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NM State Parks director retiring after a career of firsts

.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... Christy Tafoya, New Mexico State Parks director, will retire at the end of June. Tafoya joined State Parks in 1998 as the division’s first archaeologist and is the first woman to serve as director. (Courtesy of New Mexico State Parks) Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal Christy Tafoya learned about New Mexico’s state parks from the ground up. The State Parks director, who will retire at the end of June, joined the division in 1998 as its first archaeologist. In 2015, Tafoya became the first woman appointed to direct the department, which oversees 35 parks. She was reappointed in 2019 by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. ...................... “Resource protection and education are a really big part of our mission and my mission,” Tafoya said. “I feel our agency has moved in a direction to not only provide great outdoor recreation experiences, but to protect what we have and teach pe

Endangered places: HANO names developer for original B W Cooper buildings

In a city known for its architecture, culture and history and the use of these treasured elements in tourism promotion it can be a surprise when they are neglected by the city that originated or inspired them. While the Louisiana Landmarks Society can’t solve all of the problems, for the past 71 years, the group has shone a light on at-risk historic buildings and other structures, such as tombs, in danger of falling down and being demolished by neglect and on neighborhoods that are at risk of being permanently altered by destructive new developments. In 2005, the organization annually began a program naming “New Orleans Nine Most Endangered Sites” to bring awareness to the issues these programs or historic structures face. 

A look at Idaho s Black History and Future

Idaho State Historic Preservation Office Bethel Missionary Baptist Church congregation in Pocatello, circa 1960. – Image courtesy of Alfreda Vann and Idaho State Historic Preservation Office POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - As Black History Month comes to a close, KIFI takes a look at Idaho s Black History. Idaho has always had a very small population of Black Americans, but those who have chosen to settle in the Gem State have their own stories to tell. A brief history of Idaho s Black population Idaho’s Black population took off in the 20th Century, due in part to rising violence and racism in the South and a need for workers during World War II. As white men were enlisting in the military, women and Black men were filling the labor gap left behind.

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