National Heritage Areas (United States)

found: Work cat: Manning, Robert E., 1946- America's National Heritage Areas, 2022:t.p. (America's national heritage areas, a guide to the nation's new kind of national park (DLC)2021052284

found: Alliance of National Heritage Areas website, viewed Dec. 1, 2021:(A National Heritage Area is designated by Congress for its unique nationally significant qualities and resources. It is a place where a combinaton of natural, cultural, historic and recreational resources have shaped a cohesive, nationally distinctive landscape. A National Heritage Area employs a partnership approach to heritage development involving collaborative planning around a theme, industry and/or geographical feature that influenced the nation's culture and history. This planning strategy encourages residents, government agencies, nonprofit groups and private partners to agree on and prioritize programs and projects that recognize, preserve and celebrate many of America's defining landscapes. A National Heritage Area seeks short- and long-term solutions to conservation and development challenges by fostering relationships among regional stakeholders and encouraging them to work collaboratively to achieve shared goals) - https://www.nationalheritageareas.us/

found: National Park Service website, viewed Dec. 1, 2021:Community-led conservation and development page (National Heritage Areas are places where historic, cultural, and natural resources combine to form cohesive, nationally important landscapes. Unlike national parks, National Heritage Areas are large lived-in landscapes. Consequently, National Heritage Areas entities collaborate with communities to determine how to make heritage relevant to local interests and needs) What is a National Heritage Area? page (National Heritage Areas (NHAs) are designated by Congress as places where natural, cultural, and historic resources combine to form a cohesive, nationally important landscape. Through their resources, NHAs tell nationally important stories that celebrate our nation's diverse heritage. NHA entities collaborate with communities to determine how to make heritage relevant to local interests and needs. Through public-private partnerships, NHA entities support historic preservation, natural resource conservation, recreation, heritage tourism, and educational projects. The NHA program is administered by NPS coordinators in Washington DC and six regional offices) - https://www.nps.gov/articles/what-is-a-national-heritage-area.htm