by Representative Norm Dicks (D-WA), passed its FY 09 bill on June 10. The bill would provide $82.0 million for Historic Preservation Fund programs, a 14% increase over FY 08, and $9.2 million more than the President proposed. The State Historic Preservation Offices would be funded at $45 million, Tribal Historic Preservation Offices at $7 million, Save America's Treasures at $25 million, and Preserve America at $5 million. The full House Appropriations Committee and then the full House of Representatives still have to consider the bill. The Senate must draft its budget bill and follow the same process, but might not do so until after this year's elections.
The administration's budget for FY 09 proposes $66.6 million for Historic Preservation Fund programs, $4.2 million less than the FY 08 final appropriation. The proposal funds State Historic Preservation Offices at $35.7 million, a 9% decrease from FY 08. Tribal Historic Preservation Offices received a reduction to $3.9 million, a 39% decrease. Save America's Treasures would be funded at $15 million, a 40% decrease. The administration's budget adds $2 million for state resources inventories. It also funds the Preserve America program at $10 million, through the Historic Preservation Fund instead of the National Recreation and Parks account where it has been.
- from HERITAGE - Monthly news update from the Office of History and Archaeology, State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources - August 2008
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Preservation events calendar Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date.
Please note that items on the "Preservation Events Calendar" are events and meetings of interest to preservationists. It is not to be used for the detailed scheduling of meetings with HPD staff without contacting those individuals.
Submit your listings to: helen.talley-mcrae@dnr.state.ga.us.

This week's new listings -
August 12 Presentation about Flat Rock Archive research center and cemetery - Greater Atlanta Archaeological Society monthly meeting Atlanta 770-2701034
August 15 "Capital Campaigns: Let's Face the Facts" seminar - Atlanta www.ahmp.com
September 11 - Perfectly Aged: Antiques and Wine Auction fundraiser for Historic Augusta Foundation - Augusta - 706-724-0436. Preview auction items as they arrive at www.historicaugusta.org.
National and state conferences and meetings (listed in previous newsletters)-
August 21-22 - Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop - Grant Development Solutions - Atlanta - 866-624-5003 or www.grantdevelopmentsolutions.com
September 2-6 - Council on Geographic Names Authorities (COGNA) annual meeting, Oklahoma City, OK - Wayne Furr, 405.364.7278 or http://www.cogna50usa.org/conferences.htm
September 3-4 - Section 106 Essentials course - Advisory Council on Historic Preservation - Atlanta - http://www.achp.gov/106essentials.html
September 9-12 - American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) annual meeting: Discovering the Power of Transformation, Rochester, NY Bethany Hawkins, 615.320.3203 or Hawkins@aaslh.org
September 11-14 - Preserving the Historic Road: 6th biennial conference, Albuquerque, NM - www.historicroads.org
September 11-14 - Society for Commercial Archeology (SCA) conference Albuquerque, NM - www.sca-roadside.org
September 13 - Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association meeting Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site - Cartersville - www.gatrailoftears.org or contact Linda Baker at 770-704-6338 or badnil@alltel.net.
September 13-20 -10th Docomomo International Conference: The Challenge of Change, Dealing with the Legacy of the Modern Movement, The Netherlands http://www.archi.fr/DOCOMOMO/docomomo_electronic_newsletter5.htm

September 16-17 - Cemetery Landscape Preservation Workshop - National Center for Preservation Technology and Training - Natchitoches, Louisiana www.ncptt.nps.gov.
September 19-20 - Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference Chicago www.traditionalbuildingshow.com
September 24-26 - National Historic Tax Credit Conference - NCSHPO - Chicago - harbeson@sso.org
October 1-3 - Georgia Downtown Conference - Douglasville www.georgiadowntownassociation.org
October 1-3 - 2008 Georgia Planning Association Fall Conference - Augusta www.georgiaplanning.org
October 10-11- Fall Historic Preservation Commission Training - Georgia Alliance of Preservation Commissions and HPD - Milledgeville http://www.gashpo.org/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=393
October 14-17 - Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) - Birmingham www.semcdirect.net
October 15-19 - The Society for Industrial Archaeology, "Industry of the Old and New, New South" fall tour - Chattanooga, TN http://www.siahq.org/tours/chattanooga/chattanooga.html.
October 15-19 - Oral History Association annual meeting: A Convergence of Interests: Oral History in the Digital Age, Pittsburgh, PA - Charles Hardy, chardyIII@wcupa.edu or 610-436-3329
October 21-25 "Preservation in Progress": National Preservation Conference National Trust Tulsa, Oklahoma - http://www.nthpconference.org
October 23 - Georgia Municipal Cemetery Association Fall Meeting - Elberton contact Stan Rogers at 706-236-4534 or srogers@romega.us
October 28 Thomasville Landmarks' Annual Membership Picnic - Thomasville 229-226-6016
November 1-22 - Seminar for Historical Administration - American Association for State and Local History - Indianapolis - www.aaslh.org/histadmin.htm
November 5-7 Georgia Association of Regional Development Centers 9th Annual Training Conference St. Simons Island www.gardc.com

November 12-16 - ICOM/ICMAH Annual Conference, "Museums and Disasters" New Orleans - http://shotnews.net/?p=441 - Submit suggestions for talks and presentations by May 31 to m.jungblut@musee-hist.lu and dkahn@crt.state.la.us.
2009
February 19-21- Sixth biennial Savannah Symposium: World Heritage and National Registers in Perspective - Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah - http://www.scad.edu/architecturalhistory/dept/events/symposiums.cfm
April 22 - April 26 - Society for American Archaeology (SAA) 74th Annual Meeting - abstract deadline September 10, 2008 - Atlanta - www.saa.org
June 10-13 - Vernacular Architecture Forum Annual Meeting - Butte, Montana www.vafweb.org
August 23-26 - National Scenic Byways 2009 conference: Elevate Your Expertise - Denver, CO - www.bywaysresourcecenter.org or center@byways.org
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