The Stone Wall Initiative (SWI) is an online resource for those interested in the historic stone walls of New England.   The SWI is coordinated by professor Robert M. Thorson, an advocate for their conservation and management since the late 1990s, and formerly a frequent public speaker on this topic for land trusts, historical societies, environmental non-profits, public libraries, and “friends of…” organizations.  Though administered as an educational component of the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History,  the SWI is  regional in scope, and supported by the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Connecticut as a form of scholarly engagement when time is available. There is are no budgets, staff, office space, or funded projects.

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Acknowledgements:  The content of this web site represents the collective work of many offices and individuals. Kristine Thorson co-founded the SWI with me in 2003 and continues to advise on the topic.  Jamison Judd of UConn’s, NEAG School of Education, and Musa Jatkowski of the University Information Technology Service helped update this website from its original clunky version in 2002.