— Yosemite National Park Impact GrantIn the spring of 2011, students from five schools and youth organizations backpacked through the wilderness of Yosemite... read more
Community Engagement
How We Help
The national parks belong to every American – past, present and future. The National Park Foundation is dedicated to celebrating our diversity – supporting equal and abundant opportunities for all audiences to experience, enjoy and create life-long relationships with these special places. In return, we also dedicate ourselves to bringing America’s national parks to the people – empowering our parks and their programs as engines for sustainability, volunteerism and stability in communities big and small.
The National Park Foundation is:
- Creating the American Latino Heritage Fund to preserve and protect the rich legacy and history of American Latino culture.
- Restoring 250 miles of waterways and trails, connecting parks to communities and promoting healthy lives.
- Embracing diversity with the African American Experience Fund, which supports over 30 national park sites including the Ebenezer Baptist Church and Little Rock Central High School.
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Community Engagement Programs
Community Engagement Success Stories
— Rock Creek Park Impact GrantThrough an Impact Grant, the park installed a protective fence to prevent deer damage to vegetable crops, and to ensure... read more
— American Latino Theme StudyWith the support of the American Latino Heritage Fund, the National Park Foundation is working with the National Park... read more
— Dinosaur National Monument Impact GrantThe world-famous dinosaur quarry at Dinosaur National Monument is a display of 1500+ bones exposed in-place. Because of... read more
— Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore AAEF ProjectThis African American Experience Fund project provided transportation for multi-cultural group of families, 30 people in... read more
