MISSION
"The Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) mission is to record historic landscapes in the United States and its territories through measured drawings and interpretive drawings, written histories, and large-format black and white photographs and color photographs. The National Park Service oversees the daily operation of HALS and formulates policies, sets standards, and drafts procedural guidelines in consultation with the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). The ASLA provides professional guidance and technical advice through their Historic Preservation Professional Practice Network. The Prints & Photographs Division of the Library of Congress preserves the documentation for posterity and makes it available to the general public."
National Park Service
HALS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER
The Northern California Chapter of the Historic American Landscape Survey (HALS) has 80+ members including landscape architects, historians, persons interested in historic gardens, private practitioners, academics and government employees involved with historic and cultural resources. Our chapter is actively engaged in three tasks:
- inventorying landscapes that are potential candidates for HALS documentation in northern California,
- maintaining this website, and
- documenting landscapes in northern California that meet the criteria for HALS documentation.
Landscapes that have been documented include the
Burdell Garden at Olompali State Historic Park in Novato,
Piedmont Way in Berkeley, and
the Kaiser Roof Garden in Oakland.
Landscapes that are being documented include
the Chalet Recreation Field at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco,
the Berkeley City Women's Club in Berkeley, and
the Fleming Garden in Berkeley.
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