Days before touch down, managers and stewards of historic landscapes should be well prepared for the aftermath of a major catastrophe.
Preparedness at Bayou Bend Collections and Gardens begins at the start of Hurricane Season, not days before a storm. Major efforts include the thinning of historically significant trees, as well as trees close to important structures, to allow for strong winds to pass through and not bend and break the upper limbs and branches.
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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 [...]
The Center for Historic Plants (CHP), established by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation in 1987, is looking for volunteers to assist with general horticultural duties and maintenance, as well as seed packaging, potting, and plant propagation. Volunteers may also assist with educational programs and special events.
CHP is charged with the mission of collecting, preserving, and distributing historic plant varieties. [...]
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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November 30 – December 2, 2010
Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Do you work or volunteer at a site that has old trees on the property? Have you ever [...]
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National Park Service offices in Natchitoches will highlight preservation activities in the Cane River region during the 10th annual Preservation in Your Community event on Aug. 10. The public is invited to stop by anytime between 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to enjoy refreshments, view exhibits from local heritage groups, and visit with NCPTT, CARI and CRNHA interns from across the country about their preservation research.
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By Cameron Tillman
Six interns join the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training staff this summer to work with research professionals in the fields of historic landscapes, architecture and engineering, materials research and marketing.
Stephanie Nelson, a graduate of Louisiana State University, will be working with Debbie Smith, historic landscapes program chief. Nelson will assist staff [...]
NCPTT’s Debbie Smith speaks with Robert Melnick, professor of landscape architecture at the University of Oregon and author of “Climate Change and Landscape Preservation: A Twenty-first-century Conundrum,” which appeared in a 2010 volume of the APT Bulletin. Today they will discuss topics addressed in the article.
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Spanning more than two centuries of American landscape design, What’s Out There is the only free, Wiki‐style database focused on the nation’s landscapes and landscape features, and is searchable by landscape name, type, and/or style, landscape architect and/or designer, and/or location. It is designed for use by tourists and heritage travelers; local residents; park, garden and landscape aficionados; historians, landscape architects, planners and other specialists; and the general public.
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