State Historic Preservation - A Division of the Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs

Preservation Organizations in Nevada

• Preserve Nevada!
• Archaeo-Nevada 
• Carson City Historic Resources Commission
• Las Vegas Historic Preservation Commission  
• Preservation Association of Clark County 
• City of Reno's Historical Resources Commission
• The White Pine Historical and Archaeological Society 
• Nevada's Certified Local Governments
• Historic Reno Preservation Society

Of Archaeological and/or Historical Interest

• Black Rock Desert National Conservation Area 
• Bureau of Land Management's Heritage Resources Page 
• Far Western's Rock Art Study in Coso Region, Mojave Desert 
• Flood Case Study: Stillwater, Nevada 
• Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership 
• National Register of Historic Places 
• National Park Service: Coso Rock Art 
• National Park Service Online Travel Itinerary for Carson City, Reno, and Virginia City 
• Nevada Archaeological Association
• Nevada Rock Art Foundation 
• Nevada's National Historic Trails:  Pony Express (National Park Service),  California Trail (National Park Service), Old Spanish Trail (Old Spanish Trail Association) 
• Sagebrush Vernacular, a virtual architectural tour of rural Nevada

Other Preservation Resources

• Stolen petroglyphs return to their spiritual context on Nevada mountain 
• National Historic Preservation Learning Portal NEW 2006 
• 1997 State Historic Preservation Laws 
• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 
• National Trust for Historic Preservation 
• Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record 
• Local Preservation Information from the National Park Service 
• Online Editions of Preservation Magazine 
• National List of State Historic Preservation Offices' Contact Information 
• Preserve America Community Application 
• National Trust for Historic Preservation's Cultural Heritage Tourism website 
• Architectural Survey Consultants List

Preservation Resources:  Training and Funding Opportunities

• National Park Service' Save America's Treasures Grants
• NPS' Preservation Technology and Training Grants Program 
• NPS Grants for Documentation and Consultation for the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) available to Indian tribes and museums for financial assistance in carrying out projects associated with NAGPRA compliance 
• Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History On-line Resource for educators and historians (traveling exhibits, lesson plans, seminars for teachers, research fellowships, etc.)
   

Miscellaneous

• Nevada Tribal Contacts 
• White Pine Public Museum and McGill Drugstore Museum 
• Archaeology for Kids