Listen to Rick Hatcher, author of Thunder in the Harbor, a new history on Fort Sumter in the Civil War, discuss his book with the Friends of Charleston National Park. Rick was the Historian of Fort Sumter from 1992 until his retirement in 2015 and was inspired to...
Your Donations Help Make This Possible! Thank you for helping to make this season of our Kids to Parks – Fort Sumter initiative a hit! We’re thrilled to have served over 400 students from the Charleston County School District, as well as 30+ teachers and parents. With...
Friends of Charleston National Parks was recently awarded an Open OutDoors for Kids grant of $6,000 from the National Park Foundation. The goal of the grant program is to connect students to their national parks through field trips, classroom engagements, and...
The National Park Foundation’s “Hill Day” provides a valuable opportunity to learn how the Foundation educates and advocates Congressional members and staff about the important work of the National Park Foundation (NPF) and its partner groups, like the Friends. It was...
The Friends of Charleston National Parks is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a grant from the Joanna Foundation. Funding will support the Kids to the Parks program which sponsors bus and boat transportation for Charleston County School District Fourth...
NATIONAL PARK TRUST AND USDA FOREST SERVICE SELECT FORT SUMTER FORT MOULTRIE HISTORICAL TRUST, FRIENDS OF CHARLESTON NATIONAL PARKS AS A 2023 EVERY KID OUTDOORS SMALL GRANT AWARDEE Today, the National Park Trust announced the 2023 round of grantees for the Every Kid...
