CONTENTS Architecture & Engineering Partnerships: Reaching a Larger Audience Preparing for Disaster Building Capacity through Internal Partnerships Research and Field Projects Materials Conservation Crude Oil and Cultural Heritage Honoring National Heroes Combating Rust Catering to Underserved Communities Historic Landscapes Herbicides and the Built Environment Documenting Historic Landscapes Teaching Historic Landscape Maintenance Mourning Glory: Preserving Historic Cemeteries WikiProject Cultural Landscapes PTT Grants Program Communications and Information Technology Mobile Application Development ERS: Emergency Response and Salvage Landscapes Sites NCPTT Website Product Distribution NCPTT Library In-office Computer Systems TELNPS/ Webex Training Community Engagement Conservation Scientist for a Day Robots Invade NCPTT! African American Heritage in the Center’s Backyard There’s Plenty to Preserve in Natchitoches APPENDICIES Appendix A: Training and Presentations Events Staff Presentations Appendix B: Publications and Media Produced in FY2011 Research and Technical Publications Videos Podcasts Appendix C: Library Additions in FY2011 Appendix D: FY2011 Budget Fixed Costs Budget Pie Chart Appendix E: Organization Chart
NATIONAL CENTER FOR PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY & TRAINING
REPORT
to the Advisory Board of the
National Center for Preservation technology and Training
National Park Service
United States Department of Interior
Natchitoches, Louisiana
November 16, 2011
National Park Service
Jon Jarvis
Director
Stephanie Toothman
Associate Director, Cultural Resources
Jon C. Smith
Assistant Associate Director, Heritage Preservation Assistance Programs
Advisory Board
Chair
James Walter Garrison
State Historic Preservation Officer, Arizona
Horace Henry Foxall, Jr.
Program Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Roy Eugene Graham, FAIA
Director, College Programs in Historic Preservation
School of Architecture, University of Florida
Norman Koonce, FAIA
American Institute of Architects (Retired)
Rob Pahl, AIA
President, Pahl Architects/Planners
Frank Preusser, Ph.D.
Frank Preusser and Associates, Inc.
Robert Silman, PE
Robert Silman and Associates, P.C.
Jonathan Spodek
Associate Professor, Dept. of Architecture
Ball State University
Suzanne Louise Turner, FASLA
Professor Emerita of Landscape Architecture
Louisiana State University
Norman Weiss, FAPT
Professor, Columbia University
NCPTT Staff
Kirk A. Cordell
Executive Director
| Kevin Ammons | Administrative Officer | Ed FitzGerald | Research Assistant |
| Mary Bistodeau | Receptionist | Jeff Guin | Marketing Manager |
| Carol Chin | NCPTT/NSU Joint Faculty | Sarah Jackson | Architectural Conservator |
| Jason Church | Materials Conservator | Mary Servello | Executive Secretary |
| Sean Clifford | Web Developer | Debbie Smith | Chief, Historic Landscapes |
| Curtis Desselles | Research Assistant | Mary F. Striegel | Chief, Materials Conservation |
| Lance Ellis | I.T. Administrator | Vacant Position | Chief, Archeology & Collections |
| Andy Ferrell | Chief, Architecture & Engineering |
This report is published by the Preservation Technology and Training Board, established under Title XVI, Section 470 of Public Law 102-575, October 30, 1992. The purpose of the Board is to advise the Secretary of the Interior regarding the operations of the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. The specific duties of the Board are to (1) provide leadership, policy advice, and professional oversight to the Center; (2) advise the Secretary on priorities and the allocation of grants among the activities of the Center; and (3) submit an annual report to the President and the Congress.
The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) is an office of the National Park Service, established under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, which states,
The purposes of the Center shall be to —
- develop and distribute preservation and conservation skills and technologies for the identification, evaluation, conservation, and interpretation of prehistoric and historic resources;
- develop and facilitate training for Federal, State and local resource preservation professionals, cultural resource managers, maintenance personnel, and others working in the preservation field;
- take steps to apply preservation technology benefits from ongoing research by other agencies and institutions;
- facilitate the transfer of preservation technology among Federal agencies, State and local governments, universities, international organizations, and the private sector; and
- cooperate with related international organizations including, but not limited to the International Council on Monuments and Sites, the International Center for the Study of Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, and the International Council on Museums.