Edith And Theodore Pine Knot Foundation

TO RESTORE, PRESERVE, PROTECT THE HISTORIC COTTAGE, ENHANCE THE WILDERNESS ASPECTS OF ITS 90+ ACRES, PROVIDE VISITATION, INTERPRETATION, EDUCATION AND FACILITIES FOR, THE HISTORIC "PINE KNOT" SITE (VA AND FEDERAL HISTORIC LANDMARK ON COTTAGE) AND FAMILY RETREAT OF PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND EDITH ROOSEVELT DURING THE PRESIDENT'S PRESIDENCY. PINE KNOT WAS A PLACE FOR " REST AND REPAIRS" WHERE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT COULD PURSUE HIS LOVE OF NATURE, WILDERNESS AND WILDLIFE. THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION OF THE HISTORY AND IDEALS OF PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT, HIS TIME AT PINE KNOT, HIS ACHIEVEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES AND PARTICULARLY PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S INCREDIBLE CONSERVATION LEGACY.

EDUCATIONAL AND HISTORICAL HOUSE AND SITE TOURS ARE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST BY APPOINTMENT BY KNOWLEDGEABLE GUIDES. THERE IS A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON THE PROPERTY WHICH PLACES CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON VISITATIONS INCLUDING THE RESTRICTION THAT VISITATIONS BE ONLY BY APPOINTMENT, EXCEPT FOR PUBLIC OPENINGS PERMITTED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HISTORIC RESOURCES, WHO HOLDS THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON THE SITE'S 90+ ACRES AND COTTAGE. ACCORDINGLY, DOCENT TOURS, SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS OPERATE WITHIN THESE RESTRICTIONS, BUT INCLUDE:-VISITATIONS BY APPOINTMENT ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE PUBLIC BY VOLUNTEER DOCENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF THE SITE AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ASPIRATIONS OF PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT; -BIRD WALKS AND NATURE WALKS IN THE SPRING AND GEOLOGY WALKS IN THE FALL TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT CHARGE GUIDED BY PERSONS WITH SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECTS;-ANNUAL ONSITE FALL PROGRAM FOR NEIGHBORS, VOLUNTEERS AND CONTRIBUTORS;-EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PERIODIC PRESENTATIONS BY AUTHORS WHO HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT PINE KNOT SPECIFICALLY AND PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT, FOR CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS, CIVIC, SENIOR, SCHOOL CHILDREN, STUDENT AND HISTORY GROUPS;-AN OFFSITE PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE ORGANIZATION WITH A PROFESSIONAL THEODORE ROOSEVELT REPRISER TO PROVIDE A HISTORICAL PRESENTATION TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT THE LIFE OF PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND HIS IDEALS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND TIME AT PINE KNOT;-USE OF THE SITE BY LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS FOR CIVIC VOLUNTEER WORK AND FIELD TRIPS FOR SCHOOLS;-BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND THE SITE TO SENIOR GROUPS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE UNABLE TO VISIT THE SITE.