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Company

Contributor Type

Web Site

Product Category

Product Description

American Park Network

Contributor

www.americanparknetwork.com

Publications

Public-private partner dedicated to supporting parks and public lands through their state and national park guides and other philanthropic publications.

American Traditions Basket Company

Contributor

www.americantraditionsbaskets.com

Gift items
Home & Garden
Custom products

American-made, hand woven, commemorative and fundraising baskets.

Blakeway Worldwide Panoramas, Inc.

Contributor

www.panoramas.com

Graphics

Panoramic art prints of national parks and major attractions, available unframed or framed along with complete merchandising system.

BHD Information Systems, Inc. - Retail Pro

Contributor

www.bighairydog.com

Retail Services/Supplies

Big Hairy Dog Information Systems is the leading provider for Retail Pro POS/Inventory Control Software & Hardware worldwide. Retail Pro is used in over 35,000 specialty retail stores and BHD has 17 years of award winning service and support.

Blubandoo Cooling Headwear & Accessories Incorporated

Contributor

www.blubandoo.com

Apparel
Gift Items
Custom products

Cooling neckbands, hats, caps, visors, headbands, doorags. Soak 5 minutes, keep cool hours/even days! Reusable, washable, unisex. Name drop available. APPL specials.

Chronicle Books

Contributor

www.chroniclebooks.com

Publications

Publisher of high quality books and gift items.

Corman & Associates

Benefactor

www.cormans.com

Retail Services/Supplies

Custom gift shop interiors as well as an extensive product line of store fixtures and displays.

Counter Assault Bear Deterrent

Contributor

www.counterassault.com

bear deterrent and pepper spray products

Premier non-lethal bear deterrent. Number 1 Rated Bear Spray! Hottest Available! Longest Spray Distance and Time! Only spray to meet all guidelines! In 1998, received the Grizzly Bear Stewardship Award from the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee for the research and development of bear pepper spray. Accessories: holsters, certified Bear Resistant Food Container, Pentagon Electric Bear Fence. Manufacturer of Law Enforcement and Personal Defense sprays.

David Chandler Company

Contributor

www.davidchandler.com

Graphics
Publications
Children's Items
Educational Products

Astronomy charts and books for visitors awed by the clear, dark skies or our parks and recreation areas.

Dog-Eared Publications

Contributor

www.dog-eared.com

Publications
Children's Items
Educational Products
Gift Items

Nature activity books & wildlife stickers for children.

Eco Wear

Contributor

www.ecouniverse.com

Apparel

Embroidered caps and screen printed t-shirts featuring native wildlife and interpretive tags.

Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press

Benefactor

www.globepequot.com

Publications

Best selling guidebooks for every outdoor activity; wildlife viewing and field guides; gift books; travel; and much more.

Farcountry Press

Contributor

www.farcountrypress.com

Publications

Landscape photography of cities, national parks, states, regions - in hardcover and high-quality soft cover. Illustrated guidebooks with custom maps. Informative children's soft cover books. Featuring local freelancers for the best coverage.

Finley-Holiday Film Corporation

Benefactor

www.finley-holiday.com

Audiovisual / Multimedia

Manufacturer/distributor of National Park and Monument DVD's, videos, CD's, picture CD's, and View-Masters.

Folkmanis, Inc

Contributor

www.folkmanis.com

Children's Items

Award-winning North American wildlife animal hand and finger puppets inspired by nature and literature; featuring over 200 top-selling styles.

Found Image Press

Contributor

www.foundimage.com

Custom Products
Gift items
Graphics
Home & Garden
Publications
Replicas/Reproductions
Station
ery

On-demand manufacturing of note cards, art prints, and gift items featuring vintage images, specializing in short runs and custom product development.

Fulcrum Publishing

Contributor

www.fulcrum-books.com

Publications

Fulcrum Publishing publishes outdoor guides, western history, native American subjects, and environmental titles.

Geographic Locations International

Contributor

www.geositu.com

Gift items
Jewelry
Replicas/Reproductions
Custom Products

Site-specific geographic location markers. Stock and custom. Commemorative medallions fashioned after elevation bench markers.

GeoQuest Technologies

Benefactor www.geoquesttech.com

Audiovisual / Multimedia
Technology

GeoQuest helps destinations "tell their story". We provide interpretive tools for mobile devices such as the iPhone, BlackBerry and Android phones. We have developed guided tours of national parks and other destinations that are available for sale on iTunes and other online application stores. We also help destinations with a retail option of renting out iPhones with the tours on the device.

Global Interprint Benefactor

www.globalinterprint.com

Publications
Graphics
Stationary
Puzzles/Games/Toys
Printed products and specialty items including books, calendars, puzzles, games, and advertising specialty items.

Graphic Image

Contributor

www.graphicimage.com

Graphics
Gift Items

Designer and manufacturer of fine leather bound books and accessories.

Green Bottle™

Contributor

www.greenbottleonline.com

Custom Products

Green Bottle™ is a safe, reusable and earth-friendly alternative to plastic water bottles. Made from high quality stainless steel, our bottles are totally BPA-free, nontoxic and 100% recyclable. Green Bottles are available in a variety of sizes and unique designs.

Hike America

Contributor

www.hikeamerica.com

Custom Products

Hike America is the original supplier of hiking stick medallions. Since 1986 they have provided hand painted medallions with FREE design capabilities, low minimums and no set up fees. New products include "Where have you been" posters & t-shirts.

Historic Urban Plans, Inc.

Contributor

www.historicurbanplans.com

Publications
Graphics
Replicas/Reproductions
Gift items
Home & Garden
Educational Products

Publisher of historic reproduction maps, plans, and views of US cities/regions for educational purposes and art, since 1964.

Hogeye Inc.

Contributor

www.hogeye.com/outdoors

Children's items
Gift items

Custom Products

Custom designed lapel pins; hiking medallions; coins; embroidered patches; key rings; magnets; thimbles; spoons.

Impact Photographics

Benefactor

www.impactphotographics.com

Gift items

Tourist destination products such as postcards, posters, mugs, screen savers, shot glasses, journals, magnets, puzzles, key chains, etc.

iZone

Contributor

www.izoneimaging.com

Graphics

Digital high pressure laminated indoor and outdoor graphics for signs, murals with a 10 year limited warranty.

KC Publications

Benefactor

www.kcpublications.com

Audiovisual / Multimedia
Publications

Pictorial books on National Parks and Monuments. Interpretive and educational 9x12 books on our nation's parks and monuments along with southwest Indian books. Also offer book/DVD combos.

KMIT Solutions

Contributor

www.kmitsolutions.com  

Fundraising Services
Retails Services / Supplies
Technology

Integrated IT systems for zoos, aquariums, and parks.

Liberty Graphics, Inc.

Contributor www.lgtees.com

Apparel

High quality, museum-detail nature graphics silkscreened with water based inks on t-shirts, sweatshirts, etc.

Lone Pine Publishing Contributor www.lonepinepublishing.com Publications

Regional, state plant & nature books.

L.W. Bristol Classics

Benefactor

www.lwbristol.com

Custom products
Gift items
Jewelry
Replicas/Reproductions

Custom enameled metal products including hiking medallions, lapel pins, zipper pulls, dog collar tags, magnets, key rings, & Junior Ranger badges. Also custom patches.

Marc-Martin Publishing Corporation

Contributor

www.mmimageart.com

Graphics
Publications

Publishers of high quality posters, cards, and books.

Mountain Press Publishing Company

Contributor

www.mountain-press.com

Publications

Mountain Press Publishing is an independent publisher of general interest books on geology, earth science, birds, plants, and Western history.

Mountaineers Books

Contributor

www.mountaineersbooks.org

Publications

Non-profit publisher of outdoor guidebooks, conservation books, and mountaineering history and literature.

National Book Network/Roberts Rinehart

Contributor

www.nbnbooks.com

Publications

NBN distributes books by Roberts Rinehart, Northland, Two-Can, Northword and many other publishers. They specialize in books about the national parks, the American West, and natural history.

National Geographic Maps

Benefactor

www.natgeomaps.com

Publications
Educational Products

Publisher and provider of maps and cartographic products including reference maps, topographic maps and software, park and adventure maps, destination city maps, and map machine kiosks.

Olde America Antiques

Benefactor

www.oldeamericaantiques.com

Custom Products
Educational Products
Gift Items
Graphics
Reproductions/Replicas
Stationery

Vintage images of the national parks and monuments reproduced as high-quality quilt blocks and greeting cards. The quilt blocks are packaged as sets of four with a pattern for a quilted wall hanging. The greeting cards include an 8-color giclee fine art print. Quilted postcard kits that allow the customer to create the quilted postcard and add their own message before mailing.

Paragon Press

Benefactor

www.paragonpress.com

Graphics

Award-winning lithographic and flexographic printing and binding of booklets, catalogs, trail maps, postcards, note cards, posters, and books with special non-profit discounts. Additional discounts for using recycled papers and for Printed in the USA credit line.

Peabody's Toys That Teach

Contributor

www.peabodystoys.com

Children's Items
Custom Products
Educational Products
Gift items
Puzzles/Games/Toys
Stationary

Fact Pack (TM) collector card kits for children.

PGW / Perseus Book Group/ Perseus Distribution/ Consortium

Contributor

www.pgw.com

Publications

The premiere distributor of independent publishers worldwide, featuring award winning guides, children's books, and more.

Pomegranate Communications, Inc.

Contributor

www.pomegranate.com

Graphics
Publications
Stationery
Training
Puzzles/Games/Toys
Educational Products

Publishers of a vast range of high quality educational and fine art paper products for the last 37 years.

Printed Image

Contributor

www.printedimagechico.com

Children's Items
Apparel
Gift Items
Custom Products

Custom screen printed and embroidered apparel since 1980. Manufacturer of licensed Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl screen printed and embroidered apparel and accessories, Nature Facts interpretive and topographical bandanas, and Look & Touch nature graphics apparel.

Pumpernickel Press

Contributor

www.pumpernickelpress.com

Gift Items
Stationery

Fine art, nature, embossed greeting cards for holidays and everyday.

Questar, Inc.

Contributor

www.questarentertainment.com

Audiovisual / Multimedia

Producer and distributor of travel DVDs and the first with national parks programs on Blu-ray.

Ranger Doug's Enterprises

Contributor

www.dougleen.com

Publications

Silkscreen reproductions of 1930's Works Progress Administration (WPA) National Park posters; note cards and postcards also available.

Renee's Garden Seeds

Contributor

www.reneesgarden.com

Gift Items
Home & Garden

Seeds to nurture nature's pollinators. Butterfly garden and hummingbird garden.

Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.

Contributor

www.rosenpublishing.com

Publications

Quality nonfiction for children and young adults in history and natural science. Custom editions or co-publication also available.

Safari, LTD

Benefactor

www.safariltd.com

Puzzles/Games/Toys

Safari does not JUST sell plastic, we sell imagination. Our collections spark the curiosity within all of us with their facial expressions that bring them to life. Our mission has always been the educating of our children about their fragile world and the animals that inhabit it, we provide educational information in five languages, English, French, German, Italian and Spanish with all our replicas.

Schleich North America, Inc.

Contributor

www.schleich-s.com 

Educational Products
Gift Items
Puzzles/Games/Toys
Replicas/Reproductions

Museum quality toy replicas & accessories

Sierra Press / Panorama International

Benefactor

www.NationalParksUSA.com

Publications

High quality, low priced books, & DVD's with contemporary look.

Stephen Joseph Inc

Contributor

www.stephenjosephinc.com

Children's Items

Stephen Joseph is a line of bright, colorful and fun children's gift items and souvenir t-shirts. We have a passion for manufacturing fresh and innovative products that will be perfect for your location! New in 2009 for our gift line are our cute new Bottle Buddies; these guys are a fun way to help children carry their bottled water while they tour your park. Being introduced in the Kid Tees line for 2009 is a new line of children's recycled shirts and warm pull over hoodies for toddlers and youth. Other exciting additions are our new toddler bucket hats and infant and youth caps.

TAM Retail (a Division of Lode Data Systems)

Contributor

www.tamretail.com

Technology
Retail Services / Supplies

Inventory control and point of sale software provider.

Thomas McFadden & Associates

Benefactor not available Publications

Publisher's representative for Macmillan (formerly Holtzbrinck), Graphic Arts, Firefly, Children's Press, EDC/Usborne, Mountain Press, Kids Can, and other publishers.

Tour-Mate Systems

Contributor www.tourmate.com Audiovisual / Multimedia

Tour-Mate provides hardware, software and content creation for its clients and has developed an unparralled reputation for client service within the self-guided audio tour market. Millions of visitors have experienced Tour-Mate audio tours in museums, art galleries, historic sites, zoos, aquariums, and botanical gardens. Tour-Mate Mobile, a new division of Tour-Mate Systems, focuses on the delivery of interactive audio experiences via a wireless platform.

University of New Mexico Press

Contributor

www.unmpress.com

Publications

UNM Press publishes books specializing in the fields of archaeology, anthropology, art, photography, western history, Latin American and Chicano/a studies.

University of North Carolina Press

Contributor

www.uncpress.unc.edu

Publications

Publisher of authoritative books since 1922 in U.S. History, African-American studies, Native American studies, natural history, and North Carolina.

University of Oklahoma Press

Benefactor

www.oupress.com

Publications

Publishers of outstanding books on American Indian history and culture and the American West.

VisComm

Contributor

www.viscommpublishing.com

Graphics
Gift Items
Educational Products
Custom Products

Custom photo magnets, key rings, bookmarks, postcards, note cards, and posters. Full color and BPA -free drink ware. All products contain educational/interpretive message.

Whistle Creek Hiking Sticks

Contributor

www.whistlecreek.com

Custom Products
Gift items
Home & Garden
Replicas/Reproductions
 

Walking sticks and hiking sticks.

Wild Republic/K & M International

Contributor

www.kmtoys.com

Children's Items

Nature and wildlife plush and toys that offer quality, integrity and educational value for children and adults alike.

Wilderness Press / Menasha Ridge Press

Contributor www.wildernesspress.com

Publications

For 40 years, Berkley, California-based Wilderness Press has set the mark for comprehensive and accurate outdoor guidebooks and maps. They publish and distribute more than 200 hiking, backpacking, paddling, climbing, how-to, and other outdoor titles.

Menasha Ridge Press has been a leading independent book publisher for more than twenty-five years, covering the outdoors, wilderness sport, wildlife, cooking, history, dining, and travel worldwide.

Wildflower Trading Company

Contributor

www.wildflowersof.com

Gift items
Home & Garden
Educational Products

Geographically specific wildflower seed postcards, wildflower seed gardens, and wildflower home fragrances and original wildflower illustrations transformed to strikingly attractive giclee matte canvas prints (16x16) from many of the most beautiful areas of America.

Your True Nature

Benefactor www.YourTrueNature.com

Stationery
Apparel
Gift Items
Home & Garden

Manufacturer/distributor of National Park and Monument DVD's, videos, CD's, picture CD's, and View-Masters.

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