Eastern National News
America250™ Merchandise at America’s National Parks
Eastern National has become an official licensee of the America250™ Commission and is creating a comprehensive product line to commemorate the milestone event. All licensed America250™ sales items will receive national-level review and approval. Parks and cooperating...
A New Store At Acadia NP
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...
Exciting News From The Outer Banks
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...
Eastern National’s New Learning Management System
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...
New Annual Stamp Set & Special Commemorative Stampers
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...
Eastern National 2024 Award Winners
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...
National Park Week Roundup
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...
A Success Story: The Checkout Counter Donation Program
We’re happy to share that Eastern National’s Checkout Counter Donations Program (CCDP) debuted in 2024, raising nearly $70,000 during its pilot phase. The program was introduced in 20 stores across 14 National Park Service units, selected for their geographic...
2024 Eastern National Annual Report Now Available
We are excited to share that the Eastern National Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report is now available! Check out what we’ve achieved as teammates and partners, in support of Eastern National’s mission. Click the button below to download or view the report from our...
Major System Upgrades
Photo: Store Associate Sydnee at the Yorktown Battlefield Park Store.After years of planning, our point-of-sale (POS) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems achieved a significant milestone. We have completed almost all of our 130 POS locations to Lightspeed...
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