Cornerstones Community Partnerships

The Cooperative Ecosystem Study Unit Program Establishes and Maintains Cooperative Study Units, in Partnership With Federal, State, and Local Governments, Tribes, Nonprofit Organizations, and Institutions of Higher Education, to Facilitate Multidisciplinary Science and Integrated Information Products Related to the Resources of the National Park System. the Expected End Result of This Project Will Be to Increase the Knowledge and Understanding of the Participants in the Underpinnings of Historic Preservation Philosophy and to Provide Handson Training and Experience in Historic Preservationspecific Skills, Especially as They Apply to Stone Masonry Construction. This Will Be Accomplished by Having the Participants Execute an Actual Preservation Project on a Historic Resource. Specifically, They Will Learn Techniques for Assessing Stone Masonry Condition, Removing Unsympathetic Past Repairs, Repointing, Mortar Removal and Replacement, Repairing Stone Masonry With Appropriate Materials and Structural Assessment on Masonry Structures in Death Valley National Park. Beneficiaries Include Students, Youth, the General Public.