Preservation Engaged Conferences
The Utah State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) hosts this conference in collaboration with Preservation Utah to bring you speakers and workshops on the topics of Historic Preservation, Main Street and Preservation Planning, and Cultural Resources. Access past conference materials and presentations below. Learn more at SHPO's Preservation Engaged Webpage.
- 2026 -
Held June 12, 2026, in Ogden at the historic Ogden High School.
Agristourism & the Heritage Barn Program
Presentation slides from the 2026 Preservation Engaged Conference
Created by Terry Camp
History in the Museum & Community
Presentation slides from the 2026 Preservation Engaged Conference
Created by U of U Students
Stewarding a Living Landscape
Presentation slides from the 2026 Preservation Engaged Conference
Created by Andrea Hassler
Utah Division of Outdoor Rec Grant & Funding Programs
Presentation slides from the 2026 Preservation Engaged Conference
Created by Evan Beitsch
Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History
Presentation slides from the 2026 Preservation Engaged Conference
Created by Don Roll
Preserving Utah's Climbing Legacy
Presentation slides from the 2026 Preservation Engaged Conference
Created by Julia Geisler
Historic Preservation through Powerful Interpretation
Presentation slides from the 2026 Preservation Engaged Conference
Created by Emma Farley & Marcos Van Dalen
State Highway Main Streets in Utah
Presentation slides from the 2026 Preservation Engaged Conference
Created by Jordan Backman, Chris Hall, and Tim Sullivan with UDOT
Planning for the Olympics
Presentation slides from ULCT's Newly Elected Official Training Series.
Created by Laura Hanson, Michaela Bell, Sara Toliver, and Rachel Kahler
Adaptive Reuse as Storytelling: Reviving the Spirit of Place
Presentation slides from the 2026 Preservation Engaged Conference
Created by Shalae Larsen
Building Careers + Preserving History: Training Tomorrow's Workforce
Presentation slides from the 2026 Preservation Engaged Conference
Created by Mardita Murphy
Marilyn Drive National Historic District
Presentation slides from the 2026 Preservation Engaged Conference
Created by Brandon Rypien
National Register of Historic Places
Presentation slides from the 2026 Preservation Engaged Conference
Created by Cory Jensen
Historic Districts: National vs. Local & Strategies for Success
Presentation slides from the 2026 Preservation Engaged Conference
Created by Lex Traughber
Utah's Art Deco Gem: Ogden High School
Presentation slides from the 2026 Preservation Engaged Conference
Created by Cameron Empy, Bob Herman, and Dan Pratt
- 2025 -
Held on June 13, 2025, in Mt. Pleasant at Wasatch Academy.
Land Use 101: State Law & Best Practices
Presentation slides from the 2025 Preservation Engaged Conference
Created by Rob Terry
Historic Preservation in Spring City
Presentation slides from the 2025 Preservation Engaged Conference
Created by Chris Andersen
Preservation Pathways: Building Code & Historic Buildings
Presentation slides from the 2025 Preservation Engaged Conference
Created by Jansen Bennett
Downtown Redevelopment in Cedar City
Presentation slides from the 2025 Preservation Engaged Conference
Created by Sen. Evan J. Vickers