Event Description

Keeping History Above Water - April 10 - 13, Newport, RI
Newport Restoration Foundation

Keeping History Above Water will be one of the first national conversations to focus on the increasing and varied risks posed by sea level rise to historic coastal communities and their built environments. This is not a conference about climate change, but about what preservationists, engineers, city planners, legislators, insurers, historic home owners and other decision makers need to know about climate change—sea level rise in particular—and what can be done to protect historic buildings, landscapes and neighborhoods from the increasing threat of inundation.

For anyone concerned with preserving historic coastal communities, Keeping History Above Water offers an opportunity to hear from leaders in the field, participate in workshops on practical solutions, tour threatened areas and structures in Newport and its environs, and simply connect over this area of shared concern.

For more information and to register: http://www.historyabovewater.org/about/

Conference registration and all sessions on Sunday, April 10, through Tuesday, April 12, will be held at the Newport Marriott, 25 America’s Cup Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island 02840. Workshops and seminars on Wednesday, April 13, will be held at the Marriott and other nearby venues.