National Park Foundation grants $1.5M for historic site flood risk assessment
What happened
The National Park Foundation provided a $1.5 million grant to Northwestern State University to support work with the National Park Service’s National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. This two-year project will develop a risk assessment tool for historic sites in the National Park Service’s Southeast Region. The project involves using GIS and LiDAR technology to map sites and estimate flood risks to historic buildings and landscapes.
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Why it matters
The grant supports the preservation of cultural resources managed by the National Park Service. The resulting risk assessment tool will help evaluate flood risks to historic buildings and landscapes in the Southeast Region, aiding in resource protection.
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Who's involved
- National Park ServiceManages historic sites in the Southeast Region and receives the risk assessment tool.
- National Park FoundationProvided the $1.5 million grant to support the preservation project.
- LouisianaState where the risk assessment tool will be applied.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- National Park ServiceSpeculative
The National Park Service might reduce future operational costs related to flood damage through the specialized risk assessment tool.
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The entities involved
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National Park Service
United States federal agency
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National Park Foundation
non-profit organization in the USA
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Louisiana
state of the United States of America
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- The administration reduced protections and opened lands to commercial use while diverting NPS funds for president's building projects.
- The Department of Interior (DOI) oversees National Park Service (NPS) operations at the monument.
- Grant funding supports local park restoration in Lewisburg by the National Park Service.