National Preservation Institute

10/09/2026

NPI featured 75-minute, on-demand, eLearning training -
Streetscape Design: Strategies for Historic Districts
Faculty: Paul Daniel Marriott, Ph.D.

This training is suitable for: Local government agency staff, landscape architects, design professionals, and Architectural/design review boards involved in developing or reviewing capital infrastructure projects.

Streetscapes in historic districts are often redesigned without recognition of the unique historic features—such as pavement, street trees, and lighting—that defined the street during the period of significance. In many communities, after detailed preservation goals for historic architecture have been established, inappropriate lighting, decorative pavement, and flowering trees are randomly selected to ‘beautify’ the street. This introduction to the history of the American streetscape presents strategies to design attractive streets that are historically appropriate.

Streetscapes in historic districts are often redesigned without recognition of the unique historic features, such as pavement, street trees, and lighting, that defined the street during the period of significance.

10/07/2026

NPI online, on-demand, Section 106 series. A hot topic now – this is a great time to enroll!
1. Section 106: The Basics for Planners, Project Managers, and Developers
2. Section 106: Resource Identification
3. Section 106: The Meaning of Effects
4. Section 106: Effective Participation and Response Strategies
Courses offered in an online, on-demand, format can be accessed at any time, accessible for up to one year from the date of enrollment.
• Register for individual courses or take advantage of discounted "bundle" pricing for this or other on-demand series.
• Course access is limited to the individual registered and enrolled in the course.
• Scholarships may be available

08/26/2026

Preservation Roundtable hosting Happy Hour! 🍻🎉
Thursday, September 10, 5:30 p.m.
Guest speaker: Katlyn Cotton is a Principal at PlaceEconomics, where she conducts research on the economic and community impacts of historic preservation. Her work spans city and and statewide economic impact studies, Main Street programs, historic tax credit studies, housing analyses, and policy research that expands the coalition for preservation by demonstrating how it advances broader community goals. For Roundtable, Katlyn will share findings from recent studies on housing affordability and historic preservation. At a time when preservation is often portrayed as a barrier to housing production or affordability, the research of PlaceEconomics demonstrates that historic neighborhoods frequently support greater housing diversity, higher residential density, and continued housing growth, while preserving the character and identity that make communities resilient.

RSVP by September 4: 703.765.0100, [email protected]
$35; $25 young professionals, interns, graduate students
Cash, Venmo , or check payable to "National Preservation Institute (NPI)"

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08/18/2026

NPI In Person Seminar
Section 106: Agreement Documents
October 28-29, 2026 Des Moines, Iowa
Faculty: Ethel R. Eaton, Ph.D., Claudia Nissley
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This advanced seminar focuses on memoranda of agreement and programmatic agreements under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Learn how to survive and thrive during the agreement process through careful analysis, clear writing, and good negotiation. Review the available tools, guidelines, alternatives—and non-alternatives—to reach a favorable conclusion to the process.

This advanced seminar focuses on memoranda of agreement and programmatic agreements under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Learn how to survive and thrive during the agreement process through careful analysis, clear writing, and good negotiation. Review the available tools, gui...

08/15/2026

NPI In Person Seminar
Section 4(f) Compliance for Historic Properties
October 20-21, 2026 Atlanta, Georgia
Faculty: David Grachen
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Section 4(f) of the DOT Act of 1966 is triggered by funding or approval from a U.S. DOT agency for a project that proposes "use" of historic property or land from a publicly owned park, recreation area, or refuge. With a focus on historic properties, examine the stringent approval standards of this substantive law and discuss ways to better integrate and streamline Sections 4(f) and 106 with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process.

Section 4(f) of the DOT Act of 1966 is triggered by funding or approval from a U.S. DOT agency for a project that proposes "use" of historic property or land from a publicly owned park, recreation area, or refuge. With a focus on historic properties, examine the stringent approval standards of this....

08/13/2026

NPI In Person Seminar
Section 106: An Introduction
October 14-15, 2026, Carson City, Nevada
Faculty: Allyson Brooks, Ph.D., Ethel R. Eaton, Ph.D., Claudia Nissley, Kristen M. Zschomler,
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Learn the basics of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Explore practical approaches to working through the compliance process, including identification, eligibility, and integrity of different types of properties, places, and landscapes. Review other federal laws that may require consideration of historic properties. Consider how to engage in consultation and coordination throughout the process. Discuss how to differentiate direct and indirect effects, address the impact of cultural biases, and understand the principles behind agreement documents.

Learn the basics of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Explore practical approaches to working through the compliance process, including identification, eligibility, and integrity of different types of properties, places, and landscapes. Review other federal laws that may require...

08/11/2026

NPI In Person Seminar
Section 106: An Introduction
October 6-7, 2026, San Diego, California
Faculty: Allyson Brooks, Ph.D., Ethel R. Eaton, Ph.D., Claudia Nissley, Kristen M. Zschomler,
Pre-Register now!

Learn the basics of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Explore practical approaches to working through the compliance process, including identification, eligibility, and integrity of different types of properties, places, and landscapes. Review other federal laws that may require consideration of historic properties. Consider how to engage in consultation and coordination throughout the process. Discuss how to differentiate direct and indirect effects, address the impact of cultural biases, and understand the principles behind agreement documents.

Learn the basics of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Explore practical approaches to working through the compliance process, including identification, eligibility, and integrity of different types of properties, places, and landscapes. Review other federal laws that may require...

08/08/2026

NPI In Person Seminar
Cultural Landscapes: Understanding, Planning for, and Managing a Dynamic Resource
October 6-7, 2026 Albuquerque, New Mexico
Faculty: Lucinda A. Brockway, Nancy J. Brown
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Cultural landscapes are dynamic, living resources that can be designed, vernacular, ethnographic, or part of a historic site. Discuss how to identify and inventory character-defining features. Explore the concepts of planning and documentation, and the development of the cultural landscape report. Discuss the implication of evaluating, treating, and maintaining landscape resources under the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines. Understand the philosophical foundations for a realistic approach to making decisions about the preservation and long-term management of cultural landscapes through case studies and identify tools and techniques for managing change.

Cultural landscapes are dynamic, living resources that can be designed, vernacular, ethnographic, or part of a historic site. Discuss how to identify and inventory character-defining features. Explore the concepts of planning and documentation, and the development of the cultural landscape report. D...

08/06/2026

National Preservation Summit Registration Open Now!
Summit dates September 22-24
The National Trust for Historic Preservation debuts its first National Preservation Summit, which will be held at Washington National Cathedral. Admission is complimentary for all 500 guests, but registration is required (and non-transferable).
With a theme of All People Are Created Equal, this convening will explore community revitalization, the interpretation of the past to foster a shared future, and unity through historic places.

National Trust for Historic Preservation

Join us September 22-24, 2026, in Washington, DC and online.

08/05/2026

NPI Webinar
Technology and Cultural Resources: Roundtable Conversation
Faculty Deidre McCarthy, GISP
August 20, 2026 3;00 PM ET
Registration open! Limited to 25 participants
This roundtable conversation is an opportunity for a free-ranging discussion of technology that is being used in the cultural resource management field. Learn about current and upcoming technologies with potential applicability in the areas of survey and identification, research and evaluation, documentation, rehabilitation and restoration, interpretation, and planning. Change is a constant in the geographic information system (GIS) industry, related online platforms, as well as in mobile tools, GPS, digital photography, and drones. Post questions on these technologies, data sources, or training opportunities and contribute a case study to the discussion.

This roundtable conversation is an opportunity for a free-ranging discussion of technology that is being used in the cultural resource management field. Learn about current and upcoming technologies with potential applicability in the areas of survey and identification, research and evaluation, docu...