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Contact: Patrick Driscoll, 928-643-7105
Pipe Spring National Monument will receive a field trip grant for the 2018-2019 school year from the National Park Foundation, the official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service. Students participating in the Every Kid in a Park program at Pipe Spring will partake in a variety of activities both in the classroom and onsite that explore the complicated history of Euro-American and Southern Paiute interactions, the natural resources of the area, and the impacts human use has had on the environment.
This grant is part of the Foundation’s Open OutDoors for Kids program which creates pathways for kids to explore and connect with national park experiences. “Trekking along trails, observing our natural ecosystems and engaging with our shared history are experiences that benefit all children,” said National Park Foundation President Will Shafroth. “Making it possible for America’s youth to explore our national parks is an investment in their future and the future of the national parks community.”
For the second school year in a row, Pipe Spring National Monument will be proud to host as many local students as possible for hands-on and immersive educational experiences during the 2018-2019 school year. Last school year, Pipe Spring was able to reach over a thousand local area students thanks to the grant, allowing many from Title I schools to visit for the first time. Because transportation costs are often cited as the main obstacle for school field trips, the monument will use the grant to assist teachers in funding field trips they ordinarily would not be able to afford. Through activities that highlight the day-to-day lives and concerns of 1870s period characters, students will develop a personal and more tangible connection to Pipe Spring, giving them the hands-on experiences that bring classroom concepts to life and impact student engagement in natural and cultural history within their local area.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
Celebrating 50 years, the National Park Foundation is the official charity of America’s national parks and nonprofit partner to the National Park Service. Chartered by Congress in 1967, the National Park Foundation raises private funds to help PROTECT more than 84 million acres of national parks through critical conservation and preservation efforts, CONNECT all Americans with their incomparable natural landscapes, vibrant culture and rich history, and ENGAGE the next generation of park stewards.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 417 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Visit us at www.nps.gov, on Facebook www.facebook.com/nationalparkservice, Twitter www.twitter.com/natlparkservice, and YouTube www.youtube.com/nationalparkservice.
Last updated: April 4, 2019