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FEATURED PARK
Featured Park: Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Tuskegee, Alabama
"No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem."
--Booker T. Washington, 1895
When the Tuskegee Institute opened in 1881, the vast majority of African Americans still lived in rural communities in the southern United States and racial segregation was commonplace. Booker T. Washington, a writer and civil rights activist, founded Tuskegee because he believed that educating black Americans in agricultural and technical arts was the key to ensuring self-sufficiency and empowerment for the race. Located 40 miles east of Montgomery, Alabama, the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site preserves and commemorates the story of Booker T. Washington and the powerful impact this small institute had in improving the lives of all Americans.
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NPCA AT WORK FOR THE PARKS
Important Parks Bill Makes Progress on the Hill
 NPCA rang in the New Year with the passage of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 in the Senate on January 15. This passage marks real progress for our national parks, but needs support in the House to become a reality.
This Act is a compilation of public lands bills, including several that are important for the protection and interpretation of America's National Park System. Examples of the provisions include:
- The addition of the Barrett Farm to Minute Man National Historical Park in Massachusetts.
- The expansion of the boundary at Little River Canyon National Preserve in Alabama.
- The establishment of a commemorative trail connected to Women's Rights National Historical Park in New York.
- The expansion of the boundary at Fort Davis National Historic Site in Texas.
- An act to designate as wilderness the landscape within Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.
NPCA considers this a significant bill to protect America's priceless heritage, and looks forward to its passage in the House of Representatives.
PARKS IN THE NEWS
Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., Set to Reopen
 In honor of President Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday on February 12th, the National Park Service and Ford's Theatre Society will host a grand reopening of the newly renovated Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Events will include a wreath-laying ceremony and special performances. And on President's Day, February 16th, the theater will host an open house to include ranger-led tours.
Plans are in the works to include a special display of the coat Lincoln wore during the assassination. The display will remain through April 15th, the anniversary of Lincoln's death.
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site includes the theater at 511 10th St., NW, where Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865, as well as the Peterson House across the street, where Lincoln died the next day.
Free tickets are required both to attend the special events and to visit the site. Please check availability through the Ford's Theatre Society before you go!
TRAVEL WITH NPCA
Rafting the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument
June 27-July 2, 2009
 Join NPCA on an unforgettable whitewater rafting trip through one of North America's most beautiful river canyons in Dinosaur National Monument. Enjoy the thrills of Class III rapids and the wonders of the desert rock walls, which offer a wealth of beauty and history. People of all ages and experience levels are welcome, so bring your children and grandchildren, and take pleasure in the variety of adventures this trip offers.
For more information please call us at 800.628.7275, email us at travel@npca.org, or go online to www.npca.org/travel.
New Legacy Planner Online
 We have updated our website with an improved section for gift planning featuring easy-to-understand navigation to help you decide which gift is right for you.
Visit our new gift planning site to:
- Learn about NPCA gift plans
- Research your goals and benefits
- Request a Personal Gift Proposal and more
Try our new Legacy Planner. This planner helps you design your own gift plan--it's interactive, fun to use, and just one of the many ways you can help NPCA protect the parks while meeting your own financial goals, too!
Become a Trustees for the Parks member!
 As you consider your goals for 2009, we hope you'll keep NPCA in mind and consider becoming a Trustees for the Parks member! As a token of our appreciation, we will send a copy of Our National Parks, a beautiful coffee table book by renowned photographer David Muench. Visit us online to learn more about the benefits of becoming a Trustees for the Parks member or click here to make a donation online today!
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| Won't You Partner With Us?
NPCA's Partners for the Parks are committed members who express their support for our national parks through an automatic monthly gift. It's a simple, convenient, and manageable way to protect and enhance our national parks. Together, we make a difference!
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 National Parks, our award-winning quarterly magazine, is an exclusive benefit of NPCA membership. The newest issue takes readers on a journey with Denali's search-and-rescue team, explores wildflowers in a handful of national parks, and profiles Iraq War veterans kayaking the Potomac as a form of mental and physical healing.
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| Send a Valentine Ecard
Tell your friends and colleagues why you think it's important to protect our national parks by sending a Valentine card. Each card features a scene from our national parks.
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Protect. Preserve. Make a Difference.
 Hi-Tec and NPCA have created a 100% organic t-shirt. Its simple message of outdoor responsibility and adventure puts YOU at the core of preserving the natural beauty of the outdoors. All proceeds from the t-shirt sales come directly to NPCA. By purchasing this shirt, YOU are helping us to protect our nation's natural, cultural, and historic treasures for our children and grandchildren.
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YOU'RE INVITED
Celebrate the Bicentennial of Lincoln's Birth--February 12-16, 2009
This year marks the Bicentennial of the birth of one of our most revered presidents, Abraham Lincoln. The National Park Service is holding events across the country to honor his memory.
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From All the Staff at NPCA,
Thank you for your time and dedication in helping to enhance and protect our national parks for present and future generations.
NPCA's park-protection work is made possible by the generous support of people like you. Membership is just $25, and includes a subscription to our award-winning National Parks magazine, recently recognized for excellence in coverage of environmental tourism by the Society of American Travel Writers. Join Us Today!
Park Lines is a publication of the National Parks Conservation Association. E-mail us at TakeAction@npca.org, write to us at 1300 19th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036, or call us at 800.NAT.PARK (800.628.7275).
To learn more, visit us at www.npca.org
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| THOUGHTS FOR ALL TIME
“You can't put a price on silence or solitude. Future generations deserve to experience the wildness and beauty of these lands, and to leave them as a legacy to generations that follow.”
-- Robert Redford, actor, director, and National Resources Defense Council trustee, calling on the Bush Administration to halt issuance of drilling leases in Utah public lands. NPCA was part of a coalition of environmental and preservation groups taking legal action against the Bureau of Land Management to stop the land auction. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar canceled the disputed oil and gas leases earlier this month. | |
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