s a companion thrust to the resolutions that the Bartram Trail Conference has adopted for its own direction, the Conference makes the following recommendations to guide other groups and other efforts:s a companion thrust to the resolutions that the Bartram Trail Conference has adopted for its own direction, the Conference makes the following recommendations to guide other groups and other efforts:
1. Federal, state, county/parish and local government should consider ways to officially recognize William Bartram in appropriate areas under their jurisdiction.
2. Natural, cultural and historical Bartram Heritage resources under government control should be identified, dedicated, and administered by the governmental agencies involved as part of the Bartram Heritage.
3. Government agencies or private organizations which administer a site or collection identified as part of the Bartram Heritage should provide appropriate interpretation of that site or collection for the public.
4. Governmental planning agencies should include recognition of the William Bartram Heritage in all future plans. For example, State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans (SCORPs), Coastal Zone Management Plans, Economic Development Plans and other long-range plans should include Bartram Heritage Projects. Funding for Bartram related projects might be obtained from private sources, state governments, or the Federal government through several public laws including:
• The Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665 as amended);
• The Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-136 as amended);
• The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-583 as amended);
• The Land and Water Conservation Fund (Public Law 88-578 as amended).
5. Existing plans at all levels of government currently being implemented should be modified to include Bartram Heritage projects.
6. Specific projects currently under way which pertain to the Bartram Heritage should be continued with all possible speed. (These include: the Bartram National Scenic Trail feasibility study now being conducted by the National Park Service and a Study Task Force; the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers dedications to William Bartram Trail corridors; the U. S. Forest Service’s consideration of creating additional National Recreation trails in Bartram’s honor; state Bartram Trail building projects; and garden club efforts to establish Bartram Heritage Gardens and memorial gardens.) The Bartram Trail Conference intends to encourage and coordinate these ongoing activities.
7. Future projects which could result in the establishment of Bartram-related trails should be undertaken whenever possible. (These would include: the dedication of additional Bartram National Recreational Trails by the Secretary of the Interior upon application by the Federal agency, state, or political subdivision, or private organization having jurisdiction over the lands involved, or by the Secretary of Agriculture when the land in question is administered by the US Department of Agriculture. They might also include the inclusion of Bartram Trail segments in state trail systems through legislative action in the respective states.)
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