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The first joint SAA/ACRA Cultural Resources Career Expo washeld during the Society for American Archaeology’s annual meeting inDenver, Co. The expo was held on Saturday, March 23, in a conferenceroom of the Adam’s Mark Hotel. The final count is not in yet from SAA,but about 44 companies and agencies had exhibits and informationbooths at the expo. The majority of the private companies were ACRAmember firms.

Kay Simpson, ACRA pastpresident and SAA committeemember, took a leading role inorganizing this event. Thepurpose of the expo was tointroduce attendees toinformation on careers in culturalresource management.Exhibitors answered questionsabout career paths, types ofemployment opportunities in

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Marion Almy Archaeological Consultants, Inc.Sarasota, Florida

Jeff Altschul Statistical Research, Inc.Tuscon, Arizona

Colin I. Busby Basin Research Associates, Inc. San Leandro, California

Susan M. Chandler Alpine Archaeological Consultants, Inc.Montrose, Colorado

David G. De Vries Mesa TechnicalBerkeley, California

Christopher Dore Garcia and AssociatesSan Anselmo, California

Ann Emmons Historical Research Associates, Inc.Missoula, Montana

Karen Hartgen Hartgen Archaeological Associates, Inc.Rensselaer, New York

James W. Karbula Hicks and CompanyAustin, Texas

Loretta L. Lautzenheiser Coastal Carolina Research, Inc.Tarboro, North Carolina

Michael McFaul LaRamie Soils ServiceLaramie, Wyoming

Thomas Lennon Western Cultural Resource ManagementBoulder, Colorado

Steve Mehls Western Historical Studies, Inc.Lafayette, Colorado

Duane Peter Geo-Marine, Inc.Plano, Texas

Michael R. Polk Sagebrush Archaeological Consultants L.L.C.Ogden, Utah

Jo Reese Archaeological Investigations NW, Inc.Portland, Oregon

Dan Roberts John Milner Associates, Inc.West Chester, Pennsylvania

Michael Roberts Timelines, Inc.Littleton, Massachusetts

Kay Simpson Louis Berger & Associates, Inc.Richmond, Virginia

Charissa Wang Hardlines Design CompanyColumbus, Ohio

Jeanne Ward Applied Archaeology & History Assoc., Inc.Annapolis, Maryland

Lucy B. Wayne SouthArc, Inc.Gainesville, Florida

In This Issue...

ACRA Board of DirectorsACRA Board of Directors

SAA/ACRA CRM EXPO

By Loretta Lautzenheizer, President Elect

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ACRA BusinessACRA BusinessMessage from the President pg. 4

2002 Board of Directors Goals pg. 5

2002 Spring Board Meeting pg.6

2002 Annual Meeting pg.9

Legislative Update pg. 10

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different firms, and suggested course work for students.A number of firms were actively recruiting staff, and anumber of students and other job seekers came armedwith resumes. The firms that were not hiring at thetime accepted resumes for future work and gave outinformation on web sites or other contacts for futureemployment opportunities.

The expo also served as an informal get-together of the CRM professionals at the conference.

A number of academic departments took theopportunity to introduce their programs to the firms andagencies present. They requested feedback on whattraining the firms would like to see in future employees,and also to let us know what departments wereinterested in educating future CRM professionals. Theexpo was considered a big success by all involved, andplans are already underway for next year’s event.

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Expo..

Louis Berger & Associates Hartgen Associates, Inc.

Coastal Carolina Research, Inc.Sagebrush ArchaeologicalConsultants

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Alpine ArchaeologicalConsultants, Inc.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

By Susan M. ChandlerAlpine Archaeological Consultants, Inc.

President

March was a busy, high profile month for ACRA.Twenty board members gathered in Jacksonville, Florida, onMarch 2 for our spring board meeting. As summarized in themeeting notes elsewhere in this issue, we had a full agenda.One of the major outcomes of the meeting was a better-defined list of ACRA goals for the coming year (see Page 5).Many thanks to Lucy Wayne (SouthArc) and Marion Almy(Archaeological Consultants), our local hosts, for makingmeeting arrangements, providing breakfast, and publicizingthe meeting in their Florida Archaeological Councilnewsletter. We certainly don’t blame them (much!) for thecold and rainy weather.

ACRA also played an active role at the Society forAmerican Archaeology (SAA) meeting in Denver. We held anACRA “open meeting” on Wednesday afternoon, March 20,which was sparsely attended. The four ACRA membersattending (Robert Jackson, of Pacific Legacy; ChristopherDore of Garcia & Associates; Margie Green of ArchaeologicalConsulting Services; and me) agreed that ACRA shouldcontinue to have meetings in conjunction with SAA, but thinkthat a different format (cocktail party?) and later in the weekwould be better. Any suggestions are welcome!

Thanks to Tom Wheaton, those ACRA members whodid stop by the Geo-Marine booth in the exhibit hall were ableto pick up ACRA stickers for their SAA nametags to identifythemselves as members. ACRA members were wellrepresented at the Cultural Resources Management CareerExpo – it was gratifying to walk through the room and see thelarge number of booths proudly displaying their “ACRAMember” signs. Tom Wheaton manned the ACRA display ina booth at the CRM Expo, providing information aboutmembership and about ACRA’s Annual Meeting in Savannahthis October 24-27.

Kevin Pape (Gray & Pape) and Dana McGowan(Jones & Stokes) presented a successful ACRA workshop atthe SAA meeting on Friday on “How Not to Lose Money:

Budgets and Cultural Resource Management.” My thanks tothem for their extra efforts on behalf of ACRA.

The SAA and ACRA leadership (Robert Kelly, SAAPresident; Lynn Sebastian, SAA President-Elect; TobiBrimsek, SAA Executive Director; Kay Simpson, ACRA Past-President; Tom Wheaton, ACRA Executive Director; and me)met for breakfast at the conference to talk about issues ofconcern to both organizations and how ways that mightcontinue to work together.

ACRA has not just been going to meetings, though!Here is a short list of some of the other things that ACRAhas been up to this spring:

l Jo Reese (Archaeological Investigations Northwest)and Aaron Smith (Cultural Resource Analysts)continue their hard work on ACRA’s Cell TowerSubcommittee.

l Marion Almy and the board have been working onrecruiting new members (please contact her if youknow of any prospective members – or better yet,call them and ask them to join!).

l The Government Relations Committee and NellieLongsworth continue to monitor what’s going on inWashington. The committee plans to develop aGovernment Affairs/Public Service Award to bepresented at the Annual Meeting.

l ACRA signed a letter of support for John F.Seiberling’s nomination for the Louise du PontCrowninshield award, the highest award of theNational Trust for Historic Preservation.

Finally, I would like to welcome Shaune Skinner(ASC Group) to the ACRA Board of Directors. Shaunerepresents Large Member firms. She replaces Tom Lennon(Western Cultural Resource Management), who was unableto attend board meetings because of family concerns.

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2002 ACRA Board of Directors Goals

(Presented to the Executive Director at the March Jacksonville Meeting)

Training

} Work on means of offering ACRA workshops on a regular basis

} Develop links on ACRA’s website to continuing education opportunities

} Provide information to members about what clauses should be includedin a standard contract

ACRA Visibility (Promoting ACRA)

} Develop liaisons with client industries and environmental organizations

} Get ACRA on their mailing list for conferences

} Provide links on MembersOnly website to these contacts, includinginformation about regional meetings that ACRA members mightwant to attend

} Try to get the ACRA display to industry conferences

} Advertise ACRA workshops more broadly, including on ACRA-L

} Provide more advance publicity for our annual conference

Membership

} Add new members

} Retain existing members

} Require members to sign ethics statement

Succession Planning

} What are ACRA’s options for Executive Director if Tom Wheaton retires?

April 2002



2002 SPRING BOARD MEETING SUMMARY

MAY 1, 2002, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

Highlights of the Spring Board Meeting are presented below.Complete minutes will be available on the ACRA web site byMay 1, 2002.

Hosts: Lucy Wayne of SouthArc, Inc., and Marion Almy ofArchaeological Consultants, Inc.

PresentMarion Almy, Jeff Altschul, Colin Busby, Susan M. Chandler,David G. DeVries, Christopher Dore, Ann Emmons, KarenHartgen, James Karbula, Loretta E. Lautzenheiser, MichaelMcFaul, Duane Peter, Michael Polk, Jo Reese, Dan Roberts,Kay Simpson, Jeanne A. Ward, Charissa Wang, LucyWayne, and Donald Weir. Representing a quorum.

Announcements:Kevin Pape, of Gray & Pape, and Dana McGowan, of Jonesand Stokes, are asking ACRA members to send them copiesof technical proposals, go/no-go decision forms, standardmethodologies (how many shovel tests per acre, etc.) “Bothgood ones and bad ones” are needed. This material will beused in the Business of CRM workshops sponsored byACRA at regional and national conferences.

OLD BUSINESS

Budget: Treasurer Don Weir announced that taxes havebeen filed for 2001, with no taxes due. Securing blanketcertification for state tax exemption is expensive and will notbe pursued. ACRA met its dues-collection goals for 2001.

ACRA Edition Article on SalariesLoretta Lautzenheiser, Kay Simpson, and Joe Brandon ofHardlines Design Company are compiling salaries posted onjob lists and plan to publish that information in the ACRAEdition.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Award Committee: The Call for Awards has been posted on the web site and acopy of the nomination form is in the newsletter. ACRA willassume some of the travel costs incurred by award winnerswho choose to attend the conference; these allocations willfirst be approved by the Executive Committee. In recentyears no nominations have been received for theGovernment/Public Service Award. The board determinedthat the Government Affairs Committee, working with NellieLongsworth, will nominate government officials who haveadvanced the cause of historic preservation.

Nomination CommitteeSeven board positions expire at the 2002 conference (1small; 3 medium; 3 large). The board accepted TomLennon’s resignation from the board and this vacant positionwill be filled by appointment, with the appointed termexpiring in 2003 (see Page 4).

Education CommitteeMarion Almy reported a 33% return on the educationcommittee survey prepared by former Education Committeechair Stephen Mehls. While results have not yet beentabulated, better graduate training and writing skills“screamed as a need from every category from all firms.”Extensive discussion followed on the possible use of thisinformation, from approaching student organizations,department heads, and college deans in an effort to improvecurriculum, to increased effort by ACRA to work with existingcontinued education institutions to provide effectiveworkshops and training opportunities. Many on the boardbelieved that attempting to modify university programs is afutile effort and that ACRA’s energy is best placed in the

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development and propagation of workshops. The EducationCommittee was charged with developing a position paper onpotential partners and a list of potential workshops,presenters, and venues. Comments will be solicited fromACRA members. The committee will also provide TomWheaton with a list of available Continued Education, to beposted on the web site.

NewsletterAs always, securing articles for the newsletter remains aproblem. Board members suggested a series of profiles onmember firms, with an initial focus on small businesses.Articles from the symposium “The Business of CRM” also willcontinue to be printed.

Membership CommitteeMembership remains static. The membership committee willcontact those firms that dropped their membership, and askhow ACRA could better meet their needs. The ACRAConference, consistently defined by members as ACRA’smost valuable service, will be more actively advertised. Allboard members also were asked to identify 2-3 firms in theirregion that are not yet ACRA members. These firms will beapproached by the Membership Committee chair.

Conference CommitteeNew South Associates is hosting the 2002 conference inSavannah, on October 24-27. The conference agenda willreflect the full range of CRM, with issues of interest tohistorians/architectural historians as well as archaeologists.Presentations by specialized “niche” companies will form thefocus of Saturday’s presentations. Students from Savannah’smany preservation programs will be invited to the conference.

Geo-Marine will host the 2003 conference in Dallas.

Federal Contracting. Mike Polk reported that he has set up a meeting with thehead of NPS procurement. ACRA members also will beasked to identify their chief concerns regarding contracts withfederal agencies.

NEW BUSINESS

White Paper CommitteeChris Dore and Duane Peter will work with the ExecutiveDirector and member volunteers to develop a list of standardcontract language – “things to look for” – and also to solicit aseries of White Papers describing the technology of variousspecialties (for example, geo physics), summarizing how youmight apply these technologies on a project, and summarizingdangers, strengths, and weaknesses of the new technologies.

Membership – exclusion of 501c3 organizations from fullmembershipExtensive discussion regarding ACRA’s reasons for excluding501c3 organizations from full membership, with Jeff Altschulnoting that many non-profit organizations do adhere tobusiness practices, and that the nonprofit industry ischanging, and growing rapidly: “there will be a growingnumber of organizations involved in CRM and historicpreservation. [To exclude these groups] may not work andthis is something that the board will have to consider.” TomWheaton reminded the board that when ACRA was formedfounding members were advised to focus on one group andnot to endeavor to be all things to all people: “our missionstatement says that we’re for businesses.” The majority of theboard declined to change membership requirements, withmany noting that one of ACRA’s goals was to assist for- profitcompanies in competing with non-profit organizations.

Competition from Non-Profits and Universities Prior to the meeting, board member Mike Roberts requestedthat the board consider the relationship of publicly fundeduniversities to CRM, noting that university CRM programsprovide inherently unfair competition (student workers, lowoverhead) and asking that an ad hoc committee prepare aposition paper that might guide discussion with the SmallBusiness Association and the universities.

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Discussion was brief, with board members noting thatUniversity programs are unlikely to go away altogether andthat private industry could best compete by providingsuperior service: “reacting quickly, submitting deliverables ontime, and hiring qualified people instead of students.” Theboard presented much anecdotal information regarding thefailure/collapse of university programs and numerous boardmembers reported that with the current volume of work,unfair competition from universities is less and less of aconcern. Tom Wheaton was asked to update ACRA’s existingposition paper on unfair trade practices for presentation tomembership in Savannah. This issue also will be a talkingpoint at the general membership meeting in Savannah, whenthe extent of concern will be measured and action itemsidentified.

Collections ManagementBoard members noted a “curation crisis” with closure ofmany university, state, and federal repositories. While privatecompanies are responding, facilities remain inadequate andcuration costs are increasing. Susan Chandler noted that theproblem may constitute a restraint of trade, with the BLMdenying permits to those companies without curationagreements and reported that the issue will be a point ofdiscussion at the SAA meeting in Denver. Mike Polk reportedthat SHA and SAA have both formed committees to studythe problem. ACRA’s SAA and SHA liaisons will monitorcommittee findings and report to the ACRA board. Memberswill be kept informed through MembersOnly and a possibleACRA Edition article.

World Archaeological Conference The board approved a motion to sponsor a workshop oncontract archaeology at the World Archaeological Conferencein Washington, DC, in 2003, to be organized by TomWheaton. Workshop presenters will include private-sectorarchaeologists from outside of the United States. ACRA willnot provide financial assistance but will lend its name to theworkshop. The Future of ACRATom Wheaton asked if the organization was in a rut, asmarked by stagnant membership and the absence of highprofile issues: “should ACRA be more proactive rather thansimply reacting to government-inspired crises?” Suggestedproactive actions included leadership on issues of certificationand standardization; increased efforts to expand membershipto include more non-archaeological firms; increased efforts toseek the opinions and suggestions of non-board members;provision of increased member services, in the form ofinformational links on the web site; and more aggressivedevelopment of Continued Education opportunities. Othersnoted that while membership is stagnant, ACRA’s visibilityand credibility remain high and ACRA is increasinglycontacted by federal agencies to serve as a partner in policyinitiatives (witness the wireless communication industry).

ACRA Goals for 2002/2003 The board developed a list of goals for 2002/2003. Thesegoals are detailed as part of the “Message from thePresident” on Page 5.

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ACRA Annual Meetings

Historic Savannah, Georgia - October 24-27, 2002

-Preliminary Program-

Thursday, October 24 - Open Board Meeting

E Dinner at the historic and nationally acclaimed Pink House, open to everyone, but seating islimited.

Thursday, October 24 afternoon

E Workshops by ACRA specialty companies on business and archaeological issues.

Friday, October 25 morning

E Workshops by ACRA specialty companies on architectural issues.E Committee Luncheons.

Friday, October 25 afternoon

E Exclusive tours by recognized preservation experts of the largest urban National Register HistoricDistrict in the country. Extended tours of selected historic buildings, and of the squares, streets,and alleys of one of the oldest planned communities in the English speaking colonies.

E Reception and dinner with board members to discuss issues of mutual concern and provide inputinto the direction ACRA will take over the next year.

Saturday, October 26 morning - Urban Architecture Session:

E Keynote by a leading Savannah preservationist. Presentation of a state of the art 3D preservationplanning tool.

E Awards luncheon atop the DeSoto Hilton.

Saturday, October 26 afternoon -Urban Archaeology Session:

E Overview of current issues, successes, and failures in urban archaeology. Urban archaeologicalmethods that work, or don’t.

E Our ever popular “Gripe Session”.E Reception in one of Savannah’s historic treasures.

Included in the registration:

E Friday and Saturday Working Luncheons

E Friday Dinner

E Saturday catered Reception

Hotel and other information will be forthcoming. Please check the June issue of the ACRA Edition or visitour web site at: http://www.acra-crm.org/.

April 2002



LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

By Nellie Longsworth

Conferees Face “Must Do” Decision Making toResolve House-Senate Versions of the Farm Bill

The original hope for completion of the House-Senate conference to resolve the differences betweenthe two versions of the Farm Bill did not meet its “hopedfor” April 1 deadline. Reconciling a 5-year Senate billwith a 10-year House measure is complicated by aSenate funding differential that is $6 billion above boththe House version and the budget resolution.

Before the spring recess, staff worked out a 10-year, $73 billion measure with $17.2 billion set aside forconservation programs. This was $1.2 billion above theHouse measure for conservation and $3.1 billion belowthe Senate bill. This implies cuts to the Senate bill thatis looked upon as a conservation-friendly measure thatreduced commodity subsidy programs to increasefunding for environmentally sound programs that rewardfarmers and ranchers for practicing good stewardship oftheir land, water, and air.

The Senate version is much stronger in conser-vation funding while the House has targeted 70% of itsfunding to continue subsidy for grain, cotton, and rice,even though these growers represent only 30% of thenation’s farmers. Other issues yet unresolved include aSenate proposal to limit farm subsidy payments to$275,000 per year, a House effort to scale back SenateAgriculture Chairman Tom Harkin’s $2.4 billion Conser-vation Security Program proposal to a pilot program,and a push for increased conservation funding to $18billion supported by many environmental organizations.

As the conference struggles over fundingpriorities, the archeological and cultural resourcemanagement communities stand to gain from bill

language that makes farmland containing historic andarcheological resources an eligible category forFarmland Protection Program funds. This proposal is inboth House and Senate bills. The Senate bill furtherincludes a 5-year/$25 million program to restore historicbarns. Introduced by Sen. Jim Jeffords (I-VT) the fate ofthis measure is unknown at this time.

An Increase for the FY03 Historic Preservation FundAppropriation Draws Support from House Members

Disappointment over the cuts made to theHistoric Preservation Fund for FY03 in the President’sBudget has inspired members of the House to jointogether and request a higher funding level from theChairman of the Interior Appropriations Subcommitteeduring the mark-up this spring.

The numbers tell the story. Reductions over thepast two years have chopped HPF program funding by$20 million in FY02 and another $7.5 million in thecurrent budget. Specific cuts to the states and tribes of$10 million in FY02 was matched this year by another$7.5 million cut. And, it is the States who have taken thebrunt of the cuts, seeing their appropriation reducedfrom $46.6 million in FY01 to $34 million in the currentbudget.

Two actions have cheered the efforts of thepreservation community to amend the current shortfalls.At the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee level, 5 ofthe 12 members have signed a letter to Chairman JoeSkeen (R-NM) requesting a return to $46.6 million forFY03. Led by Rep. Martin Sabo (D-MN), the letter issigned by the ranking minority member Norman Dicks



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(D-WA), Jack Kingston (R-GA), John Murtha (D-PA),and James Moran (D-VA).

At another level, Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI) andRobert Erlich (R-MD) have authored a letter that alsorequests $46.6 million for the states. The subcom-mittee mark-up usually takes place in May or June.

Telecommunications Programmatic AgreementMoving Toward Final Stage

For two years, members of diverse interestshave worked together to find solutions to the wirelesscommunication tower placement issue that hasbecome a major concern in all parts of our nation. Onone hand there is the unparalleled growth of thewireless communications industry and on the other theenvironmental and historic preservation laws andreviews that protect communities from haphazardplacement of the towers in their midst. The wirelessand broadcast industry reps have shared the table withthe Federal Communications Commission. StateHistoric Preservation Officers, the Advisory Council onHistoric Preservation, and members of ACRA areseeking solutions that both protect communities andadvance communications with a reasonable approachto environmental review.

The Advisory Council convened the group andmonthly meetings brought greater understanding of theissues from all sides. Efforts to write a programmaticagreement have seen difficult moments although allhave learned to appreciate the needs of eachparticipating interest group. With hopes that anagreement can be reached by this summer, the ball is

now in the FCC court which has undertaken thedevelopment of an agreement from their perspective.

Those who have participated believe that allparties can be winners in the end. The industry willhave specific review requirements that will be asstreamlined as possible. The FCC can guide itslicensees and applicants to a process that will insureproper reviews in a reasonable time frame. The stateswill work to weed out proposed placements which haveno effect from others that will require mitigation. Thecultural resource management folks will benefit from arecognition that qualified professionals will get the jobdone most efficiently.

The FCC has recognized the need for a qualifiedprofessional staff person and has advertized for a CRspecialist at a GS 13 level, with a salary between$66,000 to $101,000 per year. The closing date for thevacancy is April 12.

There are still stumbling blocks to be resolvedbut an outcome that brings together industry,professionals, state and federal agencies, andenvironmental and historic preservation laws couldbecome a precedent for other environmental reviewrequirements. ———————————————————————————Prepared by Nellie L. Longsworth, Consultant - Without priorwritten permission from NLL, they will not post weekly orspecial reports on paper or any computer network, homepageor bulletin board accessible by any entity or individual otherthan its members, officers, directors, board members, staff,and any others listed above. ACRA may, however, make “fairuse” of the weekly news or special reports or periodicalnewsletters and may rewrite or paraphrase and distributeinformation contained in them.

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