Colorado Preservation 2010: Enriching Our Future by Preserving Our Past - A Update of Colorado Preservation 2005, the Statewide Historic Preservation Plan

Foreword: "Colorado Preservation 2010, like the plan it updates, Colorado Preservation 2005, is a five-year statewide plan for voluntary use by the state's historic preservation community. As such, it is not the plan for any single organization. The plan articulates a shared vision, definition, goals, and objectives, and provides a blueprint for action through cooperation and partnership. The Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) in the Colorado Historical Society prepared Colorado Preservation 2010 under the guidance of the citizens of the state of Colorado. In July and August of 2004, OAHP held a series of eleven public meetings across the state to assess the effectiveness of the current plan and to solicit ideas for revision. Additional public input for the plan came from a 1,300-piece mail and Internet-delivered historic preservation survey in the fall of 2004. Those contacted included local, state and federal officials, preservation professionals, non-profit historic preservation organizations, universities and colleges, and other interested individuals and organizations. Comments indicated overall continued support for the goals and objectives established in Colorado Preservation 2005. The updated plan redefines some objectives and orders them by level of expressed public support The draft plan posted on the OAHP website in February 2005. An executive summary of the updated plan was mailed to all those involved in the public meetings and the mail/Internet survey. Additional public comment was solicited in the spring of 2006. Colorado Preservation 2010 is a stepping-stone to expanding awareness and commitment to preserving Colorado's rich history. For those who may already consider themselves part of the historic preservation community, this plan may inspire the development of partnerships with others in order to best meet the challenges and address the plan goals. For those who may not yet recognize their role in historic preservation, this plan provides a foundation upon which to develop heritage stewardship. Together, we enrich our future by preserving our past." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the History Colorado, Department of Higher Education, administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Colorado Preservation 2010: Enriching Our Future by Preserving Our Past - A Update of Colorado Preservation 2005, the Statewide Historic Preservation Plan

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