The Stewart L. Udall Parks in Focus

Program

The Board of Trustees of the Udall Foundation voted in November 2009 to dedicate its Parks in Focus program to Stewart Udall. At an event honoring Stewart Udall on November 13, 2009, his nephew Senator Mark Udall, D-Colo., said:

"It's also a labor of love for me to announce that the Udall Foundation's Board has decided to name the "Parks in Focus" program after my uncle Stewart. Stewart Udall was not only an extraordinary public servant – one of our greatest and most influential Secretaries of the Interior – he is also, as most of you know, a prolific chronicler of the history of the West, and a celebrated author and activist whose voice and vision have been focused on educating his fellow citizens on Mother Earth's beauty... and fragility.

"So it is fitting that a program designed to educate young people by giving them a camera and an opportunity to experience our National Parks, should be named after a man who loves young people, has a passion for great photography, and who has done so much in his professional and private life to expand, protect and preserve our National Park heritage."

For additional information on the Stewart L. Udall Parks in Focus program, please visit http://pif.udall.gov/.