Parks Canada’s will minimize the environmental impact of highways running through national heritage areas.

It is also intended to provide you with a better understanding of research being conducted in our national Heritage Areas.

National heritage area is a region defined by a government as notable for cultural, historic, natural or recreation reasons.

Silos & Smokestacks was designated as a national heritage area in 1996.

Compared to a national park, a national heritage area is not subject to the same level of zoning and regulations on land use.

There are 97 highway bridges and over-passes within the boundaries of national heritage areas in eight provinces.

The national heritage area was established to preserve and promote the region's distinctive cultural and natural features.

The park is included in the Baltimore National Heritage Area.

This bill's provisions were later included in the National Heritage Areas Act of 2006.

The national heritage area designation provides a unified marketing and promotion framework for the area.

The package would also designate new national heritage areas, historic sites and wild and scenic rivers.

Natural areas protected at the federal level within the National Heritage Area include portions of:

Various national governments have defined national heritage areas:

National Heritage Areas are administered by state governments or non-profit organizations or other private corporations.

National Heritage Areas are created by Congress.

The total number of national heritage areas with salt management plans now stands at 11 out of 16 national parks, and one national historic site.

Parks Canada will step up effort to engage new Canadians in appreciating and experiencing our shared national heritage areas.

The river's valley was designated Atchafalaya National Heritage Area in 2006.

Eight pueblos are included in the National Heritage Area:

Spanish colonial sites in the National Heritage Area include:

The name was later changed to MotorCities National Heritage Area.

Currently owned by the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area.

The village and parish are part of the Cane River National Heritage Area.

Aughnaclanny Valley is also a proposed National Heritage Area.

Upper Houghton has been declared a National Heritage Area.