Where Does That Stone Wall Go?

"Good fences make good neighbors." So wrote Robert Frost in his poem, "The Mending Wall."But what happens to those good fences when the neighbors have departed, either literally or metaphorically?In this episode, Elliot Vosburg talks about his Master's project from the University of Rhode Island. Vosburg used LiDAR, combined with other technology and old-fashioned research, to map hundreds of miles of stone walls. Hear about what he learned and what he sees as the historical information that can be gleaned by locating them. See his Power Point SlidesEpisode Artwork: Stone wall at Winnapaug Farm Preserve. Courtesy of Westerly Land Trust.This podcast is brought to you by the Wood-Pawcatuck Wild and Scenic Rivers Stewardship Council, and is hosted by Casey Merkle and Hugh Markey.