--- title: "Thursday Buzz: This Association’s Celebrating the National Parks" id: "34731" type: "post" slug: "thursday-buzz-this-associations-celebrating-the-national-parks" published_at: "2016-08-25T23:42:23+00:00" modified_at: "2026-03-16T17:19:46+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2016/08/25/thursday-buzz-this-associations-celebrating-the-national-parks/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2016/08/25/thursday-buzz-this-associations-celebrating-the-national-parks.md" excerpt: "President Obama joins the National Parks Conservation Association in marking a major milestone. Plus: What’s with annoying event rules?" taxonomy_category: - "Meetings / Events" taxonomy_post_tag: - "AssociationsNow" - "Conservation" - "Leadership" - "national parks" - "outdoor activities" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "Executive Team" taxonomy_persona: - "Executive Leadership" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Thursday Buzz: This Association’s Celebrating the National Parks A hundred years have come and gone; and yet, the forests and wildlife contained within are as young as ever. Today, the National Park Service marked its 100th anniversary with a brand-new addition. President Barack Obama [designated the nation’s 413th national park (opens in a new tab)](https://www.npca.org/articles/1295-new-national-park-site-preserves-maine-s-vast-beauty) —Maine’s Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. And the [National Parks Conservation Association (opens in a new tab)](https://www.npca.org/) , also has plenty to celebrate, as it played a key role in bringing the 87,500-acre space to life. NPCA worked closely with Elliotsville Plantation Inc, a local nonprofit, in maintaining the park space for years prior to the formal designation. “This land is truly deserving of national park status and protection. It has vast boreal forests, abundant wildlife and flowing rivers that are all idyllic and so uniquely Maine,” [noted NCPA President and CEO Theresa Pierno (opens in a new tab)](https://www.npca.org/articles/1298-obama-designates-national-monument-in-maine) . “Now families across the country and around the world will be able to go hiking, horseback riding, skiing and fishing in this incredible area for generations to come.” Now, day-to-day management of Katahdin Woods will be handed off to the National Park Service, which will help to bring an economic and employment boost to the area. “It may be one of the last large national parks that we see in our lifetime,” [Pierno said to The Washington Post (opens in a new tab)](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/08/24/obama-creates-what-could-be-the-last-large-national-park-site-on-the-east-coast-in-maine/) *.* Google also [joined (opens in a new tab)](http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/25/12623106/google-maps-national-parks-360-documentary) the anniversary celebration by providing an interactive 360-degree tour of several national parks. [The tour includes (opens in a new tab)](https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/) Bryce Canyon, in Utah, and the Kenai Fjords, in Alaska, among others. ### Those Gosh-Darn Rules > Now everything has to be focused on personalization & creating a multi-cultural/generational attendee experience [https://t.co/Bn8g1eRSfG (opens in a new tab)](https://t.co/Bn8g1eRSfG) > > — Eduardo Chaillo CMP, CMM, CASE, DES, CITP (@echaillo) [August 24, 2016 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/echaillo/status/768425991693799425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) **To run smoothly, an event has to have a few rules,** but sometimes there are some frustrating guidelines that pester all of us. For example, we may be asked to wear badges, put away our smartphones, delay social media use, or abide by a dress code. It’s the 21st century, right? The *Event Manager Blog* team [shares 11 crazy event rules (opens in a new tab)](http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/11-stupid-event-rules) and what planners should do instead. ### Other Links of Note **Wake up before dawn?** Yup. Apparently, starting your day at 4 a.m. boosts productivity incrementally. Marcel Schwantes, over at *Inc.*, [wrote about some strategies (opens in a new tab)](http://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/4-am-morning-most-productive-time-of-day.html) for starting off well before the break of dawn. **Travel can be stressful,** and a U.S. State Department travel advisory can make things even more worrisome. Without fretting, Danica Lo at *Conde Nast Traveler* [highlights the difference (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cntraveler.com/story/the-difference-between-travel-alerts-and-travel-warnings) between alerts and warnings. **Will change bring change or continuity?** Pinterest bought the popular read-it-later service Instapaper this week. So will it be revamped, or will it be just a new addition to the Pinterest community? Virginia Backaitis [shares her thoughts (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/so-pinterest-bought-instapaper-now-can-it-just-leave-the-app-alone/) at *CMSWire*. (via the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument’s Facebook page) [Patrick deHahn](https://associationsnow.com/author/patrick-dehahn/) Patrick deHahn is a contributor to Associations Now. 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