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Association of Partners for Public Lands News and Notes June 2013

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APPL NEWS Dan Puskar has been selected as APPL’s new Executive Director. He will be joining the staff beginning on June 3. Dan comes to APPL after serving as Director for Partnerships and Government Relations at the National Park Foundation since 2010. Learn more about Dan at www.appl.org/files/Puskar%20Press%20Release%205_6_13.pdf. APPL’s Board of Directors will meet June 15-16 in Townsend, TN. Agenda items will include committee reports, discussion of the draft FY2014 budget, and preliminary work on strategic planning. The board and staff will also have some time to explore Great Smoky Mountains National Park. APPL staff members Nancy Kotz and Chuck Benjamin were joined by Margo Carlock of the National Association for Interpretation (NAI) to represent nonprofit partners at the spring meeting of the Federal Interagency Council on Interpretation on May 23. The members of the Council which includes representatives from NPS, BLM, USDA FS, USFWS, USACE, and NOAA heard updates from both NAI and APPL regarding leadership changes, training, and awards. Other agenda items included an exploration of ways that nonprofit and agency staff can work together to minimize the impact of travel restrictions and sequestration on attendance by agency staff at trainings and conferences. Strategies for assisting the National Tourism and Travel Strategy Visitor Services Committee were also reviewed. Members participating in our Reciprocal Discount can now request a QR code that links directly to the list of participating organizations. The QR graphic can be posted in your stores and added to your membership materials. Contact Nancy Kotz, Member Services Coordinator, at nkotz@appl.org for more information.

Online Forums News APPL’s Online Forums are available exclusively to staff, board members and volunteers of APPL Member organizations. A full list of the forums may be found at http://lists.appl.org/lists/lists. To join a forum, please contact us at appl@appl.org. Member Forum discussions last month:

• Funding for seasonals • Innovative ways to provide curriculum-based education to children attending

area schools • Using the RFP process for exclusive retail items with original designs • Email address collection

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Training News If you would like more information on training and capacity building opportunities for your organization, please contact APPL Education Coordinator, Chuck Benjamin, at cbenjamin@appl.org or 301-946-9475 x 225. APPL will present a three-part Webinar series Content Strategy for Public Lands Websites, a more in-depth look at the popular concurrent session from the 2013 Convention in Portland. Based on audience request, NewCity founder David Poteet will reprise his convention session, expanding the content to include information on how to maintain a better website. He’ll share some tips and try out easy techniques for better organizing your website, connecting with partners, and developing travel, interpretive, and e-commerce content. Webinar Dates: Wednesday, July 17, 24, and 31,

2–3 pm ET Member cost: $129/all three days;

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$75/each day ordered separately APPL will conduct board training in the early Fall for the Friends of Aztec Ruins National Monument. The organization applied for and received a capacity building grant of $5,000 from the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), to be used for the training. To learn more about the grants, visit www.publiclandseveryday.org/grants/capacity-building-grants.

Bridge To Tomorrow News APPL’s Bridge to Tomorrow (B2T) program provides young leaders an opportunity to develop their professional network and learn more about public land partnerships.

Seven excellent applications have been received for a grant of up to $3,000 to fund a project of a young professional's design. APPL has received a commitment from a couple who are so impressed with the passion and dedication of young professionals in the public lands community, that they offered a challenge and an opportunity for the third year in a row. The selected grant application will be announced soon. Stay tuned!

NEWSBITS Twenty-six nonprofit friends groups received Every Day Event Grants of up to $2,000 to engage their communities in educational, recreational and volunteer-based events on public lands. Every Day Event Grants are part of National Environmental Education Foundation's Public Lands Every Day and made possible with the generous support of Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. A list of the grantees and information on how your organization can benefit from this program are available at http://bit.ly/106I9c4. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has released proposed regulatory changes to the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). One OPM proposal would shift the burden of the cost of the campaign by imposing an up-front flat application fee for participating charitable nonprofits rather than continuing the past practice of charging 10 percent of donations actually collected. The proposed changes would also restrict giving options to electronic ones, and move administration of the program from local to regional or centralized offices. If approved, the changes would take effect in 2014. View the notice in the Federal Register and make your comments at http://1.usa.gov/1194DFc. Sarah Milligan-Toffler has been selected to become the Executive Director of the Children & Nature Network (C&NN). Read the full press release on her appointment at http://bit.ly/172Pf5q . PubWest will honor a company in the publishing industry that is breaking the mold and coming up with creative, smart ideas to move the business of publishing forward with their new Innovators Award. Any company, whether it’s a PubWest member or not, is eligible for consideration: publishers, printers, software companies, agencies, packagers, and so on. Sole proprietorship or corporations of many are eligible. What matters is the idea (or ideas) in play. The winner will be honored at the PubWest 2013 conference; will be featured in PubWest press releases and in the EndSheet; and will earn a permanent link on the PubWest website. To nominate a company, please write a paragraph explaining how they are innovating. No more than 250 words please. Please e-mail nominations to Tara Lehmann, tara@pubwest.org. The firm deadline for consideration is September 3.

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The American Recreation Coalition (ARC) has selected six federal programs and efforts as recipients of the 2013 Beacon Awards. Beacon Awards were first presented by the American Recreation Coalition in 2005 and recognize outstanding efforts by federal agencies and partners in harnessing the power of technology to improve public recreation experiences and federal recreation program management. The recipients will be honored during Great Outdoors Week on June 3 at a ceremony in Washington, DC. More information about his year’s honorees may be found at www.funoutdoors.com/node/view/2988.

AGENCY NEWS The Department of the Interior’s 2013 Share the Experience contest is underway. This year, a new Let’s Move Outside! photo category will encourage families to explore the outdoors and lead active lifestyles. Let’s Move Outside! is part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative to raise a healthier generation of kids. The winning photograph will appear on the 2015 America the Beautiful pass. All entries have the chance to be featured on the Interior Department’s popular Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts. The contest began May 10 and runs through December 31. Amateur photographers can participate by uploading photos on www.sharetheexperience.org. Share the Experience is sponsored by Active Network, Air Wick, Historic Hotels of America and the National Park Foundation in partnership with the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Forest Service. To view the 2012 contest winners as wells as the contest rules and a complete list of prizes, please see www.sharetheexperience.org. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has announced $4.2 million in grants to support conservation employment and mentoring opportunities for more than 600 young people ages 15-25 on public lands across the country. The grants, which support the Obama Administration’s efforts to develop a 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC), include $1.27 million from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), which helped leverage $2.65 million from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and $275,000 from Wells Fargo. The grants, awarded through a competitive process, will support 22 projects on public lands throughout the West.

They are funded through the America’s Great Outdoors: Developing the Next Generation of Conservationists initiative. In addition to providing valuable conservation work experience, the grants will result in more than 1,000 volunteer opportunities to expose young people to the great outdoors. Additional details are available at www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&pageid=360310.

Bureau of Land Management The Bureau of Land Management recently presented its Making a Difference National Volunteer Awards. The volunteers selected for this year’s awards were: Ray and Linda Panter, Central Yukon Field Office, Alaska; Annette Froehlich (Lifetime Achievement), Las Cruces District Office, New Mexico; Joshua Barlow, Price Field Office, Utah; Upper Ridge Wilderness Association (Lifetime Achievement), Redding Field Office, California; Illa Willmore (Lifetime Achievement), Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, Montana; and Pat Williams (Milestone Award), Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada. Warren J. Trogden, Sr. Challis Field Office, Idaho, is the winning BLM employee. In Fiscal Year 2012, more than 30,000 volunteers contributed more than 1.1 million hours of their time in assisting the BLM. That is the equivalent of 637 work years. The value of volunteer contributions as compared to project-related dollars expended by the BLM was 26 to 1. Details on the work of each of the recipients may be found at http://on.doi.gov/14Wmm6F.

National Park Service The 2013 Midwest Region Partnership Awards were recently announced. The Midwest Region Partnership Awards recognize successful community and interagency partnerships both within and beyond park boundaries. This year, the Midwest Region Partnerships Council chose to acknowledge additional nominations in two categories with Merit Award recognitions and it is also the first year that two National Heritage Areas are receiving awards. Find a list of all the winners as well as information about their accomplishments at http://1.usa.gov/18Gzu4t .

USDA Forest Service Last month, U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell announced the awarding $772,820 to help national forests enhance or establish More Kids in the Woods and Children’s Forests programs in 16 states and the

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U.S. Virgin Islands. Including more than $1.49 million in partner contributions, this award is part of the more than $2.26 million dedicated toward connecting American children to the great outdoors. A list of the selected projects, the amount of agency funds, the amount partners will contribute, and program highlights are available at www.fs.fed.us/news/2013/releases/05/more-kids-outdoors.shtml. The recently published book Why Would Anyone Cut a Tree Down? targets first to third grade students and discusses why trees are sometimes felled and also features tips for planting a new tree. The 41-page, vividly illustrated picture book is a product of the U. S. Forest Service’s Northeastern Area State & Private Forestry. It was written by Roberta Burzynski and illustrated by Juliette Watts, two long-time Forest Service employees. Printed copies of Why Would Anyone Cut a Tree Down? are available for sale through the Government Printing Office. A free digital PDF version of the book and a mini curriculum tied to core standards are also available at no cost on line. Visit http://na.fs.fed.us/whycutatree/ to find out how to obtain a copy of this publication.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Friends of the Migratory Bird/Duck Stamp, formalizing a commitment by both organizations to cooperatively support and promote the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, commonly called the Federal Duck Stamp. The Friends of the Migratory Bird/Duck Stamp promotes public appreciation of how appropriate wildlife-dependent recreation can be conducted on refuge lands. Unlike many other independent Friends Groups, however, this group is not connected to a single national wildlife refuge or refuge complex. The MOU emphasizes mutual cooperation by the Service and the Friends to promote the wise habitat investments made through the Federal Duck Stamp; educate people about the many wildlife species that benefit through the stamp, including waterfowl, shorebirds, wading birds, songbirds and many other wetland-and-grassland-dependent species; and inform the public of the many opportunities on national wildlife refuges to reap the benefits of their Duck Stamp purchase. For more information on the Federal Duck Stamp, visit www.fws.gov/duckstamps. To learn more about the Friends of the Migratory Bird/Duck Stamp, visit www.friendsofthestamp.org.

CONVENTION NEWS The Art of Partnerships: 2014 APPL Partnership Convention & Trade Show, February 23-27, Albuquerque, NM. Details coming soon to www.appl.org. We’re back in the saddle, Southwest style, preparing for the 2014 APPL Convention and Trade Show, scheduled for February 23–27 in Albuquerque, NM. There are several items to report: The Request for Proposals (RFP) for educational sessions has been posted and session proposals are starting to come in. If you’re interested in submitting a proposal for consideration for the 2014, the form may be accessed by the visiting the home page of the APPL Web site (www.appl.org). All relevant information regarding types of sessions and content suggestions may be found on the form. The deadline for proposal submissions is June 13. The theme for the 2014 Convention has been selected - The Art of Partnerships. Given the thriving arts scene in Albuquerque, we decided to tie the theme to that local community, with its vast resources and levels for engagement. More importantly, however, is the implied “art” inherent in the crafting of public lands partnerships. Although there are some basic tenets, there are lots of various interpretations and methods - art, if you will - to building and maintaining successful partnerships. Thus, the theme is perfect for enriching and interactive educational programs, focusing on the “art” of effective partnerships that create lasting public connections to our nation’s treasured public lands. Thanks to APPL staff member Nancy Kotz for her moment of inspiration in coming up with the theme! The program committee is nearly complete, with numerous fresh faces this year from our Training Corps, agencies, and the Greater Albuquerque area. Each year we try to maintain a few “seasoned” participants from the previous year’s committee while complementing that group with new ideas and new perspectives. The vast amount of expertise amongst our members, their partners, and others in the public lands community makes it quite challenging to limit the committee to 20 or 25 members. We truly appreciate the invaluable contributions of all current and previous committee members. Although a few invitations are yet to be confirmed, those who have thus far agreed to serve on the 2014 Program Committee are: • Barbara Bell, Alaska Geographic • Savannah Boiano, Sequoia Natural History Association • Jeff Brown, Yellowstone Association • Anne Burnett, NatureBridge • Carol Cole, USFS, Sawtooth National Recreation Area • Jim Cook, Western National Parks Association

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• Joe Gallagher, Sawtooth Interpretive and Historical Association

• Kelly Gossett, New Mexico Outdoor Coalition • Colleen Hennessey, Black Hills Parks and Forests

Association • Beth Hickey, Grand Canyon Association • George Ivey, Independent Consultant • Christina Kamrath, National Park Conservation

Association • Debbie Ketel, Mount Rushmore Society • Courtney Lyons-Garcia, Friends of Big Bend National

Park • Lisa Madsen, Public Lands Interpretive Association • Sintia Morfin, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy • Krista Muddle, NPS, Intermountain Region • Juli Niemann, USFWS, Southwest Regional Office • Nicki Phelps, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy • Barbara Pollarine, NPS, Northeast Region • Matt Schmader, Albuquerque Open Space • Diane Souder, NPS, Petroglyph National Monument For more information about the 2014 Convention program, please contact APPL Education Coordinator Chuck Benjamin at cbenjamin@appl.org.

FEDERAL UPDATES The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) to the House Ways and Means Committee has released a report on comprehensive federal tax reform. The report does not include specific policy recommendations, but does provide an extensive analysis of all aspects of the Internal Revenue Code and summarizes suggestions for reforms submitted to eleven bi-partisan tax reform working groups. The working group on charitable issues, led by Rep. Reichert (R-WA) and Rep. Lewis (D-GA), conducted meetings with experts to investigate subjects such as the private foundation excise tax, unrelated business income, and commercial operations of nonprofits. Regarding the law relating to charitable nonprofits, the JCT report provides background information (at pages 19-58) about the present law, and specifically identifies (at pages 491-497) comments the Committee and Working Group received on charitable deductions (including to retain or change the deduction as it relates to donations of finances, property, and inventory); tax-exempt status (including unrelated business income tax and operating rules for public charities and private foundations); reporting, disclosure, and tax administration; and the IRA charitable rollover incentive. All of the suggestions and comments submitted

to the working groups are available at the Ways and Means Committee website, http://1.usa.gov/WR62EG. On April 25, two refuge Friends members testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oceans, Wildlife and Insular Affairs regarding two bills concerning the Refuge System. Mary Harper of the Friends of Forsythe NWR in New Jersey testified on the first bill, the Volunteer and Community Partnership Act of 2013 (H.R. 1300), which would reauthorize an important act that encourages the FWS to enter into partnerships and train volunteers, a work force that accounts for 24% of all work done on national wildlife refuges annually and contributes almost 1.6 million hours – the equivalent of 766 full-time employees, which has a dollar value of almost $35 million. Read Mary Harper’s testimony at http://bit.ly/10PD44Q. Ed Graham of the South Eastern Wildlife and Environmental Education Association (SEWEE) in South Carolina testified on the second bill, the National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013 (H.R. 638), which would revoke authority from the FWS to establish new refuges administratively, even though they must go through a rigorous public process to do so. Ninety percent of all refuges have been created using administrative authority. Graham’s testimony is available at http://bit.ly/1197rlt. A third bill, the Refuge System Semipostal Stamp Act of 2013 (H.R. 1384), was also under consideration by the Subcommittee and was strongly supported by both Ms. Harper and Mr. Graham in their testimonies. This critical piece of legislation would create a new semipostal stamp for purchase from the U.S. Postal Service nationwide. Modeled after the successful “Vanishing Species” stamp, which sells for 55 cents and whose proceeds go to help protect species like tigers and rhinos in other countries, this new stamp would help address the operations and maintenance backlog of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Read the full testimony at http://bit.ly/13b4d5e .

Legislative Update APPL is tracking the following legislation relevant to the nonprofit public land partner community. H.R.627 National Park Service 100th Anniversary

Commemorative Coin Act S. 336: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (Passed

by the Senate on May 6) H.R. 684- Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 1212 Charitable Driving Tax Relief Act of 2013 Track the progress of these bills by visiting www.govtrack.us.

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To let your congressional representatives know your views on these pieces of legislation visit www.congress.org/congressorg/directory/congdir.tt.

MEMBER NEWS Canyonlands Natural History Association is proud to announce the release of the official app for Arches National Park. Details are available at http://bit.ly/11jmC2E. Congratulations to Cradle of Forestry Interpretive Association on their $35,000 grant from the TVA Ag & Forestry Fund for new exhibits. The full grant listing is available at http://lnkd.in/SCchYd. Eastern National and Duffy Books in Homes USA have partnered to provide eligible students with free books when they visit Fort Stanwix National Monument. Six titles will be made available to students: Yankee Doodle Boy by Joseph Plumb Martin; Can’t you make them behave, King George? by Jean Fritz; Indian Captive – The Story of Mary Jemison by Lois Lensky; If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution by Kay Moore; Black Heroes of the American Revolution by Burke Davis; The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds. Duffy Books in Homes USA, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation created for the sole purpose of providing free books for elementary school children to self-select, take home and keep. Duffy Books in Homes USA works with eligible school districts and community organizations to provide free books to socioeconomically disadvantaged elementary school students. Schools and educational institutions partner with local businesses and sponsors who provide “matching funds” through a variety of fundraising activities or district budgets. Student involvement is very strongly encouraged to emphasize reading value and commitment. Friends of Acadia has redesigned their website. Experience the results of their efforts at http://friendsofacadia.org/. Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway has begun using DonorDrive social fundraising software as a fundraising tool. The system allows individual donors to create a personal page to promote their love of the park. Details on how the system works are available at http://bit.ly/19wAg38. More information on DonorDrive is available at www.donordrive.com.

The Mount Rushmore Society (Society) donated $35,000 to the National Park Service to extend Mount Rushmore National Memorial's Evening Lighting Ceremony. Historically, the Evening Lighting Ceremony, which includes a ranger program, the Freedom: America's Lasting Legacy movie and lighting of the sculpture, has been held from Mother's Day until the end of September. Due to sequestration, park officials had considered shortening the season. The Society offered monetary support so that the ceremony could go on as in the past. It began on May 12 during National Tourism Week. The Society worked out an agreement with the NPS to fill the 2013 funding gap to keep this program in place for the full season. The American Latino Heritage Fund of the National Park Foundation has partnered with ARAMARK Parks and Destinations and REI are issuing a national call for bloggers to apply for the opportunity to participate in a national park adventure. The Expedition focuses on education, park stewardship, outdoor recreation and exploration, all the while highlighting historic American Latino contributions at each site. To learn more about the work of the American Latino Heritage Fund and how to support their efforts, visit www.ALHF.org. Gabi Morey, Education Outreach Director for San Juan Mountains Association (SJMA), was honored with the 2013 Montelores Early Childhood Council Community Voice award. Gabi coordinates field trips, classroom presentations, teacher workshops, and conservation education special events at SJMA. Yellowstone Association’s website has a fresh new look. Log on to www.yellowstoneassociation.org to see their redesign.

VENDOR SUPPORT NEWS 2014 Vendor Support Program donation information will be distributed soon. Learn more about how your company can help support APPL’s efforts and help enhancing the

public service missions of its members by visiting www.appl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3308

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES America is Your Park Program is an online campaign that runs from June 6–July 15 and encourages all Americans to vote for their favorite local, state or national park. The top three favorite parks will win recreation grants for $100,000 (first place), $50,000 (second place) and $15,000 (third place), plus there will be a $15,000 grant for a “wild card” winner. Learn more about this annual campaign at http://bit.ly/120wZZn.

EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

August 2013 National Park Service Founders Day, August 25. Learn more about the celebration of NPS’s 97th birthday at www.nationalparks.org/founders-day.

September 2013 Outdoor Writers Association of America Conference, September 14-16, Lake Placid, NY. Learn more at www.owaa.org. National Wildlife Refuge Week, September 14-20. More information is provided at www.fws.gov/refuges. National Public Lands Day, September 28. Details are available at www.publiclandsday.org. LEAD ON: 2013 Independent Sector National Conference, September 29-October 1, New York, NY. Conference registration is now open at www.independentsector.org.

October 2013 National Recreation and Parks Association Congress and Exposition, October 8-10, Houston, TX. Visit www.nrpa.org for details. North American Association for Environmental Education Conference, October 9-12, Baltimore, MD. More information may be found at www.naaee.net. National Park Friends Alliance Fall Meeting, October 15-18. Contact Siobhán O'Riordan at soriordan@nationalparks.org for more information. Peaks, Plateaus, and Canyons Association Fall Meeting, October 22-24, Grand Junction, CO. hosted by Colorado National Monument Association.

November 2013 14th Biennial Conference of the Partnership for the National Trails System, November 3-6, Tucson, AZ. Visit http://bit.ly/11z1IMY for more information. National Association for Interpretation Workshop, November 6-9, Reno, NV. More information may be found at www.interpnet.com. PubWest 2013:The Innovative Publisher, November7-9, LaFonda Hotel, Santa Fe, NM. Details will be available soon at http://pubwest.org/conference/. Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education Conference, November 7-9, College Park, MD. Details on this event at www.aore.org. 2013 BoardSource Leadership Forum, November 7–8, Century Plaza Hyatt Regency, Los Angeles, CA. Details are available at www.boardsource.org/blf/. To preregister visit http://bit.ly/R7m1eq.

MARKETPLACE Featuring donors to APPL’s Vendor Support Program (VSP). View a directory of all our VSP donors at www.appl.org. Marc-Martin Publishing Corporation is pleased to announce a new book for Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. The 32 page, 9x9 inch volume highlights the many photogenic locations of these two national parks including Yellowstone’s incredible thermal features and waterfalls and Grand Teton’s breathtaking panoramic views. The book also shows off the popular mammals and tells some of the historic happenings that have occurred in both parks. The book is printed and bound in the United States. All of their cards, posters, and magnets are made in the USA as well. For more information, please contact them at marcmartinpublishing@aol.com. Six new Gareth Stevens titles exploring the Chesapeake Bay will be available in August through Rosen Publishing. Plants and Animals of the Chesapeake Bay; Saving the Chesapeake Bay; Tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay; Visiting the Chesapeake Bay; History of the Chesapeake Bay, and People of the Chesapeake Bay each retail for $8.95. Books are 32 pages with full-color photographs and intended for children 9 to 12 years old. For review copies, please contact triciab@rosenpub.com or 212-777-3017 x 477.

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Stackpole Books is pleased to announce the publication of three new Civil War titles all released in time for Gettysburg’s 150th anniversary and perfect for first-time or returning visitors to the national military park. Gettysburg: The Story of the Battle with Maps, edited by M. David Detweiler and David Reisch, presents an innovative look at the events of July 1–3, 1863, with a series of seventy full-page color maps, each showing the same portion of the battlefield and tracing the hour-by-hour development of the battle. Tom Huntington’s Searching for George Gordon Meade examines the life of the Gettysburg victor and investigates why he failed to achieve equal status with his fellow Civil War generals. Huntington is also the author of Guide to Gettysburg Battlefield Monuments, a detailed compilation of the more than 800 monuments and tablets found on the park grounds. The guide contains color photos, descriptions, and GPS coordinates, and is organized by state, unit, person, and army. These new releases join Mark Adkin’s The Gettysburg Companion, an extensively researched, lavishly illustrated treatment of the battle. These books are in stock now. For additional information, please contact Stackpole Books, Trish Manney, 800-732-3669 x128 or tmanney@stackpolebooks.com. Xplorer Maps is excited to announce the introduction of new products to their line-up of hand-drawn and hand-lettered National Park paintings and illustrations. Beginning June 1, they will have available a collection of notecards and journals for Yellowstone, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Olympic National Parks as well as images for San Francisco Bay, Montana and Flathead Lake (MT). Each National Park has its own “collection” consisting of the most iconic images of the flora, fauna, landscapes and historic architecture and includes interpretive information that helps connect the visitor to their park experience. These original paintings have been rendered as watercolors and/or antique pen & ink botanicals and they are offering the original artwork as donations to participating APPL organizations to help with ongoing fundraising efforts on behalf of your park. Please contact Greg Robitaille (greg@xplorermaps.com) for more information. All these products are Made in Montana and printed on high quality recycled content with eco-friendly inks. FSC, Green Seal and Rainforest Alliance certified.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE Additional position listings may be found at www.appl.org. Western National Parks Association (WNPA) is seeking two full-time Field Operations Managers. Visit www.wnpa.org/jobs_openings.asp for details on these and other opportunities with WNPA. The Triangle Land Conservancy in Durham, NC is seeking a Director of Land and Water Protection (Conservation Director). Complete details on the position are available at www.triangleland.org/who-we-are/page/job-opportunites.

RESOURCES Suggest a resource by e-mailing appl@appl.org. ProPublica has launched an online tool to search nonprofit tax forms. Learn more about their Nonprofit Explorer at http://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/. The National Council of Nonprofits has created a Nonprofit Audit Guide to provide charitable nonprofits with the tools they need to make informed decisions about independent audits. The Guide is available at www.councilofnonprofits.org/nonprofit-audit-guide. Idealware will be offering the following training sessions in June and July: Idealware Toolkits • The Complete Nonprofit Website Toolkit--Begins June

4 • The Donor Management Systems Toolkit--Begins July 9 Weekly Sessions • Getting Started with Online Conferencing and Seminar

Tools - June 6 • Supporting Nonprofit Technology: A Panel for

Foundations - June 11 • Infographics for Outreach, Advocacy, and Marketing:

From Data to Design - June 13 • Auditing Your Website for Usability Issues - June 20 • Getting Started with Social Media Fundraising - June

27 Course descriptions and registration information are available at http://idealware.org/online-training.