Cane River National Heritage Area Inc

CANE RIVER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

CANE RIVER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

THE PURPOSE OF THE HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FUNDING IS TO ENGAGE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREARECIPIENTS, PARTNERS, COMMUNITIES, AND OR VISITORS IN SHARED ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. THIS IS DONE BYPROMOTING GREATER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTICIPATION IN PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, AND OUTDOORRECREATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, AND BUILDING RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP ETHICS IN ITS PARTICIPANTS. THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AIMS TO SUPPORT THE MANAGEMENT PLAN OF THE CANE RIVER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA, WHICH PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR THE INTERPRETATION, CONSERVATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF ITS UNIQUE CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES. BY FOSTERING PUBLIC OUTREACH, PROGRAMMING, AND COMMUNITY PRESERVATION EFFORTS, THE AGREEMENT PROMOTES ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND RECREATION INITIATIVES THAT ENHANCE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. THIS HERITAGE AREA REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT BLEND OF HISTORIC, CULTURAL, AND SCENIC RESOURCES, ILLUSTRATING NATIONAL NARRATIVES SHAPED BY HUMAN INTERACTION WITH THE LANDSCAPE. THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, THE PROJECT SEEKS TO DEEPEN PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE AREAS HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE, ENSURING THAT THESE STORIES AND TRADITIONS ARE PRESERVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE GENERAL PUBLIC, STATES AND OR THEIR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, NON-PROFITS, PRIVATE ENTITIES, THE HERITAGE AREA MANAGEMENT COORDINATING ENTITY.

IMPROVE EDUCATION AND INTERPRETATION FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

IMPROVE VISITOR EXPERIENCE AT CANE RIVER

THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO REDUCE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AT SELECT HISTORIC SITES WITHIN CANE RIVER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA (CRNHA) USING A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT. ALTHOUGH BOTH THE PARK AND HERITAGE AREA WERE ESTABLISHED IN 1994, SEVERAL HISTORIC SITES IN THE HERITAGE AREA HAVE NOT BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED. FUNDS WILL BE USED TO TO PERFORM REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES AT BERMUDA BRIDGE, FORT JESSUP, AND LOS ADAES. CARI SEEKS TO PARTNER WITH ITS LEGISLATIVELY-MANDATED PARTNER, CRNHA, TO UTILIZE THEIR PARTNERSHIP TO FULFILL THIS PROJECT SCOPE AND TASKS.

CONDUCT ETHNOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT

DEVELOP NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD NETWORK TO FREEDOM NOMINATIONS FOR PLANTATIONS (CARI)

LOS ADAES INTERPRETIVE MEDIA

ETHNOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT

UTILIZE HISTORIC PRESERVATION MASON AND APPRENTICES FOR TREATMENT OF MASONRY FEATURES AT CANE RIVER

DEVELOP AND CONDUCT A TEACHER INSTITUTE ON CREOLE CULTURE, CANE RIVER CREOLE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

?SUPPORT FRONT LINE OPERATIONS AT OAKLAND PLANTATION?

VISITOR ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CANE RIVER REGION

CREATE DOCUMENTARY FILM ON CANE RIVER'S MUSICAL LEGACY

HERITAGE RANGER/INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMMING AT CANE RIVER

INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS (CIVIL WAR EVENT)