This
mission is accomplished primarily through the gift, purchase, or other
form of assistance of:
(a)
land either within or adjacent to existing parks,
(b) land which is suitable for the creation of new parks, or
(c) other projects of historical significance.
Land
is purchased only from willing sellers. Ultimately, the National Park
Trust works to exchange or give the land it acquires to suitable
organizations which agree to preserve and manage those resources as
parklands in perpetuity.
Land purchases are made using funds raised by the National Park
Trust.
CONSTITUENCY
In
carrying out its mission, the National Park Trust (NPT) works with and
for a number of “constituents” which/who either help the Trust to
accomplish its objectives or which/who benefit directly or indirectly
from the Trust’s activities. NPT's
constituents include:
-
The American
People
-
The National Park
Service
-
National
Association of State Park Directors
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Local, state,
regional, and national government
conservation and park agencies
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Local, state,
regional, and national private
citizen conservation and park advocacy organizations
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Other land
trusts, both local and national in scope
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Wildlife and
other natural resources
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Cultural and
historic resources
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Landowners
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Other interested
parties
Endangered national park lands exist in
virtually every corner of America. The opportunities to save them are frequent, the need
to protect them is urgent, and the time to act to preserve them is now!
NPT has been and will continue
to be at the very heart of our nation's effort to preserve, protect, and enhance our
national parks.
Projects
completed by NPT
