Eastern National News

The recent federal government shutdown brought challenges across Eastern National and our federal partners, but our teams stayed focused on what they could control with patience, flexibility, and a strong sense of mission. While many sites paused operations, Eastern...

We are excited to share the annual distribution of aid to parks has been approved by Eastern National’s Board of Directors. The Board voted last month to allocate our fiscal year 2024 net income from operations, which totaled $3.1 million. Funds allocated were:...

Two great new Passport To Your National Parks® products were launched in FY25 — the revised and rebranded National Parks Scrapbook Kit and the 2026 Passport Wall Calendar! Both of these additions to the Passport family saw successful launch campaigns in-store and on...

Eastern National has become an official licensee of the America250™ Commission and has created a comprehensive product line to commemorate the milestone event. All licensed America250™ sales items will receive national-level review and approval. Parks and cooperating...

In early September, the Eastern National team opened an America’s National Parks™ store at the brand new Gateway Visitor Center at Acadia National Park! The building is a warm-toned, lodge-like open space with skylights and large wooden beams. This makes for the...

We have some exciting news to share from the Outer Banks! Outer Banks Forever (OBXF) recently received a $50,000 Capacity Building Grant from the National Park Foundation to expand and strengthen our OBXF brand awareness and donor engagement initiatives. This is in...

Fiscal Year 2025 marked a significant milestone in advancing our organization’s learning culture through the implementation of our Cornerstone Learning Management System (LMS). The platform provides a centralized hub for delivering, tracking, and evaluating training...

2026 Passport To Your National Parks® Stamp Set The 2026 Passport To Your National Parks® Stamp Set has been released, with seven parks never featured before! The new stamp set is available to purchase at select park stores and at ShopANP.org. This annual Stamp Set...

Photos (Left to right. Use the arrows to navigate): Daniel Stephens - Lead Park Ranger/PIO/ATR/HWO at DeSoto National Monument, Eve West - Chief of Interpretation and Visitor Services at New River Gorge NP&PRES, Jerri Marr - Superintendent at Colonial NHP, Loren...

April 19th marked the start of National Park Week 2025, an annual celebration of America’s national parks! The official National Park Service (NPS) theme for this year's festivities was “National Park Playlist”—celebrating musical connections to national parks and the...