The Nevada State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) is offering a free statewide training workshop for local historic preservation commissions on Friday, September 25, 2026 in Carson City, Nevada.
[NAPC CAMP 2025 photo here] [Photo showing people attending a CAMP training with a speaker, screen with projector in a classroom setting].
The SHPO invites all local historic preservation commission members and staff, elected officials, site stewards, and preservation partners throughout the state to attend.
The workshop features trained speakers from around the country from the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (NAPC). The NAPC’s Commission Assistance and Mentoring Program (CAMP) is a free one-day in-person workshop (with a free virtual option available).
[NAPC CAMP logo here] [Logo featuring green letters of NAPC CAMP for the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions, Commission Assistance and Mentoring Program].
The NAPC's mission is to build strong local preservation programs and leaders through education, training, and advocacy. With their exceptional team of trainers, their CAMP provides high quality, engaging, and informative training to preservation boards and commissions through presentations, hands-on exercises, group discussions, networking and mentoring.
Nevada’s workshop will include sessions on Legal Basics, Meeting Procedures, Standards and Guidelines for Design Review, a Design Review Exercise, How to Prepare a Preservation Plan, and Community Engagement and Building Public Support.
For those interested, the SHPO will also be hosting optional networking opportunities and historic building tours on both Thursday, September 24 and Saturday, September 26.
To register for this free workshop and learn more, please visit the SHPO’s website and fill out the electronic registration form by Wednesday, September 16th: NAPC CAMP
When registration forms are received, more information will be sent to participants via email including the agenda and location of the workshop.
If you have any questions, please contact Jean-Guy Dube at 775-684-3439 or by email at jean.dube@shpo.nv.gov
This activity has been financed with Federal funding from the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. However, the contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of the Interior, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation by the Department of the Interior.
