All Programs

 

As the official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service, the National Park Foundation supports projects and programs across the system. Through our work, we protect our natural, cultural, and historical heritage and connect people to all that the parks have to offer.

Child climbing at Obed WSR
Outdoor Exploration

Active Trails

The National Park Foundation (NPF)’s Active Trails program promoted healthy lifestyles while simultaneously protecting and enhancing precious land...
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History & Culture

African American Experience Fund

Established in 2001, the African American Experience Fund (AAEF)'s mission is to connect all Americans to the role of African Americans in our...
A collage of images featuring parks that preserve the history and legacy of African Americans

African American History & Culture

National parks across the country preserve and share the multi-generational and multi-faceted stories of African Americans in the United States.
Kids with Fort Sumter historian
Youth Engagement & Education

America’s Best Idea

The National Park Foundation (NPF)’s America’s Best Idea program connected diverse populations of youth to national parks across the United States...
Bridge over C&O Canal in Georgetown, Washington, DC
Parks of the Future

C&O Canal Flood Restoration

On the heels of two damaging floods in 1996, NPF raised $1.4 million to assist in the recovery of the C&O Canal National Historical Park...
Canoe paddlers at Saint Croix
Outdoor Exploration

Community Connections

Our national parks are places to create important and special memorable moments that we can cherish for years to come. Admiring a bird soaring in the...
Every Kid in a Park
Youth Engagement & Education

Connecting 4th Graders to Our National Parks

The National Park Service will work with partners across the country to organize a nationwide campaign to get every kid in a park starting with a...
A ranger fills out a survey form for a monitoring project
Landscape & Wildlife Conservation

Critical Ecosystem Research

Located in all 50 states and covering more than 85 million acres in total, our national parks are increasingly subject to the environmental and human...
A Cultural Landscape Apprentice uses a chainsaw on a tree trunk
Communities & Workforce

Cultural Landscape Apprenticeships

Designed to prepare participants for careers in conservation, water management, and environmental planning, the Cultural Landscape Apprentice program...
Youth Engagement & Education

Elmo and Murray Bring Our Parks to Pre-Schoolers

Presented by the National Park Service, Sesame Street, and the National Park Foundation, these short videos and accompanying hands-on activities...
Tania C Parra Ramírez holds a clipboard
Communities & Workforce

Empowering Internships

Internships play a critical role in developing the talent pool of diverse, enthusiastic, motivated, and highly skilled young people who are next in...
Several large solar panels mounted in front of grassy hill and some conifer trees
Resilience & Sustainability

Energy Smart Parks

The National Park Service (NPS) operates and maintains the largest number of constructed assets of any civilian agency in the U.S. federal government...
a wooden sign. carved words in the sign read "Warning: Restricted Wildlife Area. For the next 5 miles, photography and observation of wildlife permitted from the road only. no hiking off road."
Landscape & Wildlife Conservation

Ensuring Species & Visitor Safety

Wildlife can be one of the reasons we make a visit to a national park – the opportunity to see a majestic bison or a catch the glimpse of a soaring...
Every Kid in a Park

Every Kid Outdoors

A federal public lands youth initiative to get all 4th graders and their families to experience the places that are home to our country’s natural...
Two kids confer with a ranger
Youth Engagement & Education

Field Science

Science is so much more than white coats and beakers. National parks are magnificent living laboratories that show us the vast and dynamic natural...

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