NPS Mission - National Park Service

National Park Service FY 2013 Budget Justifications
Baltimore National Heritage Area
Projects that would utilize NPS Heritage Partnership Funding in 2013:
• Development of the Federal Hill/Sharp Leadenhall Trail.
• Implementation of War of 1812-related projects for the bicentennial.
• Implementation of comprehensive management plan.
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area
Projects that would utilize NPS Heritage Partnership Funding in 2013:
• Continued website development and other interpretive and marketing efforts for the Blue Ridge
Music Trails.
• Improved coordination of partner efforts to preserve farmland, increase farm profitability, and
improve land access for the next generation of farmers.
• Hospitality training for front-line tourism personnel.
• Continued marketing of the region as a heritage tourism destination.
• Continued partnership with the National Park Service to provide visitor services at the Blue Ridge
Parkway Visitor Center in Asheville, NC.
Cache La Poudre River Corridor
Projects that would utilize NPS Heritage Partnership Funding in 2013:
• Will continue to work on completion of management plan and early implementation projects.
Cane River National Heritage Area
Projects that would utilize NPS Heritage Partnership Funding in 2013:
• Planning and developing implementation strategies for the commemoration of the
Sesquicentennial of the Civil War and Red River Campaign; possible projects include a traveling
exhibit and symposium through partnerships with Louisiana State Museum System and Cane
River Creole National Historical Park.
• Developing and coordinating the commemoration of the tercentennial of the founding of
Natchitoches to include a web-based exhibit highlighting the cultural and historical significance of
the area. Possible partners include international agencies through French and Spanish diplomatic
contacts.
• Renovation and adaptive reuse of the Texas and Pacific Railroad Depot in partnership with the
City of Natchitoches.
• Continuation of dialogues and planning in the renovation and adaptive reuse of the Old Bermuda
Bridge as a pedestrian walkway linking Cane River Creole National Historical Park with a public
recreation area in partnership with Natchitoches Parish Police Jury, the National Center for the
Preservation Technology and Training, and Cane River Creole National Historical Park.
• Continuation in the planning process for the preservation and adaptive reuse of the Old
Natchitoches Parish Courthouse in partnership with Natchitoches Parish Police Jury, Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality, and the U.S. Environmental Protective Agency.
• Funding a Heritage Ranger to assist with Cane River Creole National Historical Park tours,
special events and public relations.
Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership
Projects that would utilize NPS Heritage Partnership Funding in 2013:
• Continuation of wayside exhibit design program, annual international heritage summit, regional
stakeholder coordination, a grants program, and other annual programs.
• Local grants for Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership plan implementation are planned
for 2013, as a means to accomplish immediate heritage stewardship goals, and also to further
develop the sustainability of partner organizations, as called for in the management plan.
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