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Western National Parks Announces 2024-2025 Award Honorees and Research Grant Recipients

Western National Parks Debuts New Brand and Digital Experience

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUSCON, Ariz. (May 12, 2025) - Western National Parks (WNP), a longtime nonprofit partner of the National Park Service, today introduced a revitalized brand and dynamic, trip planning digital platform designed to inspire a deeper connection to America’s hidden gem national parks—and to cultivate the next generation of lifelong park advocates.

World-Renowned Hoop Dancer and Cultural Ambassador Eric Michael Hernandez to Keynote TerraSync

Training symposium, by Western National Parks Association, for national parks and public lands leaders set for June 24-26, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona. TUCSON, AZ, (October 15, 2024) – Western National Parks Association (WNPA) announces Eric Michael...

Western National Parks Association Celebrates Release of 50th Anniversary Edition of An Army Wife’s Cookbook

New edition helps celebrate the culinary heritage and resilience of 19th-century military families. TUCSON, AZ, October 29, 2024 – Western National Parks Association (WNPA) is proud to announce the release of a special 50th anniversary edition of An...

Western National Parks Association Welcomes Four New Board Members

TUCSON, Ariz., October 15, 2024 Western National Parks Association (WNPA) announces the appointment of four new members to the WNPA Board of Directors: Jason Coochwytewa, Les Corey, Bob Shopneck, and Tyson Winarski. Each new board member brings...

Western National Parks Association Now Accepting Nominations and Applications for 2024 Annual Awards, Grants & Scholarships

TUCSON, Ariz.—Oct. 10, 2024—Western National Parks Association(WNPA) has opened the submission cycle for its awards, grants, and scholarships. With funding for researchers, teachers, students, and unique supporters of national parks and public lands...

Buck Tracks Volume 20: Field Notes from Marie Buck, WNPA CEO

Hello Everyone, The two years since I started at WNPA have certainly flown by. Every day I continue to be inspired by our mission, the amazing WNPA team, our resilient and dedicated National Park Service partners, and the support of the WNPA board of...

The Exoneration of The Port Chicago 50

On July 17, 2024, the US Navy posthumously exonerated a group of African American sailors known as The Port Chicago 50. Eight decades prior, on July 17, 1944, a catastrophic explosion killed more than three hundred people at Port Chicago Naval...

Support Preservation for Generations in National Parks

National parks preserve natural landscapes, important histories, cultural experiences, ancestral homelands, and more. When you support national parks, you help protect these special places, honoring the efforts and experiences of past generations and...

Value Indigenous Voices: The Journey Toward a Deeper Understanding of the Southwest

In June of 2023, a WNPA-funded team of researches led by Deni Seymour, PhD, interviewed tribal and local community members to better understand the effects of the cultural collisions experienced in this diverse region of the United States near the US...