San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park is seeking applicants for the 2021 Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) summer program to work and learn alongside National Park Service staff. YCC is a paid outdoor work program that provides a safe, educational, and meaningful experience for young adults of all backgrounds and interests. 

The purpose of the program is to provide local youth, ages 15-18, an opportunity to gain work experience and skills, learn about their local environment and explore careers in environmental science, conservation, parks and recreation. YCC members will assist with a variety of work projects to help restore and protect the natural and cultural heritage at SF Maritime. This experience also includes several educational field trips and on the water experiences.  

The work program is eight weeks long, from June 14^th – August 6^th, 2021. Work hours are 7:30am – 4pm, Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week. YCC members are paid the California State Minimum Wage, $14.00 per hour. Applicants must be able to commit to the entire eight weeks. 

To learn more: Contact Michael Gorman, 415.244.4877 michael_gorman@nps.gov 

Send all application materials to:  

Michael Gorman 

San Francisco Maritime Shipwright Shop 

Hyde Street Pier, 2905 Hyde Street 

San Francisco, CA  94109       

Or by email: Michael_gorman@nps.gov 

Registration for the all-virtual conference will close in 10 days time on April 9. The conference is very affordable – only $39.00 – so this is a great opportunity for even more members to join together.
Full details of the conference are at https://councilofamericanmaritimemuseums.org/annual-meeting/ where you also will find the registration form and current program.
We all are looking forward to you joining us at the special event.

We invite you to apply for a Battlefield Interpretation Grant, a new funding opportunity from the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (NPS ABPP).  
Battlefield Interpretation Grants seek to fund projects that use technology to enhance battlefield interpretation and education. From increasing accessibility, to augmented reality on personal cell phones, to engaging virtual content that explores untold stories, the possibilities are endless. We want to see how you would use technology to meet today’s challenges in battlefield interpretation and education.
Eligible sites include those associated with the American Revolution, War of 1812 or the Civil War. Awarded annually, these competitive grants are open to state, local, and tribal governments, other public entities, non-profit organizations, and educational institutions. Eligible activities are diverse and may include content development, consultation with stakeholders, audience research, fabrication and installation, costs associated with Section 106, and more. This grant requires a non-federal cost share of at least 50%.
The application deadline is May 5, 2021. The funding announcement and application materials are available on Grants.gov. For more information, head to the NPS ABPP website or check out this informational webinar on Battlefield Interpretation Grants.
NPS ABPP staff invite you to share this email and welcome your questions. Contact us at abpp@nps.gov for assistance. Thank you.
—American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP)1849 C Street, NWRoom 7228Washington, DC 20240(202) 354-2037

The program for the all virtual conference is updated. It also includes easy access to each presentation’s abstract so that you can find out more about what you will enjoy in this exciting program.

https://councilofamericanmaritimemuseums.org/annual-meeting/

The conference begins on April 19 but registration closes on April 9, so now is the time to register – and it only costs $39.00!

In accordance with the CAMM bylaws, notice is hereby given of the 2021 Annual Meeting, which will take place during the virtual CAMM conference on Wednesday, April 21, at noon (Eastern Time).  All registrants are welcome to attend the meeting. One representative from each CAMM member institution is entitled to vote at the annual meeting.

During the annual meeting the voting members will be asked to 1) consider and vote on filling a vacancy on the board of directors 2)  consider and vote on proposed amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation as reviewed on the attached Information sheet.

Please direct any questions pertaining to the annual meeting to CAMM President Marifrances Trivelli at trivelli@lamaritimemuseum.org

As many of you know, MARAD has been working for the past few years on the first phase of it decommissioning project.  Well, that phase is finished, and we’re now close to awarding the service contract for the dismantlement of the NS Savannah nuclear power plant, leading to termination of our license with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.  The process to accomplish the dismantlement and license termination will take from 4-5 years to complete.  When the license is terminated, MARAD will be free to dispose of the ship.

Again, as you know, our hope is to accomplish a seamless license termination and disposition, so the pending contract award will start the clock running on disposition.  To that end, MARAD published a Federal Register notice to seek public input and comment on the disposition.  This is just a first step in the disposition process, and we’re not yet asking for actual proposals to take the ship (although we have received at least one in concept already).

If you haven’t already done so, I am hoping that will take some time this weekend or on Monday to review the notice and provide comments to MARAD.  The attached newsletter of the NS Savannah Chapter of the Universal Ship Cancellation Society includes the complete notice, so you don’t have to look it up on the web.  You can provide comments without going to the regulations.gov website; just send them by email as below.  This is a lot easier, and emailed comments have the same weight and get the same consideration as those posted on the website (in fact, MARAD uploads email and snail mail comments to the online docket, so everything is altogether in one spot).

The email address is:   rulemakings.marad@dot.gov  You’ll need to include the docket number in the subject line of your email: that is  “MARAD-2020-0133“. 

Although most of you are familiar with the project, here are a few key things to consider when thinking about the ship’s potential future:

• The dismantlement only involves what’s inside the reactor compartment.  The rest of the ship is not affected.
• The rest of the ship is in great shape!  In fact, we’ve made many improvements to it to support the contract activities, and those improvements can be adapted to any sort of preservation use – except for a hotel.
• Savannah is well equipped for any type of service; she’s all electric; climate controlled in all public spaces, two cargo holds, the reactor compartment, and working gallery spaces; she has modern, Baltimore fire department compliant fire & smoke detection and functional alarm systems throughout; she’s well equipped for personnel access and emergency egress; the list goes on.  In my opinion she’s already a better-outfitted “museum-like” vessel than most actual museum ships.

So the thing here is that the dismantlement project really should be the first step in Savannah’s next career; and doesn’t need to be her last step overall.

I thank you in advance for taking some time to read the notice, and provide comments to the docket.  And do please feel free to forward this around.

VR/Erhard

2021/03/82-Atomic-Mariner-February-2021m.pdf

The program for the virtual CAMM conference April 19-21 is now online here: https://councilofamericanmaritimemuseums.org/annual-meeting/

Please note that its details are subject to change.

Here are two positions that we just posted for jobs at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum.
Interpretation Coordinator: https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/careers/interpretation/

Visitor Engagement and Retail Coordinator:  https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/careers/visitor-engagement/

At every CAMM conference there is an opportunity for museums to tell attendees about recent exciting developments in their museums. This year’s virtual conference will be no different. If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity, please contact the CAMM Administrator with an email to maritimemuseums@gmail.com. There is only a limited number of slots available, so be quick!

Registration for the 2021 CAMM conference, which starts on April 19, is now open. Go to https://councilofamericanmaritimemuseums.org/annual-meeting/ to read all the details and to register.