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What's New

Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area launches Keeping the Dream Alive: Connecting Students to Struggles of Freedom

Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area collaborates to develop Big Rock Candy Mountain Trail

Atchafalaya National Heritage Area featured on NBC's Today Show

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The Winter 2011 National Heritage Areas Newsletter is now available.

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Healthy Environment & People

trail

The Lackawanna Heritage Valley National Heritage Area opened the Scranton Riverwalk enabling many high school students to walk to school on a safe pathway away from busy traffic

Engagement & Stewardship

Students collect water samples as part of the Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program administered by the Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor.

water testing

Economic Development

The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area is providing funds to the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project to link new farmers to available land, creating jobs and stimulating farm tourism.

Conservation & Sustainability

The Cane River National Heritage Area received over $1 million in local, state, federal and in-kind funding to adapt the historic St. Matthew's School building into a state-of-the-art emergency shelter, sports complex and rural health center.

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