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.


Statements (51)
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
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 (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: "National Heritage Area"
United States National Park System hasPart National Heritage Areas
National Heritage Areas overseenBy National Heritage Areas
subject surface form: "National Heritage Area"
this entity surface form: "National Park Service National Heritage Areas Program"

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