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 Permanent Musket Ball Display at Minuteman NHP
Utilizing funds from America's National Parks™ America's 250th, History Happens Here Grant, Minuteman NHP developed a permanent display of musket balls found from the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Minute Man NHP announced the discovery of the “shot heard round the...
