2009 News Archive

• December
• Happy Holidays! As a gift from NPF, download our free National Parks screensaver!
• UL Announces Multi-Year Sponsorship of the National Christmas Tree Lighting
• November
• Jordin Sparks, Celtic Woman, Joshua Redman Join National Christmas Tree Lighting
• Sheryl Crow, Common and Ray LaMontagne Perform At Nat'l Christmas Tree Lighting
• NPF Invites Americans To Honor Veterans Day By Supporting Flight 93
• National Christmas Tree Lighting Broadcast Nationally On PBS Beginning Dec 4
• The Washington Post: A Call To Service From Flight 93
• October
• NPS and NPF Announce Tickets for 2009 National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
• Groundbreaking Ceremony Set for November 7, 2009
• NPF Invites Schools Across The Nation To Join Electronic Field Trip To Great Smokies
• National Park Foundation: Top Ten Parks For Fall Foliage ‘09
• September
• NPF And Olympus Announce Winner Of First-Ever “Your Parks” Video Challenge
• Unilever Commits $500,000 To Fund Next Phase Of America’s Best Idea Grants
• Expedia.com Announces Partnership With The National Park Foundation
• National Parks Prepare For Nationwide Day Of Service And Celebration, Sept. 26
• Voting Starts In The “Your Parks” Video Challenge At YourParks.com
• “Upon This Sacred Ground, Courage Remembered” In Shanksville, PA
• Volunteers Who Raised $1.1 Million For Flight 93 Memorial Honored
• On Eve Of 9/11 Governor Ridge Calls Americans To Action For Flight 93
• Statue Of Liberty And Ellis Island Hold First Public Night Tours September 24 And 25
• Help Make America's Best Idea Even Better
• Just Two Weeks Left To Enter The“Your Parks Video Challenge” At YourParks.com
• August
• Associated Press: Film Inspires US Parks To Connect With Students
• "Ride with the Forty" Supports Flight 93 National Memorial Campaign
• “Your Parks” Video Of The Week: TheLandPlayer Riffs in Yellowstone
• "Your Parks" Video Of The Week: DoctorLoopy Goes To Big Bend
• July
• Bank Of America And NPF Convene 200+ Students To Preserve Rock Creek Park
• National Park Foundation Names Neil J. Mulholland As President And CEO
• Amazon.com Launches Outdoor Recreation Store
• National Park Foundation Announces Junior Ranger Essay Winners
• 9/11 Representatives Join for Beam Signing Ceremony in Washington, DC
• Love The National Parks? Think They Need To Be Protected?
• June
• National Park Foundation Releases Online Trip Planning Tool: “Owner’s Guide 2009”
• Macy’s “Turn Over A New Leaf” Campaign Raises $4.1 Million In One Day Benefiting The National Park Foundation And Local Conservation Groups
• Secretary Salazar Announces National Park Service Will Waive Fees on Three Summer Weekends to Increase Tourism, Boost Economy
• Planet Green: 5 Ways Anyone Can Support National Parks Now!
• May
• With Nearly 10,000 Votes, the National Park Foundation Wins $98,000 in the Target Bullseye Gives Campaign on Facebook®
• Peter Armington Honored with 2009 Harry Yount National Park Ranger Award
• Unilever and the National Park Foundation Award $288,000 in Grants to Parks Nationwide
• Merrell and National Park Foundation Form Long-Term Partnership
• National Park Foundation Calls On Facebook Friends To Vote For National Parks
• Vote For NPF Today and Every Day on Facebook!
• National Park Foundation Teaches Local Kids To Plant Native Flowers As Part of First Bloom Program, Supported By ARAMARK
• Photograph A National Park Or Federal Land And Win Big
• April
• National Park Foundation Teaches Local Kids To Plant Natives As Part Of First Bloom Program Supported By ARAMARK
• What Can You Do To Celebrate Earth Week?
• One Million Visitors to Flight 93 Crash Site
• National Park Foundation and Benadryl Partner for Outdoor Funraiser Webathon
• National Park Service Acquires 950 Acres for Memorial
• Austin Kids Track Invasive Plants Through First Bloom
• March
• Picture Perfect!
• National Park Foundation Kicks Off 2009 Junior Ranger Essay Contest
• Macy’s Hosts Second Earth Week Charity Shopping Day; 2008 Effort Marked The Single-Largest Fundraising Event In National Park Foundation History
• Parks Selected To Receive Transportation Scholars And Interpreters
• U.S. Department of the Interior: Secretary Salazar Lauds Upcoming Ken Burns’ PBS Series on National Parks
• February
• Remember Flight 93 Heroes During Black History Month
• Florida Courier: The American Dream Is A Walk In The Park
• Give A Lincoln For Lincoln™
• National Park Foundation Welcomes TC Benson As New SVP Development
• January
• Vote for Your Favorite Share the Experience Photo Contest Entry!
• Flight 93 Crash Site To Be Acquired For National Memorial