Tools for Preservation

The skills needed and tools available to protect unique places and historic structures are varied. No one person can possibly be the expert in all the disciplines that successful preservation projects call upon. At various times, the protection of special places requires knowledge of planning and zoning issues, building technology, archaeology, architecture, property management, land conservation techniques, preservation regulatory processes, community organizing, political strategy, and the list goes on. This tool box is designed to make matches between preservation needs and expertise. The tool box is a gateway to reliable information to answer particular preservation challenges.