This year, Hot Springs NP utilized Eastern National (the parent of America’s National Parks™) funds to reinstate its membership with the National Association of Interpretation (NAI). This grants the park’s interpretation team admittance to the annual NAI Conference. Interpreters made impactful connections and left inspired to enhance their park’s programming and museum exhibits. Donations also fueled the park’s successful BARK ranger program. During 2023’s BARK Ranger Day on Arlington Lawn, activity cards and certificates were printed and gifted to promote good behavior in pets (and their humans).
Kennesaw Mountain NBP Ordnance Rifle Restoration
At Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, $8,243 in Eastern National (the parent of America’s National Parks) donations funded interpretive programming costs. The park purchased two replacement wayside panels and restored an original, 3-inch ordnance rifle, or...