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Planning and Legistation:

WHO WE ARE:

The Planning and Legislation Group provides planning, design, and legislative help to parks and partners in the New England, New Jersey and New York.

We have a core staff in Boston, and a field office in Syracuse. We also manage several contracts and agreements so that we can provide specialized services beyond the capacity of our in-house staff. Our prime contractors are Heritage Partners Inc.: ICON Designs; and SAIC. These firms offer urban design, landscape architecture, partnership building, graphic presentation, interpretive planning, and other expertise helpful to parks and heritage areas. Current inter-agency agreements include: Volpe Transportation Center, U.S. Department of Transportation; Library of Congress, Center for American Folklife; State University of New York at Syracuse, College of Environmental Science and Forestry; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.


  • Sarah Peskin, Program Manager, Planning and Legislation Group
  • Eddie Boxer, Program Assistant
  • Joanne Arany, Landscape Architect
  • Ellen Levin Carlson, Community/Regional Planner
  • Barbara Mackey, Landscape Architect/Legislative Specialist
  • Kevin Mendik, Hydro Power/Environmental Compliance
  • Marjorie Smith, Landscape Architect
  • John Tauscher, Landscape Architect

WHAT WE DO:

Some current Projects

  • Boston Harbor Islands General Management Plan
  • Champlain Valley Special Resource Study
  • Legislative support for bills to add home of Thomas Cole to NPS system
  • Fort Stanwix National Monument General Management Plan
  • Home of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Visitor Center Siting Study
  • Marsh-Billings National Historical Park General Management Plan
  • Minute Man National Historical Park -- Trail Construction Supervision and Adjacent Lands Project
  • New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park General Management Plan

Recently Completed Projects

  • Northeast Region Legislative Support Toolkit
  • The Erie Canalway: A Special Resource Study of the New York State Canals
  • Freedom Trail: A Framework for the Future
  • Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study
  • Lower East Side Tenement Museum Special Resource Study
  • Quinebaug-Shetucket National Heritage Area Plan and Brochure
  • Saint-Croix Island General Management Plan
  • Weir Farm National Historic Site General Management Plan
  • Sustainable Practices for Park Management Course & Highlights Report

For more information:

Boston Support Office
15 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Phone (617) 223-5203
Fax (617) 223-5164

Some helpful websites:

www.nps.gov/planning (for Director's Order #2 - NPS park planning guideline and other information of interest for NPS planning)

www.thomas.loc.gov (current Congressional information including text of bills and testimony from the library of congress)