Weaverville resident and Dry Ridge Stone owner Doug Dearth will be teaching a one-day course, “Dry Stack Stone: Principles and Practice”, at the North Carolina Arboretum in March.  The one-day course will be offered three times during the month, on March 19, March 21, and March 24.  Arboretum members can register online or by calling the Registrar at 665-2492 #317 (9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday) or at 665-2492 #235 (9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays). Non-members need to call to register.  Here’s more information about the course:

Dry Stack Stone: Principles and Practice
Doug Dearth of Dry Ridge Stone in Weaverville, NC, leads this seven-hour course, which includes classroom discussion of basic principles for working with stone, followed by detailed practical application in building a dry stack stone wall on Arboretum property.

Dearth is currently Chair of the Weaverville Planning and Zoning Board, a NWF-certified Wildlife Habitat Steward and a Muddy Water Watch volunteer for RiverLink.

The workshop runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Participants should bring gloves, sturdy shoes, lunch and water.

$105 Member/ $129 Public.  Prepayment is required.

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