Robert Borchard

Based on the goals of the President’s Council of Sustainable Development, the Mariposa County EDC’s approach to sustainable development is based upon eight fundamental concepts: Growth and development must not result in long-term or irreversible contamination or pollution of our soils, water or air which would pose health and safety problems to people and/or wildlife. In cooperation with the Mariposa County Schools system and the Mariposa County Chamber of Commerce, the Mariposa County EDC can help establish a Young Businessperson (Junior Achievement) program in Mariposa County. By the Year 2000, the Mariposa County EDC’s objective is to: Prepare and periodically review, clear quantifiable social, economic and environmental standards for development proposed in Mariposa County. Representing young people of the County about to enter the economic mainstream of society, Mariposa students have a vital interest in the direction of growth and development in this County Business and industry leaders in the County have a long-term stake in the overall economic health of Mariposa and the region.

With the “cultural resources” of Mariposa County, a Mariposa County “Cultural Tourism Program should focus on Mariposa’s A typical example defines the resources involved in cultural tourism as: A similar approach is adopted by Munsters (1996) who classifies a wide range of in the Netherlands and Belgium in the following way: Mariposa County has many unique “Cultural” assets that already play an important role in the areas “visitor based” economy. Our Cultural Tourism Program should support and develop multimedia resources that document and explain our cultural assets and tell our story using modern telecommunications technology. The development of and application of that technology in OUR community, as a MODEL, creates added benefits of creating a new BRAND IMAGE of our community as technologically sophisticated and literate and, of course, the cultural “message” in this innovate media helps spread the word that Mariposa County, and Yosemite, are unique visitor destinations..

In van Maaren, A. (ed.), This small report (15 pages) (attached) provided some insigh… Introduction to Yosemite Gold Country. My great-grand father, Christian Borchard, was an early day pioneer in California and I was steeped, at an early age, in the stories of life of courage, resourcefulness, and tenacity of these early day builders of the California that we know today. As one of your guides, to this amazing region, I hope to make your exploration of Yosemite Gold Country, and the Southern Mother Lode region of California, not only fun but informative. From my years in this part of the State, I’ve learned that our early Gold Rush pioneers played an important role, not only in the “making” of California “the Golden State” but helped shape the Nation, as we know it.

In van Maaren, A. (ed.), This small report (15 pages) (attached) provided some insigh… Introduction to Yosemite Gold Country. My great-grand father, Christian Borchard, was an early day pioneer in California and I was steeped, at an early age, in the stories of life of courage, resourcefulness, and tenacity of these early day builders of the California that we know today. As one of your guides, to this amazing region, I hope to make your exploration of Yosemite Gold Country, and the Southern Mother Lode region of California, not only fun but informative. From my years in this part of the State, I’ve learned that our early Gold Rush pioneers played an important role, not only in the “making” of California “the Golden State” but helped shape the Nation, as we know it.