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• Reid Receives Public Service Award from National Park Trust

  NEWS RELEASEJune 11, 2008REID RECEIVES PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDFROM NATIONAL PARK TRUST Washington, DC – Nevada Senator Harry Reid was awarded the Bruce F. Vento Public Service Award by the National Park Trust. Senator Reid received the award in recognition...

• National Geographic lists Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

  National Georgraphic ListsTallgrass Prairie National Preserve as one of America's Favorite Spotsin our own Backyard "The Flint Hills of Kansas are our ocean, our mountains, our mecca. . . You'll probably get lost on the unmarked, unpaved roads but allow ...

• NPT Applauds National Park Director Opening Parks to Nation

  National Park Trust ApplaudsNational Park Service Director Opening Parks to NationPark Direction discussed with Conservation Leaders "For this special Veterans Day weekend, Interior Secretary Gale Norton and I want to invite you to the National Parks. As ...

• NPT Releases its Legacy Report for 2001

  The Dream ContinuesAmerica's National System of ParksLegacy and TrustThese two words cannot be taken lightly. It took 10 years of effort before we claimed these attributes.Some credited the National Park Trust (NPT) with these attributes long ago when we ...

• NPT Calls for Stringent Standards for September 11 Memorial

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENPT Calls for Stringent Standards for September 11 MemorialWashington, D.C. - The National Park Trust (NPT), America's only charity authorized by Congress to own and operate a unit of the national park system, called upon Congress to ...

• NPT Buys Critical Historical Property in the Nation's Capital

  Fort Stevens, Rock Creek Park NPT Protects Critical Historic Property "In our search to find an organization that understands and shares our interests, we found the National Park Trust. NPT was willing to act to keep this history intact." - Patricia A....

• NPT Applauds Governor of West Virginia for Preserving Valuable State Park

  National Park Trust Applauds Governor for Preserving Valuable State ParkWV Gov. Bob Wise "While some states are closing state parks, West Virginia continues to build one of the best state park systems in the nation. This initiative shows a great commitmen...

• Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood Home Preserved by Citizen Effort

  Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood Home Preserved! "The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site will be expanded as a result of legislation authorizing the National Park Service to accept by donation from the National Park Trust the property known as the...

• Famous Communication Center within Point Reyes National Seashore Protected

  NEWS RELEASEFebruary 22, 2002Famous Communication Center Protected within the Point Reyes National SeashorePrivate Citizen Land Trust Applauds AT&T and Senator Barbara BoxerWASHINGTON, DC — The National Park Trust applauded American Telegraph & Telephon...

• NPT Selects John F. Seiberling to receive the 2002 Bruce F. Vento Public Service Award

  Award LuncheonJohn F. SeiberlingReceives 2002 Bruce F. Vento Public Service Award   At its annual awards luncheon, held in Washington, DC on April 25th, National Park Trust (NPT) presented its Bruce F. Vento Public Service Award to former Ohio Congre...

• NPT Assists National Park Service with Gold Mining Purchase

  NPT assists NPS with 907-acre inholding "We appreciate the work of the National Park Trust in bringing this acquisition to completion. NPT got this moving when negotiations had reached an impasse, and helped both the NPS and the owner stay focused." - Gar...

• NPT Selects Connie Morella

  Morella to Receive Highest Conservation Award for Parks EffortsFormer Congresswoman honored by National Park Trust FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWashington, DC - February 2003Former Congresswoman Connie Morella has been selected to receive the Bruce F. Vento Publi...

• Press Advisory: Partnership for the Prairie Celebration -

  Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve’sPartnership for the Prairie CelebrationOctober 11, 2003The public is cordially invited to attend the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve’s Partnership for the Prairie Celebration on October 11, beginning at 10:30 a...

• National Park Trust Transfers Ownership of Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

  National Park Trust Transfers Ownership of Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve First Privately Owned National Park Unit Enters New Phase“Even when no one else was willing to take on stewardship of this land, the National Park Trust not only accepted the...

• National Park Trust Awards Senator John McCain Highest Honor

  “The urgency of your work, in my view, is no better articulated than in my great and wonderful state of Arizona . . . You are doing such wonderful work that would not otherwise be done . . . You’ve embarked on projects and preserved great national tre...

• NPT Selects Congressman George Miller

  2007 Bruce F. Vento Public Service Award   A Special Invitation to a Reception to Honor Congressman George Miller   Dear Friends,   National Park Trust, America's only land conservancy dedicated to preserving America's national system of parks, ...

• Land Donated for Harpers Ferry Town Park

  NEWS RELEASEJanuary 31, 2007The Harpers Ferry Conservancy and the National Park Trust recently donated land to the town of Harpers Ferry for a stream valley nature park.  Located adjacent to the Harpers Ferry town hall, the donation nearly doubles the to...

• Chair Emeritus Paul Duffendack honored

  NEWS RELEASEOctober 31, 2007 At its fall meeting at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in the Flint Hills of Kansas, the NPT Board of Trustees joined the Board of the Kansas Park Trust (KPT) for a dinner at which KPT honored NPT's Chairman Emeritus P...

• NPT Selects Senator Harry Reid

  National Park Trust is pleased to announce that Senator Harry Reid of Nevada will receive the 2008 Bruce F. Vento Award.When: Tuesday, June 10, 2008Reception - 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.Where: 101 Constitution Ave NWWashington, DC 20001 Senator Reid will be recog...

• Park Service in Jefferson Co. could get George Washington family's homes

  West VirginiaPark Service in Jefferson Co. could get George Washington family's homesBy DAVE McMILLIONJANUARY 4, 2008charlestown@herald-mail.com CHARLES TOWN, W.VA. - A proposal is being considered to make four historic Jefferson County homes tied to Geo...