November Update

Time sure did go fast since my past post.  Been busy with updating my web site: www.heritageinterp.com, and got two new books written.  Advanced Interpretive Planning, and The Interpretive Trails Book.  The Advanced IP text book will be out in late November, and the Trails book in December.  On a personal note I will be receiving the National Association for Interpretation Fellow Award for 2014 - thanks to everyone who nominated me for that wonderful award.  To keep current on new projects and activities check my web site as that is always updated - I keep forgeting about the blog. :)   By the way, check out details about my 2015 Interpretive Master Planning Course in Wales. (photo from past IMP course).

June 2014 Interpretive Updates

  Hi folks.  It has been a while, so time to catch up on what's been happening over the past few months.  First, last month I was honered to receive the Professional Distinguished Interpreter award from Region 4 - NAI.  Thanks to NAI for that wonderful honor and for a great conference.  I am completing several interpretive plans for The Metro Parks of the Toledo Area, and was invited to be a keynote speaker for a interpretation conference in Mexico City.  We also just finishsed our Army Corps of Engineers Interpretive Services 4-day course this past week. I am still working with Prof. Ju-hee Lee from Deagu University in Korea on planning/designing a 5-year interpretive training program for the National Arboretums of Korea.  InterpNEWS, our internationala heritage interpretation e-magazine is now received by over 150,000 interpreters, agencies and organizations in 26 countries.  I also updated my web site and got an additional web address: www.interpretation.expert.  And finally received my recertification for Certified Interpretive Planner.  Start working on the Interpretive Systems Plan for Toledo Metroparks, and we have two proposals in for some huge interpretive planning/training projects in India with my UK partner Heritage Destination Consultating.

More later... hope you are enjoying summer.  jv

February Update

  Hi folks.  It has been a while but time to catch up.  Just completed our January Interpretive Services Course for the US Army Corps of Engineers, with two more training courses to go between now and June.  We also have several new projects with Metroparks of the Toledo Area for interpretive planning, and doing an Interpretive Graphics Standards for the Chessie Circle Trail (a rails-to-trail project in the Toledo area). Still trying to sort out web site problems that I can't access since they changed servers.  We also finished our Cape May NWR interpretive plan in MD.  The new issue of InterpNEWS (March/April) will go out in a few weeks too.  So stay in touch and I will try to do the same.  JV

2014 Undates

Hi folks.  Looks like 2014 will be a busy year.  We have several projects going on with Metroparks of the Toledo Area including two park interpretive plans.  I will be teaching a 4-day interpretive training course for the US Army Corps of Engineers at the end of January, and we will be developing an Interpretive Graphics Standards for the Chessie Circle Trail (a rails-to-trail project).

My web site host had changed servers and I am having problems accessing it on the new servier so will be working on getting it set on the new system.

I have been included in a new book from MuseumsEtc. - more on that later.  We finished up the Interpretive Plans for Falmouth Historic District in VA, and the Interpretive Plan section for the US Fish and Wildlife Service Cape May National Wildlife Reserve.  Photo form our 2013 COE Interpretive Training Course.
Many new projects on the horizon - I will try to keep up with this better :)  - JV