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Through local stewardship and
organizational partnerships, NEARA works to foster preservation
of lithic sites and their related
landscapes. We partner with land trusts and federal, tribal,
state, and local government entities to protect extant stone
constructions. As awareness of these constructions grows,
so does the consensus for preservation. NEARA members have
been actively supporting the United South and Eastern Tribes' (USET)
efforts to encourage the growing recognition and nomination to
the National Register of
ceremonial stone landscapes (CSL) in the East. We
network with related organizations and individuals across a
broad region to share research and advocate for preservation of
these extant features disappearing from the landscape.
Development, neglect and natural forces can be countered with
knowledge and advocacy.
Primary NEARA contacts & general questions:
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Local
chapters enable members to participate in various
activities, including field trips, research and preservation
initiatives. Chapter coordinators keep members informed of
field trips, meetings and events of regional interest.
Local field trips offer members a chance to
investigate sites in our local regions. Chapter
coordinators report to our biannual confererences on events and
research in our local regions. Indigenous stonework is
found across the Americas. Chapters allow us to focus on
examples found in the Northeast, while conferences frequently
feature reports on related stonework styles located in distant
regions. 