Organization: DRY STONE CONSERVANCY INC
Mission: PRESERVE DRY-LAID STONE STRUCTURES, AND REVIVE AND PROMOTE THE CRAFT OF DRY STONE MASONRY.
Activities: PROVIDE TRAINING AND RESTORATION ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE FOR THE TREATMENT OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS FOR DRY STONE. TRAIN CRAFTSMEN TO RESTORE AND REPAIR DRY STONE STRUCTURES.
THE CONSERVANCY HOLDS WORKSHOPS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO LEARN BASIC DRY STONE TECHNIQUE AND FOR ADVANCED MASON TRAINING. PARTICIPANTS LEARN INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IN DRY STONE MASONRY AND THEN PARTICIPATE IN BUILDING PROJECTS TO UPGRADE THEIR SKILLS.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building