A Q&A with NPCA’s New Acting President on Transition and Opportunity
The journalist Linda Ellerbee once said, “What I like most about change is that it’s a synonym for ‘hope.’” This week, even as NPCA says goodbye to a valued leader, we feel hope for the future of our national parks and the strength of NPCA’s vision as we work toward the Park Service’s centennial in 2016. Yesterday, NPCA President Tom [...]
Connecting Students with Nature and History in Baltimore: How Crowdfunding Can Help
By Laura Bankey, Director of Conservation at the National Aquarium Fort McHenry is a source of fierce pride for the residents of Baltimore. It is here that our citizens stopped the British Navy from attacking the city during the Battle of Baltimore in September of 1814. The flag that flew over the fort the morning after the battle not only [...]
The Stonewall Inn: Why the Site of This Iconic Rebellion Should Be Part of the National Park System
By Alexander Brash, Senior Director, Northeast Regional Office On a bus in Montgomery, a lone woman refused to be sent to the rear. In the dry desert east of Yosemite lie the foundations of an internment camp where thousands of Americans were imprisoned simply because of their ancestry. In a small, drab bar on Christopher Street in New York City, [...]
Best of the ‘Net: A Roundup of Fun Park Stuff Online–the Week Before National Park Week Edition
As we approach National Park Week, April 20-28, we have discovered some great lists, challenges, and pages to follow on Facebook. People love their top ten lists! This week I discovered a few of these resources to help you make your park plans. Don’t forget our national parks are FEE-FREE April 22-26. National parks are amazing destinations to pack up the [...]
“A Gift of the Whole People”: How Crowdfunding Can Help Revitalize National Parks
by Erin Barnes, ioby Co-Founder and Executive Director NPCA recently forged a new partnership with the organization I helped found, ioby, as a way to provide a platform for local groups to crowdfund projects in our country’s beloved national parks. It sounds like a cutting-edge idea, and it is—though another cause beat us to the punch by more than a [...]
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