390+ Participated in the 2026 Friends Alliance Meeting in Estes Park, CO
National Park Friends Alliance and Rocky Mountain Conservancy hosted leaders from nonprofit organizations who support national parks across the country, and the National Park Service at Rocky Mountain National Park for the 2026 National Park Friends Alliance Fall Meeting. This annual event focuses on strengthening the partnerships that support national parks and the communities connected
Celebrating National Park Week Through Partnership
National Park Week is August 22–30, and across the country, parks and their philanthropic partners are inviting people to celebrate, explore, learn, and connect. The 2026 National Park Week theme is “Celebrate America’s Story,” recognizing the many stories preserved and shared through our national parks. This is the first year that National Park Week has
On Mentorship, a Note from Friends Alliance Executive Director Katie Nyberg
I recently attended a retirement party for a good friend and mentor from the early days of my career. Like a lot of people, I graduated college without a clear sense of what I was going to do for work. Happily, I stumbled into a paid internship at the Bell Museum of Natural History in
123 Partners Urge Congress to Reauthorize Legacy Restoration Fund
We, the National Park Foundation, the National Park Friends Alliance, and the community of official national park philanthropic partners listed below, urge Congress to reauthorize the Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF) by passing the bipartisan America the Beautiful Act (S.1547 / H.R.9250) to continue supporting, protecting, and enhancing America’s 433 national parks.The LRF was first established
Emmett Till Interpretive Center: Where History Sparks a Fire in Your Belly to Make the World a Better Place
Based in Sumner, Mississippi, the Emmett Till Interpretive Center (ETIC) promotes restorative justice through public education, storytelling, and historic preservation, focusing on the 1955 Emmett Till tragedy to foster community healing and understanding to create a more equitable future. As an official park partner of the Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument and as
Reviving a Landmark. The Independence Historical Trust Leads the Restoration of the First Bank
Bank of the United States, in Third Street Philadelphia by W. Birch & Son. Photo Credit: Library Company of Philadelphia The Independence Historical Trust is spearheading a major effort to bring new life to one of Philadelphia’s most significant historic treasures, the First Bank of the United States. Often called Alexander Hamilton’s bank, the building
Friends of Acadia Prioritizes Housing
The shortage of workforce housing is a critical issue facing many national parks and their park partners. While visitors take in the beautiful views and enjoy all that our parks have to offer, most don’t realize that housing—or the lack thereof—can have a profound impact on their overall park experience, affecting everything from trail access
Power in Partnership: Lincoln Presidential Foundation Leads U.S. 250th Anniversary Planning Project with NPS Partners, Scholars, Museums.
In 2024, the Lincoln Presidential Foundation launched a new, multi-site project for the U.S. 250th anniversary that explores topics related to Abraham Lincoln’s views on the American Founding, his articulation of each generation’s role in maintaining and improving our government, and his role in what some scholars refer to as the nation’s “Second Founding.” This