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Supporting Mammoth Cave National Park’s Night Sky Programming

Aug 13, 2024ANP Home, Park Story

In 2023, Eastern National’s (the parent of America’s National Parks™) assistance totaling $15,095 supported Mammoth Cave National Park’s night sky programming with the receipt of a telescope camera, laser collimator, and alpha-solar telescope. Additional funds purchased Junior Ranger badges and informational books, such as Basher History National Parks and History Comics National Parks, to help rangers develop interpretive and educational programs. New products for river activities, such as kayaks and life jackets, help facilitate the Blue Ways roving interpretive program on the Green River. Staff will interact with visitors on the river through impromptu interpretative programming and safety messages.

Supporting Educational Games at Andersonville NHS

Jul 24, 2026 | ANP Home, Park Story

Utilizing funds from America's National Parks™, Andersonville NHS created an immersive escape room experience and displayed games from the 1800s as part of their America's 250th events in June 2026. The Rangers at the site even developed a board game (pictured below)...

Supporting Orientation Film at Antietam NB

Jul 24, 2026 | ANP Home, Park Story

Antietam National Battlefield recently premiered its new orientation film, Remembering Antietam, made possible by more than $43,000 in donations from America's National Parks™. The support also helped fund youth intern programs and printed posters for the film, which...

Supporting Seasonal Staff and Junior Ranger at Blue Ridge Parkway

Jul 24, 2026 | ANP Home, Park Story

Blue Ridge Parkway used more than $270,000 in America's National Parks™ donations to help cover seasonal interpretive staff salaries from May through October 2025. With this support, the parkway operated 10 visitor centers and offered an average of 15 interpretive...