Support Your Park
Volunteer collecting prairie plant seeds. NPS Photo Public support is a critical component in the management of National Park Service lands. No other federal agency relies as heavily on the generosity and kindness of its visitors, and we thank you for your past support and look forward to future partnerships. From volunteering to shopping in our bookstore, there are many ways that the public can support Effigy Mounds National Monument. Effigy Mounds National Monument has a number of volunteer opportunities available in the areas of visitor services, natural resource management, cultural resouce management and administration. For more information, please contact the park’s Volunteer Coordinator, Merle Frommelt, at 563-873-3491 The park maintains a volunteer page on this site. How to donate to the park: Thank you for your interest. Your donation will enhance the programs and activities to protect park resources and provide visitor services for Effigy Mounds National Monument. Philanthropic contributions continue to make a significant difference and we welcome and are grateful for your support.
The monument is able to accept direct donations. If you are interested in donating directly to the park you may contact the monument Superintendent by phone at 563-873-3491 or e-mail. A donation box is located in the visitor center, or donations may be sent to Jim Nepstad, Superintendent, Effigy Mounds National Monument, 151 HWY 76, Harpers Ferry, IA 52146 In addition, Congress established the National Park Foundation (NPF) in 1967 to provide private citizens an official, tax-deductible way to make gifts to the support national parks. NPF helps individual parks attract philanthropic gifts by encouraging those who feel a deep appreciation for a park to express their support. National Park Foundation Checks should be made payable to: "Effigy Mounds Fund REFMA"
Supt. Berrett and son, Administrative Assistant Jackie Lamb - 8th Anniversary - Press Photo - October 1957
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Did You Know?
Ellison Orr was 92 years old when Effigy Mounds National Monument was dedicated. The Monument owes much to his accurate maps, and careful cataloguing of hundreds of sites and artifacts. Orr died in 1951, leaving most of his personal collection of manuscripts, artifacts, and samples to the monument.