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Teachers and student interns to participate in Foundation's Park Stewards youth-focused service-learning program PHOENIX and WASHINGTON, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the National Park Foundation (NPF), the official charity of America's national parks, and University of Phoenix(®) announced the 2013 Park Stewards program grant recipients. Now in their second year of program sponsorship, the University provided $187,000 in program funding to the National Park Foundation to...

Parks Canada announces winners of Canada's Coolest School Trip and launch the "Parks Canada: Places and Spaces for Everyone" map OTTAWA, April 8, 2013 /CNW/ - The Honourable Peter Kent, Canada's Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced that a grade 8 class from Saskatchewan has won Canada's Coolest School Trip contest of the My Parks Pass program. The lucky class will be travelling to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, to visit Parks Canada's Fortress...

Bipartisan Policy Center Bridge-Builder Series to Feature Senator Mark Udall Tomorrow WASHINGTON, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With sequestration and general federal budget pressures threatening the National Park Service budget, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and National Park Hospitality Association (NPHA) will host a national dialogue about supplementary funding strategies for national parks at the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) on Tuesday, March 19...

ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A 30-acre private parcel in Zion National Park has been protected from potential development and will be added to the park, The Trust for Public Land and National Parks Conservation Association announced today. An anonymous donor, working with the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and The Trust for Public Land, donated $825,000 so the land could be purchased and given to the park, said Will Rogers,...

$230,000 Grant Connects 30,000 Students with National Parks Across the Country WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Responding to an overwhelming need for transportation and educational programming funding from parks and schools nationwide, the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks, created the Ticket To Ride program. With support from Disney, Ticket to Ride provides financial resources for transportation, in-park educational...

THE NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION INVITES AMERICA TO CELEBRATE BY SHARING THEIR BIRTHDAY WISHES AND NATIONAL PARK EXPERIENCES AT NPSBIRTHDAY.ORG WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This week, the National Park Service turns 96, and the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks, invites the entire nation to the party! Share your birthday wishes along with your favorite national park stories, photos and videos at www.NPSBirthday.org. Once...

Discover America's Nearly 400 National Parks and Show Your Support At www.nationalparks.org Where Every Donation Will Be Matched Up To $50,000 In Honor of July 4th WASHINGTON, June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- From live musical performances to all types of recreational activities, our nation's national parks know how to host a memorable 4th of July celebration. In honor of our nation's 236th birthday, the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national...

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- HR 4089 is being considered as an amendment to the Farm Bill on the U.S. Senate floor and should be opposed by anyone who cares about the special places that are part of the National Park System, according to a warning from the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees (CNPSR). The House bill language now before the Senate would gut the Antiquities Act, the very Act that is responsible for initially setting aside some of our...

49 Parks Across the Country to Participate In Foundation's 2012 Program WASHINGTON, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks, announced $658,000 in grants to be awarded to the 49 parks participating in the 2012 America's Best Idea program. Inspired by the critically acclaimed Ken Burns documentary The National Parks: America's Best Idea, the America's Best Idea grant program funds park programs...

OVER 50,000 IN 45 STATES SIGN UP TO PLAY IN AND APPRECIATE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL PARKS; ENTHUSIASM SPREADS FROM KIDS TO MAYORS TO GOVERNORS Partners Include American Academy of Pediatrics, Department of Interior's Youth in the Great Outdoors, National Education Association, America's State Parks, National Geographic Kids, Western Governors' Association, National Recreation and Park Association ROCKVILLE, Md., April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Children nationwide will...