On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act, creating the National Park Service. This year’s centennial celebration will be a time for all Americans to celebrate their national park sites—places that connect us to our histories and our environment . . . places that promote mental, physical, and spiritual health . . . places that enliven the human spirit.
The parks of the Outer Banks Group are part of a vast network of sites protecting our natural and cultural heritage from coast to coast. Join a ranger on August 25 to explore the last 100 years of the National Park Service, and look forward to the agency’s future during a Meanings of the National Park Service program (20 minutes) at:
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11:00 am at the Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center,
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12:00 pm at the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Visitor Center,
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1:00 pm at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Ocracoke Visitor Center,
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1:30 pm at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Hatteras Island Visitor Center Pavilion,
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3:00 pm at the Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center, and
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3:30 pm at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Bodie Island Visitor Center.
For a listing of additional activities scheduled for Founders Day, go to https://www.nps.gov/caha/learn/news/16_049.htm.
The National Park System has been described as “the best idea America ever had.” National parks are critical to protecting the Earth and are connected to a global conservation community. They reveal a comprehensive national identity, connecting us to ourselves and each other. For more information on the NPS Centennial, go to http://www.nps.gov/subjects/centennial/index.htm.