National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Conservation Study Institute Northeast Region Connecting Stories, Landscapes, and People: Exploring the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Partnership A Technical Assistance Project for the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission and the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Inc. This report is the ninth in the Conservation and Stewardship Publication Series produced by the Conservation Study Institute. This series includes a variety of publications designed to provide information on conservation history and current practice for professionals and the public. The series editor is Nora J. Mitchell, director of the Institute. The Conservation Study Institute was established by the National Park Service in 1998 to enhance leadership in the field of conservation. A partnership with academic, government, and nonprofit organizations, the Institute helps the National Park Service and its partners stay in touch with the evolving field of conservation and to develop more sophisticated partnerships, new tools for community engagement, and new strategies for the 21st century. The Institute is based at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park within the Northeast Region of the National Park Service. We encourage you to share the information in this report, and request only that you give appropriate citations and bibliographic credits. Recommended citation: Copping, Suzanne E., Philip B. Huffman, Daniel N. Laven, Nora J. Mitchell, and Jacquelyn L. Tuxill. Connecting Stories, Landscapes, and People: Exploring the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. Sustainability Study Report. A Technical Assistance Project for the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission and the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Inc. Woodstock, VT: Conservation Study Institute, 2006. For additional copies, contact: Conservation Study Institute 54 Elm Street Woodstock, VT 05091 Te l: (802) 457-3368 / Fax: (802) 457-3405 www.nps.gov/csi Publications in the Conservation and Stewardship Publication Series: No. 1 – Landscape Conservation: An International Working Session on the Stewardship of Protected Landscapes, 2001 No. 2 – International Concepts in Protected Landscapes: Exploring Their Values for Communities in the Northeast, 2001 Jim Thorpe, formerly Mauch Chunk, was a center for commerce and No. 3 – Collaboration and Conservation: Lessons Learned in Areas Managed transportation. through National Park Service Partnerships, 2001 No. 4 – Speaking of the Future: A Dialogue on Conservation, 2003 No. 5 – A Handbook for Managers of Cultural Landscapes with Natural Resource Values, 2003 (web-based) No. 6 – Collaboration and Conservation: Lessons Learned from National Park Service Partnership Areas in the Western United States, 2004 No. 7 – Reflecting on the Past, Looking to the Future: Sustainability Study Report. A Technical Assistance Report to the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission, 2005 No. 8 – Keeping National Parks Relevant in the 21st Century, 2006 All publications are available in PDF format at www.nps.gov/csi Connecting Stories, Landscapes, and People: Exploring the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Partnership Sustainability Study Report A Technical Assistance Project for the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission and the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Inc. Conducted by the Conservation Study Institute Northeast Region National Park Service Partially funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP PUBLICATION NO. 9 Suzanne E. Copping, Philip B. Huffman, Daniel N. Laven, Nora J. Mitchell, and Jacquelyn L. Tuxill Published by the Conservation Study Institute Woodstock, Vermont 2006 Contents Section I: Setting the Context Section III: The Future of the D&L Chapter 1: Background and Introduction to the Corridor D&L Sustainability Study 5 Chapter 7: Identifying Critical Ingredients for A. The Scope and Methods of the D&L Sustained Success 58 Sustainability Study A. Structuring the Partnership System B. The National Context B. Guiding the Partnership System C. Organization of the Report C. Cultivating the Partnership System Chapter 2: Establishing the D&L National Heritage D. Considering Time in the Partnership System Corridor 9 Chapter 8: Management Options and A. The Heritage of the D&L Corridor Opportunities 61 B. The Origins of the Corridor Partnership A. Management Entity Options Chapter 3: The Existing Management Framework B. Options for Additional State, County, and for the D&L Corridor Partnership 15 Municipal Government Involvement, with A. Purpose, Vision, and Mission Leadership by DCNR B. Geographic Scope C. Options for Additional National Park C. Management Entity Service Involvement D. Partners Chapter 9: Other Options and Opportunities for E. Funding and Other Forms of Support the Future 67 A. Options and Opportunities for Investment by the Management Entity Section II: Assessing the D&L B. Options and Opportunities for Enhancing Corridor Partnership Partnerships Chapter 4: Pursuing the Corridor Vision: Progress, C. Options and Opportunities Related to Accomplishments, and Leverage 21 Operations A. An Overview of Management Plan Progress D. Funding Considerations B. Observations on the D&L Corridor’s Chapter 10: Closing Thoughts 73 Progress and Accomplishments C. Program and Project Highlights D. Investment and Leverage in the D&L Further Reading 74 Corridor E. The Corridor’s Influence on the Regional Economy and Heritage Tourism Glossary of Terms and Acronyms Chapter 5: Analyzing the Existing Management Used 75 Framework 39 A. Purpose, Vision, and Mission B. Geographic Scope Acknowledgments 76 C. Management Entity D. Partners E. Funding and Other Forms of Support Appendices 77 Chapter 6: Evaluating the D&L Partnership A. D&L Sustainability Study Methodology System: The Partner Perspective 49 B. Progress and Accomplishments in the D&L A. Perceived Strengths Corridor B. Perceived Challenges Historic Bethlehem’s Colonial Industrial Quarter is located at the confluence of the Lehigh River and Monocacy Creek. 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