NCPTT, in Partnership with Cane River National Historic Site, will conduct a multi-day workshop Spring 2012, focused on caring for trees at historic sites. This training is for landscape managers, maintenance staff, volunteers, and others who care for, or are interested in historic trees. No previous tree care knowledge is required. The workshop will feature a combination of presentations and hands-on field sessions at the Cane River Creole National Historic Site in Natchitoches, La. For more information contact Debbie Smith at 318-356-7444 or via email at debbie_smith@nps.gov.
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In this episode of the Preservation Technology Podcast, we join Addy Smith-Reiman as she speaks with Dr. Claire L. Turcotte, Managing Editor for Planning for Higher Education, The Journal of the Society of College and University Planning, and Project Administrator and Researcher, Getty Foundation, Campus Heritage Initiative.
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The National Center for Preservation Technology & Training partnered with Hodges Gardens State Park this summer on an historic landscape documentation blogging project. NCPTT intern Derek Linn is working with Debbie Smith, chief of NCPTT’s Historic Landscapes program, on the project.
This multimedia documentation project uses a blog that incorporates photographs and video. NCPTT has collaborated with [...]
Historic sites reflect a particular time period and cultural use. These landscapes are composed of historic features such as buildings, trees, fencing, and walkways that date to an historic period. Understanding and implementing appropriate maintenance practices to preserve a site’s historic character and its individual features are essential components of a maintenance worker’s job. This video addresses turf management techniques designed to preserve these sites.
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“The North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics (NADAG) is a database and website under continuous development that aims to promote use, education, communication, and a knowledge base of the practice of archaeological geophysics in North America. It is maintained by the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies at the University of Arkansas at: www.cast.uark.edu/nadag.” (Excerpted [...]
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The Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation holds its 2011 annual meeting, “From Country to City: Advocating for Historic Landscapes,” in Fort Worth, Texas, April 6–9. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore historic landscapes in the city and surrounds, among them Heritage Park at the Trinity River bluffs, designed by Lawrence Halprin (who favored string [...]
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NCPTT 2010 grant recipient, The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), will present A New View of Cultural Landscapes – The Massachusetts Heritage Landscape Atlas as part of the technology showcase at the 2011 American Planning Association conference in Boston, April 9-12, 2011. Wendy Pearl, DCR Historic Landscape Preservation Initiative Director, Jessica Rowcroft, DCR [...]
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The Cultural Landscape Foundation recently launched an online exhibit based on their 2010 Landslide: Every Tree Tells a Story traveling photography exhibition. The exhibit features 25 images of 12 different locations in the US and Puerto Rico.
Landslide, first issued in 2003, is the Foundation’s annual compendium of significant at-risk parks, gardens, horticultural features, and [...]
The NCPTT 2010 Annual Report outlines research, training, and grant activities undertaken by the Center during FY2010.
NCPTT advances the application of science and technology to historic preservation. Working in the fields of archeology, architecture, landscape architecture and materials conservation, the Center accomplishes its mission through training, education, research, technology transfer and partnerships.
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Is it ever appropriate to allow vines to grow on an historic building? Most preservationists would say no. Historic building preservation guidelines, such as National Park Service (NPS) Preservation Brief 39, identify a number of problems. Vine growth can dislodge exterior features. And heavy vine cover traps moisture against the building, accelerating decay of wood [...]
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