Project Description: This project aims to create a conservation stewardship legacy second only to Teddy Roosevelt. Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP is the only national park dedicated to the interpretation of conservation stewardship. This project will broaden the context of what conservation stewardship means to all Americans; help the park communicate to the public the legacy of one of the nation’s strongest conservationists, Laurance Rockefeller. It will also analyze outdoor recreation opportunities and the effort to provide those opportunities to all Americans, specifically through the National Park Service, but also through other public lands; and whether those efforts of conservation stewardship supplemented the efforts of the Civil Rights Movement.
Lead Principal Investigator: Dr. David Glassberg, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Partner Institution: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Federal Agency Technical Contact: Taylor Brookins
Federal Involvement: NPS reviewed project drafts
Project Type: Research
Project Discipline: Cultural Resources
Project Sub-Discipline(s): Cultural and Historic
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2023
Initial Funding Amount: $53,999.89
Federal Grant Number: P18AC01263
Amendments
- Amendment Number: 03, Year: 2023, Amount: $-6,520.92
National Park or Protected Area: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Student and Other Involvement:
- Masters Students: 2
Summary of Student Involvement: Research and editorial assistance
Products Associated with this Project: