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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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National Heritage Areas on the Brink

Talk about a cliffhanger! As of now, it looks like the funding for 12 of the 49 National Heritage Areas may be going over the edge as Congress so far has failed to act on any re-authorization bills. So – what happens next?

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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 »

National Heritage Areas on the Brink

Talk about a cliffhanger! As of now, it looks like the funding for 12 of the 49 National Heritage Areas may be going over the edge as Congress so far has failed to act on any re-authorization bills. So – what happens next?

Read More »