#NHA30: Tales from the Towpaths
June 1, 2014
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Under bright blue skies on a cool spring day on the Green in New Castle, Delaware, an excited group of Delawareans and some Pennsylvanians gathered to celebrate the designation, on March 25, of the First State National Monument by President Obama. Native son, Vice President Biden, Delaware Senator Carper, Interior Secretary Salazar and NPS Director Jarvis clearly were brimming with enthusiasm for the National Monument Proclamation, which brings a National Park Service presence to Delaware for the very first time.
Just when you think things cannot get any more dire for the National Heritage Areas,Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) proposed an amendment to the recent budget continuing resolution to strip away half of the funding for the program ($8.1 Million). Learn more about what happened.
It has been a long process, but the management plan for the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor is finally done. There is only one step left, the Secretary of Interior has to ink in his, or maybe now her, name on a letter of approval. So what lies ahead?
The NPS has recently issued an update of sorts to the influential Leopold Report, among the first documents to advocate for an ecosystem approach to natural resource management in protected areas. What’s good about the new “Revisiting Leopold” document and what needs a bit more work.
Be sure to check out the newest featured landscape – Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve. Located on Whidbey Island, Washington State, Ebey’s Landing is a
Under bright blue skies on a cool spring day on the Green in New Castle, Delaware, an excited group of Delawareans and some Pennsylvanians gathered to celebrate the designation, on March 25, of the First State National Monument by President Obama. Native son, Vice President Biden, Delaware Senator Carper, Interior Secretary Salazar and NPS Director Jarvis clearly were brimming with enthusiasm for the National Monument Proclamation, which brings a National Park Service presence to Delaware for the very first time.
Just when you think things cannot get any more dire for the National Heritage Areas,Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) proposed an amendment to the recent budget continuing resolution to strip away half of the funding for the program ($8.1 Million). Learn more about what happened.
It has been a long process, but the management plan for the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor is finally done. There is only one step left, the Secretary of Interior has to ink in his, or maybe now her, name on a letter of approval. So what lies ahead?
The NPS has recently issued an update of sorts to the influential Leopold Report, among the first documents to advocate for an ecosystem approach to natural resource management in protected areas. What’s good about the new “Revisiting Leopold” document and what needs a bit more work.
Be sure to check out the newest featured landscape – Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve. Located on Whidbey Island, Washington State, Ebey’s Landing is a