[OR_Archaeology] 2010 World Monuments Watch nominations due March 15

[Susan White]

2010 World Monuments Watch nominations are now being accepted. 
 
Deadline for nominations is March 15, 2009.
 
The World Monuments Watch calls international attention to cultural heritage around the world that is threatened by the forces of nature and society. From archaeological sites to iconic architecture, cultural landscapes to historic city centers, the Watch identifies places of
significance in need of timely action. 
 
Every two years, WMF accepts new nominations to the Watch, from which 100 are selected for listing. Watch listing provides an opportunity for sites and their nominators to raise public awareness, foster local participation, advance innovation and collaboration, and demonstrate
effective solutions. The Watch nomination process also serves as a vehicle for requesting World Monuments Fund (WMF) assistance for select projects. More than 500 sites from over 110 countries have benefitted from the seven cycles of the Watch; nearly half of these have received
WMF grants, totaling $50 million.
 
US sites recently listed on the Watch include:
 
*         Florida Southern Historic Campus, Lakeland, FL
*         Historic Neighborhoods of New Orleans, LA
*         Historic Route 66
*         New York State Pavilion, Flushing, NY
*         Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA
*         Tutuveni Petroglyph Site, Hopi Tribal Land, AZ
*         Dutch Reformed Church, Newburgh, NY
*         Mount Lebanon Shake Village Site, New Lebanon, NY
*         South Pass Cultural Landscape, WY
 
Additional information about the 2010 World Monuments Watch and downloadable PDFs of the Guidelines and Nomination Forms are available at http://www.wmf.org/watch.html.  
 
Adobe Reader version 9.0 is required for the PDFs and may be downloaded for free at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.  
 
Questions or concerns about the nomination or electronic submission process should be directed to watch at wmf.org.   
 
 
Amy L. Freitag
Program Director, United States
World Monuments Fund
95 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10016
afreitag at wmf.org 
646-424-9594, ext 248 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Susan Lynn White, RPA
Asst. State Archaeologist
Oregon SHPO
725 Summer St NE, Suite C 
Salem, Oregon 97301
503-986-0675
503-986-0793 FAX
Susan.White at state.or.us
http://oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/ARCH/index.shtml ( http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/ARCH/index.shtml )
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