Zion Centennial Challenge
锡安百年挑战赛
Date: August 23, 2007
日期：2007年8月23日
Contact(s):
联系人：
Jock Whitworth 435-772-0140
乔克·惠特沃思（Jock Whitworth）435-772-0140
Ron Terry 435-772-0160
罗恩·特里（Ron Terry）435-772-0160
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Zion National Park, Utah – Proposals for the celebration of the Zion National Park Centennial in 2009 and rehabilitation of the historic Grotto Museum in Zion National Park are two of 201 proposals National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced at a press conference in Yosemite National Park today to celebrate the 91st anniversary of the NPS.
犹他州锡安国家公园讯——在今日约塞米蒂国家公园举行的新闻发布会上，国家公园管理局局长玛丽·博马尔（Mary Bomar）与内政部长德克·肯普索恩（Dirk Kempthorne）共同宣布了201项重要提案，其中包括：2009年锡安国家公园百年庆典筹备计划以及锡安国家公园历史建筑石窟博物馆（Grotto Museum）修复工程。此次发布会旨在庆祝美国国家公园管理局成立91周年。
“The National Park Service has, after a rigorous review, certified these proposals as eligible for centennial challenge matching funds,” Bomar said. “And they are ready to go in Fiscal Year 2008 which begins Oct. 1”
国家公园管理局局长博马尔表示：“经过严格审核，国家公园管理局已认证这些提案符合百年挑战匹配资金的申领资格。”她特别强调：“所有项目将于2008财年（10月1日启动）全面进入实施阶段。”
The ZionNational Park project proposals are two of nearly $370 million of proposals eligible for centennial challenge matching funds. Rehabilitation of the historic Grotto Museum will include design work; roofing; and interior finish work including flooring, paint, fixtures, cabinetry, and furnishings. The project will provide for the prolonged preservation and protection of the park’s first museum through adaptive re-use for an Artist in Residence program and research facility. The Zion National Park Centennial project will entail the coordination and presentation of a series of events, programs, and projects in cooperation with park partners and local communities to celebrate the park’s 100th anniversary in 2009.
锡安国家公园的两项提案已入选总额近3.7亿美元的百年挑战匹配资金认证项目。其中，历史石窟博物馆修复工程将涵盖设计方案制定、屋顶修缮以及包含地板铺设、油漆涂装、固定装置更新、定制橱柜和陈设布置在内的内部装饰工程；该项目旨在通过保护性改造——将其转型为艺术家驻留计划基地及研究设施，实现对公园首座博物馆的永久性保护与传承。而锡安国家公园百年庆典项目则将联合公园合作伙伴及当地社区，统筹协调并呈现贯穿2009年的系列庆祝活动、主题项目和专项工程，以隆重纪念该公园百年华诞。
Director Bomar said, “The centennial challenge is a critical element in the National Park Centennial Initiative put forward by President Bush and unveiled by Secretary Kempthorne one year ago. The full centennial initiative is a potential $3 billion investment in our national parks, two-thirds of it a public-private partnership of matching money.”
博马尔局长强调：“百年挑战计划是布什总统提出、肯普索恩部长于一年前正式公布的《国家公园百年倡议》核心组成部分。该完整倡议计划向国家公园体系投入潜在资金30亿美元，其中三分之二将通过公私合营配套资金模式运作。”
The President’s fiscal year 2008 budget called for an additional $100 million a year for 10 years to be dedicated to bolster basic park operations, Bomar said. Congress has included the first $100 million for operations in the fiscal year 2008 budget that awaits final passage.
博马尔局长指出，总统2008财年预算案已提议在未来十年每年追加1亿美元专项资金用于强化国家公园基础运维；其中首年度1亿美元运维经费已获国会纳入2008财年预算案，目前正待最终批准生效。
“The second part of the initiative is the centennial challenge – a funding mechanism to match up to $100 million a year over 10 years of public money with $100 million a year for 10 years in private donations,” Bomar said. “Congress has yet to finish legislation necessary to create the public-private centennial challenge.”
博马尔局长阐述：“该倡议的第二支柱——'百年挑战'机制——旨在构建为期十年的公私资金配套体系：政府每年投入不超过1亿美元公共资金，同步匹配同等额度的年度私人捐赠（每年1亿美元，持续十年）。”她同时指出，“国会至今尚未完成设立此项公私合营挑战机制所需的立法程序。”
Financial commitments to the first round of proposals exceeded the President’s challenge. “We have about $370 million in proposals with not $100 million in private commitments but $216 million committed from park visitors, friends groups and other partners,” Bomar said.
首轮提案所获资金承诺额已超出总统预设目标。博马尔局长明确表示：“当前提案总规模约达3.7亿美元，而来自公园游客、友园组织及合作机构的私人资金承诺额并非1亿美元，而是高达2.16亿美元。”
“I’ve testified before Senate and House subcommittees and judging by the warm reception we received, I believe Congress will include centennial challenge money in our next budget. We look forward to working with members from both sides of the aisle to provide the key to the centennial challenge. When that happens we can make decisions on which of these wonderful proposals to begin in the fall.”
博马尔局长表示：“我已在参众两院小组委员会作证，从所获热烈反响判断，国会极有可能将百年挑战计划资金纳入下年度预算。我们期待与两党议员通力合作，为该项计划提供关键支持。届时即可决策于今秋启动哪些优质提案。”
Locally, Superintendent Jock Whitworth said, “The Zion National Park Foundation and the National Trust for Historic Preservation have committed matching money for the Rehabilitation of the Historic Grotto Museum proposal and the Zion Natural History Association has committed matching money for the Celebration of the Zion National Park Centennial proposal. The new fiscal year begins Oct. 1 and we are excited to get these centennial projects underway.”
锡安国家公园管理局局长乔克·惠特沃思（Jock Whitworth）在地方公告中表示：“锡安国家公园基金会与国家历史保护信托基金已共同承诺为历史石窟博物馆修复提案提供配套资金，同时锡安自然历史协会承诺为百年庆典提案提供配套支持。新财年将于10月1日启动，这些百年项目启动在即，我们倍感振奋。”
To be certified, proposals had to be imaginative and innovative, addressed critical Service needs, had a philanthropic partner, required little or no additional recurring operating funds to be sustainable, improved the efficiency of park management, operations and employees and produced measurable results.
提案获得认证需满足以下核心标准：具备想象力与创新性；满足国家公园管理局关键需求；已确定慈善合作伙伴；基本无需追加经常性运营资金即可持续运作；能提升园区管理、运营及员工效率；同时确保产出可量化成果。
Other proposals:
其他提议：
·Lewis and Clark National Historical Park adopting the Class of 2016 with the goal of turning students to stewards.
·刘易斯与克拉克国家历史公园（Lewis and Clark National Historical Park）正式启动“2016届学生结对培养计划”，旨在通过系统性教育实践将青少年培育为国家公园的下一代守护者。
·Additional student education through Acadia National Park’s “No Child Left Inside” project.
·阿卡迪亚国家公园（Acadia National Park）通过 "让每个孩子走进自然"教育计划，进一步拓展学生户外教育体系。
·Strengthening efforts to save Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles – the world’s most endangered sea turtle – with citizens assisting park rangers to observe and relocate nests on Padre Island National Seashore, the turtle’s most important U.S. nesting habitat.
·在帕德里岛国家海岸——肯普氏丽龟（全球最濒危海龟物种）在美国最重要的筑巢栖息地，我们正通过公民科学家协助护林员观测并迁移海龟巢穴的创新模式，全面强化该濒危物种保护行动。
·Restoration of more than 50 miles of important foot trails in Yosemite National Park.
·修复约塞米蒂国家公园50多英里的重要步道。
·Climate change research of glaciers at Mount Rainier National Park and
·雷尼尔山国家公园冰川气候变化研究
·Utilizing scientists and volunteers to study life along the Appalachian Trail seeing national parks as an environmental barometer.
·通过科学家与志愿者研究阿巴拉契亚小径沿线的生命，将国家公园作为环境晴雨表。
“There is a huge wave of excitement among National Park Service professionals and our partners,” Bomar said. “We will create park-based centers for Junior Rangers, implement cutting-edge energy projects like fuel cells and geothermal and build multimedia wayside exhibits that ‘talk’ to visitors. This is a victory for national parks and over 270 million park visitors we see each year.”
博马尔局长表示：“国家公园管理局全体同仁及合作伙伴正热潮涌动，我们将：建立园区少年护园员培训中心，实施燃料电池与地热能等尖端能源项目，并打造可与游客'对话'的智能多媒体导览系统。这不仅是国家公园体系的重大胜利，更是每年逾2.7亿访客的福祉。”
“Last week, I sent an email to the men and women of the National Park Service to inform them of our announcement. One of the replies I received says it best: ‘This is thrilling! A win/win opportunity like we've never seen before. Thanks for the energy and vision for the NPS.’
博马尔局长表示："上周我已通过邮件向国家公园管理局（NPS）全体同仁通报此项决策。其中一封回复堪称最佳注脚——'此举令人振奋！此乃前所未见的双赢机遇。感谢您为NPS注入的热忱付出与远见卓识。'"
“That thanks,” Bomar said, “is for the many who worked to transform vision into action: Secretary Kempthorne and our friends in Congress, from both sides of the aisle who introduced legislation to support the Centennial. But most of all, our thanks go to park superintendents, friends groups, partners and an army of supporters.”
博马尔局长特别强调：“此份谢意应献给所有推动愿景落地的同仁：首当感念肯普索恩部长及国会两党友人——正是他们提交法案鼎力支持百年倡议；更需特别致谢公园管理者、友园组织、合作机构以及各界支持者，他们的奉献不可或缺。”
“When history is written,” Bomar said, “the Centennial Initiative will be second only to the creation of the national park system itself.”
博马尔局长断言：“当历史书写此刻，百年倡议将成为继国家公园体系奠基之后的第二里程碑——其历史地位仅次于这一生态保护体系的巅峰时刻。”
