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A Landscape of Change: Cape Hatteras Light Station
Twenty years ago, in the summer of 1999, the Cape Hatteras Light Station was moved 2,900 feet from the spot where it had stood since 1870.
As the natural process of shoreline erosion transformed this dynamic coastal environment, the tallest brick lighthouse in the United States now stood dangerously close to the ocean’s edge.
The remarkable undertaking including efforts to protect the structures, maintain the coastal setting of the original site, and preserve the original orientation to the shoreline and spatial arrangement of historic structures in the landscape.
Discover more about the transformation and preservation of this cultural landscape: Landscapes of Change: Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
- Photo album of the 1999 Cape Hatteras Light Station move
- Cape Hatteras Light Station Cultural Landscape Report
- Cape Hatteras Light Station Cultural Landscape Inventory
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore website
- More about cultural landscapes
Driving the lighthouse along the beach to its new location on June 24, 1999 (NPS).
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Internship Opportunity
Join the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation this summer as a Digital Media Resource Assistant supported through the Latino Heritage Internship Program!
The Digital Media Resource Assistant will create ArcGIS StoryMaps for a national audience that convey a strong sense of place and share stories that are inclusive and capture the diverse perspectives that shape our cultural landscape heritage.
If you have interest and experience in cultural resource management and digital media/GIS, check out the full posting and apply through Environment for the Americas: Digital Media Resource Assistant
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Photo: Reflections in the water in front of Stone Cottage at Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, which is one of the places this intern will be profiling through the ArcGIS Storymaps.
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Internship Opportunity!
Join the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation team this winter (remotely) as a Geographical Information Systems/App Development Intern to help build a web-based mobile app for tree assessment to improve management in the National Park Service.
This individual will build and beta-test a web-based mobile app for tree inventory and condition assessment which will allow for integration of data collection with the arboricultural field manual. They will support and participate in the collection of field data using GIS and develop GIS data structures to capture information through the ESRI Collector. The 1200-hour position is supported through a partnership with the National Council of Preservation Education.
If you have interest and experience in cultural resource management and GIS, check out the full posting and apply through the Handshake job portal (position #4160631) or at PreserveNet.
Details
- Direct link to the position announcement: Geographical Information Systems/App Development Intern
- Find more about the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation: OCLP Internships
- What does an internship with the Olmsted Center look like? Don’t miss the Designing the Parks blog for notes from the field.
- *Closes November 11, 2020*
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