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| The LaGasse Medal, recognizes individuals who have made notable contributions to the management and conservancy of natural resources and/or public landscapes. The LaGasse Medal in the Landscape Architect Category will be awarded to Charles A. Birnbaum, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, of Washington, DC, for his leadership in management and conservancy of natural resources and public landscapes. From 1992 until recently, he served as coordinator of the Historic Landscape Initiative, a program of the National Park Service. There he provided national policy guidance, developed standards, directed conferences, published books, guided web development, coordinated partners, and oversaw volunteers. In 1995, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ awarded the Historic Landscape Initiative the President¡¯s Award of Excellence. In 1998, Birnbaum founded The Cultural Landscape Foundation and now serves full-time as the Foundation¡¯s president. Read the nomination letter from Kurt Culbertson, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, and support letters from Faye B. Harwell, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, Lawrence Halprin, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, Gary R. Hilderbrand, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, Richard Haag, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, and Jan Rothschild. ? |