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Anacostia Trails Heritage Area, Inc. preserva y promueve los recursos naturales, históricos y culturales de un área de 100 millas certificada por el estado en el norte del condado de Prince George, Maryland.
Anacostia Trails Heritage Area, Inc. preserves and promotes the natural, historical, and cultural resources of a state-certified in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
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El Área patrimonial de Anacostia Trails es una de las 13 Áreas patrimoniales certificadas por el Estado de Maryland bajo la Autoridad de Áreas Patrimoniales de Maryland. Las Áreas Patrimoniales contribuyen a la economía estatal y local a través del turismo. En diciembre de 2020, tanto un Estudio de impacto económico a nivel estatal y un Estudio de impacto económico de hitos de Maryland se completaron, detallando nuestras contribuciones a las economías estatales y locales.
The Anacostia Trails Heritage Area encompasses the entirety of Prince George’s County, and is the first Heritage Area to include an entire county. The original Heritage Area was certified in 2001, with over 100 square miles of Northern Prince Georges County – bordered by Washington, D.C. to the south, Montgomery County to the West, Howard and Anne Arundel County to the North. In 2017, the eastern boundary was amended to include portions of Bowie, Glenn Dale, and Cheverly to the East. The full county boundary area was amended in 2025. The Heritage Area is managed by Anacostia Trails Heritage Area Inc.
ATHA Inc. se dedica a preservar y promover los recursos históricos, artísticos, culturales y naturales del Área de Patrimonio Certificado.
ATHA Inc. performs its work through partnerships, programs, and grantmaking. Our partnerships include Federal partners (Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, NASA Goddard, Greenbelt National Park, and the Patuxent Wildlife Refuge); State Partners (MHAA, Office of Tourism Development) Regional Partners (Prince George’s Conference and Visitors Bureau, Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission, Prince George’s County); and local partners, sites, and municipalities. Our participating municipalities are Bladensburg, Colmar Manor, Cottage City, Edmonston, Berwyn Heights, Greenbelt, College Park, Mt. Rainier, Hyattsville, Brentwood, North Brentwood, Riverdale Park, University Park, the Beltsville area, Bowie, Cheverly, and unincorporated areas around Glenn Dale. Recently added municipalities include Capitol Heights, District Heights, Eagle Harbor, Fairmount Heights, Forest Heights, Glenarden, Landover Hills, Morningside, New Carrollton, Seat Pleasant, and Upper Marlboro, in addition to unincorporated areas in Prince George’s County.
ATHA Inc. has a Municipal Advisory Council made up of representatives from our partner communities to set goals and engage in our work. It’s Managing Board oversees the day-to-day operations. We are a 501(c)3 organization under the IRS code. The organization originally served in an advisory capacity to the Redevelopment Authority of Prince Georges County. In 2010 the organization took full operation of the Heritage Area.
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