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Acadia National Park
Centennial Initiative 2016

Centennial Vision
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service in 2016, America invites the world to discover the meaning of national parks to their lives and inspires people to both experience and become devoted to these special places.

On August 25, 2006—the 90th anniversary of the National Park Service—Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne launched the National Park Centennial Initiative to prepare national parks for another century of conservation, preservation, and enjoyment. Since then the National Park Service asked citizens, park partners, experts, and other stakeholders what they envisioned for a second century of national parks.

A nationwide series of more than 40 listening sessions produced more than 6,000 comments that helped to shape five centennial goals. The goals and vision were presented to President Bush and to the American people on May 31st in a report called The Future of America’s National Parks

Every national park staff took their lead from this report and created local centennial strategies to describe their vision and desired accomplishments by 2016. This is just the first year, and there are many great things to come as the National Park Service prepares to celebrate 100 years!

To keep up with the Centennial Initiative and to experience the interactive version of The Future of America’s National Parks and special features please visit the centennial website at www.nps.gov/2016.

The Centennial Initiative at Acadia

Acadia's Centennial Strategy (pdf - 236kb)

Projects Eligible for Centennial Challenge Funding Consideration

 
Acadia's Engage Youth newsletter.

 

For examples of what Acadia National Park is doing to engage youth, read the latest version of our Engage Youth newsletter. (pdf - 1,220kb)

Bronze statue of a Passamaquoddy man  

Did You Know?
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site is a National Park Service site located within three hours of Acadia. Saint Croix commemorates the first French attempt at a permanent settlement in N. America. Explore the mainland site with an interpretive trail featuring bronze statues and waysides.
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Last Updated: January 14, 2009 at 11:01 EST