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The Long Island North Shore Heritage Area Management Plan is built upon an analysis of the intrinsic and scenic resources of the Area. In addition to well-known heritage resources such as Sagamore Hill and Walt Whitman Homestead, the North Shore Heritage Area Management Plan identifies hundreds of natural, cultural and recreational sites, including resources associated with the Maritime economy that has been so significant in shaping North Shore character.
The Plan especially emphasizes scenic resources - the panoramas, vistas, and other points and corridors of visual interest that provide the public's primary access to the visual riches and restorative scenery of the North Shore. Awareness of these locations can build support for their protection and encourage sensitive development, including tranquil overlooks and welcoming village entryways.
The Long Island North Shore Heritage Area is all about connections. The Management Plan recommends projects to connect the people of the North Shore with their past and with one another:
- Connect the communities along historic Route 25A by bringing them together to develop a corridor management plan that addresses intrinsic resources along the route and proposes a strategy for their preservation and beneficial use.
- Encourage new maritime economic and recreational activity by strengthening connections between Historic Centers of Maritime Activity and alternate transportation linkages between them.
- Connect the unique and diverse people, resources and assets of the Heritage Area through shared themes and stories, such as the story of maritime harvest that links prehistoric shell middens with modern clam and oyster farming.
- Connect walkers, hikers, bicyclists and boaters with Long Island Sound and Peconic Bay by developing a Waterfront Trail for access and enjoyment.
- Connect the public with information about the area's scenic and intrinsic resources, by making the inventory an accessible interactive database, so that it can be continually expanded and used for projects as diverse as an interpretive kiosk at a nature preserve, a research source for the local history curriculum, or a tool for planning a thematic itinerary.
