The Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation''s natural resources and cultural heritage; provides scientific and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsibilities or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and affiliated Island Communities. This project is intended to (1) build stewardship for cultural and historic resources though acquired from this introductory experience in the field of museum collections management and (2) increase awareness of and access to parks by providing greater access to the public to the contents of the collection.