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Association of Partners for Public Lands News and Notes February 2014

N e w s w i r e

APPL NEWS

NEWSBITS

AGENCY NEWS

National Park Service

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

USDA Forest Service

CONVENTION NEWS

FEDERAL UPDATES

MEMBER NEWS

VENDOR SUPPORT NEWS

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

MARKETPLACE

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

RESOURCES

APPL NEWS

Not registered for the 2014 Partnership Convention & Trade Show yet? What are

you waiting for?! This is an event you don’t want to miss! With over 300 participants

already registered from the public lands community this is your best in-person

opportunity to develop your partnership skills and grow your network. More than 70

national and industry expert speakers will provide you with the tools and resources to

help enhance and strengthen your partnership effectiveness and nonprofit operations. In

addition, the trade show offers you the best access for one-stop shopping with more than

130 vendors of educational and theme-related products and services. Register today to be

a part of what promises to be an outstanding learning and networking experience for your

professional development. Don’t delay registration fees increase after February 14.

APPL will partner with MDP Programs to enhance insurance resources and options

for our members. MDP Programs is an independent insurance agency founded in 1875

and has over ten years of experience working with nonprofit associations. They will be

exhibiting at the 2014 Trade Show to learn more about APPL member organizations and

their needs so be sure to stop by their booth to discuss your operations and insurance

coverage questions. After the convention, we will work with MDP to develop a program

for APPL members that offers the most comprehensive and competitive insurance

pricing, creates unique coverage and member discounts for insurance products and

provides educational insurance resources. We look forward to working closely with MDP

Programs to help our members protect their exposures through insurance and proper risk

management.

After seven years of exemplary service, Audrey Peterman resigned from the APPL

board effective February 1 to pursue new volunteer opportunities that will expand

environmental leadership on issues of diversity. The Board of Directors is

extraordinarily grateful to Audrey for her unwavering passion for public lands and heart-

felt commitment to their nonprofit partners. APPL Board Director Jerryne Cole has been

elected to succeed Audrey as Secretary of the Board through March 2015.

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Additionally, the Board of Directors has elected two new members: Bill Berg and Barbara Muhlbeier. Bill is the

president and founder of CoolWorks.com and a longstanding park advocate and gateway community businessman.

Barbara is the counsel for Pinnacle Bank, a Tennessee state chartered bank, and a past president of the Great Smoky

Mountains Association. Their terms begin in March 2014.

For all those coming to the Convention and Trade Show in Albuquerque, you'll have an opportunity to meet Bill and

Barbara there!

Government Relations Update

APPL and our members have some exciting opportunities ahead as Congress and our federal agency partners have

identified nonprofits as essential to the success of public lands in new ways. Here is a snapshot of what's been going

on since the New Year began:

The Joint Explanatory Statement of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 strongly encourages the National Park

Service to "use of public-private partnerships as an important tool in the successful operation of land management

agencies" and "to reassess recent policy interpretations and review procedures to facilitate partnerships that have

historically proven beneficial to national parks and partners." APPL is grateful to Greg Moore and the Golden Gate

National Parks Conservancy for encouraging appropriators to include that encouragement. Additionally, the NPS was

asked to more broadly use its historic leasing authority to work with private partners and to mitigate the maintenance

backlog of historic structures.

The National Parks Second Century Action Coalition, which includes the Association of Partners for Public Lands, has

crafted a letter to send to President Obama urging the Administration to support and fully fund a centennial effort in its

FY 2015 budget.

APPL Executive Director, Dan Puskar, has been invited by the National Park Service to join its new Committee on

Philanthropy and Partnership under the auspices of the National Park System Advisory Board. The Congressionally

chartered Advisory Board counsels the Secretary of the Interior and the NPS Director on Park Service policies. This

new 15 member committee will be asked specifically to help the NPS improve its partnership capacity and to offer

recommendations for revising Director's Order #21 on Donations and Fundraising. The committee will include other

nonprofit leaders; leading corporate sponsors of the national parks like Disney and Coca-Cola have also been invited to

join the committee. As the committee's work gets underway, Dan will be reaching out to APPL members for ideas,

insights and examples of how to improve partnerships in the National Park Service.

In February, APPL will convene the first in a series of focus groups on improving the Reference Manual to Director's

Order 32 on Cooperating Associations.

APPL was an active participant in last month’s NPS Partnership Council meetings held in Washington, DC. We will

participate in the Council's new Training Committee with a goal of improving national and regional partnership training

across the NPS.

The Bureau of Land Management is putting the finishing touches on a new national partnership strategy and is excited

to bring new bureau-wide emphasis to its partnerships with not-for-profit organizations. Recently, APPL met with Carl

Roundtree and Chris McAlear, the leaders of the BLM's National Landscape Conservation System, to discuss how

APPL and its member organizations can support their new strategy. We will be sure to share the BLM strategy's with

you when it is released.

APPL is working with the Nevada Outdoor School and the Friends of Black Rock High Rock to encourage funding for

education and interpretation in legislation aimed to improve sage grouse habitat in Nevada.

The Friends Alliance met in Washington, D.C. on January 14-16 to discuss philanthropic policies, visit Capitol Hill

and explore fundraising and marketing opportunities in conjunction with the National Park Service Centennial. Deputy Director Peggy O'Dell held an open forum with friends groups and nonprofit partners to air concerns about

Director's Order #21 on Donations and Fundraising, providing information that will be used by the NPS and the new NPS

Advisory Board Committee on Philanthropy and Partnerships to revise the order this year.

APPL and member organizations including the Friends of Acadia, Friends of Big Bend National Park, Friends of the

Blue Ridge Parkway, Friends of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Glacier National Park Conservancy, Golden Gate

National Parks Conservancy, Grand Canyon Association, Jefferson National Parks Association, Mount Rushmore Society,

National Park Foundation, National Parks Conservation Association, Rocky Mountain Nature Association, Western

National Parks Association and Yosemite Conservancy participated.

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NEWSBITS

PubWest’s 2014 Book Design Awards are now open and accepting entries. PubWest now accepts submissions of

eBooks, apps, and special editions. The deadline for entries is April 10.

National Kids to Parks Day (KTP) will be held on May 17. The National Park Trust (NPT) is gearing up for this day of

outdoor play by once again launching the National Kids to Parks Day School Contest. The purpose of the contest is to

help teachers engage their students with their local parks. This national contest is open to all schools grades pre-K through

12th across the country and in the U.S. territories. Students can submit proposals for a KTP event at a park in their

community. NPT will award scholarships up to the amount of $1,000 to winning entries for each class. Scholarships will

be used by the winners to implement their KTP event during the week leading up to May 17th. This includes a mandatory

volunteer service project by the students at a recreation area. Deadline for entries is February 28. Winners will be

announced March 17.

The National Wildlife Refuge Association has announced this year’s National Wildlife Refuge System Awards

Recipients. These awards honor outstanding accomplishments by refuge managers, refuge employees, volunteers, and

Friends groups.

AGENCY NEWS

The Department of Interior (DOI) and American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) have formed a public-private

partnership that will help reach Interior’s goal of providing 100,000 work and training opportunities to young

people and veterans on public lands. The funding commitment is the first in AEO’s philanthropic history and is also the

first pledge toward DOI’s target of raising $20 million from private partners by 2017 to support the 21st Century

Conservation Service Corps (21CSC).

The 21CSC is a national collaborative effort to put America’s youth and veterans to work protecting, restoring, and

enhancing America’s natural and cultural resources.

This $1 million dollar gift will directly support non-profit corps programs that provide work and training experience to

young people and veterans on Interior’s public lands, such as the Student Conservation Association.

Already an initial group of nearly 100 organizations have been approved as partner organizations to stand up the 21CSC

and provide work opportunities through supervised crews or small teams. In the coming months, the 21CSC National

Council, made up of eight federal departments and agencies including the Departments of Agriculture and Interior, will

focus on recruiting additional member organizations.

On January 16 Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell presented the Department of the Interior’s 2013 Partners in

Conservation Awards to 20 public-private partnerships that have achieved exemplary conservation results through

cooperation and community engagement. Together, the 20 award-winning partnerships include recipients representing

more than 260 organizations and individuals from across the United States and the world.

The Partners in Conservation Awards recognize outstanding examples of conservation legacies achieved when the

Department of the Interior engages groups and individuals representing a wide range of backgrounds, ages and interests to

work collaboratively to renew lands and resources.

National Park Service

The National Park Service will help more than 350 communities improve local parks, establish

trails, access rivers, and protect special places through its Rivers, Trails, and Conservation

Assistance program this year. Learn more about projects in your state.

Every year, the National Park Service makes technical assistance grants to community groups,

nonprofits, tribes and state and local governments. Local leaders collaborate with National Park Service

staff and other partners to plan trails and parks, conserve and improve access to rivers and natural areas,

and create other outdoor recreation opportunities. National Park Service staff provide free facilitation and planning

expertise, help engage partners, develop plans and identify funding sources.

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Do you have an idea for a local recreation or conservation project? The National Park Service can help you envision

your community’s future. Applications for 2015 projects are due by August 1. Visit www.nps.gov/rtca for more

information and to apply.

Ed W. Clark has been selected as the new superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower

National Historic Site, both in Gettysburg, PA. Clark has served most recently as superintendent of Manassas National

Battlefield Park.

Brent Range has been selected as superintendent of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern Arizona. Range reports for duty on February 9th.

Range is currently employed by the Bureau of Land Management, working in law enforcement as an assistant special

agent in charge, duty stationed at the BLM California State Office in Sacramento.

Mark Spier has been named superintendent of Padre Island National Seashore. He will assume his new position on

February 9th. Spier is currently the superintendent at Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park in Brownsville, Texas.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The first FY 14 session of the PROSPECT Partnerships in Natural Resources Management has been

rescheduled for June 16-20, 2014 in Portland, OR in the District Office. It was originally planned for

October 28-November 1 but it was canceled due to the Federal shutdown. Students originally scheduled to

attend the October class will receive priority to attend this session; however, it is likely that there will still

be vacancies due to scheduling conflicts for those students.

This course is designed to develop an understanding of the capabilities of the Corps of Engineers NRM Partnership

Authorities and to promote consistency in Partnership policy application, explore alternative management techniques,

funding sources and practical applications. Lecturers and instructors include HQUSACE staff, HQ Partnership Advisory

Committee Members, and guest speakers.

The goal of the sessions is to build partnering knowledge and competencies among NRM staff. Participants will not

only learn in a classroom environment, but will also get to see partnership successes during a field trip to Bonneville Dam

and hear best practices and lessons learned from other NRM staff in the Willamette Valley, Columbia River Valley, and

Rogue River Valley. A block of hotel rooms has been secured at the government rate, and the public light rail system

makes it very easy to get to/from the airport and around the city.

Please contact Heather Burke, National Partnership Program Manager, with any questions. Students interested in

participating should get approval from their supervisor and submit their request through their district training coordinator

to the Huntsville Learning Center.

Learn how to register for the course here. View the course listing in the USACE Learning Center.

USDA Forest Service

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014, signed into law last month, included new partnership

authorities for the USDA Forest Service to enter cooperative agreements with nonprofit partners to

develop and sell educational and interpretive products, operate facilities and much more. As Jim

Adams at Discover Your Northwest shared, these new authorities will not only make drafting new

agreements with the Forest Service much easier, they also are more aligned with what is really happening in

partnerships on the ground.

If you have an agreement with the Forest Service please read the text of Sec 426. For the most part it just makes legal

what many partners have been doing for years. However there are some very important authorities that have been spelled

out in detail. Selling education and visitor convenience items are authorized. Facilities operation and staffing are covered.

The Forest Service can collect funds on behalf of cooperators and the Forest Service may consider the value of volunteers

as in-kind in the match for cost share agreements.

While the bill is now law that doesn’t mean the Forest Service has rules ready to go to implement this new authority.

Those rules should be coming on line over the next 6 months or so. For the time being if your organization has an

agreement coming up for renewal please make sure it references the new law.

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The Forest Service is making it easier than ever for homeowners and urban planners to discover the economic and

ecological value of their trees, with the release of the free mobile software tool i-Tree 2014.

Since it was first released in 2006, the free tools found in the i-Tree suite have made it possible for communities, non-

profit organizations, consultants and students to analyze individual trees, parcels, neighborhoods, cities and entire states.

The software has also become a global ambassador for the Forest where it is put to work in more than 100 countries.

What’s new in 2014? Two of i-Tree’s most popular tools, Design and Canopy, have been expanded with new features

and another tool, Hydro, has been redesigned.

In addition to Design, Canopy and Hydro, i-Tree tools include Eco, Streets, Species and Vue applications.

The Forest Service, Davey Tree Expert Company, the National Arbor Day Foundation, the Society of Municipal

Arborists, the International Society of Arboriculture, and Casey Trees established a cooperative partnership to further

develop, disseminate and provide technical support for the i-Tree suite.

CONVENTION NEWS

Watch your email for a special convention-edition newsletter on Tuesday, February 18. All participants will receive

an email prior to the convention with important links, updates and information, including:

Onsite program

Updated attendee and exhibitor list

Link to session handout materials

Volunteer opportunities

Registration desk hours

Networking events

And much more!

If you’re a convention presenter and using PowerPoint for your session, please e-mail your presentation to Chuck

Benjamin by February 10. As a backup, bring your presentation with you on a thumb drive. (Having an additional back

up would also be beneficial.)

Don’t miss the forums and roundtables being held this year throughout the convention. On Sunday choose from the

slate of pre-convention forums offered from 3-5 pm:

Board Members’ Roundtable: Purposeful Boards, Powerful Results

Executive Directors’ Roundtable: Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management

Buyers’ Roundtable: Hot Topics in Retail

Product Development Roundtable: Thinking Creatively Within Your Box

In addition look for these topical forums on Tuesday. February 25:

Friends Roundtable: Fundraising for Public Lands in an

Ever-Changing Economic Environment,

Facilitated by Diana Saathoff, Mount Rushmore

Society

An open discussion of topics important to your role as a

public lands philanthropy professional, this roundtable

will focus on discussion of current trends, innovations,

and challenges in public lands fundraising.

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Volunteer Coordinators’ Roundtable: Respecting the

Human Resource, facilitated by Carol Cole, USFS,

Sawtooth National Recreation Area

An open discussion about best practices in volunteer

management, this roundtable will focus on the

opportunities and challenges important to volunteer

coordinators including training staff to work with

volunteers, gaining management support, handling

problem volunteers (or the volunteer who has stayed too

long), and soliciting new ideas for recruiting and using

volunteers in a down economy

Participants will have input prior to the convention regarding topics for the discussion, or come with questions and

challenges you have experienced,

Further, we are offering our slate of agency partnership forums (NPS, BLM, and USFS), designed to enlist agency

members to network and share information on tools, programs, resources and strategies for successful partnerships.

For information on any of the roundtables or forums, please contact APPL Education Coordinator Chuck Benjamin at.

Limited seats are still available for pre/post-convention workshops, field trips, and special events. Contact the

registrar ASAP at registrar@ptfassociates.com or call 304-724-3006 to add any of these workshops/tours to your

registration.

The Nonprofit Business Plan – the Triple Bottom Line

Social Media - Oh, the Possibilities!

Communicating is for the Birds

Petroglyph Tour/Hike (two tour times)

Keynote Luncheon and Cultural Performance

Santa Fe Bus Trip

A special Navajo rug and jewelry trunk show from Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site will be held during

the Opening Reception. You’re invited to shop and learn about the beauty, culture and history of this unique site at a

special trunk show, featuring premier southwest American Indian art from the oldest continuously operated trading post in

the Southwest. Operated by Western National Parks Association in partnership with the National Park Service, Hubbell

supports over 400 artists from novice to master.

Get in on the fun of the Route 66 Dine Around and Awards Ceremony closing event by dressing up in 1940s and

1950s fashions. Get your kicks on Route 66! Join us as we pay tribute to the storied history of the “Mother Road,”

beginning with a surprise guest from the days when it was just a dusty trail in the 1800s known as the Tombstone Stage

Road, through to its heyday in the 1940s and 1950s. Enjoy the nostalgia from that most recent bygone era, when the

highway was at the peak of its popularity. Don your poodle skirts or peg legs, your bobby socks or bomber jackets as we

dress the part and recapture the Route 66 feeling with a diner-inspired menu buffet. And don’t forget your shades—the

lights will be shining brightly as we announce the winners of the 2014 APPL Awards! Join the fun at this not to be missed

special event - which includes a $100 cash door prize drawing! This is a ticketed event that requires pre-registration.

Silent auction donations are requested. Your contributions to the Education and Scholarship Silent Auction will help

generate support for the professional development of the APPL membership community. The silent auction will be held

during Trade Show hours and is a great way to showcase items from your organization or company. Popular items include

trips, food items, handmade crafts, and jewelry. Items that are compact, unbreakable, and lightweight for easy travel or

shipping are also preferred. Download and complete a bid form for your auction donation(s) here.

Please DO NOT send auction items to the APPL office. For more information about donating items and shipping

instructions click here. Questions? Contact Amy Norris at tradeshow@appl.org or 703-501-9199 (EST).

Start planning now to shop the Trade Show. Pre-shop the Trade Show specials to prepare for the show before arriving

in Albuquerque. Don't forget to check out our Tips for Shopping the Show.

Association of Partners for Public Lands News and Notes February 2014 page 7

FEDERAL UPDATES

New guidance published by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in late December provides needed

clarity and direction on reimbursing charitable nonprofits for their indirect costs (sometimes called administrative

or overhead costs) on work performed in communities on behalf of governments. The National Council of Nonprofits

has prepared a brief analysis of the indirect cost reforms made in OMB’s new binding Guidance that highlights who

benefits from the changes (nonprofit contractors/grantees, foundations, and nonprofits without government

contracts/grants), and lays out the next steps nonprofits should take to prepare.

Legislative Update APPL is tracking the following legislation relevant to the nonprofit public land partner community. Select the hyperlinked

bill number for complete details on each piece of legislation and to track the bill’s progress. The links also allow you to

let your congressional representatives know your views on these pieces of legislation.

H. R. 3134 Charitable Giving Extension Act

HR 1834 21st Century Great Outdoors Commission Act

HR 3294 State-Run Federal Lands Act

H.R. 3311 PARC Act

H.R. 1300 To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956

H.R. 638 National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013

H.R. 2595

S. 1384

American Parks American Products Act

H.R. 2702

S. 1306

No Child Left Inside Act of 2013

S.601 Water Resources Development Act of 2013

H.R.627

S.1158

National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

H.R. 684

S. 743

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

H.R. 1212 Charitable Driving Tax Relief Act of 2013

MEMBER NEWS

Alaska Geographic has a new address. They can now be reached at 241 North C Street, Anchorage AK 99501.

The National Audubon Society’s Annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) often does not include young children. In an

effort to train future generations in this countrywide endeavor, the Point Reyes National Seashore Association, working

in collaboration with the National Park Service and Sonoma Birding, held a half-day event for kids on January 11th

entitled the Christmas Bird Count for Kids (CBC4Kids).

Over 120 participants joined in the event, counting 68 bird species and over 765 individual birds in various habitats

throughout the park. Eight of these species were new to the CBC4Kids bird checklist, including the red-throated loon, the

merlin, and the purple finch. After the presentations, the families were treated to an educational visit by Sonoma Bird

Rescue, which introduced them to a red-tailed hawk and an American kestrel.

The park offers a perfect outdoor classroom to host this event, as it boasts some of the highest bird diversity and

numbers of any NPS area, with sightings of nearly 490 species (over 52% of all North American bird species).

CBC4Kids was spearheaded in 2007 by Tom Rusert and Darren Peterie of Sonoma Birding, who have expanded this

program into a North American event that includes events held in Canada. The CBC4Kids was first introduced to the

National Park Service in 2011 at Point Reyes National Seashore.

The event brings together all the elements to introduce the next generation of stewards to the importance of birds in the

ecosystem, the tradition of annual bird counts, and the fun of getting families outside to exercise and engage with the

natural world.

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The event supports several national initiatives, including America’s Great Outdoors, Let’s Move Outside, and Healthy

Parks and Healthy People: Bay Area.

The Creative Action Network and the National Parks Conservation Association recently launched an inventive

crowd-sourced visual arts campaign called the See America Project. The initiative is reviving the legacy of the New

Deal arts projects by inviting artists and designers from all 50 states to create a new collection of See America posters

celebrating our shared natural landmarks and treasured sites. 40% of all proceeds go directly to the artists.

Rocky Mountain Nature Association will soon become the Rocky Mountain Conservancy.

This rebranding effort comes as the organization prepares to help celebrate the park’s centennial

and launches a new strategic plan. The name change will be official as of May 1.

Rosie the Riveter Trust has reached their goal of raising $20,000 for a Challenge Grant campaign. The grant was

offered by an anonymous donor who matched all general purpose gifts up to $10,000. These funds will magnify the

Trust’s ability to tell many compelling Home Front stories through a variety of public education programs that detail

personal and historic stories from the Home Front.

The Trust is also engaged in a second project to fund acquisition of a unique collection of more than 2,000 WWII Home

Front artifacts that the Trust plans to donate to the Park for display in the Visitor Education Center.

The Home Front period of WWII was rich in social contradictions and innovations, inspiration and change. Its history

can inspire us to new heights today. The artifacts collection will enable the Trust to illustrate this history with items like

ration cards and creative recipes for limited ingredients, factory identification badges, war-themed toys, Civil Defense and

labor recruiting posters, and more. “Sneak previews” of this collection are already on display.

Adonia Ripple has been named general manager of the Yosemite Conservancy. Previously, she was executive

director of Friends of the Teton River.

VENDOR SUPPORT NEWS Donations to APPL’s Vendor Support Program help facilitate training and networking opportunities

for our members to strengthen their efforts in building public appreciation and support for America’s

treasured spaces and places.

APPL’s 2014 Vendor Support Program donors include a number of companies that are new to the program this

year.

New Benefactors:

Concept360

DrDADBooks

Sandstone Creations

New Contributors:

Beach and Nature Company

Discover Nature Apps

Donor Point Marketing

Nature Trading Cards

Pigment & Hue, Inc.

Timber Green Woods

We welcome these companies and thank them, as well as all our 2014 VSP donors, for their generosity in providing us

with additional funds in support of our mission. Please make sure to thank them for their support when you see them at the

Trade Show and when you do business with them throughout the year.

Association of Partners for Public Lands News and Notes February 2014 page 9

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

The National Park Foundation (NPF) is currently accepting applications for three grant opportunities:

Active Trails - Applications due: Friday, March 7

Park Stewards - Applications due: Friday, March 14

America's Best Idea - Applications due: Friday, March 21

For additional information, please contact Carolyn Hill, NPF director of grants and programs, at 202-354-6471 or

Chill@nationalparks.org.

National Endowment for the Humanities Digital Humanities Implementation Grants program supports the

implementation of innovative digital-humanities projects. The application deadline is February 19.

Scotts Miracle-Gro’s GRO1000 Grassroots Grants help foster the development of gardens and green spaces in the

United States. Grants of up to $1,500 are awarded to local communities throughout the country to help bring edible

gardens, flower gardens, and public green spaces to more neighborhoods. The focus is on garden and green space

beautification projects that incorporate the involvement and engagement of neighborhood residents and foster a sense of

community spirit. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies.

The application deadline is February 17.

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), along with its partners, is offering National Wildlife Refuge

Friends grants. They are requesting proposals for projects that assist organizations to be effective co-stewards of our

Nation's natural resources within the National Wildlife Refuge System. Grants ($1,500 - $5,000) will be provided to

support proposals in the following areas:

Start-up Grants - Funds will be provided to assist starting refuge Friends organizations with formative and/or initial

operational support.

Capacity Building Grants - Funds will be provided to existing refuge Friends organizations for activities that improve

and enhance an organization’s ability to achieve its mission and sustain itself over time.

Project Specific Grants - Funds will be provided to refuge Friends organizations seeking support for projects initiated

and managed by the Friends.

Friends Peer-to-Peer Coaching – Funds will be provided to refuge Friends organizations who propose to coordinate and

execute a Friends peer to peer coaching for a minimum of four other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Friends

organizations.

The application deadline is April 14.

The National Environmental Education Fund (NEEF) is providing Every Day Capacity Building Grants. Up to

$5,000 is made available to groups for projects that build the nonprofit as an organization. The application deadline is

April 30.

EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

March2014 National Historic Preservation Advocacy Week, March 3-6, Washington, DC.

National Legislative Forum on Parks and Recreation, March 25-26, Arlington, VA.

April 2014 Extend the Experience: the 59th MSA Conference & Expo, April 11–14, Houston, TX.

National Environmental Education Week, April 13-19.

Onward: 150 Pathways to Keeping California State Parks' Legacy Alive - 2014 CALPA Conference and Training

Workshops, April 22-25, West Sonoma County, Guerneville, CA.

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May 2014 National Outdoor Recreation Conference, May13-16, San Francisco, CA.

June 2014 National Trails Day, June 7.

July 2014 Park and Recreation Month - This year’s theme, OUT is IN, focuses on setting trends instead of following them,

making 2014 the year people go outside, change their outlook and get involved in their community through parks and

recreation. New logos, posters, graphics and more are available in the 2014 Park and Recreation Month Toolkit.

August 2014 Outdoor Retailers Trade Show, August 6-9, Salt Lake City, UT.

October 2014 National Recreation and Park Association, October 14-16, Charlotte, NC.

Peaks, Plateaus & Canyons Association Fall Meeting October 14-16, Bryce Canyon, UT. Hosted by the Bryce Canyon

Natural History Association. Contact Tricia Lund for details.

Fall Friends Alliance Meeting, October 14-17, Yosemite National Park, CA – hosted by the Yosemite Conservancy.

Details are forthcoming.

National Wilderness Conference, October 15-19, Albuquerque, NM.

November 2014 National Association for Interpretation National Workshop, November 19-22, Denver, CO.

MARKETPLACE Featuring donors to APPL’s Vendor Support Program (VSP). View a directory of all our VSP donors at www.appl.org.

This month we are also featuring our 2014 Trade Show Exhibitors.

Visit Eastern National at Booth #121 and sample the new line of all natural skincare products from the America’s

National Parks Collection, which are made in the USA. Sunscreen, hand sanitizer, insect repellent and two varieties of

lip balm are now available at a special price- 60% off retail. Also new this year are customizable Supporter Series pins,

patches, hiking medallions and magnets. A new Passport / America’s National Parks DVD combo, the multiple award-

winning Songs for Junior Rangers CD, Buddy Bison, Bark Ranger products for dogs, and a new Kids in Parks program

are just a few products that will be available. Take advantage of 60 -90 day terms plus special discounts only available to

APPL members. Visit Eastern’s at booth to check out their products and get your Passport to Your National Parks® Book

stamped with an exclusive cancellation.

Please contact Mark Vineburg at markvineburg@easternnational.org or call 267-464-7123 with questions. They look

forward to seeing you at the convention!

VSP Benefactors

FalconGuides, an imprint of the Globe Pequot Press, is pleased to extend a special offer to their

APPL partners. Orders placed at the show (or submitted by March 28th) will qualify for Free Freight

(or an extra 3% in discount) and also 90 day billing terms. This offer is limited to one order per ship-to

location and to books that are in stock at the time of the order. These orders can be scheduled to ship any

time before May 23rd. Please mention the APPL Show Special when ordering.

For more information contact your Falcon/Globe Pequot rep or call Max Phelps 203-458-4551,

Max.phelps@falcon.com. Better yet, come to visit them on Booth # 219/221 in Albuquerque.

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Friesens Corporation is North America’s premier book and book packaging manufacturer, providing publishers,

government agencies, institutions and businesses with quality, all-in-house services at their 250,000 sq. ft. state-of-

the-art and eco-friendly book production facilities. Friesens customers include National Geographic, the Metropolitan

Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Smithsonian, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Arizona Game and

Fish Department, Mesa Verde Museum Association, Rocky Mountain Nature Association, Great Smoky Mountains

Association, Grand Canyon Association, and many more. Whatever your book publishing needs, every employee-owner

at Friesens is committed to ensuring your book production experience is as satisfying as the products we produce.

One hundred and seven years young, Friesens vision is to remain North America’s premier book manufacturer. Printing

Industries of America (PIA) has honored Friesens with over eighty-five book and book packaging quality awards and

Friesens remains a proud member of the National Association of Printing Leadership (NAPL) Hall of Fame.

As their founder said over a century ago, “Friesens will be successful only if our customers are successful.” They

remain privileged to serve you.

Visit them at Booth # 226 or on their website.

The University of Oklahoma Press has great new books to share with APPL members at the annual meeting in

Albuquerque. New titles on New Mexico and the West include: Weapons of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by Jim

Garry, A President in Yellowstone: The F. Jay Haynes Photographic Album of Chester Arthur’s 1883 Expedition by Frank

H. Goodyear III, Forty-Seventh Star: New Mexico’s Struggle for Statehood by David V. Holtby, Native American

Placenames of the Southwest: A Handbook for Travelers by William Bright, Dragoons in Apacheland: Conquest and

Resistance in Southern New Mexico: 1846–1861 by William S. Kiser, and Uncovering History: Archaeological

Investigations at the Little Bighorn by Douglas D. Scott.

Come by OU Press’ Booth #117 to take Dale up on the show special: Free Freight on all orders placed at the meeting, or

sent by mail or FAX through April 25, to: Dale Bennie, Marketing Director, OU Press, 2800 Venture Drive, Norman, OK

73069. FAX 405-325-4000.

Visit the University of Oklahoma Press website at: www.oupress.com to see all of their titles. To request review copies,

come by the booth at APPL, or send Dale an email at: dbennie@ou.edu, or a FAX at: 405-325-4000.

VSP Contributors

Blubandoo® is thrilled to exhibit again at the upcoming APPL Show. Stop by and see their newest

“Made in USA” products and fabrics. Share in the success of their Safari Hatbandoo and join in on

some proven money-makers for APPL members. Name drop is also now available to promote your

location. If you can’t make it to the show, place your order between February 24 - March 7 and you’ll

still receive their Show Special – a free hat/cap/visor with your minimum $200 order. See all their

products at Booth # 525 or contact them by phone at 949 545-6105, fax at 949-545-6106, or email

info@blubandoo.com.

When was the last time you had fun using a smartphone app on public lands? (And no, playing Angry Birds in place

of seeing real and amazing ones in their natural environment doesn't count!)

Customized to each public lands unit, Discover Nature Apps answer a critical need to connect a smartphone-immersed

public with the outdoors by taking advantage of the devices’ many innovative functions. GPS, photography, social media

and game-play make Discover Nature Apps unique in encouraging people to lift their heads to explore their surroundings

in a way that’s interactive, educational and, best of all, entertaining.

These apps raise the educational bar by delivering an experience that’s second only to having your own personal

interpretive guide, one with a sense of humor.

Importantly, for Cooperating Associations and Friends groups, these apps include a revenue-sharing model that will

ensure a long-term stream of unrestricted funds.

Be sure to stop by Booth # 708 or visit their website. And for a short time only, they’re offering 20% off custom builds.

Come partner with Farcountry Press! They’re your go-to source for the best photography books, histories, children’s

titles, and cookbooks. Stop by Booth #416/418, enjoy a free mint, and visit with Linda and Sue about their new books:

Rocky Mountain NP: The First 100 Years Yellowstone – Near, Far & Wide

Colorado Plateau Wild & Beautiful A Prairie Year

Essential Colorado Plateau Gatherings – Recipes from the Mustang Kitchen

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A Taste of Montana American Plains Bison

Texas – A Photographic Journey A Hard Won Life

Seattle – A Photographic Journey Inaccessible

New Mexico – A Photographic Journey The Real Wolf

New Hampshire Impression Landscape and Legacy

Browse their entire selection. Special show discount. Door prize! Questions? Call 800-821-3874 or email

linda@farcountrypress.com.

Nature Trading Cards are on the wish list of naturalists and educators everywhere -- for the gift shop, for the trail,

and for outreach programs. Highly prized by kids of all ages, the cards are used in schools and camps, parks, zoos,

wildlife sanctuaries and aquariums.

In your public lands store, you can display a wide range of packages - from inexpensive 20-card student packs to 135-

card boxes. Species to be included in each collection can be custom-selected, in cooperation with your staff, to represent

flora and fauna of your specific area. On the trail, interpreters can hand out or show individual cards, providing an

introduction to later field guide use. In outreach programs, the cards can be supplied to teachers who bring students to

visit your site. Nature Trading Cards are just the right tool for food web and habitat exercises, especially since they offer a

Common Core-supported project booklet and lesson plan.

At the APPL convention, visit Booth #404, where you’ll see why interpreters, volunteers, and retail outlet staff are

asking for these well-crafted and informative cards.

Six new Jr. Graphic Colonial America titles are now available from Rosen Publishing. Titles feature The Life of a

Colonial Blacksmith, The Life of a Colonial Innkeeper, The Life of a Colonial Printer, The Life of a Colonial

Schoolteacher, The Life of a Colonial Soldier, and the Life of a Colonial Wigmaker. Suggested retail for each of the

paperbacks is $9.00. The main character in each book, told in the popular graphic-novel format, is a real person who

worked at the given trade in the colonial period of America’s history. For review copies and more information, please

contact triciabauer@yahoo.com; 212-777-3017 x 477. Stop by and see them at Booth # 303 in Albuquerque.

The Waterford Press catalog has 436 active titles, with new guides introduced twice a year. The only publisher

covering the flora and fauna of all 50 states individually, they’ve sold more than 4.5 million copies of their trademark

folding, laminated pocket guides. In addition to state and regional titles, they have a strong list of national and

international guides, including their highly popular Outdoor Skills and Survival categories.

Developed as The First Step on the Learning Ladder®, their Pocket Guides offer novices a simple, clear and concise

introduction to a variety of complex subjects. They make no attempt to replace the comprehensive guides available but

function as an introduction to familiar species for the beginning enthusiast (and a quick reference for the old hand).

For over two decades Waterford has published private label guides for more than 300 organizations, including many of

the nation’s most noted parks and sanctuaries and top environmental organizations worldwide. These industry leaders turn

to Waterford for images and information that they can trust and stand behind.

More than 90% of their products are printed in the USA. Pocket Guides retail at $6.95 and $7.95. Visit them at Booth #

224.

In keeping with their mission to connect art, community and conservation, Xplorer Maps is pleased to announce

the recent release their two latest hand-drawn maps that will be on display at the APPL Convention & Tradeshow

in Albuquerque, NM. The projects for Banff National Park (Canada) and Sanibel-Captiva Island (FL) provide two more

excellent examples of stunning original artwork and unique partnerships that came together to create fundraising

opportunities in perpetuity.

Equally exciting are their new partnerships with the Tahoe Heritage Foundation and Montana State Parks to collaborate

and create a hand-drawn original map of Lake Tahoe and a “custom re-release” of their Montana map celebrating MSP’s

75th anniversary. Working together with designated representatives, their objective is to produce something beautiful and

marketable that will provide a revenue stream for years to come for both organizations.

These hand-drawn maps truly are a one-of-a-kind gift; educational, interpretive, engaging, Made in the USA and crafted

entirely by Xplorer Maps and offered at an excellent price point!

Please stop by Booth #812; meet their staff and Xplore exciting new partnership possibilities. Mention this Newswire

article and receive a free gift.

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2014 Trade Show Exhibitors

Earth Sun Moon Trading Company has launched a new collection of T-shirts entitled American

Treasures. Each shirt celebrates the natural beauty and wildlife that makes this country unique. Whether it

be the splendor of the great bison, or the elegance of the bald eagle, there is no question that America's

natural wonders are worthy of some extra attention. Other designs include the grey wolf, moose, white

tailed deer, and black bear. Each features exquisite art with a filigree border inspired by the U.S. dollar.

Shirts are 100% pre-shrunk cotton and printed in Grove City, PA. The designs also come on high quality

15 oz. mugs. Both the character and attention to detail in these pieces will be appreciated by both you and

your customers. For more information and wholesale pricing, go to www.esmtees.com. The will have all

these items and more on display in Booth # 626 at the APPL show.

The National Park Service in conjunction with the National Collaborative for Women's History Sites (NCWH) is

offering a 4 Part Series that will empower participants to explore, research, and experiment with best practices in

integrating women's history in national parks. Stop by Booth #711 to order a copy of Women's History: Sites and

Resources, 2nd edition, a publication from NCWH and The University of Illinois Press.

University of New Mexico Press invites you to stop by Booth #511 to receive a complimentary copy of Raptors of

New Mexico as a welcome to the Land of Enchantment. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of all hawks,

eagles, kites, vultures, falcons, and owls breeding or wintering in New Mexico, or simply migrating through the state.

This landmark study is also beautifully illustrated with more than six hundred photographs, including the work of more

than one hundred photographers, and more than twenty species distribution maps. Staff from the UNM Press look forward

to seeing members of the APPL community and will be offering a 50% discount on orders made at the Trade Show

through March 31.

Wildwoods Craft Kits has operated as a family business since 1985. They are committed to providing high-quality

basket, pottery and craft kits that teach traditional skills, offer historical background, inspire individual creative expression

and encourage further exploration into arts and crafts. Their craft kits are well received by visitors to public parks, visitor

centers and bookstores as they complement the site experience. This year they will introduce three new kits: Navajo

Wedding Basket Kit, Pilling Figurines Kit and Twined Burden Basket Kit. They design, produce and package their kits in

Mariposa, CA. All materials in their kits are biodegradable or can be reused or recycled. Visit them in Albuquerque at

Booth #919.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Additional position listings may be found at www.appl.org.

Sawtooth Association (SA) is seeking a Naturalist to provide interpretive services, including Junior Ranger

programs, nature walks, patio talks, discovery stations, and evening programs to visitors of all ages to the

Sawtooth National Recreation Area. They will create interpretive displays and answer visitor questions from behind the

desk at the Redfish Visitor Center and the Stanley Museum. Naturalists coordinate one SA special event. Most often,

naturalists are the faces representing the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and perhaps the only “staff” visitors come in

contact with.

To apply please email cover letter, resume, and contact information for 3 references to Terry Clark, SA Executive

Director, at tclark@discoversawtooth.org. The deadline is February 4 or until filled.

The Montana/Dakotas BLM is accepting applications for the following position through February 10:

MT-DEU-2014-0016, Park Ranger (Interpretive), GS-0025-09, Pompeys Pillar, MT

CK948345AN, Park Ranger (Interpretive), GS-0025-05/07, Pompeys Pillar, MT

This is a full-time long-term career seasonal position (6 to 11 1/2 months/year). Term Appointment not-to-exceed 1 year

and 1 day that may be extended incrementally up to 4 years.

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RESOURCES

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An analysis and recommendations on how to strengthen park philanthropy in the United States are now available

in a report titled Resources for the Future. It details the pros and cons of philanthropy as part of an overall strategy for

funding and enriching public lands in tight budget times.

Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2014 is an annual industry forecast written by philanthropy

scholar Lucy Bernholz. The latest edition, published by GrantCraft, explains the opportunities and challenges that arise

as data spurs the emergence of a digital civil society. Download Blueprint 2014 (free).

Fundraisers now have a new web resource called Inside Philanthropy. The site provides news items, blogs, and tips,

along with detailed and colorful profiles of program officers, tech philanthropists, Wall Street donors, and others. It also

provides an anonymous-ratings feature that lets users share your expertise and constructive feedback with funders.

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