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The Alliance of National Heritage Areas is dedicated to preserving and promoting America’s past to ensure a better, more perfect tomorrow.
National Heritage Areas are a proven model of shared responsibility resulting in a cost-effective approach for the National Park Service to preserve, protect, and share the significant stories of America. We accomplish this through grass-roots coordination with local jurisdictions, non-profits and other private partners to invest in nationally significant sites that in turn spur regional economic development.
What We Do...
![The Alliance of National Heritage Areas: volunteers](http://anha.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Untitled-1-02.png)
Engaged more than 52,000 volunteers in community projects with nearly 840,000 hours of service commitment. That’s an estimated value of nearly $23 million.
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Piloted more than 200 unique education programs reaching more than 600,000 people.
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Created new outdoor recreational opportunities and connections to public lands through 880 miles of new trails and maintained nearly 200 miles of waterways and historical canals.
![The Alliance of National Heritage Areas: regional economic development](http://anha.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Untitled-1-03.png)
Collectively NHA programs have leveraged more than $55 million of investment in regional economic development.