Welcome to The Stone Trust

Established in southern Vermont in 2010, The Stone Trust’s mission is to preserve and advance the art and craft of dry stone walling. We do this through an expanding program of educational events and outreach projects. The Stone Trust is a multifaceted resource engaged in preserving the natural use of plentiful stone in simple, gratifying ways.

The Stone Trust Center is the only facility in North America that provides year round educational and DSWA certification opportunities for all levels and abilities. The Stone Trust is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization. It relies on contributions from people like you to keep its programs going. Help us continue to preserve and advance the art and craft of Dry Stone Walling!

Quick Links

• Looking for hands-on training to build dry stone walls? Click Upcoming Workshops
• Want to become a Certified Dry Stone Waller? Click Upcoming Certifications
• Looking for a contractor to build a wall? Click Certified Wallers
• Want to read up on the basics of dry stone walling? Click How to Build Walls
• Looking for amazing photos of dry stone walls and features? Click Photo Gallery
• Are you an Architect, Landscape Architect, Engineer or Designer looking for specifications for dry stone walls? Click Design Information

Support The Stone Trust

Your support makes our work possible. Please consider helping us preserve and advance the craft of dry stone walling by making a donation today. Thank you.

A variety of learning at the Historic Wall Rebuild! (June 14-16, 2019)

Posted June 17, 2019
Six participants had a great time learning all the in-depth details of working with fieldstone in Springfield VT this past weekend.



Waller of the month: Mark Jurus

Posted June 4, 2019
MARK JURUS (Maryland) is dedicated to the craft of dry laid stone construction as is evident in his Blog, YouTube channel and training site for workshops and certification. Quality not quantity – one project at a time.



A map of fascinating Dry Stone Structures around Dummerston

Posted June 3, 2019
Did you know that in addition to the walls and features at The Stone Trust Center there are some wonderful dry stone structures in and around Dummerston which are publicly accessible and built by local wallers?



Great workshop on building Retaining Walls that last! (June 2, 2019)

Posted June 3, 2019
During the Retaining Wall workshop, participants learned the fundamental differences between retaining walls and free standing walls.



Learning how to Split and Shape Stone! (June 2, 2019)

Posted June 3, 2019
At the Stone Shaping Workshop the focus was on the finer details of splitting boulders and field stone using feathers and wedges as well as trying out a variety of hammers and chisels.



Awesome Introductory Workshop! (June 1, 2019)

Posted June 3, 2019
At a sold out workshop, 16 participants learned the basics of dry stone walling in a beautiful setting at Broadview Farm.



Retaining Wall Challenges

Posted June 1, 2019
We were recently emailed about a retaining wall that was starting to fail just 8 years after construction.  This wall is a good example of the problems that retaining walls can have whether dry stone or constructed with other materials.



How to split a boulder!

Posted May 23, 2019
Have you ever wondered how you work with boulders when building a stone wall? Watch this great video to see how you can split a boulder using feathers and wedges.



Australian Walling

Posted May 17, 2019
Bryce Holingsworth sent us these photos and captions from his experience working with some wallers in Australia this past winter, (Australian Summer!).  Looks like he had a fantastic time!



What is a Historic Rebuild Workshop?

Posted May 17, 2019
We have two great 2.10 Historic Wall Rebuild Workshops coming up in June.  But what is a Historic Rebuild Workshop like, and how is it different from other workshops? Read this post to find out!