In 2004, the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission formed a "Futures Committee" to address the 2006 sunset of the Commission. The Commission also initiated the Blackstone Sustainability Study to evaluate the past 18 years of work in the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Desiring external review and a transparent evaluation process, the Commission asked the Conservation Study Institute to provide technical assistance by conducting the sustainability study and providing opportunities for input from partners and the general public. The Commission will use the results of this technical assistance project as it develops a strategy for future management of the Corridor.

The technical assistance report to the Commission is currently being published as a web-based document, Reflections on the Past, Looking to the Future.

Reflections on the Past, Looking to the Future  (PDF format* - 1.82 MB)

A shortened version will be available from the Conservation Study Institute in printed format later this year.


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