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CHANT presents restoration training and new conservation-core plans tied to historic preservation grants
Summary
Cruzan Heritage and Nature Tourism (CHANT) told the committee it runs a Building Arts program and used a State Historic Preservation Office grant to restore a Frederiksted property while training apprentices in woodworking and masonry; CHANT plans a VI Conservation Core for climate-related restoration projects.
Frandell Gerard, executive director of Cruzan Heritage and Nature Tourism (CHANT), described a vocational training and historic-preservation program focused on woodworking and masonry that CHANT operates in Frederiksted and across St. Croix.
CHANT said it launched a 6'week introductory woodworking series in 2024 and extended the workshop because of demand; nine men enrolled and six completed the initial cohort. The group won a State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) grant of…
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