Exploring Best Practices in Public Lands History
Public historians know that public lands managers must consider history when making decisions about public lands, but sometimes history is left out. This working group has three goals: to find ways to advocate for public history in public lands management; develop a best practices list for public historians; and develop a bibliography of model scholarship. Participants will join in solidarity to share experiences in working with public lands managers, conducting research, and writing and/or contributing to management documents. The facilitators of this working group invite everyone passionate about this field and at different phases in their careers to join us in solidarity to share their perspectives on public lands history. We invite experienced practitioners, land managers, academics, those working for governments, history consultants, and interested grad students to join the conversation.
Facilitators: Alexandra Mosquin, Parks Canada
Gregory Smoak, University of Utah
Joan Zenzen, Independent Public Historian
Discussants: Isabella Bartels, Public and Environmental History Center
Jennifer Betsworth, Adirondack Architectural Heritage
Rachel Boyle, Omnia History
Melissa Coles, University of Notre Dame
John Flynn, University of Utah
Leah Glaser, Central Connecticut State University
Rocio Gomez, University of California, Riverside
Jackie Gonzales, Mirandola Research, LLC
Meg Stanley, Parks Canada
William Stoutamire, University of Nebraska at Kearney