National Heritage Areas

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National Heritage Areas are federally designated regions in the United States where natural, cultural, and historic resources are preserved and promoted through partnerships between local communities and the National Park Service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural landscape
federal designation
heritage area
administeredBy National Park Service
conservationApproach collaborative
partnership-driven
voluntary
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designatedBy United States Congress
distinctFrom National Monument
National Park
National Wildlife Refuge System
surface form: National Wildlife Refuge
doesNotInclude federal land ownership requirement
focus community-based heritage
living landscapes
working landscapes
fundingSource federal grants
local funds
private donations
state funds
hasDesignationProcess congressionally authorized feasibility study
local stakeholder involvement
includes multiple communities
multiple jurisdictions
landOwnership remains under private ownership
remains under state and local control
legalBasis National Heritage Areas Act of 2022
legalStatus not a unit of the National Park System
managedBy local coordinating entity
nonprofit organizations
regional commissions
state agencies
managementModel public-private partnership
overseenBy National Heritage Areas self-linksurface differs
surface form: National Park Service National Heritage Areas Program
purpose encourage heritage tourism
preserve cultural resources
preserve historic resources
preserve natural resources
promote heritage-based economic development
support community revitalization
relatedTo National Historic Landmark
surface form: National Historic Landmarks

U.S. National Park
surface form: National Parks

National Trails
scope large geographic region
supportedBy National Park Service limited financial assistance
National Park Service technical assistance
typicalThemes agricultural heritage
cultural traditions
industrial heritage
maritime heritage
transportation history

Referenced by (11)

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United States National Park System hasPart National Heritage Areas
Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Area designation National Heritage Areas
this entity surface form: National Heritage Area
National Heritage Areas overseenBy National Heritage Areas self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: National Heritage Area
this entity surface form: National Park Service National Heritage Areas Program
Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area federalDesignation National Heritage Areas
this entity surface form: National Heritage Area
Pennsylvania State Heritage Area relatedTo National Heritage Areas
this entity surface form: National Heritage Area
Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area partOf National Heritage Areas
this entity surface form: National Park Service heritage areas program
National Heritage Areas Act of 2022 appliesTo National Heritage Areas
National Heritage Areas Act of 2022 relatedTo National Heritage Areas
this entity surface form: National Heritage Area program
Cane River region recognizedAs National Heritage Areas
this entity surface form: National Heritage Area
Baltimore National Heritage Area partOf National Heritage Areas
this entity surface form: National Heritage Areas Program
Baltimore National Heritage Area hasCategory National Heritage Areas
this entity surface form: National Heritage Areas of the United States