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Take Action: Fracking Boom Threatens Health of National Parks

If the administration does not establish rules that effectively regulate environmental impacts of fracking, more than 100 of our most treasured national parks may be harmed. Tell the president that fracking must be done in a way that protects our parks.

Support the Centennial: A Chance to Reinvigorate Our National Parks!

Tell your members of Congress to sign on to a letter to President Obama in support of the upcoming national park centennial. With their support, we can celebrate 100 years of national parks and prepare the system for another century of service.

Let's Not Delay Grand Canyon Cleanup

Help protect air quality at Grand Canyon. Tell the EPA that its proposed pollution control for reducing nitrogen oxides from the Navajo Generating Station is the right choice, but that it must be installed in five years.

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Southeast Regional Office: Who We Are

Knoxville, TN

706 Walnut Street Suite 200
Knoxville, TN 37902

Main: 865.329.2424
Fax: 865.329.2422
Email: southeast@npca.org

Meet the Staff

DID YOU KNOW...

As of November 2012, the discovered species count from the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, run by Discover Life in America, is: 7,636 New to the Park and 923 New to Science.

The Southeast Regional Office opened its doors in 1992. The southeast region is unique, encompassing the southeastern shorelines, the southern highlands, and all the diverse parks in-between. In addition to natural resources like Mammoth Cave and the Great Smoky Mountains, the southeast region boasts significant cultural heritage sites such as the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, and the Horseshoe Bend National Military Park.

Parks like the Ocmulgee National Monument and the Blue Ridge Parkway face major threats including poor air quality, pressure from adjacent development, and chronic under funding.NPCA is currently collaborating with local communities, and elected officials to promote legislation that addresses the air & water quality, sustainable growth of adjacent communities, and funding for the National Park Service’s Second Century.

Our Issues

Restoring Healthy Parks – Protecting Living Parks and Living Systems: In conjunction with the Southern Environmental Law Center, NPCA is striving towards halting large-scale coal mining in the New River watershed of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area that could irreversibly damage habitat and water quality downstream. NPCA is also continuing to encourage legislators to adopt clean air legislation that curbs the dangerous levels of air pollutants that are damaging wildlife habitats and posing health risks to visitors.

Protecting our nation's heritage – The southeast region is host to numerous National Historical Sites, Military Parks, and Cemeteries. NPCA is collaborating with local preservation & historic societies to ensure that our national parks remain testaments to our national heritage and our nation’s cultural diversity.

Promoting responsible growth of park adjacent communities: NPCA is collaborating with local communities and transportation authorities to encourage sustainable and appropriate development adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway. NPCA encourages those involved to plan for habitat corridors, viewsheds, and other park-protective practices.

Building relationships: NPCA continues to foster and pursue relationship with southeast congressional champions for the parks. NPCA also reaches out to gateway communities, individuals, and other organizations that are committed to protecting our national parks.