View Full Report (PDF, 1.6 MB, 32 pages) or view case studies: Big Thicket National Preserve (TX) Congaree National Park (SC) Gettysburg National Military Park (PA) Golden Gate National Recreation Area (CA) Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (VA, WV) Mt. Rainier National Park (WA) Obed Wild and Scenic River (TN) Petrified Forest National Park (AZ) Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (MI) Virgin Islands National Park (VI) See Also NPCA Press Release New Report: Critical Land Inside 55 National Parks Could Be Lost for Lack of Funding NPCA Podcast Park Stories: The March of Development on Saguaro National Park From Our Magazine A Promise Unfulfilled -- Spring 2007 Fact Sheet Land and Water Conservation Fund: Overview, Funding History, and Current Issues -- Congressional Research Service, July 10, 2006 Contact an NPCA Expert on this Issue

"America's Heritage: For Sale" Teleconference

April 9, 2008

Three speakers from the National Parks Conservation Association led this press briefing about the 1.8 million acres of critical lands that need to be acquired within the boundaries of the national parks to ensure their protection. In particular, NPCA's new report highlights 55 national parks with land within their borders for sale this year, and calls on Congress and the next Administration to provide at least $100 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund this year, with additional funding each year through the park system centennial in 2016.

Contact Information

Ron Tipton, NPCA senior vice president for programs, 202-223-6722.

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