Innovative Public-Private Partnerships Can Help Fix Our Parks
The Student Conservation Association deploys thousands of young people each year to restore our parks, as shown here in Acadia National Park.
© Student Conservation AssociationIn this four-part series, I share a number of ways the National Park Service is working with the private sector—from for-profit companies and service organizations to philanthropists—to help eliminate an $11.3 billion repair backlog at our national parks, monuments, memorials, and historic sites. These partnerships are a vital part of efforts to restore and protect our most treasured places.
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August 31, 2017Philanthropy Helps Repair Our National Parks
When Americans step up to help preserve our most iconic places, big things can happen. Small and large donations are helping to ensure that our national parks are protected for future generations.
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August 24, 2017Corporate Expertise and Equipment Enhance National Parks
One way that the National Park Service is addressing its infrastructure needs is through in-kind donations from the private sector. Across the country, companies are donating equipment, upgrading systems...
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August 17, 2017A New Job Can Start With Park Repairs
In 2016, The Mission Continues, the National Park Foundation, and Boeing joined together to help returning veterans find work protecting, restoring, and rebuilding America’s natural and cultural...
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August 10, 2017Railroad Magnates, Philanthropists Helped Launch Our National Parks
Since the National Park System’s inception, the private sector has helped to build, expand, and protect our nation’s most cherished places. Here’s a look back at some of the...ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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