California Statewide Historic Preservation Plan, 2006-2010

From introduction: "Many agree that the historic preservation movement is stronger now than at any other time in California’s history. The California Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) benefits from partnerships with stakeholders at federal, state, and local government levels and with numerous non-profit and for-profit organizations who are working together to promote historic preservation. This successful partnering is reflected in several ways. The number of Certified Local Governments (CLGs) – local governmental partners with OHP – has increased steadily and now stands at 52. OHP has also entered into numerous programmatic agreements with federal and state agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service and California Department of Transportation, streamlining the Section 106 process by assigning many project review activities of the state of those agencies. OHP maintains longstanding partnerships with non-profit advocacy groups throughout the state such as the California Preservation Foundation, Society for California Archaeology and California Council for the Promotion of History, with new partnerships being formed each year in different regions of the state. Despite this progress, our cultural heritage is still at risk. On a regular basis, parts of our heritage – from historic buildings to bridges to archaeological sites – are destroyed. The primary purpose of this Comprehensive Statewide Historic Preservation Plan (State Plan) is to provide guidance to OHP and the preservation community for the identification, registration, protection, and preservation of important historic resources, and to establish priorities for the use of limited resources available for the program... The present publication represents California’s update for the next five years, 2006-2010. The goals and objectives contained within the State Plan reflect the mission and state and federal mandates of OHP and fall within the core activities OHP pursues today and has pursued for many years, such as registration, CLG program, review of federal and federally-funded or permitted projects, and maintenance of an inventory of historical resources. The State Plan is seen as a roadmap for more effective and efficient delivery of these core services, helping OHP to direct resources to areas of greatest need and to objectives for which the office has the greatest likelihood of success in meeting its core responsibilities in ways that better serve the preservation needs of the people of California." Funding was provided in part by a 2006 Historic Preservation Fund grant administered by the California State Historic Preservation Office (project number CA-06-19, grant number 06-06-21507) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

California Statewide Historic Preservation Plan, 2006-2010

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