by Nick Delgado

Guam - Several historic preservation officers from the neighboring islands met Monday morning for the thirty Second Micronesian Endowment for Historic Preservation Annual Meeting. According to Guam Historic Preservation Officer Lynda Aguon, the purpose of meeting is to assist the different islands in preserving historic sights and provide training assistance in order to pursue its missions. However funding has been a continuous challenge.

"We would like to have experts in areas such as coastal surveys, archeology, training our field technicians and our specialists in areas that deal with issues now not 20 years ago, we have to adapt to new ways and new methods and we would like to pursue other sources of funding," he said.

The group meanwhile discussed its landscape proposal study and how climate changes namely global warming has submerged several coastlines and has affected sights inland and cultural resources. The officers will be presenting their island's preservations program at the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 33rd Annual Research Conference Tuesday morning at the University of Guam.