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UCSS Preservation Engaged Panel Recap

Earlier this month, the State Historic Preservation Office and Preservation Utah hosted the Preservation Engaged conference in Provo. As always, it was an amazing event and such a cool opportunity...
Last updated: March 18, 2026

April Steward Spotlight

Meet Kane County Steward, Katie Wallace. Katie is a Kanab local who made her way to Utah from the Bay Area in Northern California. She was introduced to the Colorado...
Last updated: March 18, 2026

Brown Bag Lecture Series 2025

Join us each Wednesday at noon (Mountain Time) in May for journey into Utah’s history! Each year, the Utah SHPO proudly presents a weekly Brown Bag lecture series showcasing the...
Last updated: March 18, 2026

Utah Cultural Site Stewardship Regional Coordinators

As the Utah Cultural Site Stewardship (UCSS) Program has expanded with over 365 volunteers and 133 land managing partners, the need for additional coordination has increased. To better manage stewarding...
Last updated: March 18, 2026

The Jordan Surplus Canal

Andrew Ugan, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District. This blog is a part of an agreement under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act to highlight the history...
Last updated: March 18, 2026

A Rudder on a Ship: Research Designs in Archaeology

by Christopher W. Merritt, Ph.D. , Utah State Historic Preservation Officer Archaeology, like many scientific disciplines, relies on formal plans called a research design. Research designs lay out the fundamental justification...
Last updated: March 18, 2026

Is My Property Eligible for the National Register?

On nearly a daily basis I receive inquiries from folks asking if their property qualifies for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). For these inquiries I have...
Last updated: March 18, 2026