Climate and Sustainability
The Climate and Sustainability Community
The purpose of the Climate and Sustainability Committee is to survey current and needed practice to make recommendations to the AASLH Council on how to support and guide the field as it incorporates environmental sustainability and climate work, internally and externally, to reflect standards of responsible stewardship.
Climate and Sustainability Committee
The AASLH Climate and Sustainability Affinity Community is led by the following committee:
Kathy Garrett-Cox, Chair
Maymont
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Margaret Back
Newport Restoration Foundation
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Alison Bruesehoff
Rancho Los Cerritos
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Marian Carpenter
Conner Prairie
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Leo Landis
State Historical Museum of Iowa
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Debra Reid
The Henry Ford
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Kimberly Robinson
National Park Service
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Megan Telligman
Indiana Humanities
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Douglas Worts
WorldViews Consulting
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AASLH Staff Contact
Eric Morse, Marketing and Sales Manager
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615-320-3203
Climate and Sustainability Resources
AASLH Resources
AASLH has several resources valuable to those interested in climate sustainability. As the Climate and Sustainability Group grows, more resources will be added to this list.
Climate and Sustainability Committee’s Purpose
Recorded Webinars and Sessions
- How Climate and Race Intersect with Museum Work in a Pandemic
- Cultural Heritage and Climate Change: Science, Threats, and Opportunity
- Steps to Environmental Sustainability
Technical Leaflets
Blog Posts
- History and Climate Change
- AASLH’s Task Force on Environmental Sustainability and Climate
- Earth Day and History Organizations: Making Green Connections
- On Being Historic and Green
- An Illuminating Proposal: How a Small Museum Saved Big by Going Green
- “It’s Never Been This Hot” – Addressing Climate Change
- Heritage Planning for Sustainable Cultural Impacts
- Historic Houses and Sustainability in Miami
- Water Has a Memory: The Impact of Sea Level Rise on the Historical Resources of Strawbery Banke Museum