Long Island North Shore Heritage Area Management Plan Summary

The Management Plan for the North Shore Heritage Area:

* Articulates a vision, purpose and geographic scope for the Heritage Area;

* Includes a detailed inventory of heritage resources;

* Provides interpretive themes to connect those resources in stories about our collective past;

* Offers policies, strategies and actions for achieving the vision;

* Recognizes and catalogues existing municipal and regional planning efforts related to the Management Plan;

* Documents the public involvement in the Plan's creation;

* Recommends four priority actions - i.e. "next steps;" * Lists sites for protection through preservation and acquisition;

* Supports its recommendations with information on funding sources and preservation tools.