Cooperative Agreement P25AC00624

TO SUPPORT COORDINATED COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND USABLE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. TO FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS RELATED TO THE RESOURCES OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. TO MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS AS WILL PROVIDE FULL GEOGRAPHIC AND TOPICAL COVERAGE FOR RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE RESOURCES CONTAINED IN UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AND THEIR LARGER REGIONS.RECIPIENTS WILL LEAD AT LEAST TWO WORKSHOPS AT LEVYS STORE AND LOST CABIN IN ORPI. THE FOCUS OF THE WORKSHOPS WILL BE TO EDUCATE STUDENTS AND EMERGING PROFESSIONALS IN STONE MASONRY. THIS WORK BUILDS ON A PREVIOUS PROJECT THAT RECENTLY REBUILT THE SOUTHERN WALL OF THE BUILDING AND ADDRESSED OTHER AREAS OF CONCERN. PROJECT OUTCOMES WILL PROVIDE HANDS-ON TRAINING TO STUDENTS IN SPECIFIC SKILLS, INCLUDING RESETTING STONE, REPOINTING DETERIORATED MORTAR, AND CORRECTING DRAINAGE ALONG THE EXTERIOR OF BUILDINGS, WHILE ALSO OFFERING MAINTENANCE RECOMMENDATIONS AND MONITORING PROTOCOLS TO GUIDE FUTURE PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES BASED ON MATERIAL LIFECYCLES AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND INDIVIDUALS (INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC).