Great Smoky Mountains Association

Supporting the educational, scientific, and historical efforts of the park since 1953.

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Great Smoky Mountains Association Details

Since 1953, the park's cooperating association, Great Smoky Mountains Association, has been supporting the educational, scientific, and historical efforts of the National Park Service through cash donations and in-kind services. In 2005 alone, the association provided over $1.5 million worth of assistance to the park. Projects the association helped to fund include the elk reintroduction, seasonal park rangers, oral history projects, bear research, and backcountry services. Members of the association receive a number of benefits which help them keep informed about special events in the park and issues affecting the Smoky Mountains. These benefits include: * Subscriptions to the award-winning quarterly park newspaper, Smokies Guide and the Association's newsletter, The Bearpaw * A 15% discount on books, music, gifts, and other products sold at visitor centers in the national park * Discounts up to 20% at other national park bookstores across the country * Special discounts at attractions, restaurants, and hotels in surrounding communities, and much more. Memberships start at just $30 per year. Join today by visiting www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/

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