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Your National Parks at 100: Celebrating a Century of Stewardship

Your National Parks at 100: Celebrating a Century of Stewardship

From small urban parks to great expanses of wilderness, America’s national parks have been called the best idea we’ve ever had. This year their chief steward, the National Park Service, turns 100. Join us for a discussion of how the Park Service grew from a small office in 1916 into today’s force for preserving natural and cultural heritage. Our speaker, Ms. Joy Beasley, is the deputy director for park programs and National Heritage Areas across the country and luckily for us is also Maryland’s designated federal preservation officer.

With 307 million visitors last year at 410 sites across the country, the Park Service has its hands full. From historic battlefields to ocean shorelines, from natural landscapes to heritage monuments, Ms. Beasley and her office help make sure that the parks and their programs are engaging and meaningful. In her talk, Ms. Beasley will share with us how the Park Service in this centennial year is not only reflecting on its accomplishments, but also setting a course of action to strengthen the parks as an integral part of America for the next 100 years to come. In particular, she will share how the Park Service is developing plans to expand its protective mission while reaching new audiences, strengthening community connections, and fostering economic activity.

We hope you can join us and Ms. Beasley on Thursday, November 3 at 7:00 pm for the talk, with a wine and cheese reception following. Our host is the First Unitarian Church of Baltimore, a historic treasure of its own. Built in 1818 and designed by noted architect Maximilian Godefroy (who also designed Baltimore’s Battle Monument on Calvert Street), the church is the oldest Unitarian building still being used in the country.

Event Contact

Johns Hopkins
410-332-9992

Event Details

Thursday, November 3, 2016, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Free

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