Milestone Accomplishments
Development: UNESCO World Heritage Site designation process
COMPLETION: 2015Mission Heritage Partners provided the lead writer, in-kind staff and volunteer hours and much more in support of the nomination of the San Antonio Missions as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Protection: Land ownership transfer
COMPLETION: 2012In an effort to retain the serenity of Mission Concepción’s site, the Mission Heritage Partners helped facilitate a plan to ensure that the land between the Mission and the San Antonio River would
Restoration: Horizontal Grist Mill
COMPLETION: 2001Over the years, the 18th century grist mill at Mission San José had fallen into disrepair. Rusted, non-functioning mechanisms reduced the mainstay of the community to a useless structure.
Protection: Faux Bois Railings at the Grist Mill
COMPLETION: 2012This significant and necessary upgrade replaced rotted wooden posts and rails around and throughout the grist mill at Mission San José.
Development: Mission Entry Signs
COMPLETION: 2007Long before selfies were popular, visitors to the San Antonio Missions took plenty of pictures of themselves and their traveling companions at various sites throughout the Park.
Preservation: Securing funding for the Visitor Center at Mission San José
COMPLETION: 1996In the early 1990s, several members of the board of directors and the executive director of Mission Heritage Partners made an in-person plea to several United States Congressmen
Projects
Artist-in-Residence Program
Art has been part of the history of national parks since the 1870's when Hudson River School painters captured majestic Western landscapes.
Masonry Apprentice Program
Funding for this important 8-week apprenticeship program, administered in conjunction with the American Youthworks Environmental Corps, helps young adults learn a valuable skill, and assists
Professional landscaping contract for manicured beds
By underwriting this contract, Mission Heritage Partners ensures National Park Service employees are available to take on other grounds-keeping duties and projects.
The Complete List of Approved 2020 Projects
Community Outreach Intern
Working alongside members of the National Park Service Interpretation team, the Community Outreach Intern joins the mission of promoting the Park to San Antonio and the surrounding communities
Native Prairie Restoration
More than 90 percent of native prairie vegetation has been lost to development in the United States.
Student bus trips to the Missions
Each year the Mission Heritage Partners provides funds that offset the cost of transportation for Title One and equivalent schools to take field trips to the San Antonio Missions
Volunteer-in-Park Program
The Volunteers-In-Parks (VIP) Program supplies the San Antonio Missions with professional docents who provide important visitor services at the four Spanish Missions.