National Kids to Parks May 19, 2012
The National Park Trust and our mascot Buddy Bison wants everyone to have an American park experience and we are inviting every family in America to visit a national, state or local park and play outdoors on May 19, 2012. As Buddy Bison says, “Explore outdoors, the parks are yours!”
Last year, nearly 200 mayors coast to coast signed official proclamations and many hosted events in their community parks to celebrate the day. In addition, more than 15,300 families participated.
The vision is simply to remind adults to take a child in their lives to a park - where they can hike a trail, visit a national historic site, or even canoe on a river. American adults live busy and pressure-filled lives - why not give them a reason to take the time to connect a child with an American treasure – a park?
Students Having Fun on National Kids to Parks Day 2011
National Kids to Parks Day 2011 from Chris Rief Photography on Vimeo.
