NPS & Outdoor Foundation Announce 2016 Challenge Cost Share Projects

By Justin Stakes

Seventeen New Projects for Conservation and Outdoor Recreation

Washington, DC -(AmmoLand.com)- The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with the Outdoor Foundation, announced 17 conservation and outdoor recreation projects that are funded by the NPS Challenge Cost Share Program and matched by community and nonprofit partners.

Each project works to introduce Americans to their national parks, national trails, and wild and scenic rivers. Projects include engaging people in active healthy outdoor recreation or in conservation efforts that strengthen our natural and cultural heritage. Explore the NPS Challenge Cost Share projects for 2016.

The NPS Challenge Cost Share projects celebrate the National Park Service’s centennial – 100 years of protecting America’s special places. “Working with the Outdoor Foundation has allowed the National Park Service to engage new partners in the conservation and outdoor recreation stewardship and enjoyment of our public lands,” said Bob Ratcliffe, NPS Chief of Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Programs.

A sample of the 2016 projects includes:

• Restoring wetlands at the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail;
• Training youth in the construction of a trail network at Chickamauga & …Read the Rest

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