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Two Members Sought for Stone Trust Board of Directors
We welcome your nominations to the Stone Trust Board of Directors. Our board includes up to thirteen members. At present, twelve men and women help to set direction and provide oversight to our nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational organization. These twelve members each engage in one or more of the following committees: Executive Committee Finance Committee Governance…
Learn dry stone walling at Opus 40, Saugerties, NY
Opus 40 is the creation of renowned artist, stone mason and Bard College professor Harvey Fite. In 2021, a stone mason team of Stone Trust professional members began the conservation planning and restoration work for Fite’s 6.5 acres of remarkable earthwork sculpture. You can read about the first phase at the Opus 40 Sculptural Rock Steady Blog.…
Latest Episodes from Nature Revisited: The Podcast
HELP WANTED – WALLING WORK WANTED: August 5, 2022
Gathering of the Stone Tribe at the Stonework Symposium, October 18-22, Santa Fe
Help build the retaining wall! Antrim Grange #98, NH, Historic Rehabilitation
Tool Guide: Stone Shaping
“Stones are strong in compression, but weak in tension,” writes Brian Post, DSWA Master Craftsman, in this very informative article on stone shaping which appeared in the Dec/Jan issue of Mother Earth News magazine. In the Basic Techniques for Shaping Stone article, Brian starts by explaining the difference between level bedded and irregular stone.
