Public can vote on national park site preservation funds

FILE - In this undated file photo, Mount Rushmore is shown in South Dakota. From left are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. The Partners in Preservation Campaign is asking the public to vote on 20 historic sites, including one at Mount Rushmore, that are vying for $2 million in preservation funding. The project at Mount Rushmore seeks $250,000 to restore structural elements of the Borglum View Terrace, where Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum's original studio stood. (AP Photo, File)

By Associated Press May 25, 2016 2 min read

Twenty historic sites in national parks are vying for $2 million in preservation grants, and the public is invited to vote for their favorite places.

The sites are listed at http://VoteYourPark.org . You can vote once a day for up to five parks of your choice through July 5.

Grant requests range from $97,000 to restore a historic lodge at Yosemite National Park to $250,000 for stabilizing the mooring quays at Pearl Harbor.

Park sites with the most votes will get their requests fully funded. The top seven vote-getters are guaranteed full funding. Other sites will share the balance of the $2 million depending on how many votes they get. Every one of the 20 contenders will also get a $10,000 participation grant.

Voters can also enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win a trip to Yellowstone National Park.