The National Preservation Institute, a nonprofit organization founded in 1980, educates
those involved in the management, preservation, and stewardship of our cultural heritage.
The 2011-2012 National Preservation Institute seminar schedule is available online at
www.npi.org. The 2011-2012 NPI News Release includes the calendar and seminar descriptions
www.npi.org/NewsRelease2011-12.pdf
Scholarship applications being accepted through September 23 (see details below)
in cooperation with the Chicora Foundation, Inc.,
the Public History Program, School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies,
Arizona State University, and the State Historic Preservation Office, Arizona State Parks
Cemetery Preservation
Phoenix, AZ - October 25-26, 2011
Learn how to begin a cemetery preservation or restoration project and how to help ensure
that sound choices are made to avoid harming what you seek to protect. Discussions focus
on current issues in cemetery preservation, such as recording and documenting cemeteries
and graveyards, undertaking preservation efforts, and exploring conservation techniques
and issues. An agenda is available online at
www.npi.org.
Instructors. Debi Hacker, conservation administrator of Chicora Foundation, Inc., a
nonprofit heritage preservation organization specializing in research, public education,
conservation, and preservation for museums, archives, and historic organizations and
Michael Trinkley, Ph.D., director of Chicora Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit heritage
preservation organization specializing in research, public education, conservation, and
Cemetery Landscapes: A Practical Guide to Care and Maintenance
Phoenix, AZ - October 27, 2011
Learn how to protect historic cemetery landscapes, preserve integrity of design, and
safeguard tombstones and monuments while pursuing a practical outlook on maintenance and
budget concerns. Explore approaches to caring for softscapes, or plantings, and
hardscapes, including roads, pathways, and benches. Discuss effective pruning and cutting
techniques, and when chemicals and heavy equipment can be safely and productively used.
Review the basics of short- and long-term preservation plans. An agenda is available
online at
www.npi.org.
Instructor. Debi Hacker
LA/CES. These seminars meet the criteria for programs in the American Society of Landscape
Architects Continuing Education System and ASLA members will receive 6 learning units each
day.