What We Do

The National Park Service partners with private, public, and non-profit organizations for Youth Summits. Some events may be hosted at a park, funded by a program, or have Park Service employees present to help run the summit, but every Summit is different depending on resources, community needs, and showrunning style of summit organizers.

Below, see links to partners, past and present. Browse our News feature to see Youth Summits in the Park Service. The diversity of size and scope in Youth Summits reveals the wide possibilities for facilitating youth civic engagement with local culture.

Did you partner with NPS on a Youth Summit and want to see your resource linked here? Are you listed already and want to update your URL? Let your contact at the Park Service know.

Partners Past & Present

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  National Park Foundation

  NPF is a natural partner. See its on-going American Latino Youth Summits that take young people to Parks like Dry Tortugas and Tumacácori.

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  Preserve America Youth Summit

  Preservation Youth Summits have introduced hundreds of young adults to parks, preservation, and local and national policy makers since 2007.

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  Advisory Council on Historic Pres

  Invested in the next generation of preservationists, the ACHP is a staunch supporter of Youth Summits.

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  Washington Trust

  Youth Heritage Project

  Youth Heritage programs in Washington State explore the balance between protecting both historic and environmental resources.

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  Historic Savannah Foundation

  Premier preservation organization in Savannah, Georgia, supported the city's first Youth Summit in 2015.

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  National Parks Conservation Association

  NCPA advocates for the National Parks, conservation, and preservation, and engages the next generation in this important work.