Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area
Responses Invited on Inventory of Resources
The Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area is working to create a management
plan to support historic preservation, natural resource conservation, recreation,
heritage tourism and educational projects.
The plan will include an inventory of the cultural, historical, archaeological, natural and
recreational resources of the Heritage Area relating to the stories and themes of the region.
Your help is invited to ensure that all of the Delta’s important resources are included in the inventory.
Please follow this link for information on how to submit your responses: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DeltaInventory
All responses should be submitted by May 31, 2013. Thank you for you assistance!
Responses Invited on Inventory of Resources
The Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area is working to create a management
plan to support historic preservation, natural resource conservation, recreation,
heritage tourism and educational projects.
The plan will include an inventory of the cultural, historical, archaeological, natural and
recreational resources of the Heritage Area relating to the stories and themes of the region.
Your help is invited to ensure that all of the Delta’s important resources are included in the inventory.
Please follow this link for information on how to submit your responses: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DeltaInventory
All responses should be submitted by May 31, 2013. Thank you for you assistance!
Follow these links to access the inventories:
• Agriculture & Cotton • Biological Resources • Civil Rights • Civil War • Historic Sites not on National Register
• Immigration • Land Resources • Literature • MS River • Museums - General History • National Register Listings
• Native American • Recreation Resources • Water Resources • Cultural and Arts • Blues Music
• Agriculture & Cotton • Biological Resources • Civil Rights • Civil War • Historic Sites not on National Register
• Immigration • Land Resources • Literature • MS River • Museums - General History • National Register Listings
• Native American • Recreation Resources • Water Resources • Cultural and Arts • Blues Music
Photos courtesy Mississippi Delta Tourism Association
Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area Sets a Direction for Management Plan
Public input helped determine focus of plan
March 2013
After a year of research, study and public input, the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area’s board of directors has determined that the management plan will be developed with a blended focus on building a network of partners, saving places, perpetuating the Delta’s culture and traditions and telling the Delta’s story. The plan, scheduled for completion in early 2014, will guide the heritage area’s activities for the next 10-15 years.
The decision was reached by considering five alternatives – or options – for the heritage area. Each alternative reflected different priorities including use of resources, partnerships and implementation strategies. The five alternatives considered were:
Participants in two public meetings on February 26 in Southaven and Greenwood considered the alternatives and recommended selection of the “blended” approach. On February 27, the heritage area’s planning committees – interpretation, civic engagement and resource stewardship – met to consider the alternatives and also recommended the “blended” alternative.
At the conclusion of the public meetings and committee meeting, the MDNHA board of directors met to review the recommendations. The board voted unanimously to select the “blended” alternative as the basis for the management plan and the heritage area’s activities in the coming years.
In the coming months, the management plan will be drafted to include strategies which will bring partners together to accomplish the heritage area’s goals in interpretation, education, preservation, community and economic development.
Public meetings will be scheduled in the fall of 2013 to present the draft management plan and to solicit feedback from the Delta’s residents before the plan is completed in early 2014.
MDNHA board
Public input helped determine focus of plan
March 2013
After a year of research, study and public input, the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area’s board of directors has determined that the management plan will be developed with a blended focus on building a network of partners, saving places, perpetuating the Delta’s culture and traditions and telling the Delta’s story. The plan, scheduled for completion in early 2014, will guide the heritage area’s activities for the next 10-15 years.
The decision was reached by considering five alternatives – or options – for the heritage area. Each alternative reflected different priorities including use of resources, partnerships and implementation strategies. The five alternatives considered were:
- No Action – What would happen if the Mississippi Delta was not a National Heritage Area?
- Tell the Delta’s Story – Focus on documentation and interpretation of the Delta’s heritage, cultural and natural resources. Include activities for residents and visitors as well as focusing on heritage education.
- Build the Network – Position the Mississippi Delta NHA as a convener to bring together partners in preservation, conservation, tourism and community development to achieve goals. Take the lead in some activities; be a partner or advocate for other activities.
- Save Places and Perpetuate Culture – Document, save and revitalize historic structures, conserve natural resources and preserve and region’s culture and living traditions.
- A Blend – Develop a plan to blend elements from the other alternatives – tell the story, build the network, save places and perpetuate culture – to create a climate of sustainable economic development based on the region’s heritage and culture.
Participants in two public meetings on February 26 in Southaven and Greenwood considered the alternatives and recommended selection of the “blended” approach. On February 27, the heritage area’s planning committees – interpretation, civic engagement and resource stewardship – met to consider the alternatives and also recommended the “blended” alternative.
At the conclusion of the public meetings and committee meeting, the MDNHA board of directors met to review the recommendations. The board voted unanimously to select the “blended” alternative as the basis for the management plan and the heritage area’s activities in the coming years.
In the coming months, the management plan will be drafted to include strategies which will bring partners together to accomplish the heritage area’s goals in interpretation, education, preservation, community and economic development.
Public meetings will be scheduled in the fall of 2013 to present the draft management plan and to solicit feedback from the Delta’s residents before the plan is completed in early 2014.
MDNHA board
Participants at the February 26 public meeting
in Greenwood discuss ideas for the MDNHA.
Photo by Giusy Pappalardo
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