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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Oregon Heritage News 2020-06-05<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">In this issue:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">- Reopening Guidance for Oregon Museums, Zoos, and Gardens released<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">- Webinar on Reopening Guidance for Oregon Museums June 8, 1pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">- Talent Historical Society grand funded project featured on Oregon Heritage Exchange Blog<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">- Oregon Parks and Recreation Department restores some services, facing layoffs following drop in revenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">- PSU archaeology program pivots and launches online digital history projects<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Reopening Guidance for Oregon Museums, Zoos, and Gardens released<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Statewide Reopening Guidance for Museums, Zoos and Outdoor Gardens was release this week effective June 3.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">“This guidance is for zoos, museums and outdoor gardens located in indoor and outdoor facilities. These facilities are limited to activities for parties consisting of 10 people or fewer. Do
not combine parties/guests at shared seating situations who have not chosen to congregate together. Interactive museums are not permitted to open or operate at this time.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">You can access the full guidance here:
<a href="https://sharedsystems.dhsoha.state.or.us/DHSForms/Served/le2351H.pdf">https://sharedsystems.dhsoha.state.or.us/DHSForms/Served/le2351H.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Oregon Heritage in partnership with Oregon Museums Association and the Cultural Advocacy Coalition will be holding a webinar specific to this guidance on Monday, June 8, at 12pm.
<a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2469662952547289615">Register here</a> for the webinar.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Webinar on Reopening Guidance for Oregon Museums June 8, 1pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Reopening Guidance for Museums, Zoos, and Gardens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="registration-description"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">June 8, 12pm<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="registration-description"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Presented in partnership with Oregon Heritage, Oregon Museums Association, and Cultural Advocacy Coalition<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="registration-description"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2469662952547289615">Register here</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="registration-description"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="registration-description"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Gov. Brown has announced that museums, zoos, and gardens can now reopen. Join representatives from the Oregon Museums Association, Cultural Advocacy Coalition,
and Oregon Heritage to learn how the state-level guidance was initiated, how the Oregon museum community provided feedback in the process, and together walk through a general overview of the guidelines. This webinar will provide resources available to Oregon
museums and gather questions from the museum community regarding reopening.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2469662952547289615">Register here.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Talent Historical Society grand funded project featured on Oregon Heritage Exchange Blog<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Check out this Oregon Heritage grant funded project from the Talent Historic Society, included some lessons learned. Read the whole post here:
<a href="https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2020/06/02/talent-historical-society-making-local-history-project/">
https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2020/06/02/talent-historical-society-making-local-history-project/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Oregon Parks and Recreation Department restores some services, facing layoffs following drop in revenue<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Salem, Ore – The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) will face months, even years, of critical challenges due to the economic fallout from COVID-19. The agency does not receive state
General Fund tax dollars to operate any service, including its popular, heavily visited state park system. A decline in its main revenue sources – Lottery Fund and park visitors – has left it offering reduced services and facing layoffs to fill an estimated
$22 million dollar gap in its July 2019-June 2021 budget.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">OPRD’s budget is 44% Lottery Fund dedicated by Oregon voters in 1999 and 2010; 50% “Other Fund” from park visitors, a portion of recreational vehicle registrations, and other sources; and 6%
Federal Fund, mainly for heritage-related programs. The projected Lottery Fund allocation is down 30% from pre-coronavirus estimates. The state park system was closed for two months, and is just now starting to offer limited services to campers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">When it became clear in spring that revenues were going to be unstable, OPRD froze hiring, curtailed discretionary spending, and suspended large improvement and repair projects and other programs
such as grants. The current estimated $22 million gap could grow or shrink, but it has necessitated the decision to lay off 47 positions by June 30. The number of positions laid off could change. State park field operations have borne the lion’s share of
the workforce reduction already. Most of the state park workforce is hired seasonally, and of the 415 positions allotted to operate parks, only 77 had been hired by the time the system closed in March. Some seasonal staff may be hired on a case-by-case basis
to flesh out the current skeleton crew. The upcoming reductions will focus on other areas of the department.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Some state park camping has started at smaller parks, and more will begin June 9 (see
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/AO/documents/News-2020-05-limited-camping-returns.pdf">
May 29 news release</a>). Typical services such as trash collection, restrooms, and showers are limited, both due to their expense and the limited staffing. Fewer staff and funds are available for landscape maintenance and cleanup, a point driven home by storm
damage in central Oregon this past weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Given the uncertainties of staffing and public health considerations reservation services will resume, but in a likewise limited manner. Reservations will be accepted online at
<a href="https://oregonstateparks.reserveamerica.com/">https://oregonstateparks.reserveamerica.com/</a> and by phone at 800-452-5687, beginning Wednesday, June 3 at noon Pacific time. New reservations will be accepted one day to two weeks in advance only, instead
of one day to 9 months in advance, which had been in place for years. Not all sites at all parks are available, and many were already reserved before the system closed. No walk-in or first-come, first-served camping will be available on the coast until further
notice. For more information on camping reservations, visit <a href="https://stateparks.oregon.gov">
https://stateparks.oregon.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Visitors can help by treating park properties gently, using as little water and power as necessary, and packing out trash.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">“This is a heartbreaking time for our agency family, both for those who face a heavy workload as we roll into summer and for the dedicated professionals we have to release from service,” says
Lisa Sumption, OPRD Director. “We’ll do everything we can to help them land on their feet. With support from Oregonians, the agency will rise to this challenge and adapt.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">PSU archaeology program pivots and launches online digital history projects<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">PSU’s Public Archaeology Class (Anth 460) usually host events during the annual Archaeology Roadshow. This event is just one of many that had to be canceled due to the pandemic. The class has
taken to writing blogs for a website to promote Oregon, Pacific Northwest-- and global heritage and history. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The main prompt was-- Why does archaeology and heritage matter to us today? Students were asked to take a theme, an idea -- and have a goal --what big idea do you want to get across in that
subject ( like they would if they had designed an actual exhibit at the Archaeology Roadshow). Students left prompt questions at the end of their blog-- just on the off chance that visitors to the website will leave comments, start some dialog. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Check it out here:
<a href="https://publicarchaeology460.wordpress.com/">https://publicarchaeology460.wordpress.com/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Just one example: check out student Jarod Pereda's rendition of Woody Guthrie's song "Vanport's Flood" .
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Share your photos of Oregon’s heritage on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter using #oregonheritage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Oregon Heritage News is a service of Oregon Heritage, a division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The news editor can be contacted at
<a href="mailto:heritage.info@oregon.gov">heritage.info@oregon.gov</a>.</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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