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>> Man: THE LEWIS & CLARK
NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL
WAS ESTABLISHED TO ADMINISTER
THE ROUTE.
TODAY, THE NATIONAL PARK STAFF
SERVES AS A RESOURCE
TO HUNDREDS OF PARTNERS
ALONG THE TRAIL.
>> ONE OF THE REALLY NEAT THINGS
ABOUT A TRAIL, IT'S NOT
JUST ONE SPOT IN TIME,
IT'S A VERY LONG STORY,
IT'S A VERY RICH STORY.
>> I THINK THE FUTURE
IS CONTINUING TO WEAVE
RELATIONSHIPS, PARTNERSHIPS,
BECAUSE THAT IS EVERYTHING
THAT IS IMPORTANT TO US.
>> BECAUSE OF THE ATTENTION
BEING PAID TO IT, BECAUSE
THE PARKS ARE ENCOURAGING
AND SUPPORTING, IT'S GONNA
GIVE US A RICH ROAD TO WALK
ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE OCEAN
AND BACK, JUST LIKE
LEWIS AND CLARK.
>> Man:LEWIS & CLARK
NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL:
PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE FUTURE.
>> THE LEWIS & CLARK
NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL
WAS ESTABLISHED TO ADMINISTER
THE ROUTE.
TODAY, THE NATIONAL
PARK STAFF SERVES
AS A RESOURCE TO HUNDREDS
OF PARTNERS ALONG THE TRAIL.
>> WE TALK ABOUT THIS
BEING A STRING OF PEARLS,
BUT WHILE ALL OF US,
OUR SPECIAL PLACES
ALONG THE WAY MAY BE
THE JEWELS ON THAT ROUTE,
IT IS THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
THAT IS THE STRING THAT
BINDS US TOGETHER.
>> WELCOME TO OMAHA.
THE ROLE OF THE PARK SERVICE
IS NOT THAT OF THE OWNER
OF THE TRAIL.
WE'RE THE ADMINISTRATOR
OF THE TRAIL, AND THAT REALLY
MEANS THAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH
OTHER PEOPLE,
AND HONESTLY IT'S BETTER
IF WE DO, BECAUSE
IT STRENGTHENS OUR
ABILITY TO GET THINGS DONE.
>> THIS IS OUR MONTHLY
CONFERENCE CALL, TRAIL TALK.
WELCOME.
>> PARTNERING WITH THEM
IS SO EXCITING, BECAUSE
THEY CARE ABOUT THE TRAIL
AND ALL OF US ALONG THE TRAIL
ITSELF CARE ABOUT THE TRAIL,
BUT THEY HAVE EXPERTISE
THAT WE DON'T HAVE.
>> WHAT THE PARK SERVICE HAS
IS KIND OF A PURE INTEREST
IN THE TRAIL.
>> THE TIME IS RIPE TO PROMOTE
AND TO PROTECT AND TO CELEBRATE
WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY
AND FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.
>> THE PRESERVATION
AND INTERPRETATION OF THE TRAIL
IS A RESULT OF PARTNERSHIP,
COLLABORATION, AND A NETWORK
OF OVER 2500 VOLUNTEERS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WHILE THE OPPORTUNITIES
ARE VAST, IT IS THE DETAILED
WORK OF THE THOUSANDS
OF VOLUNTEERS THAT KEEP
THE TRAIL ALIVE.
>> PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN
BEING PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER,
AND THE PARK SERVICE BRINGS
A TON OF VOLUNTEERS AND THAT
INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE
YOU JUST CAN'T GET
ANYWHERE ELSE THAT MAKE
THESE PROJECTS WORK.
>> IF WE DID NOT HAVE
OUR VOLUNTEERS, A LOT
OF OUR VISITOR CENTERS
WOULD NOT BE OPEN AS MUCH
AS THEY ARE TO OUR PUBLIC.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS TIME
THAT I GAVE SOMETHING BACK
TO THE COUNTRY.
IT KEEPS ME ACTIVE
AND ALIVE.
( chuckles )
>> NOT ONLY CAN VOLUNTEERS
VOLUNTEER IN VISITOR CENTERS,
BUT THEY CAN ALSO GO OUT
WITH RESOURCE MANAGERS
AND REALLY BE
INVOLVED IN HELPING
THE ENVIRONMENT AND MAINTAIN
THE NATURAL PART OF
THE LEWIS & CLARK
NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.
>> THE STORY OF THE
LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL
HISTORIC TRAIL IS A STORY
OF AMERICA, AND THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT IT
BELONGS TO US ALL.
>> I SEE THE TRAIL BEING ALIVE
IN MULTIPLE WAYS.
YOU'LL SEE PEOPLE
RECREATING ON IT.
YOU'LL SEE TRANSPORTATION.
YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT
USES OF THE TRAIL.
EVERYONE CAN EXPERIENCE IT.
>> ( growls )
>> I THINK WE ALL
WANNA BE EXPLORERS.
I MEAN, I KNOW I DID
WHEN I WAS A KID.
>> IT'S THAT ADVENTURE STORY
THAT PEOPLE JUST LOVE.
>> WE ARE COMMITTED
TO THIS TRAIL, AND WE ARE
DEDICATED TO SEEING THIS TRAIL
GROW AND PROSPER AND HAVE MORE
PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE
PROTECTION AND TELLING
THE STORY.
>> IN ORDER TO COME IN,
YOU HAVE TO RING THE DOORBELL.
>> I REALLY THINK THE FUTURE
IS WORKING WITH PEOPLE
ALONG THE TRAIL AND CONTINUING
TO LOOK OUTWARD AND CONTINUING
TO FOCUS ON RELATIONSHIPS
IN HOW WE MOVE FORWARD
AND MANAGE THE TRAIL.
>> THIS VIDEO WAS PRODUCED
TO HIGHLIGHT THE VALUE
OF THE MANY PARTNERS
WHO PRESERVE AND PROTECT
THE PLACES, STORIES,
AND LANDSCAPES OF
THE LEWIS & CLARK
NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.
THANK YOU.
