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It’s that time again! Increasing the amount appropriated for THPOs in the Historic Preservation Fund is a primary area of advocacy for NATHPO. And we need you! Here is a letter template you can personalize – one for the House and one for the Senate. Legislators prefer that you send these to your own Representatives and your own Senators. You know…

On February 9, more than 200 conservation, Indigenous, religious and business groups sent a letter urging President Biden to withdraw the approval of a land exchange that would trade away Oak Flat, an Apache sacred site on the Tonto National Forest in central Arizona, to international mining company Rio Tinto. In the final days of the Trump…

On February 11, 2021, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) announced that it was terminating consultation on the development of a Section 106 agreement with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in the Resolution Copper Project and Southeast Arizona Land Exchange in Tonto National Forest (TNF), Arizona. Pursuant to its responsibilities under the National Historic…

Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO) announces the action alert for National Register Final Rule, Request Meeting & Consultation. The DOI/NPS Rule that would fundamentally alter the National Register of Historic Places’ process has moved from Proposed to Final and has been sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at…

Action Alert: Request for Government-to-Government Consultation for FCC’s Twilight Towers Program Comment Request Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO) announces the action alert for Request for G2G Consultation for FCC’s Twilight Towers Program Comment Request. SUMMARY On August 24, 2020, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) received a request from…

The proposed mine would destroy a National Register-Listed Traditional Cultural Property (TCP) sand hundreds of additional tribal cultural resources in the region. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) closed the public comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on November 7, 2019, and is rushing to finalize the EIS on the Resolution Copper mine by…

Thanks to your advocacy last year, we received the largest ever increase in THPO funding in the FY2020 federal appropriation from the Historic Preservation Fund – $2 million! Building on the success of our campaign, it’s time again to send letters to Congress members on the appropriations committee. Since the original 12 THPO programs in…

Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in coordination with the United States Forest Service (USFS), has prepared the Proposed Monument Management Plans (MMPs) and Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Bears Ears National Monument (BENM) Indian Creek and Shash Jáa Units. Until August 26, 2019, there is an open protest period concerning the Proposed MMPs. Any person who previously…