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Our 2023 Annual Report is up and ready for you to read! See what YOU helped us accomplish this year - and just how much of an asset the Three Rivers Heritage Trail is to communities in Allegheny County. Our Trail Development team, Trail Stewardship team, Trail Experience team, and Development & Communications team all had quite a year. The report includes highlights, stories, and statistics from 2023 - check it out here: https://lnkd.in/eB4AuSHD

August's Morning Insights speaker is Karin Jaffee, marketing and development associate, Friends of the Desert Mountains. Karin will provide an update on the movement to establish and protect the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument, and what the Monument could mean to the local community and regional economy. Wednesday, August 14, from 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. at CVEP headquarters in Palm Springs. Attendance is free, please RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/ejfeRWkA

The I&M Canal National Heritage Area turns FORTY on Aug. 24... But, what is the I&MCNHA? 🤔 Well, first there was the I&M Canal, a 96-mile hand-dug canal that opened in 1848 and connected the Illinois River to Lake Michigan. The canal was the final link needed to complete an all-water route that ran from the East Coast through the Great Lakes down to the Gulf of Mexico. That route led to extensive growth in the region, including transforming Chicago from a swamp town into a metropolis. In 1984, Congress and President Ronald Reagan recognized the need to develop a "new kind of national park" that promoted the culture, heritage and economic development of a region that wasn't necessarily on federally owned land. The FIRST of these "national heritage areas" was ours, which supports 5 counties and 60 communities (862 square miles in all) that owe their growth to the canal. The I&MCNHA is marked in blue on the map. The Canal Corridor Association (CCA) is the nonprofit, coordinating agency that has been given authorization by Congress and works closely with the National Park Service to oversee the I&M Canal National Heritage Area. In this capacity, the CCA has developed the I&M Canal Visitors Center, I&M Canal Boat Tours, numerous events and programming throughout the year and even this social media channel. 😁 For more info, visit our site: • I&M Canal: https://lnkd.in/gHW7qHTr • I&M Canal National Heritage Area: https://lnkd.in/gC-MKJiF • Canal Corridor Association: https://lnkd.in/gVajpqyZ #iandmcanal #illinois #community #storytelling #enjoyillinois #history #historymatters #nationalheritagearea #illinoiscommunity #chicago #visitillinois #americanhistory

Premiering on PBS12 April 1! 🎥🍿 Our short documentary Legends of Great Outdoors Colorado shares our origin story from the perspectives of the visionaries who led the way.     Created by Colorado voters in 1992, GOCO invests up to half of the Colorado Lottery proceeds into partner-led conservation and recreation projects statewide. To date, that’s over 5,700 projects representing $1.4 billion in investments across all 64 counties. And turns out, we’re the only state in the nation doing it quite like this.      Tune in on Monday, April 1 at 8 p.m. MST on PBS 12 to see how it all began.     Created in partnership with Futuristic Films and directed by Brendan Young.