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The following detailed list reflects the goals articulated by the region‰s residents in the
four county workshops.
The items are grouped by general topic:
Agriculture
- Protect rural character
- Protect farms and farm families
Education and Interpretation
- Develop more house and garden tours
- Foster greater appreciation of regional authenticity
- Encourage residents to be stewards of local historic, natural, and cultural resources
- Develop curricula for local school systems
- Develop educational programming for adults and children
- Develop interpretation programs based on prehistory, Indian paths
- Develop more interpretation of African American history
- Make historic sites more accessible and improve the quality of the interpretation
Maritime
- Develop house tours by water
- Promote and preserve maritime heritage
- Develop more opportunities for water access, bay and rivers
- Develop tours of boatbuilding sites
Nature
- Develop wildlife and natural history interpretation (flyways, wildlife areas, forests, parks)
- Protect open space and natural areas
- Develop a relationship with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- Open protected lands for public access
Preservation/Protection
- Foster more historic preservation efforts, public and private
- Preserve threatened structures
- Develop protections for locally and nationally significant historic sites; encourage more nominations for the National Register
- Develop more historical markers
- Protect open space, small town character, and natural areas
- Encourage counties to adopt preservation ordinances
- Encourage strong comprehensive planning and land use management
Recreation
- Develop more opportunities for recreation
- Develop rail trails, water trails, greenways, and other trails
- Create more parks
Tourism
- Expand heritage tourism, agri-tourism, eco-tourism, and birdwatching
- Attract heritage tourists who spend more, stay longer, and learn
- Expand the tourism season
- Enhance and develop the product of the heritage of the Upper Eastern Shore
- Preserve small towns and their unique social and cultural aspects.
- Preserve and enhance open space and rural character
|Present and interpret the connection between the people of the region and the Chesapeake Bay. Maritime history and access to water were stressed.
- Protect natural resources and increase opportunities for recreation.
- Preserve the authenticity of the region‰s heritage, landscapes, architecture, and transportation systems.
- Improve opportunities to educate future generations about the importance of preserving community identity, architecture, and landmarks of history.
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