Eastern National Receives Anonymous $1 Million Gift to Transform Trails at Antietam National Battlefield

Eastern National has received a $1 million gift from an anonymous benefactor. The donation, designated to expand and enhance Antietam National Battlefield’s educational trail program, will help increase access and provide new opportunities for visitors to connect with interpretive resources. Read more…

Choose to Reuse Update: 140 Bagless Stores and Counting!

Throughout summer 2019 and beyond, we continue to roll out the Choose to Reuse bagless program in our America’s National Parks® and participating Eastern National stores across the country. Since announcing the Choose to Reuse program in 2018, we’ve made substantial reductions to the number of plastic bags used in our stores. In fact, we’re on track to completely eliminate disposable shopping bags from our stores by the end of 2020! Read more…

America’s National Parks® Presents Mosquito Story Slam at Cape Cod National Seashore

In August, America’s National Parks® and Cape Cod National Seashore co-hosted the Mosquito Story Slam. The annual storytelling event featured 10 storytellers—chosen at random—who shared five-minute unscripted stories on the topic of Mother Nature. Read more…

Quarterly Strategic Plan Update: Fall 2019

As Eastern National reaches the end of year three of our strategic plan, more strategic projects are coming to fruition and having a measurable impact upon the organization’s mission delivery and potential for growth. Read more…