american heritage rivers initiative
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American Heritage Rivers Initiative. BACKGROUND. Objective : Recognize and support local efforts to restore and protect America’s rivers and their communities: Economic revitalization Environmental protection and restoration Cultural and historic preservation. BACKGROUND. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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American Heritage Rivers InitiativeAmerican Heritage Rivers Initiative
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BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND
Objective: Recognize and support local effortsto restore and protect America’s rivers andtheir communities:
• Economic revitalization• Environmental protection and restoration• Cultural and historic preservation
Objective: Recognize and support local effortsto restore and protect America’s rivers andtheir communities:
• Economic revitalization• Environmental protection and restoration• Cultural and historic preservation
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BACKGROUND
Established by Executive Order 13061 – September, 1997
Supported by nearly 200 members of Congress, more than 500 mayors, and 21 governors
126 nominations from 46 states and the District of Columbia
Established by Executive Order 13061 – September, 1997
Supported by nearly 200 members of Congress, more than 500 mayors, and 21 governors
126 nominations from 46 states and the District of Columbia
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14 RIVERS
Blackstone and Woonasquatucket (RI/MA) Cuyahoga (OH)Connecticut (CT/MA/NH/VT) Detroit (MI)Hanalei (HI) Hudson (NY)Mississippi, Lower (TN/LA) Willamette (OR)Mississippi, Upper (MO/IL/IA/WI/MN) Rio Grande (TX)Potomac (DC,MD,PA,VA,WV) New River (NC,VA,WV)Susquehanna and Lackawanna Rivers (PA) St. John’s River (FL)
Blackstone and Woonasquatucket (RI/MA) Cuyahoga (OH)Connecticut (CT/MA/NH/VT) Detroit (MI)Hanalei (HI) Hudson (NY)Mississippi, Lower (TN/LA) Willamette (OR)Mississippi, Upper (MO/IL/IA/WI/MN) Rio Grande (TX)Potomac (DC,MD,PA,VA,WV) New River (NC,VA,WV)Susquehanna and Lackawanna Rivers (PA) St. John’s River (FL)
30 July 1998 - President designated 14 American Heritage Rivers:
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Some are mainly urban...Some are mainly urban...
Detroit RiverDetroit River
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Hudson River near West Point
Most are also rural...
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GUIDING PRINCIPLES
CollaborativeAgencies work together & with communities
ResourcefulUse existing programs
Community-drivenFederal agencies respond to community needs
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BENEFITS TO RIVERS
• National Recognition
River Navigator
Federal TeamsIn Washington Along the river
Focused attention to their needs
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3 MAJOR OBJECTIVES
Environmental
Cultural
Economic
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ENVIRONMENTAL
Improve water quality & fish/ wildlife habitats
Restore riparian areas & wetlands
Conserve natural resources
Enhance outdoor recreation
Potomac River at Great Falls
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Identify community heritage &
historical/archaeological
resources
Restore and reuse historic
structures
Celebrate with local arts
and folklife
CULTURAL
Esopus Meadows Lighthouse, Hudson R.
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Revitalize waterfronts
Find productive uses for abandoned
buildings
Help existing businesses and encourage new
ones
ECONOMIC
Mississippi River Museum and AquariumPort of Dubuque, Iowa
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ORGANIZATION
Interagency Committee
Chair: Chairman of CEQ plus Agency co-chair Members: Cabinet Secretaries or their designees (Asst. Sec. or higher)
AHR Interagency Task Force
AHR Interagency Working Group
Interagency Committee
Hanalei River from the airKauai, Hawaii
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RIVER NAVIGATORS
– 5-Year Commitment extended for some rivers, 1- 3 years– 5-Year Commitment extended for some rivers, 1- 3 years
– Assist communities to implement local action plans– Assist communities to implement local action plans
– Serve as a liaison between communities and federal agencies– Serve as a liaison between communities and federal agencies
– Each of the 14 designated rivers will have the assistanceof a River Navigator for five years (through Sept. 2004)
– Each of the 14 designated rivers will have the assistanceof a River Navigator for five years (through Sept. 2004)
– Assist communities, if requested, in engaging the assistance
– Assist communities, if requested, in engaging the assistance of state, tribal, and local governments and private sector
of state, tribal, and local governments and private sector interestsinterests
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RIVER NAVIGATORS
– Provide information services– Provide information services
– Offer technical advice– Offer technical advice
– River Navigator will have maximum latitude to work with communities– River Navigator will have maximum latitude to work with communities
– Position will be fully federally funded unless the community volunteers non-federal funds
– Cut through “Red Tape” “Navigate” the federal system to find appropriate federal programs and resources for local communities
– Position will be fully federally funded unless the community volunteers non-federal funds
– Cut through “Red Tape” “Navigate” the federal system to find appropriate federal programs and resources for local communities
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INFORMATION
AHR Web site : www.epa.gov/rivers
American Heritage Rivers Task Force
300 Seventh St., SW Suite 680
Washington DC 20024
Phone: 202-401-0226
Fax: 202-401-9821