The Second Century Commission - What should our parks look like in 2116?

So finally, after months of deliberation and writing and rewriting, the National Parks' Second Century Commission, a group of very important people enlisted to sit around and chitchat about what our national parks should look like in their second century (beginning in 2016), has released a revelation (of sorts, if you can call "Let's keep doing what we're doing" a revelation). As a cultural resource specialist with the National Parks Conservation Association, I was one of the experts enlisted to present my research for the Commission's information. My job was to point out the most pressing issues (concerns? challenges?) facing cultural resources in national parks.

The final report has been completed and publicly released. Though this format is rather rough, keep an eye out for a really pretty version to be published by National Geographic shortly.

A link to the final report here.

A link to the Cultural Resources report here (look for my name on page 17!).

A link to the appendices for the report, which includes my paper on the challenges facing the management of cultural resources (I'm listed as an official advisor on page 4! My particular paper is on page 155, so take a look!).

They are all PDFs, so be patient with the downloads.

Enjoy!