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Opportunities for Communities that Neighbor Public Lands A Guide to Federal Programs, 2006 (PDF format* - 109 KB)

 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., 2006
Executive Summary (
PDF format* - 742 KB) Full Report (PDF format* - 3.69 MB)

 Keeping Parks Relevant in the 21st Century A Report on a Conference Convened by the National Park Service Northeast Region and the National Parks Mid-Atlantic Council, 2006 (PDF format* - 1.06 MB)

 Reflecting on the Past, Looking to the Future A Technical Assistance Report to the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National  Heritage Corridor Commission, 2005 (PDF format* - 1.82 MB)

Collaboration and Conservation: Lessons Learned from National Park Service Partnership Areas in the Western United States, 2004 (PDF format* - 1,457 KB)

A Handbook for Managers of Cultural Landscapes with Natural Resource Values, 2003, a web-based publication.

Stewardship Begins With People: An Atlas of Places, People & Handmade Products,
Project Update,
2004 (PDF format* - 1,500 KB)

Speaking of the Future: A Dialogue on Conservation, 2003 (PDF format* - 3,859 KB)

Conservation Study Institute: Report for the Years 2002 to 2004  (PDF format* - 1,413 KB)

Conservation Study Institute: Report for the Years 2000 & 2001  (PDF format* - 1,670 KB)

New Directions in Parks and Protected Areas, 2002  (PDF format* - 290 KB)

Collaboration and Conservation: Lessons Learned in Areas Managed by NPS Partnerships, 2001: cover (PDF format* - 320 KB); text section 1 (PDF format* - 109 KB); text section 2 (PDF format* - 94 KB); text section 3 (PDF format* - 190 KB); text section 4 (PDF format* - 196 KB); text section 5 (PDF format* - 110 KB); text section 6 (PDF format* - 105 KB)

International Concepts in Protected Landscapes: Exploring Their Value for Communities in the Northeast, 2001 (PDF format* - 620 KB)

Landscape Conservation: An International Working Session, 2001 (PDF format* - 1,563 KB)

Landscape of Conservation Stewardship: Report of the Stewardship Initiative Feasibility Study, 2000  (PDF format* - 3,314 KB)


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