Veterans to Volunteer in Cleanup Efforts at Gateway National Recreation Area
When Superstorm Sandy made landfall in the Northeast late last October, many of New York’s beaches were inundated with damage and debris. As the area recovers and rebuilds, a group of veterans will help with cleanup and beach restoration efforts at Gateway National Recreation Area, which has remained closed since the storm. The nonprofit organizing the effort, Wounded Nature – Working Veterans, based in [...]
“Win-Win” Partnership for Wounded Warriors Benefits Veterans and the Park Service
For a great read, I recommend this profile of Army 1st Sgt. Tim Thompson, a veteran of seven tours of duty in both Iraq and Afghanistan, who is interning at Florissant Fossil Beds through a “win-win” partnership with the Park Service. Thompson has already put his skills to work saving the federal government thousands of dollars by helping oversee the construction of [...]










