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Parks Magazine

September 2007 IssueDecember 2006 IssueParks, the magazine of the National Park Foundation, honors the grandeur and diversity of America’s national parks and celebrates the role private philanthropy plays in continuing to grow and care for the system. Parks inspires readers through stunning images, remarkable stories of discovery and compelling tributes.

Distributed quarterly, Parks reaches more than 500,000 donors, senior level corporate and foundation leaders, national park staff and volunteers, government officials and park enthusiasts.

Receive the next issue of Parks Magazine with a donation of $50 or more to the National Park Foundation.

Rina Swentzell A Native American artist and scholar helps envision our national lands—through the eyes of native people

The Next 100 Years To celebrate nearly a century of America’s public parklands, the National Park Foundation convened hundreds of thought leaders to prepare for challenges in the years ahead

Mike "Gator" Gauthier A climbing ranger describes his work on Mount Rainier, where the difference between life and death may be a false step or a turn in the weather.

Top of the World A golden toy commemorating the Gateway to the West finds a home in the East with the son of the doting Teddy Roosevelt.

Natural Gateways On the horizon for city life: Easy access to a national park

Reverend Graham Williams An 81-year-old park guide reflects on his days fighting segregation alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Gun That Shot Lincoln A tiny derringer, hidden in the assassin’s pocket, felled the President and sealed the South’s fate

Honor Guard Most national parks don’t begin this way, with volunteers rushing to help. but for the people of Shanksville, Pa., the Flight 93 memorial just had to happen.