National Preservation Conference: A Recap
A recap of the National Preservation Conference in Spokane, WA from October 30th through November 3rd, 2012.
- My story in Spokane begins on Tuesday evening, when I arrived without any delays or changes to my travel itinerary. It was raining when I arrived, although the rain stayed away for most of the time we were there.
- First up on Wednesday morning....
- Our took took us to the scenic town of Sandpoint, Idaho, located on the gorgeous Lake Pend Oreille. We hit up the Sandpoint Community Center, Train Station, and...
- Our Sandpoint tour ended with a tour of this Spanish Colonial Revival beauty. #PresConf @ Panida Theater instagr.am/p/RdTcAoxc4J/
- On our way back from Sandpoint, we stopped in the small community of Priest River to tour the LEED Gold rehabilitation of the Beardmore Block.
Overview | The Building | The Beardmore Block | Priest River IdahoThe renovated Beardmore Building is one of only five buildings in North America to be on both the U.S. Historic Registry and meet U.S. Gr...- The conference officially began Wednesday evening, with the Opening Plenary Session at the Fox Theater in downtown Spokane.
- I think my jaw dropped when I walked in. #PresConf @ Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox instagr.am/p/Rd0QJgxc77/
- At the gorgeous #FoxTheater for the #PresConf opening plenary! @ Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox instagr.am/p/Rd1pjgOn7w/
- The #PresConf opening plenary is just getting underway in the gorgeous F @ Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox instagr.am/p/Rd11EBQOqf/
- Stephanie Meeks, National Trust President, and Annie Leonard, from The Story of Stuff, both gave excellent talks during the session.
Like conservationists, @saveplacespres reminds us that we also work with beautiful, meaningful, and yes, spectacular, places. #presconf- When thinking about stuff, #preservation nurtures "a much needed sense of reverence for special places." - @storyofstuff #PresConf // Amen!
The Story of Stuff ProjectOur movies have been shown in schools, theaters, living rooms, backyards, film festivals, brown bag lunches, churches and community space...- After the Opening Plenary, we moved to the opening reception and the #BuiltHeritage Tweet Up!
- Thursday morning featured a Conversation Started titled "You Say Wilderness, I say Preservation! Good vs. Good on Public Lands and Beyond." This session discussed the complexities of the Wilderness Act versus the National Historic Preservation Act, using the Green Mountain Lookout as a discussion point.
- For those not here, some info online about Green Mountain: blog.preservationnation.org/2012/09/24/upd… #presconf
- I took some time Thursday morning to capitalize on the beautiful weather (no rain!) and took some pictures of Spokane.
- In the afternoon, I first went to an education session discussing environmentalism versus preservation in a more legal context. The session discussed issues at the local, state, and national levels.
