Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area

The Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area conserves, interprets and promotes forest heritage to enhance landscapes and communities in the highlands of West Virginia and Maryland

Our Five Goals are:

• Identify, preserve, conserve, and enhance assets that reflect forest heritage.
• Share the stories of our forest heritage through education, interpretation, and experiences.
• Support heritage tourism and community economic development to benefit rural communities.
• Connect and support partners linked by the region’s forest heritage.
• Manage, promote, and sustain AFHA, Inc as the National Heritage Area Coordinating Entity organization.