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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.

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Communities & Workforce

Service Corps

Each year, the National Park Foundation (NPF) helps young adults from across the country spend a summer in a national park while participating in a...

Share The Experience Photo Contest

The Share the Experience Photo Contest is an annual photography competition encouraging all nature lovers and amateur shutterbugs to capture their...
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Youth Engagement & Education

Start Your Family's National Park Adventure Here!

Let your adventure in the national parks begin! There is plenty to see and do. You can even start exploring and learning about our national parks...
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Communities & Workforce

Strong Parks, Strong Communities

Through Strong Parks, Strong Communities, the National Park Foundation (NPF), National Park Service (NPS), and Friends Alliance (the Alliance)...
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Youth Engagement & Education

Ticket to Ride

One of the greatest barriers preventing our youth from experiencing the national parks around them is transportation. The goal of the National Park...
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Parks of the Future

Transforming Park Facilities

In embracing the future of our national parks, we must also continue to improve our parks and expand the ways we experience them. The National Park...
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Parks of the Future

Transportation Scholars

In 2001, the National Park Foundation (NPF) established the Transportation Scholars program, granting annual fellowships to emerging transportation...
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Resilience & Sustainability

Waste Reduction in Parks

The National Park Foundation’s (NPF) support of waste reduction projects in parks, from recycling efforts to improving water use efficiency, help...
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Resilience & Sustainability

Water Conservation in Parks

Water is vital to our planet and to our national parks. From active wetlands and tranquil oceans to all the water you can’t even see when you’re in a...
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Women In Parks

National parks across the country preserve and share stories of trailblazing women who dared to imagine a different future.
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Wonder + Wander Photo Challenge

The Contest is Now Closed For more than a century, our national parks have served as the backdrop for some of our favorite vacations. Trip...
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Youth Engagement & Education

Youth Civic Engagement

Civic engagement is all about giving back to your community – be it through volunteering, service, or just sharing your knowledge and skills with...

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