Preservation

The demolition of a 94-year-old home is prompting an outcry from neighbors and preservationists in the affluent enclave of Highland Park. The home at 4415 Fairfax Ave. was torn down beginning the morning of Aug. 21, marking the latest in a string of similar demolitions throughout the neighborhood in recent years. At just over 4,900 square feet, the four-bedroom, pier-and-beam …

Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A new “cryopreservation” technique opens a path to year-round sample collection, which is critical in managing threats to our oceans. As ocean temperatures rise, coral reefs face increasing threats as ecosystem damage has accelerated in recent decades. The ability to preserve and revive biodiverse …

 The Alabama Historical Commission has awarded Birmingham’s Old Sardis Baptist Church a $192,000 grant to aid in preserving a site where one of the most important moments in the city’s civil right story took place. Located in the city’s historic Enon Ridge neighborhood, Old Sardis Baptist was organized in 1884 under the name of “Sardis Baptist Church.” Its building, located …

Four farms in Chester County and one in Montgomery County are being protected from residential and commercial development as part of a statewide effort to preserve green spaces and protect agriculture.  The farms are among 35 in Pennsylvania that collectively are receiving $8.64 million from the state’s Farmland Preservation Program, which helps farmers conserve resources, purchase equipment, manage property and expand …

Definitive management for locally advanced, nonmetastatic muscle-invasive bladder cancer can be complicated in the face of comorbidities and disease that extends beyond the bladder, according to Neil Desai, MD, MHS, who explained that the choice of bladder preservation or radical cystectomy requires detailed discussion with the patient around the importance of quality of life and risks for morbidity and mortality. …

MOOSE, Wyo. (KIFI) —The National Park Service and Grand Teton National Park Foundation are working in partnership to preserve and rehabilitate buildings at the historic Roy Chambers Homestead, which is part of the Mormon Row Historic District in Grand Teton National Park. The Mormon Row Road will be closed from north of Ditch Creek to south of the Roy Chambers …

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — PennDOT announced a schedule update for a pavement preservation project beginning this week in both Harrisburg and Susquehanna Township. Work on the project began on Monday, Aug. 28. PennDOT says there will be lane restrictions in both directions on Cameron Street from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m. from Monday to Thursday, Aug. 31. One lane will …

QUAPAW, Okla. (KFOR) – Two Oklahoma tribes are getting over $85,000 from the National Park Service (NPS) to support the protection of America’s Native cultures. The money is part of over $603,000 in grants aimed at preserving Tribal heritage for future generations. “These grants help the National Park Service work with American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native organizations to preserve their …