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November 9-14, 2014
Florence, Italy
November 11-14, 2014
Savannah, Georgia
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
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 | | View of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Credit: National Park Service |
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Established in 1978, the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area was an early test of how to create a National Park in a complex urban landscape, the Los Angeles Basin.
It encompasses one of the largest and most significant examples of Mediterranean-type ecosystems in the world and features a rich mix of cultural histories and natural resources.
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Living Landscape Observer
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Retreating from Landscape Scale Work?
Not so long ago the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor was the pride of the National Park Service - an oft-cited example of the agency's new approach to collaborative landscape management. But somewhere along the way, the NPS changed direction. Now, following a special resource study that recommended the creation of a far more traditional national park unit, legislation is pending in Congress that would strip out every reference of a partnership with the heritage corridor. This could jeopardize a successful model three decades in the making. So what might happen next? Learn more.
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Advocacy Scholars - Deadline Approaching
Do you know an undergraduate or graduate student interested in historic preservation, planning, history, public policy, law, architecture or a related field? If so, encourage them to apply to the Preservation Action Advocacy Scholars program ( by October 31, 2014) which offers a limited number of competitive scholarships to students interested in attending National Historic Preservation Advocacy Week (March 2-4, 2015) in Washington, D.C. This year, Preservation Action has joined the NHA@30 celebration by proposing the National Heritage Areas program as a topic for the required advocacy scholar's essay. Learn more.
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Long Landscapes: How Big is Big Enough?
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New Additions to Research / Writing
The Research and Writing section of the Living Landscape Observer has been expanding in recent months. You can now review many of the documents we have assembled as part of our National Heritage Areas at 30 coverage, including conference proceedings, congressional testimony and opinion pieces.
In addition, we've also begun to add information on the history of outdoor recreation in the 20th century United States, with a particular emphasis on federal policy.
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In the News
Collaborative conservation to save Minnesota's Grasslands
Secretary Jewell visits landscape-scale effort to protect Sage Grouse in Oregon. See a Department of Interior press release for more information on the project.
Will New York City enter the "green bond" market?
Images help to capture magnitude of California's record drought (60% of state in "exceptional" conditions) as well as the landscape of the Alberta Tar Sands.
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About Us
The Living Landscape Observer is a website, blog and monthly e-newsletter that offers commentary and information on the emerging field of large landscape conservation. This approach emphasizes the preservation of a "sense of place" and blends ingredients of land conservation, heritage preservation, and sustainable community development. Learn more about how you can get involved or sign up for the newsletter here.
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