National Park Foundation

The Great American Outdoors Act’s Legacy Restoration Fund helped address deferred maintenance needs across national parks through fiscal year 2025. The act has also supported 72,560 jobs and contributed $8 billion to our nation’s GDP! Yesterday, Senators Steve Daines (R-MT), Angus King (I-ME), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the “America the Beautiful Act.” The bill would reauthorize the Legacy Restoration Fund and increase funding for public land management. Release: https://lnkd.in/di4pqktU

During this season of giving & gratitude, we’re grateful to be a part of the 2024 Subaru Share the Love® Event. Now through January 2, 2025, Subaru of America will donate $250 to the customer's choice of participating charities, including NPF, for every new Subaru purchased or leased during the event. Learn more about Subaru and its commitment to national parks: https://lnkd.in/evQKAdEh

Happy National Recycling Day! Today, we are celebrating the beauty of national parks and our efforts to help make them more sustainable. Together with our largest corporate partner Subaru of America, and our support for the Don’t Feed the Landfills Initiative, we have supported the National Park Service in eliminating over 24 million pounds of waste from parks through reduction, recycling, composting, and educational initiatives. From November 21 through January 2, 2025, you can help support NPF’s important work by participating in the 2024 Subaru Share the Love Event. Subaru of America will donate $250 to the customer's choice of participating charities, including NPF, for every new Subaru purchased or leased during the event. Learn more about our shared commitment to helping make parks more sustainable for future generations. https://lnkd.in/eF5Dpe6R

For the National Park Service to recruit and retain the workforce needed to continue protecting and preserving places like Yosemite National Park, NPF and its perennial partner L.L.Bean are investing in resources for park rangers and staff, including employee housing. https://lnkd.in/eMGSbudn

From memorials to monuments, some of our most iconic national parks commemorate those who have served our country. NPF supports projects that ensure everyone can find their connections to national parks, including military veterans. Join us in exploring and honoring the lives of veterans whose stories are being preserved and shared in national parks nationwide. https://lnkd.in/e5hnHMhD 📸: Korean War Veterans Memorial, National Park Service

The EcoLogik Institute helps underrepresented female explorers and scientists discover and deepen their connection to nature and see themselves as scientists, engineers, innovators, and leaders who can make a difference. With support from Apple, NPF’s Field Science and ParkVentures programs are investing in the next generation of park champions! https://lnkd.in/ec62ycYi

“They need to know that nature nurtures and heals.” -Manny Almonte, Founder, Young Masterminds Initiative, Camping to Connect With NPF’s support, Young Masterminds Initiative dba Camping to Connect brings teenagers from New York to national parks to camp and connect with each other outdoors. Their recent trip to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area was featured on NBC Nightly News! Camping to Connect is supported through NPF’s ParkVentures program. ParkVentures supports equity-focused outdoor leaders and organizations by providing grants for projects and activities that help people create and strengthen life-long relationships with national parks. Learn more about NPF’s ParkVentures Program: https://lnkd.in/gcjgB7VY Learn more about Camping to Connect: https://lnkd.in/e9xswy8Q

Enter the free ticket lottery for the 2024 National Christmas Tree Lighting! This year’s event will take place on Thursday, Dec. 5 on the Ellipse at The White House and President's Park. Free tickets will be awarded through an online lottery, which will close on Oct. 30 at 10 a.m. ET. To enter the lottery, visit www.recreation.gov and click “TICKET LOTTERY.” You may also call 877-444-6777 to enter the lottery. Lottery applicants will be notified about their ticket status on Nov. 8. 📸: Elman Studio for NPF

Service corps crews work on some of the most important projects in national parks – things like trail maintenance, tree planting, habitat restoration, and installing park infrastructure. This year, NPF invested $5.8 million to support 47 service corps projects across the country, which engage young adults while they explore future careers, gain practical field skills, and develop confidence as leaders. Learn more about NPF’s Service Corps program: https://lnkd.in/dxXmNjti  

Over the next three years, NPF supported science fellows are conducting research projects prioritizing climate change adaptation, conservation, visitor use, and biodiversity in parks across the country. One of these fellows, Dr. James Lamping, is working with the North Coast and Cascades Inventory & Monitoring Network and five NPS sites. His research focuses on managing unprecedented fires in wet forests, including fuel treatments in ancient forests and targeted fire suppression to safeguard salmon-bearing streams. Learn more about this year’s cohort: https://lnkd.in/eV3SxGDC Photo Credit: LoweStock (North Cascades National Park)