Statewide preservation plans are comprehensive documents provide a shared vision for the state’s preservation efforts. As a shared document these plans are developed by WV SHPO in collaboration with our state and local partners. Their insights are vital to understanding our state’s historic and cultural resources, identifying the challenges our communities’ face, and developing goals and objectives for us all to overcome those challenges. The plan also celebrates our shared successes in the historic preservation field. Our office undertakes the effort to revise the comprehensive statewide historic preservation plan every five years to guarantee that it remains relevant for West Virginians.
Reaching Across Mountains, West Virginia’s Historic Preservation Plan 2025-2031
Reaching Across Mountains: Building Partnerships in Historic Preservation is West Virginia’s statewide historic preservation plan for 2025 to 2031.
This plan is intended to guide the actions of individuals, local governments, organizations, communities, and the SHPO itself. The framework consists of goals, objectives, and strategies. The goals are overarching ideas which will organize our state’s efforts, the objectives are specific aims, and the strategies are actions for local and state organization to adapt to best suit individual communities and their needs.
The plan includes:
- Brief vision statement
- Description of the planning process
- Summary of survey results
- Overview of the state’s historic and cultural resources
- Discussion of challenges facing preservation
- Presentation of goals and objectives
- Reflection of accomplishments in preservation
A brief overview of the plan is available via our executive summary.
Contact
For more information about West Virginia’s statewide historic preservation plan or the planning process, please contact Claire Tryon, Planning & Education Coordinator, at claire.e.tryon@wv.gov.