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 programs each day during peak season. The site also reprinted Junior Ranger booklets for the full 469-mile parkway, supporting up to three years of youth interpretive programming.
Supporting Educational Games at Andersonville NHS
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)...


