American Conservation Experience

This Program Utilizes Qualified Non-profit Youth- and Veteran-serving Organizations to Carry Out Appropriate Natural and Cultural Resource Conservation, Education, Volunteer Service and Education Projects on Department of the Interior Lands Through Authorized National Park Service Programs. This Program Is Administered in Partnership Between the National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Center (HPTC) and the Recipient to Place Program Participants at NPS Sites and Programs Managing Active Preservation and Maintenance Projects. Participants Will Then Perform Cost-effectively Maintenance and Preservation Projects Under the Direct Mentorship of NPS Maintenance Professionals. Beneficiaries Include Private Non-profit Institutions and Organizations Public and Private Non-profit Academic Institutions State and Local Government Agencies Quasi-public Non-profit Institutions and Organizations That Support Youth and Young Adult Career Training and Development, and Education in the Areas of Natural and or Cultural Resource Conservation and Management. Individuals Families Students and the General Public Will Receive a Benefit From the Development and Execution of These Programs and Projects.