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The Great Basin National Park Foundation currently sponsors three
major projects at the Park and a number of smaller, but important
activities.
Visitor/Education Center
The Great Basin Visitor/Education Center, will focus on the
study and preservation of the Great Basin region and serve as an interagency
visitor center, located on State Route 487 near Baker,
Nevada. The Center will provide exhibits, classes and programs; research
and preservation through field studies and laboratory projects; classrooms
and a museum; economic revitalization due to increased attendance;
and a rest stop, parking, auditorium, picnic area, bookstore, information
services, etc. It is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2005.
Supporters of the Center include the National Park Service; Nevada
Commission on Tourism; the Great Basin Business and Tourism Council;
the Great Basin Heritage Partnership; Ely District Bureau of Land
Management; Ely District Humboldt-Toiyabe Forest; University of
Nevada; United States Geological Survey Research Center on Forest
and Range Ecology; White Pine Chamber of Commerce; White Pine County
Economic Diversification Council (EDC); City of Ely Mayor; Ely Business
Council; White Pine County Overall Economic Development Plan Committee.
To learn more about the Foundation Projects Click Here
Oral History Program
Great Basin National Park benefits from the fact that many
residents still live within a short distance from the grounds, and
are available to provide reminiscences, historic photographs and documents
which, combined with historic studies already completed, provide the
basis for the Park’s interpretation of cultural resources. The
Foundation initiated an oral history project in 1999 to record these
family histories in the Snake and Spring valleys surrounding the park
in order to document their memories of the area for posterity. The
project will continue to interview residents, transcribe
the interviews, compile photo documentation, and prepare a historic
study.
Trail Development
Great Basin offers a wide range of hiking, backpacking and
backcountry experiences. The Park’s General Management Plan has
identified many access points that are scheduled for future development
as trailheads. Those portions of the trail system that are developed
receive heavy visitor use and require continuing maintenance and resource
protection activities. The Foundation also provided funding for a
bridge across Baker Creek to provide visitor access to beautiful Pole
and Can Young canyons and Kious Basin. The Great Basin National Park
Foundation will continue to work with the Park on trail development.
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