Project Description: This agreement will provide students with training in the theory and
practices of cultural landscape preservation planning. As an ancillary benefit, Region 1 parks will receive technical assistance in planning for the preservation of their historic landscapes.
This project will provide NPS Region 1 parks with advice on
meeting the requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act; support development of digital modeling as a research tool for preservation planning; provide assistance to parks based on prior research completed by the Recipient; train students in landscape preservation and disseminate research findings; and provide Colonial National Historical Park with research, graphics, and text that will document the evolution of the Yorktown National Cemetery landscape and evaluate its historic character and significance.
Lead Principal Investigator: John Auwaerter, SUNY, College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Co-Principal Investigator: Prof. Aidan Ackerman, SUNY, College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Partner Institution: SUNY, College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Federal Agency Technical Contact: Bob Page
Federal Involvement: Monitoring and oversight include review and approval of financial status and performance reports, payment requests, and tasks identified below. Additional monitoring activities may include site visits, conference calls, and other on-site or off-site monitoring activities. At the Recipient’s request, NPS may also provide technical assistance to the Recipient in support of the objectives of this agreement. In particular:
a. Develop work plans and schedules jointly with the Recipient.
b. Participate in developing a research plan and report outline.
c. Provide background information, research documents, policy statements and management guidelines to support the project.
d. Work in partnership with the Recipient to address review comments, hold project meetings and site visits, and to edit and prepare final research findings.
e. Serve as liaison between NPS Region 1 parks and the Recipient.
f. Support training of students working on the project in NPS policies, methods, guidelines, and standards as determined by the project team.
g. Provide financial assistance as stipulated in this agreement.
Project Type: Research
Project Discipline: Cultural Resources
Project Sub-Discipline(s): Cultural and Historic
Start Year: 2024
End Year: 2026
Initial Funding Amount: $122,000.00
Federal Grant Number: P24AC00946
Location: NPS Region 1 (technical assistance) and Yorktown, Virginia (research project)
National Parks or Protected Areas:
- Yorktown National Cemetery
- Roosevelt-Vanderbilt NHP
- Women’s Rights NHP
- Fort Stanwix NM
State(s): Virginia
Virginia Counties: York
Student and Other Involvement:
- Masters Students: 1
- Staff: 1
Summary of Student Involvement: William Blackley, Master of Landscape Architecture student: full-time summer internship, Summer 2025; 10-hr research project assistant, academic year 2025-2026.
Summary of Other Involvement: Principal Investigator: mentoring and assisting graduate research project assistant in research, writing, and graphics for Yorktown National Cemetery.
Products Associated with this Project:
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