Mark Platts from Susquehanna National Heritage Area recently made a presentation at a weekly meeting of the York East Rotary. Susquehanna National Heritage Area is a regional nonprofit organization and Congressionally designated coordinating entity for America's 55th National Heritage Area. It collaborates with local, state and national partners to connect people to the nationally important places and stories of Lancaster and York counties in southcentral Pennsylvania. Its work focuses on the cultural and natural resources of the Susquehanna River and the scenic and historic landscapes and communities along its shores.

Susquehanna National Heritage Area is based at the Zimmerman Center for Heritage, a historic home on the river near Wrightsville. It also manages the Columbia Crossing River Trails Center, a visitor education center on the waterfront in Columbia, and is part of the Alliance of National Heritage Areas, the statewide network of officially designated Pennsylvania Heritage Areas.

During his presentation, Platts also reviewed the proposed Susquehanna Discovery Center at the historic Mifflin House and Farm.