A Study of Quinebaug-Shetucket Region of Connecticut
River & Trail Conservation Assistance Program. 1993. A Study of Quinebaug-Shetucket Region of Connecticut. Boston, Massachusetts
Congress requested that the National Park Service evaluate the Quinebaug-Shetucket region for potential designation as a National Heritage Corridor. National Heritage Corridors are considered to be affiliated areas of the national park system. A study by the National Park Service found that, currently, there is no clear legislative basis for listing affiliated areas, the title has not been applied consistently in the past, and that no standards exist for National Park Service oversight of how affiliated areas are operated. Areas have been classified as affiliated because they did not fit the definition of a park system unit rather than because they did meet some clearly defined criteria. A February, 1990 National Park Service Report on Criteria for Affiliated Areas made several recommendations regarding affiliated areas: in particular, that the affiliated areas classification be established legislatively, and that they meet certain criteria.