Former U.S. Sen. Richard H. Bryan will announce Preserve Nevada's 2003 choices for the "11 Most Endangered Sites" and "11 Successfully Saved Sites" on May 12 in Las Vegas and May 13 in Reno.
The Las Vegas event will be held 11 a.m. at the historic post office building, located at 301 Stewart Ave. The Reno event will take place at 11 a.m. at the Virginia Street Bridge.
Bryan is the founding chair of Preserve Nevada, a statewide non-profit preservation organization dedicated to protecting the state's rich heritage. Founded in 2002, Preserve Nevada is associated with the National Trust for Historic Preservation in partnership with the public history program of the UNLV College of Liberal Art's department of history.
Using the model established by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the board of directors will issue an annual list of the 11 most endangered sites and a complementary list of 11 saved historic sites. The sites are selected by the Preserve Nevada Board after carefully collecting information and soliciting advice from individuals, groups, and agencies throughout the state. The goal of the annual list is to elicit public support and bring attention to significant buildings, sites, and landscapes that face a threat.
"Preserve Nevada is an organization that will foster partnerships throughout the state to preserve Nevada's rich cultural and archaeological heritage," said Andrew Kirk, director of UNLV's public history program. "Likewise, it provides a unique educational experience for UNLV students who have an opportunity to work directly with preservationists, community leaders, and scholars in this effort."
In addition to Bryan and Kirk, Preserve Nevada's board members include Sue Fawn Chung, professor of history at UNLV and Southern Nevada adviser to the National Trust for Historic Preservation; Robert A. Stoldal, general manager of Las Vegas One cable television; Carrie Young, founding member of the Truckee Meadows Heritage Trust; Patricia Ferraro Klos, teacher and author; Dorothy Wright, cultural program administrator for Clark County; Gregory Seymour, archaeologist for the Las Vegas Springs Preserve; Andria S. Daley-Taylor, Northern Nevada adviser to the National Trust for Historic Preservation; and Bert Bedeau, architectural historian and director of the Comstock Historic District Commission.
Additional support for Preserve Nevada is provided by a $35,000 challenge grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.
For more information about Preserve Nevada, contact Andrew Kirk or Mary Wammack, assistant director, at (702) 895-2908 or send an E-mail to: Preserve.Nevada@ccmail.nevada.edu.
