Houston, Olivewood Cemetery
Disaster Response Workshop for Historic Cemeteries
This 2-day, hands-on, cemetery conservation workshop is intended for professionals and nonprofessional alike, including municipal city planners, cemetery managers, church sextons, cemetery grounds workers, and family members. Topics include:
- Before the Storm/Disaster Preparedness Plans
- Safety in Cemeteries and After Disaster Reentry
- Condition Surveys & Setting Priorities
- Vegetation Hazards Before the Storm
- Vegetation Removal
- Emergency Stabilization of Markers
- Stone Monument Cleaning
- Monument Resetting
- Adhesive Stone Repairs
Workshop sponsors include the Texas Cultural Emergency Response Alliance (TX-CERA), the Texas Historical Commission, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the National Park Service.
Find out more details and register here:
Houston, February 5-6, 2018: https://www.ncptt.nps.gov/events/texas-disaster-response-workshop-for-historic-cemeteries-houston/
