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Welcome to the website of the Northern California Chapter of the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). We hope this website promotes the documentation, preservation, and enjoyment of historic landscapes in California. If you are seriously interested in historic landscapes, please join us and get involved.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, June 25, 4-6PM
HALS Northern California Chapter - Free Quarterly Meeting
Mare Island, near Vallejo
See the agenda for how to get there by public transportation.
June 4, June 26, July 10, July 23, August 6, August 21
NHL Program - Free Webinars
Tuesday, August 27, 6:30-8PM
UC Berkeley Extension - Free Information Session
Cultural Landscape Preservation and Management
October 29 - November 2, 2013 2013
NTHP - 2013 National Preservation Conference

COMPETITIONS

2013 HALS Challenge - HALS short format history
2013 Holland Prize - HABS/HAER/HALS measured drawing
2013 NHL Photo Contest - NHL digital photography
2013 NNL Photo Contest - NNL digital, print, or slide photography

OPPORTUNITIES

HALS Heroes - stipends for HALS drawings or HALS photographs
HALS Northern CA Chapter - grants for HALS documentation
HistoriCorps - volunteer projects
NCPTT - preservation grants
National Trust DSP - National Preservation Conference assistance
NPS TwHP - how to guide for youth summits
NPS Youth Conservation Corps - teen summer employment
National Trust - preservation grants
SAH - Allen Brooks travelling fellowship
USDA-FS Passport in Time - volunteer preservation projects

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