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State historic preservation office updates underwater-preserve program, warns of safety and access concerns
Summary
State Historic Preservation Officer Laura Trishman told the House Corrections and Institutions Committee the underwater-preserves program—established in 1982—supports 11 annual preserves, roughly 700 dives per year and outreach to thousands of students, and that drought-driven accessibility raises new safety and stewardship questions.
Laura Trishman, the state historic preservation officer, updated the House Corrections and Institutions Committee on the Division for Historic Preservation's underwater-preserves program on Feb. 4. "This was established in 1982," she said, and described a program that funds mooring systems, site inspections, a preservation database, outreach and community liaisons to manage growing public interest and protect submerged cultural resources.
Trishman told lawmakers the program has expanded to 11 preserves that are open…
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