SCA teamed up with American Express on Aug. 25, 2015 to celebrate the 99th Birthday of the National Park Service in Washington, DC. Over 300 guests gathered on the National Mall to gobble birthday cake, make seed balls for local pollinators, and say “hi” to NPS Dir. Jon Jarvis.
Celebrate the National Park Service Centennial Through Service!
To commemorate the National Park Service Centennial and in support of the Find Your Park campaign, American Express and the Student Conservation Association are partnering to engage volunteers from across the nation in service to our National Parks.
Beginning in August 2015 and continuing throughout 2016, SCA will collaborate with National Park sites to host large-scale volunteer events, dedicating more than 25,000 service hours to restoring and protecting our National Parks for the next 100 years. Join us at an event near you… or join us online as we prepare to celebrate the NPS Centennial and help you “Find Your Park.”
Video: NPS 99th Birthday Servabration with SCA & American Express
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Find Your Park 2016 Schedule
| Earth Day | Saturday, April 16th, 2016 | New York City | Fort Wadsworth |
| Earth Day | Saturday, April 16th, 2016 | Bay Area, California | Golden Gate National Recreation Area |
| Earth Day | Saturday, April 23rd, 2016 | Seattle | Washington Park Arboretum |
| Earth Day | Saturday, April 30th, 2016 | Washington, DC | Greenbelt Park |
| Earth Day | Saturday, April 30th, 2016 | Chicago | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
| National Trails Day | Saturday, June 4th, 2016 | New York City | General Grant National Memorial |
| National Trails Day | Saturday, June 4th, 2016 | Washington, DC | Fort Dupont |
| September 11th Day of Service & Remembrance | Saturday, September 10th 2016 | Bay Area, California | (location TBA; check back) |
| September 11th Day of Service & Remembrance | Saturday, September 10th, 2016 | New York City | Governors Island National Monument |
| September 11th Day of Service & Remembrance | Sunday, September 11th, 2016 | Washington, DC | Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens |
| Veterans Day | Saturday, November 12, 2016 | New York City | (location TBA; check back) |
Recent FYP Events
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Meet the volunteers serving in parks around the country.
Emmett Pegan
After working outside helped Emmett Pegan deal with the stress of coming out as transgender, he decided to try and make a career of it. Now as an SCA Biology Intern at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Philadelphia, he’s learning what such a career might look like before he heads to college in the fall.
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