On August 25, 2016 the National Park Service (NPS) will be celebrating its 100th birthday as steward of the most stunning, and scenic wonders, the United States has to offer. In honor of this auspicious occasion they have teamed up with the National Parks Foundation to launch the FindYourPark.com website. It’s filled with centennial events being held across the country in the 409 separate parks, monuments and other site designations under the NPS umbrella. One of the cooler offerings on the site is the ability to upload your experience on the Share Your Park page, and spread your story via Twitter and Facebook. If you are thinking about digging deeper into one of the parks, REI is offering 35 different trips ranging from three to 10 days in length, which cater to varying levels of difficulty. Ten percent of the cost is donated to the NPS. Plus, families of fourth-graders gain free entrance to every site for the whole family during 2016 with the Every Kid in a Park initiative. So make way to a national park, after years of budget cuts, they need all the cash we can offer. Plus, it’s a birthday party.
—Hudson Lindenberger
