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NHA@30 New National Parks in the 1990s: Thinning of the Blood or a Much Needed Transfusion?

Reflections on a paper, originally written in 1991, which argued in favor of managing park units at a landscape scale. More than 20 years later, this concept is a widely accepted conservation practice, yet the National Park Service often still struggles in engaging its National Heritage Area partners in implementing these ideas in jointly in regions across the country.

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Credit: Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area

A Holistic Approach to Open Space

The Rensselaer Plateau in New York State offers an exciting case study in collaboration, with public and private stakeholders joining together to foster conservation across property lines and political jurisdictions. The plateau is one of 165 conservation initiatives in the Northeast, from West Virginia to Maine, applying “a whole systems, large landscape approach” as part of a project by the Regional Plan Association. Learn more about the origins and outcomes of this model.

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Parked!

I have to admit, I was more than a little bit intrigued to read Parked! How Congress’ Misplaced Priorities Are Trashing Our National Treasures, a report

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Brenda Barrett

Journey Through Hallowed Ground Begins Living Legacy Project

On November 19, the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership in collaboration with the Gettysburg National Military Park dedicated 248 trees (167 newly planted trees and 81 existing trees) on Bliss Farm as part of the Living Legacy Project. This effort is helping to restore the orchard that existed on the property at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg.

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NHA@30 New National Parks in the 1990s: Thinning of the Blood or a Much Needed Transfusion?

Reflections on a paper, originally written in 1991, which argued in favor of managing park units at a landscape scale. More than 20 years later, this concept is a widely accepted conservation practice, yet the National Park Service often still struggles in engaging its National Heritage Area partners in implementing these ideas in jointly in regions across the country.

Read More »
Credit: Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area

A Holistic Approach to Open Space

The Rensselaer Plateau in New York State offers an exciting case study in collaboration, with public and private stakeholders joining together to foster conservation across property lines and political jurisdictions. The plateau is one of 165 conservation initiatives in the Northeast, from West Virginia to Maine, applying “a whole systems, large landscape approach” as part of a project by the Regional Plan Association. Learn more about the origins and outcomes of this model.

Read More »

Parked!

I have to admit, I was more than a little bit intrigued to read Parked! How Congress’ Misplaced Priorities Are Trashing Our National Treasures, a report

Read More »
Brenda Barrett

Journey Through Hallowed Ground Begins Living Legacy Project

On November 19, the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership in collaboration with the Gettysburg National Military Park dedicated 248 trees (167 newly planted trees and 81 existing trees) on Bliss Farm as part of the Living Legacy Project. This effort is helping to restore the orchard that existed on the property at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Read More »