New River Gorge National Park & Preserve, Gauley River National Recreation Area, and Bluestone National Scenic River used $35,900 in Eastern National (the parent of America’s National Parks™) funds to support its educational programming in 2023. These donations paid for buses bringing 6th graders participating in West Virginia University’s Science Adventure School into the park for curriculum-based programs on biodiversity. Aid also covered one park ranger and partially funded another to present educational programs in both the classroom and the park. Finally, a portion of this support compensated local musicians during the park’s annual Mountain Music Festival and covered travel expenses for park staff to attend the Fall Friends Alliance.
Supporting Andersonville NHS Travelling Trunk Program
Andersonville National Historic Site utilized America's National Parks™ funds to support its Travelling Trunk Program. Andersonville was the site of a Confederate prison that held Union Soldiers and is known as one of the deadliest sites of the Civil War, claiming...
