Where’s Buddy Bison Been?™

By the National Park Trust

The National Park Trust is the nation’s only organization dedicated to the completion of the American system of National and State Parks through the identification of key land acquisition needs and opportunities, the convening of potential funders to acquire these lands. Through our Youth to Parks programs, NPT is also ensuring that future generations appreciate and experience this important national heritage.

Many of us have childhood memories of running freely outside, playing in creeks, catching bugs, and reveling in the beauty of nature. However, many of today's children are not connected to the outdoors in the same way. Attendance at America's parks and forests has declined steadily each year since the late 1980s. "Our hope is that Buddy can be used as a tool to inspire creativity and innovation in reconnecting children with our nation's parks. Kids will want to show where they and Buddy Bison have been at local, state and national parks-together with Buddy Bison, they will be motivated…

• [>] visit the Web site
• [>] explore Buddy's google map
• [>] follow Buddy on Twitter

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