Interpretive Planning

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Interpretive planning helps determine appropriate interpretive services, facilities, programs, and media to communicate in the most effective way the park's purpose, significance, compelling stories, themes and values, while protecting and preserving park resources. Sound interpretive planning defines desirable and diverse experiences, recommends ways to facilitate those experiences, and assures they are accessible. The outcome of interpretive planning is effectiveness in communicating the park's story in a larger context, ideas, meanings, and the values associated with the resources themselves, and achieving the balance between resource protection and visitor use and enjoyment.

If you wish to learn more about the basis and direction of the interpretive program at Martin Van Buren National Historic Site please click one of the documents below:

Interpretive Planning Foundation

Interpretive Concept Plan

Last updated: August 23, 2021

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Mailing Address:

Martin Van Buren NHS
1013 Old Post Road

Kinderhook, NY 12106-3605

Phone:

518 764-1041

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