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Laurel Highlands Summit

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The Laurel Highlands, in southwest Pennsylvania, is the second of the Conservation Landscape Initiatives (CLIs) for which Fermata developed a strategic plan. We worked under the auspices of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), and were partnered with the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) in this initiative. On Monday, April 4, Ted spoke at the second Laurel Highlands Summit in Latrobe at St. Vincent’s College. Over 200 people attended, a testament to just how far this CLI has progressed.

Ted spoke about interpretation in the digital world; specifically, he talked about the new Great American SmartTrail app as well as Space for Place. His PowerPoint from the talk follows.

On the Road (again)

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The next few weeks are dominated by travel. There is nothing like spring to entice one outside. This week I am in Scott County, assessing sites for a heritage tourism analysis. We are working with Carolyn Brackett, a Senior Program Associate with the Heritage Tourism Program, National Trust for Historic Preservation. After returning to Texas on Thursday I will be in Galveston, trying to finish dismantling the Houston office.

On Sunday I fly to Pittsburgh, and then spend next week in Pennsylvania. I am speaking at Pennsylvania Environmental Council’s Marcellus Shale conference Monday. I then travel to Harrisburg on Tuesday to attend the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation’s annual awards dinner that night. PA DCNR parks recently won the gold medal for being the best state park system in the nation, and that night we will all celebrate their success.

I will continue on to Philadelphia the following morning, and I will work the remainder of the week in Fairmount Park. The last time I visited Philadelphia we were hampered by the remainder of a blizzard, and it will be wonderful to see the park facilities exposed.

Finally I will fly to Chicago on Sundayt, and then drive to Valparaiso (Indiana) for a couple of days work on Indiana Beyond the Beach. We are about to unveil a number of new products regarding the BTB Discovery Trail, so stay tuned. I will blog from the road as I travel these next weeks.

Ted Eubanks
26 April 2010