Continuing the theme in my last post about planning for the future, some of you may have noticed that the Centennial of the National Park Service is coming up. Didn't know that? Well, it's still two (short) years off, but I'm sure you'll hear more and more about it as the date gets closer! The specific date is August 25, 2016, but the entire year will be filled with special events commemorating the birth of an agency, and formal recognition of an idea, that has been replicated since all over the world.
Volunteers will, naturally, be part of the celebration, and Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has already made the Centennial part of her goal to engage one million volunteers annually on public lands. We're still waiting for details about what that will look like at parks like Mount Rainier, but it could well take the shape of exciting new volunteer opportunities!
Symbolizing the creative ways that volunteers already help us out at Mount Rainier, here's a photo from this August's "Shadows of the Past" living history program at Longmire. What better way to look forward to the possibilities of the future, than to get a bunch of people to bring alive Mount Rainier's vibrant past? These summer employees and volunteers are holding signs announcing the kickoff of Centennial publicity. Watch for much more in the months to come!
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| From left: Volunteer Karen "Virinda Longmire" Andrascik; Geologist-in-Parks volunteer Nora Rose "Niece Joanne" Hencir; Maureen McLean; Dave "James Longmire" Oleson; Hayley "Fay Fuller" Edmonston; Scott "John Muir" McLean; Steve "Grenville Allen" Redman; Benjamin "PB Van Trump" Komar; and Kelsey "Aunt Eleanor" Isom. Photo by Davis "Ashael Curtis" Root. |
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