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Causes: Environment, Parks & Playgrounds
Mission: To increase public understanding, appreciation, and stewardship of shenandoah national park.
Programs: 2017 was another great year for the shenandoah national park association (snpa) and the association was able to support the interpretive program by funding a number of special programs/projects. Snpa co-sponsored with shenandoah national park and the shenandoah national park trust to fund an earth science workshop for 25 teachers. Snpa's contribution was over $10,900 which provided funds to assist with the staff to plan the workshop and participants lodging, meals, supplies, and a meeting room. Snpa purchased a professional video camera ($10,258), funded the printing of the new edition of the junior ranger book ($7,035), provided an appreciation dinner for all park volunteers ($1,277), and purchased numerous supplies, and supported educational outreach and special events ($5,310). Since 1980, snpa has co-sponsored, with the help from the park concessioner, to fund the printing of the park newspaper explore shenandoah. In 2017 a total of 250,000 copies are printed and distributed to visitors at the entrance stations with snpa's contribution a total of $4,648.