Contact: Jonathan Parker, 978-210-4245 SALEM, MA - This week staff from Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Sites invite you to join them in celebrating the National Park Service's 98th birthday. Both National Park Service sites are offering free public tours, including Junior Ranger programs and conversations with park rangers about the founding history of the National Park Service."Birthdays are a wonderful time to celebrate success and growth," said Superintendent Michael Quijano-West. "Every American is an owner of the National Parks and we're proud to celebrate this milestone alongside our visitors. Over the last ninety-eight years the American people have established hundreds of nationally significant natural and cultural sites - including Salem Maritime (1938) and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Sites (1968) - in the National Park System. We're glad to be a part of this celebration and we're looking forward to the next 100 years of National Parks in 2016." There are many ways to join the celebration, including:
Also today, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation unveiled a new Centennial logo, which will help commemorate the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary in 2016. As the Centennial approaches, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation are teaming up with partners to present engaging programs, events, and activities that will support America’s national parks. “Today, we reflect on almost a century of preserving some of the most spectacular and meaningful places for the benefit of all Americans,” said National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis. “As the countdown begins to the National Park Service’s Centennial in 2016, we want to introduce a new generation of park visitors and advocates to their national parks. These national treasures collectively tell the story of our country – who we are and what we value as a society.” Want to Celebrate Even More? Learn more about the National Park Service. Watch a short video on the National Park Service mission.
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Last updated: February 26, 2015