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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Oregon Heritage Commission seeks input on statewide Heritage Plan</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">The statewide Oregon Heritage Plan is a call to action for heritage efforts to unite around common goals. The resulting goals of the final plan can help do the following:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Help align the Heritage Commission’s initiatives and technical assistance with helping heritage organizations working towards the identified goals.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Provide a framework for statewide partners and service organizations to align their programs to help heritage organizations work towards these goals.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Provide a framework and support for local heritage organizations in prioritizing and planning projects and processes and getting support from partners, stakeholders, grant makers, and
decision makers.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>Are you part of Oregon’s heritage preservation community?</b>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">We are seeking input from the following (but not limited to):<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Museums<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Historical Societies<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Historic preservationists<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Historians<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Archaeologists<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Cultural Resource Specialists<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Historic Cemetery caretakers<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Libraries<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Archives<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Local historic landmarks Boards/Commissions<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Main Street organizations<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Heritage tourism organizations<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Cultural tradition practitioners<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Owners/managers of historic properties/sites<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Higher education partners<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Statewide agencies and service organizations<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">And anyone documenting, preserving, and sharing Oregon’s heritage
<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>How can you provide input?</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><b>In-person discussions:</b> Heritage Commission staff will be reaching out to regional/local coalitions to arrange in-person discussion groups from Aug.-Nov. If you have a local/regional
heritage related group that meets regularly and you would like the opportunity for an in-person discussion group, please contact Heritage Commission Coordinator Katie Henry at
<a href="mailto:katie.henry@oprd.oregon.gov">katie.henry@oprd.oregon.gov</a> or 503-877-8834.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Virtual discussion groups:</span></b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo3"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Oct. 30, 12pm-1pm, general online input session open to anyone with heritage preservation interests.
<u><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/NtVH63aCQMGvOYZC_ONrZA">Register here.</a></u><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo3"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Nov. 6, 10am-12pm, general online input session open to anyone with heritage preservation interests.
<u><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/R3dsjNehTBKwFVL6-17yyg">Register here</a><span style="text-decoration:none">.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo3"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Nov. 7, 12pm-1pm, Higher Education partners.
<u><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/WEMlJ8wvRquPZT7ea5IqaQ">Register here</a><span style="text-decoration:none">.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></li></ul>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><b>Can't make an input session but still want to provide feedback?</b><o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo3">Contact Katie Henry at
<a href="mailto:katie.henry@oprd.oregon.gov">katie.henry@oprd.oregon.gov</a> or 503-877-8834 if you'd like to provide feedback by phone or email or fill out this
<u><a href="https://forms.office.com/g/mPfYZvSYgT">form</a><span style="text-decoration:none">.<o:p></o:p></span></u></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>Learn more about the Heritage Commission and the 2026 planning process
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/pages/tools.aspx#2026heritageplan" title="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/pages/tools.aspx#2026heritageplan">
here</a>. </b>For questions, contact Katie Henry at <a href="mailto:katie.henry@oprd.oregon.gov">
katie.henry@oprd.oregon.gov</a> or 503-877-8834.<o:p></o:p></p>
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LinkedIn</a>, on the <a href="https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Oregon Heritage News is a service of Oregon Heritage, a division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department that includes the State Historic Preservation Office. Learn more
about our programs at <a href="http://www.oregonheritage.org/" target="_blank">www.oregonheritage.org</a>. The news editor can be contacted at
<a href="mailto:heritage.info@oprd.oregon.gov" target="_blank">heritage.info@oprd.oregon.gov</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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