Number of Pages: 27
Approval Date: March 14, 1997
Planning Cycle: 5 years

Contact Information:
     Lynda B. Aguon, Historic Preservation Officer
     Historic Resources Division
     Department of Parks and Recreation
     P.O. Box 2950
     Hagatna, Guam 96932-2950
     671) 475-6290; fax (671) 477-2822
     E-mail: laguon@mail.gov.gu

Mission/Vision Statement:
Not specified within the Plan.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Preservation Overview
Major Preservation Trends and Issues
Goals and Strategies

• Discussions held annual at the Historic Preservation Forum;
• Direct solicitations of opinions from the public;
• Issues papers circulated for comment;
• Resulting goals and priorities published in newspapers.

• Inter-agency input;
• Staff prepared issues papers.

ISSUES, THREATS, & OPPORTUNITIES

• Economic development and increased demand for land;
• Increase in heritage tourism;
• Declining military presence;
• Earthquakes, tropical storms, typhoons, and a tropical climate increase decay and need need for constant maintenance;
• Need for a natural disaster response program;
• Increased concerns over property rights;
• Enforcement of compliance agreements;
• Vandalism of archaeological sites;
• Need for increased public involvement and education;
• Lack of facilities to record and house artifacts;
• Few architects trained in preservation.

1. Provide public education and information.
2. Encourage and expand the network of organizations and individuals engaged in preservation.
3. Improve preservation related records and distribution of information.
4. Encourage and increase protection for significant sites.

1. Provide public education and information.
   • Provide accurate preservation information;
   • Encourage active public participation;
   • Increase public interest in historic sites;
   • Provide professional and technical training.
2. Encourage preservation networks.
   • Foster Preservation in other agencies;
   • Create preservation network;
   • Integrate preservation into planning.
3. Improve recording and distribution of information.
   • Improve accuracy in record keeping;
   • Use education potential of the Internet;
   • Preserve and stabilize records.
4. Increase site protection.
   • Deter vandalism and looting;
   • Prompt and effective compliance reviews;
   • Increase comprehensive surveys;
   • Encourage preservation incentives.

Cooperating/Partnering Organizations:
Department of Parks and Recreation, Guam Historic and Preservation Review Board, Guam Preservation Trust, Guam Museum, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, National Park Service, U.S. Navy, U.S. Airforce, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, War in the Pacific National Historic Park, Guam Humanities Council, American Institute of Architects, Filipino American Society of Architects and Engineers.