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For over 30 years the Association of Partners for Public Lands (APPL)
has
fostered stewardship and appreciation of public lands and
historic sites through effective partnerships.
This is achieved through:
- Capacity Building
- Government Relations
- Information and Dialogue
View our
2008 Annual Report
Programs & Initiatives
 APPL
awards its first Agency Partner of the Year honor to Joe
Meade of the US Forest Service. Learn more about this
new APPL award in our
2010 Awards Bulletin.
 Red
Rock Canyon Interpretive Association has received
the2010 APPL Excellence Award for its Mojave Max
education program in the 2010 Media & Partnership Awards.
APPL social networking tools:
Children &
Public Lands Updated on 11/6/09
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The National Wildlife Federation and Warner Brothers
have teamed up on a national parents' education campaign
to encourage more outdoor play time for U.S. children.
To learn more, visit:
www.BeOutThere.org.
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NPS KidsZone
combines all of the NPS Internet resources for children
into one easily accessible portal.
Travel With APPL
Book your travel with us and help support the work of APPL.
60% of the travel commissions you generate will be given to
APPL.
Reciprocal Discount Program
Updated on
10/27/09
55 Cooperating & Interpretive Associations across
the U.S. offer reciprocal discounts to members of their sister
associations.
Affinity Group News
APPL member organizations staff and
board members are invited to participate in our affinity groups and use
their electronic discussion tools as a vehicle for
networking.
The Power of Friends: Building and Maintaining Partnerships
That Work webinar sponsored by the National Environmental
Education Foundation (NEEF) and APPL held on February 8 is now
available on line. View the full webinar
here.
In addition, NEEF's Public Lands Program has provided resources
including articles on increasing organizational capacity, strategic
planning, fundraising feasibility studies, evaluation tools and
hiring a consultant. View the resources
here.
Upcoming webinars
featuring the APPL
Training Corps include:
- April 1 - Providing Authentic Programs and Experiences
through Partnerships
- May 20 - Nonprofit Governance
- July 8 - Fundraising and Friend Raising
Need additional information? Please contact APPL's Education
Coordinator, Chuck Benjamin.
Joshua Tree National Park Association has rejoined APPL as
a Nonprofit member. They are a National Park
Service Cooperating Association working with Joshua Tree
National Park .
To find out how your organization can become part of the
APPL community, click
here.
Jefferson National Parks Association has a new
address.
1 Memorial Drive
Suite 1900
St. Louis, MO 63102
Their telephone numbers remain the same.
The following APPL Members are celebrating milestone
anniversaries in 2010:
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Cienega Watershed Partnership |
5 years |
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Friends of McInnis Canyons National
Conservation Area |
5 years |
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Western Maryland Interpretive
Association, Inc. |
10 years |
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Dixie / Arizona Strip Interpretive
Association |
15 years |
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Redwood Park Association |
25 years |
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Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods |
25 years |
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Sequoia Natural History Association |
40 years |
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Devils Tower Natural History
Association |
45 years |
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Petrified Forest Museum Association |
45 years |
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Point Reyes National Seashore
Association |
45 years |
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Fort Laramie Historical Association |
50 years |
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Roosevelt-Vanderbilt Historical
Association |
50 years |
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Shenandoah National Park Association |
60 years |
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Eastern National |
65 years |
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Mesa Verde Museum Association |
80 years |
APPL members featured in the February 2010 issue of Souvenirs, Gifts & Novelties
magazine -
Nature 101:
Merchandise That Covers the Park Terrain
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Vendor Support Program News
Mark Finley of
Finley-Holiday Films Corporation (APPL Benefactor) interviews Shelton Johnson at the APPL
Convention in San Diego. View the interview on
YouTube.
GeoQuest Technologies is our newest VSP Benefactor. GeoQuest provides interpretive
tools for mobile devices such as the iPhone, BlackBerry and Android
phones.
We are also pleased to welcome the following new VSP Contributors:
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American Traditions Basket Company
produces of American-made, hand woven,
commemorative and fundraising baskets.
- Liberty Graphics
produces high quality, museum-detail nature graphics silkscreened
with water based inks on t-shirts, sweatshirts, etc.
- Renee's
Garden offers seeds to nurture nature's pollinators as well as
butterfly garden and hummingbird garden seeds.
Does your company do business with cooperating and
interpretive associations on public lands?
APPL's Vendor Support
Program (VSP) helps enhance the network of nonprofit
public lands organizations.
Donate
now
and begin receiving year round benefits
2010 Vendor Support Program
Donors
(as of 2/17/2010)
Friends of Virgin Islands National Park
Development Director
Alaska Geographic
Development Director
Florida National Parks & Monuments Association
(Everglades Association)
Executive Director
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial
Interpretive Park Rangers
USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Region
Capital City Coordinators
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Annual Partnership Convention & Trade Show
 Broadening
Our Horizons
2011 APPL Partnership Convention and Trade Show
February 21-24
Hyatt Regency, Dallas, Texas
Interested in serving on the Dallas Program Committee?
Contact Chuck Benjamin, APPL’s Education Coordinator, at
cbenjamin at appl.org.
Engagement; A Call to Action
2010 APPL Partnership Convention and Trade Show
Selected session
materials now posted.
Exhibitor Webinar - Preparing for San Diego 2010 and Beyond
Download Slides
Upcoming Events & Opportunities
More>>
March 2010
APPL’s 2010 Stakeholders Meeting Webinar, March 25 at 3:00
pm (Eastern Time). Details on how to participate will be
forthcoming.
April 2010
Children & Nature Awareness Month. Visit
www.childrenandnature.org
or more information and a calendar of events.
National Environmental Education Week, April11-17. Visit
www.eeweek.org for more
information.
Dynamic Partnerships for America's Greatest Treasures,
April 13-15, Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM. Log
onto http://doilearn.doi.gov
for complete details.
NAI International Conference, April 13-17, Townsville,
Australia. Log on to www.interpnet.com/ic/ for program and
registration information.
Moving Forward – Museum Store Association Retail
Conference & Expo, April 17 – 19, Austin, TX. Visit
www.museumstoreassociation.org/ConfExpo/expo.cfm for more
information and to register.
Earth Day, April 22. Visit
www.earthday.net for details.
National Park Friends Alliance meeting, Washington, DC
April 22-23. Contact Curt Buchholtz, Rocky Mountain Nature
Association, at 970.586.0108 or
curt.buchholtz@rmna.org
for additional information.
National Park Week, April 22-25. Learn how you can support
the parks by visiting
www.natioanlparks.org/parkweek.
Global Youth Service Day, April 23-25. Log onto
www.gysd.org for details.
National Association of Environmental Professionals Conference,
April 27-30, Atlanta, GA. Visit
www.naep.org for additional information.
National Arbor Day, April 30. More information is
available at www.arborday.org.
 Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
 2010 Public Lands Partnership Excellence
Award
Friends of Campbell Creek Science Center
The BLM Excellence in Interpretation or Environmental Education
Awards were presented at a November 19 ceremony.
List of 2009 honorees.
 National Park Service
 2010 Murfin Award
Terry Maddox,
Great Smoky Mountains Association
 2010 Director's Award for Excellence in
Interpretive Media
Eastern
National, Abraham Lincoln: A Living Legacy
US Army Corps of Engineers
 2010
Excellence in Interpretive Partnership Award
Friends of W. Kerr Scott Lake
2010 USACE /APPL Partnership Workshop -
selection of
papers and presentations
USDA Forest Service
 2010
Partners in Excellence Award
Eastern National
Interpretive Associations: A Mutual Benefit Partnership -
Links referenced in session
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Service Mourns Loss of
Director Sam Hamilton
A variety of courses of interest to partners
are offered at the National Conservation Training Center.
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