How did Preserving A Picturesque America (PAPA) begin?

This is a brief introductory video of how a publication from the 1800s helped the conservation movement grow by using the power of the arts, and how artists are starting the movement again today with the goal of protecting natural and historic landmarks in America.
Preserving a Picturesque America (PAPA) is a group of all ages that travels the US with the original Picturesque America text and arts work as a guide hoping to locate almost a thousand locations and see what has changed in 150 years and what can be done to protect these historic locations. Learn more at www.preservationthroughart.org

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