CCP Heritage Model

<p><b>Open the Data Resource:</b> <a href='https://www.chesapeakeconservation.org/our-work/goal-mapping/heritage' rel='nofollow ugc'>https://www.chesapeakeconservation.org/our-work/goal-mapping/heritage</a></p>
<p><b>Open the Map Viewer:</b> <a href='https://chesbay.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=2bb17ce56f67437cbd8130504c8e6c03' rel='nofollow ugc'>https://chesbay.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=2bb17ce56f67437cbd8130504c8e6c03</a></p>
<p><b>Open the Map Service:</b> <a href='https://cicgis.org/arcgis/rest/services/CCP/Heritage/MapServer' rel='nofollow ugc'>https://cicgis.org/arcgis/rest/services/CCP/Heritage/MapServer</a></p>
<p>The Chesapeake Conservation Partnerhip Heritage Model depicts recognized and designated heritage areas and the resource values that convey their importance. It is based on the following designations:</p>
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<li><b><a href='https://www.nps.gov/nr/index.htm' rel='nofollow ugc'>National Register of Historic Places</a>:</b> The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the official list of the nation's historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and administered by the National Park Service, the NRHP is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate and protect America's historic and archeological resources.</li>
<li><b><a href='https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1582/index.htm' rel='nofollow ugc'>National Historic Landmarks</a>:</b> National Historic Landmarks (NHL) are nationally significant historic places designated by the Secretary of the Interior because they possess exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States. Today, just over 2,500 historic places are designated nationwide. NHLs are one subset of resources listed in the NRHP.</li>
<li><b>Historic Districts:</b> This consists of historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places (see above) in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.</li>
<li><b><a href='https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationaltrailssystem/index.htm' rel='nofollow ugc'>National Historic and Scenic Trails</a>:</b> The National Trails System is the network of scenic, historic and recreation trails created by the National Trails System Act of 1968, as amended. These trails provide for outdoor recreation needs; promote the enjoyment, appreciation and preservation of open-air, outdoor areas and historic resources; and encourage public access and citizen involvement. These maps include designated national historic trails and national scenic trails in the Chesapeake watershed: Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail, Appalachian National Scenic Trail and Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail.</li>
<li><b><a href='https://www.nps.gov/orgs/2287/index.htm' rel='nofollow ugc'>American Battlefield Protection Program Core Areas</a>:</b> The American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) promotes the preservation of significant historic battlefields associated with wars on American soil. The goals of the program are to protect battlefields and sites associated with armed conflicts that influenced the course of our history; to encourage and assist all Americans in planning for the preservation, management and interpretation of these sites; and to raise awareness of the importance of preserving battlefields and related sites for future generations.</li>
<li><b>National, State and Local Parks and Publicly Managed Conservation Lands:</b> This includes local, state and national parks; state and national wildlife management areas and refuges; and state and national forests.</li>
<li><b>State and National Scenic Byways:</b> This includes designated scenic byways at the state and federal level. Generally, scenic byways help recognize, preserve and enhance selected roads based on criteria at the state or federal level.</li>
<li><b>State Scenic Rivers:</b> This includes state designated scenic rivers. Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia have such programs. There are no national wild and scenic rivers designated within the Chesapeake watershed. (Data sources: MD Dept. of Natural Resources, NY State Dept. of Transportation, PA Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources and VA Dept. of Conservation and Recreation.)</li>
<li><b>National and State Heritage Areas:</b> This includes designated state and national heritage areas.</li>
<li><b>Appalachian Trail Landscape:</b> Protecting land along the 2,200 mile Appalachian National Scenic Trail (A.T.) has been a priority since the Trail was established in 1923. In addition to protecting the Trail treadway, public and non-profit partners work to conserve landscapes along the Trail. This has resulted in a 250,000 acre greenway around the Trail that connects significant public lands in the eastern United States. The dataset included in this map was prepared by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and represents the natural, cultural, historic, scenic, recreational and community values associated with the Trail and the spine of the Appalachian Mountain Range.</li>
<li><b>Maryland Rural Legacy Focal Areas:</b> Maryland's Rural Legacy Program provides funding to preserve large, contiguous tracts of land and to enhance natural resource, agricultural, forestry and environmental protection while supporting a sustainable land base for natural resource based industries.</li>
<li><b>Pennsylvania Conservation Landscapes:</b> These areas recognized by the Commonwealth represent large regions working collaboratively to drive strategic investment and actions around sustainability, conservation, community revitalization and recreational projects.</li>
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<p>The Heritage Model is part of the <a href='https://www.chesapeakeconservation.org/our-work/chesapeake-conservation-atlas/' rel='nofollow ugc'>Chesapeake Conservation Atlas</a>, which groups a suite of conservation mapping analyses together to inform conservation planning.</p>