Midwest Regional Office National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior NPS Midwest Regional Office Nomination for Environmental Achievement Award How Our Move to a New Office Building on Omaha’s Riverfront is Demonstrating that Sustainability is Part of “the Good Life”

Midwest Regional Office National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior NPS Midwest Regional Office Building from 1960 to 2004

Midwest Regional Office National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Omaha’s Riverfront Past –Trading posts were established in the area since the late 1700s –Lewis & Clark camped in this area in 1804 –Omaha became an incorporated city in 1854 –Omaha’s riverfront included a port of call, factories, warehouses, and the mainline crossing for the Union Pacific Railroad

Midwest Regional Office National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Unfortunately, dams, industry, pollution, and channelization had a negative impact on the Missouri River

Midwest Regional Office National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior This is the NPS site just before the abandoned buildings were destroyed and the contaminated soil was cleaned up.

Midwest Regional Office National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Omaha developed and implemented a comprehensive redevelopment plan for its riverfront

Midwest Regional Office National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Carl T. Curtis Building National Park Service New Midwest Regional Headquarters Note the native xeriscaped landscape, just planted at the time this photo was taken. The trail on the right is 20 feet from the Missouri River.

Midwest Regional Office National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior The area around the NPS building Riverfront TrailPark Marina Salute to Labor Statue