Historic Orchard and Fruit Tree Stabilization Handbook
NPS Pacific West Region, Cultural Landscapes Program and California Department of Parks and Recreation, Archeology, History, and Museums Division. 2012. Historic Orchard and Fruit Tree Stabilization Handbook. Cultural Landscape Guidance Documents. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Seattle, Washington
A handbook prepared for California State Parks providing guidance on stabilization actions for historic orchards and fruit trees. This handbook is designed to serve as a guide for stabilizing the condition of potentially historic or known historic orchards and fruit trees within the California state parks system. It is intended for use by park managers, resource managers and maintenance staff, partners and volunteers that are responsible for the planning, management or preservation maintenance of orchards or fruit trees. The handbook integrates the concepts of historic preservation and orchard horticulture to guide efforts to prevent the further deterioration in condition of potentially or known significant biotic cultural resources. The need for this handbook was recognized by the California Department of Parks and Recreation (CDPR) Archaeology, History and Museums (AH&M) Division. Orchard remnants and fruit trees were known to exist in state parks throughout California, with ties to the state's rich land settlement and agricultural history. Most of these orchards or fruit trees were unevaluated and unmaintained, however, and the State was at risk of losting potentially significant cultural resources and the information they contained. The AH&M Division identified the need for technical guidance and staff training to arrest deterioration until planning could be conducted for the future treatment of these resources. This handbook was prepared by the National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with CDPR AH&M Division through a cooperative agreement. The NPS is the nation's lead preservation agency, directed by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 to participate in a national preservation partnership with American Indian tribes, states, local governments, nonprofit organizations and historic property owners. The NPS develops standards and guidelines for historic preservation and offers hands-on guidance for preservation partners. The NPS Park Cultural Landscapes Program has developed registration requirements for listing orchards and fruit trees in the National Register of Historic Places.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- NPS Pacific West Region, Cultural Landscapes Program; California Department of Parks and Recreation, Archeology, History, and Museums Division
- Date of Issue
- 2012
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- PWRO
- Keywords
- California, California State Parks, Cultural Landscapes, Cultural Resources, Historic Fruit Trees, Historic Orchards, Historic Preservation, horticulture, orchard, orchard management, Stabilization