We need people working with the physical resources, maintaining them, protecting them from the elements or disasters, organizing and rediscovering pieces thought to be lost to history. When it comes to physical resources alone there are so many different jobs to be done, but that isn't where the tasks end. It isn't enough to preserve the resources if no one understands them or knows where and how to find them. People need to study and engage with the resources so then other people can visit and be taught/learn about the resources. Drastically different tasks that all require drastically different skill sets. It has been a really cool experience to spend the past few months helping to improve the parks understanding of its history. This means the public will in turn also benefit from this. I am really grateful for both ACE and the NPS for allowing me to contribute my skills to the preservation of US history.