introducing Buddy Bison

Buddy Bison at Federal Hall in New York City

I'm taking a friend on this trip named Buddy Bison, who I got from my friends at the National Park Trust (www.parktrust.org). In their own words:

The National Park Trust is the nation’s only organization dedicated to the completion, and the full appreciation, of the American system of National and State Parks through the identification of key land acquisition needs and opportunities. Moreover, we’re not content with merely building out the system of parks; our vision is based on the belief that there is a necessity to get people to visit parks, and a particular necessity to get young people to have an American Park Experience.

Buddy's at the heart of their new program called, 'Where's Buddy Bison Been?', which is intended to get children and their families outside and into an American Park. Photos of Buddy and stories of the park visit are collected by NPT and shared through their website.

I am all about parks, especially national parks. The fact that Ken Burns' next opus is 'The National Parks: America's Best Idea', is totally awesome to me. So it's a no-brainer to help support this new initiative. Look for Buddy photos from various NPS sites on this trip.