National Museum Of Forest Service History Inc

THE GREATEST GOOD: OUR COUNTRY'S CONSERVATION LEGACY [OUR PROPOSAL SEEKS $500,000 TO HELP SUPPORT THE PHYSICAL PIECES FOR OUR MARQUEE EXHIBIT TITLED ABOVE AND DISCUSSED IN OUR PROPOSAL, SUCH AS THE BENCHES, LIGHTING, PLINTHS, ARTIFACT CASES, SEATING, VIDEO MONITORS AND MORE ? THE HARDWARE OF THE EXHIBITS. THIS EQUIPMENT WILL BE AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE EXHIBITS AS PART OF THE NATIONAL CONSERVATION LEGACY CENTER (CENTER), THE FLAGSHIP FACILITY OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF FOREST SERVICE HISTORY. THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE CENTER IS CLOSE TO COMPLETION, WITH CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN IN 2023 AND GRAND OPENING PLANNED IN 2024. THE SEVEN EXHIBIT THEMES, DETAILED IN OUR PROPOSAL, ARE FULL OF HUMANITIES CONTENT, REFLECTING OUR COUNTRY'S CONSERVATION HISTORY OVER THE PAST 115+ YEARS. IT IS A FASCINATING STORY OF HOW PUBLIC VALUES AND SCIENCE HAVE EVOLVED, WITH THE FOREST SERVICE AND OTHER CONSERVATION AGENCIES HAVING ALSO TO EVOLVE IN KIND, TO CREATE AN EVER-SHIFTING LANDSCAPE OF PUBLIC LAND USE AND CONSERVATION POLICY.]

THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF FOREST SERVICE HISTORY WILL INSTALL STORAGE CABINETRY, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS, AND PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS IN ITS NEW NATIONAL CONSERVATION LEGACY CENTER, WHICH HAS A DEDICATED SPACE DESIGNED TO ENSURE PRESERVATION OF THE COLLECTION. THE MUSEUM’S 50,000 ITEM COLLECTION INCLUDES ARTIFACTS, LETTERS, REPORTS, MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHS, TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS AND PUBLISHED BOOKS THAT RELATE TO THE HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEM AND MICROCLIMATE GENERATORS, FIRE DETECTION AND SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS, A SECURITY AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, AND A SPACE SAVING COLLECTION STORAGE SYSTEM. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED STORAGE CONDITIONS FOR THE MUSEUM’S COLLECTIONS.

NATIONAL CONSERVATION LEGACY CENTER- SHOWCASING WOOD INNOVATIONS THROUGHOUT HISTORY

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW WOOD INNOVATIONS THE NATIONAL CONSERVATION LEGACY CENTER SHOWCASING WOOD INNOVATIONS THROUGHOUT HISTORY

THE PROJECT WILL SHOWCASE THE IMPACT AND ACCEPTANCE OF WOOD AS A BUILDING PRODUCT AND A BY-PRODUCT OF NECESSARY ACTIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF USING WOOD AS A SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIAL TO INCREASE THE ACCEPTANCE AND ENCOURAGE GROWTH IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.