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Webinar: Preparing for the Next Disaster

The broadcast for Preparing for the Next Disaster has concluded. Once transcripts and closed captioning have been completed, we will place the videos online. Thank you for your participation. Should […] More

Go Digital and Social: the Public Face of NPS Park Cultural Landscapes Program

On October 2012, the National Park Service Park Cultural Landscapes Program launched its program website (http://www.nps.gov/cultural_landscapes/). This site is designed for broad audiences as well as preservation community members, to […] More

Training in Climate Change and Cultural Resources

Climate change (Call to Action #21, “Revisiting Leopold”) and NPS workforce collaboration and training (Call to Action #31, “Destination Innovation”) were fused in February 2013 with a workshop on cultural […] More

New Guidance for Installing Solar Panels on Historic Properties

TPS published new online guidance for Solar Panels on Historic Properties to showcase successful projects that have added solar energy systems to historic buildings, districts, and landscapes. The guidance will […] More

Web Catalog Increases Access to NPS Museum Collections

The National Park Service (NPS) Museum Management Program has re-launched its Web Catalog museum collections website. This project is an ongoing initiative that supports the Director’s Call to Action #17, “Go Digital” […] More

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Historic Landscapes

Materials Conservation

Guide for Use of Wood Preservatives in Historic Structures (2012-10)

On November 16, 2012 By Kris Vidos

This document provides guidance on wood preservation options in the context of historic preservation. Preserving wooden building materials is critical to historic preservation practitioners. Biodeterioration can be minimized through design, construction practices, maintenance, and, if neces¬sary, by use of wood preservatives. Moisture is the primary cause of biodeterioration, and if exposure to moisture cannot be prevented, the application of preservatives or use of pressure-treated wood may be warranted. The Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Proper¬ties emphasize retaining the historic character of a property, including distinctive materials, features, and spatial relation¬ships. Existing conditions should be carefully evaluated to determine the appropriate level of intervention.

Archaeological Survey Technologies, Data, Integration, and Applications Workshop and Seminar, Longfellow House – Washington’s National Headquarters, National Historic Site, Cambridge, MA (2012-05)

On November 16, 2012 By Kris Vidos

Webinar: Preparing for the Next Disaster

Go Digital and Social: the Public Face of NPS Park Cultural Landscapes Program

Training in Climate Change and Cultural Resources

New Guidance for Installing Solar Panels on Historic Properties

Web Catalog Increases Access to NPS Museum Collections

Archeology & Collections

Architecture & Engineering

Historic Landscapes

Materials Conservation

Guide for Use of Wood Preservatives in Historic Structures (2012-10)

Protecting Gullah Land and Community: A Locative Media Website for Tourism, Community Planning and Education (2012-09)

Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Heritage Landscape Atlas (2012-08)

Geophysical and Laser Scan Surveys at the Longfellow House – Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site (2012-06)

Archaeological Survey Technologies, Data, Integration, and Applications Workshop and Seminar, Longfellow House – Washington’s National Headquarters, National Historic Site, Cambridge, MA (2012-05)

Historic Concrete and Masonry Assessment by the Air-Coupled Impact-Echo Method (2012-04)

New Technology, New Opportunities: Development of a National Chert Characterization Database (2012-03)

Petrographic Analysis for Conservation

Why DIGITAL? Its only 1′s and 0′s

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