An Interview with D. Scott Hartwig

D. Scott Hartwig, Supervisory Historian for Gettysburg National Military Park, retired in the fall of 2013. In recognition of his long service to the park and community of Gettysburg, Associate Editor Thomas Nank interviewed Mr. Hartwig concerning his personal experiences gained over three decades working at Gettysburg as well as the future of the National Park Service and the field of public history in general

Find Your Park Friday: Meg and Megan Take Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP

The Civil War Institute will be celebrating the National Park Service Centennial this spring with its brand new “Find Your Park Friday” series. Inspired by the NPS #FindYourPark campaign, the series will challenge our fellows to share their experiences exploring America’s national historical, cultural, and natural resources through trips and internships with the NPS. In our first post, CWI Social Media Coordinators Meg and Megan discuss their time interning at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. [excerpt

KONFLIK KEPENTINGAN ANTARA MASYARAKAT TANAH ADAT JURANG KOAK DENGAN TAMAN NASIONAL GUNUNG RINJANI DALAM POLA PENGELOLAAN TANAH ADAT DI DESA BEBIDAS KECAMATAN WANASABA KABUPATEN LOMBOK TIMUR

This study aims to determine how the conflict and how the impact of Conflict of Interest in the Customary Land Management Pattern in Bebidas Village, Wanasaba District. This research is a descriptive study where data is collected in the form of words, pictures and not numbers. The data collection techniques used were observation, interview, and documentation. While the data analysis used, namely data reduction, data presentation, and data conclusion or verification. The results of the study, it can be seen that the management of Jurang Koak Customary Land is carried out collectively by the Jurang Koak Indigenous Land Community and has been managed by the ancestors of the Jurang Koak Indigenous Land Community since the Dutch Indies era. However, since 1997 the designation of Mount Rinjani National Park as an animal reserve area by the minister of forestry since then in the Indigenous Land of the Koak Gorge there has been a conflict between the Jurang Koak customary land community and the Mount Rinjani National Park in the Customary Land Management Pattern. The community wants to make the land as agricultural land, but the National Park wants customary land as conservation forest for the Mount Rinjani National Park. Keywords: Conflict of Interest, Management, and Customary Land

Special Collections Roadshow — Episode Ten: Union Uniform

Special Collections Roadshow was created by the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College in the Spring of 2014. It normally showcases various artifacts from Special Collections at Gettysburg College. For our tenth episode, we went on the road to the Gettysburg National Military Park. Thank you so much to the park staff, specifically Andrew Newman for letting us film an episode on an enlisted man’s uniform in their facility! [excerpt

Jane Austen and Genre: Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, and the Triumph of the Realistic Novel

This paper analyzes Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey in terms of genre. In particular, it examines the theatrical in Mansfield Park and the Gothic in Northanger Abbey. The production of Elizabeth Inchbald’s Lovers’ Vows and Catherine’s Gothic novel reading are key to the analysis of these genres. However, the use of subgenres goes far beyond the Bertrams’ production and Catherine’s books. Rather, the characters themselves adopt theatrical and Gothic characteristics throughout the novel. Furthermore, when these subgenres appear, they are presented in a manner that is harmful to the main characters. In this sense, Austen invokes the theatrical and the Gothic in order to underplay them, and in doing so, she validates the emerging realistic novel

The Twenty-Fifth Amendment and the Establishment of Medical Impairment Panels: Are the Two Safely Compatible?

At least two proposals have been offered by prominent members of the medical community to establish “Medical Impairment Panels” to monitor the health of Presidents of the United States and to facilitate the implementation of relevant Sections of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment. The first discussed in this Article was made by Dr. Herbert Abrams, a now deceased professor of radiology at Stanford University; the second by Dr. Bert Park, a prominent Missouri neurosurgeon. Dr. Abrams and Dr. Park spoke and wrote about their plans frequently over the years. The objective of each proposal was to ensure that the Vice President, the Cabinet, and Congress are informed as to situations when a President might be seriously impaired in terms of carrying out his or her official responsibilities as President of the United States. This Article assesses each proposal in turn

Waiwhakareke Restoration Plantings: Establishment of Monitoring Plots 2005-06

Waiwhakareke Natural Heritage Park is being developed to reconstruct native lowland and wetland ecosystems as were once widespread in the Waikato Region. The 60ha Natural Heritage Park is located on the north-west outskirts of Hamilton City and includes a peat lake (Horseshoe Lake) which is surrounded by introduced willow trees. There is some native marginal vegetation around the lake, including rushes and sedges, and an extensive area of gently sloping pasture completes the catchment. The restoration and recreation of the native plant and animal communities is being lead by the Hamilton City Council in partnership with The University of Waikato, Wintec, Nga Mana Toopu o Kirikiriroa Limited Resource Management and Cultural Consultants and Tui 2000 (McQueen 2005; McQueen & Clarkson 2003)

Survivorship and Growth of Seedlings and Saplings in Urban Forests

Research in 1993, 2003, and 2013 showed high rates of tree mortality and low rates of recruitment (new trees) in Portland, Oregon’s Forest Park. To determine if the lack of young trees was an urban phenomenon, we added three control sites in the Mount Hood National Forest in 2013. Last summer, seedlings and saplings were measured at all sites in Forest Park, the Ancient Forest Preserve, and at the control sites. Seedlings are trees less than 2 meters tall, and saplings are trees greater than 2 meters tall but having a dbh of less than 10cm. The 2018 data was compared to that collected in 2013. We measured dbh (diameter at breast height) of saplings and the basal area for seedlings, as well as the tree height and the height of the lowest living branch. In 2018, the control sites had significantly more live trees, more coniferous trees, more shade tolerant trees, and more seedlings and saplings. We also found that the seedlings and saplings in 2018 had a greater diameter at the control sites than the urban sites. We found significantly more dead trees in 2018 than 2013 in Forest Park

ANALISIS AKTIVITAS LEISURE AND RECREATION PENGUNJUNG GENERASI Z DI PATTIMURA PARK

Penelitian yang berjudul Analisis Aktivitas Leisure and Recreation Pengunjung Generasi Z di Pattimura Park ini dilakukan, karena Pattimura Park menjadi salah satu kawasan wisata yang menjadi pilihan bagi pengunjung Generasi Z untuk menghabiskan waktu luang mereka dalam bentuk implementasi waktu luang yaitu berwisata. Pattimura Park memiliki fasilitas yang memadai seperti panggung terbuka, lapangan bola basket dan volly, pedestrian yang tertata rapi, dan air mancur berwarna warni, ini juga merupakan fasilitas pendukung dalam mengisi kegiatan waktu luang (Leisure and Recreation).             Pattimura Park ini banyak dipilih oleh Generasi Z, aktivitas Generasi Z begitu banyak mulai dari kuliah dan kerja. Membuat tugas, mengikuti organisasi kemahasiswaan dan olahraga, yang dapat berdampak kondisi fisik maupun mental. Untuk itu Generasi Z diharapkan dapat memanfaatkan waktu luangnya dengan menggunakan ruang publik seperti Ruang Terbuka Hijau (RTH) Pattimura Park untuk berekreasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Aktivitas Pengunjung Generasi Z dan Motivasi untuk mengunjungi Pattimura Park.            Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif, dengan teknik pengumpulan data berupa wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi yang dilakukan terhadap beberapa informan dalam hal ini Bagian Umum dan Perlengkapan Kota Ambon, Dinas PUPR Kota Ambon dan juga Pengunjung Generasi Z. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa, Aktivitas yang dilakukan Pengunjung Generasi Z di Pattimura Park adalah berolahraga, duduk santai, menonton pertunjukkan seni dan budaya, mendengarkan musik berkumpul bersama teman, keluarga dan kerabat. Adapun motivasi mengunjungi Pattimura Park yaitu kebutuhan individu kemauan untuk melakukan usaha tertentu untuk tujuan relaksasi melepas ketegangan fisik dan mental. Makna yang didapat ketika Generasi Z selesai melakukan aktivitas rekreasi di RTH Pattimura Park adalah, mereka merasakan makna kesehatan, pendidikan, sosial, politis dan ekonomi.Kata-kata kunci: Aktivitas , Motivasi Pengunjung Generasi