People are always asking me what's happening to our parks. So, I decided to gather my thoughts each month and present them in a short letter. This is the first of what I hope will be one of your favorite links on our site. All I ask of you is to give me your reactions!

Every park we preserve, every plot of land we donate, and all the wildlife we protect has a story behind it, something that made us want to get involved, something unique.

Each month, I want to give you a “behind the scenes” look at the daily functions of NPT. We could simply list our accomplishments on the web, but I have found that sometimes, our most successful moments aren’t necessarily the end results, but the long road to achieving them.

These are the stories I want to share with you. I hope you will enjoy hearing about our adventures as much as I am proud of talking about them.

Tune in next month to learn about the stories behind some of our recent projects, including a land dispute in Florida and a new park addition in the Virgin Islands.

Our members are also an important way we keep up on the condition of our parks. If you visited a park this summer and want to bring any problem to our attention, please email me at paul@parktrust.org . Until then . . .

Best regards,

Paul C. Pritchard
National Park Trust (NPT)
(202) 548-0500
npt@parktrust.org
http://www.parktrust.org