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The government shutdown has huge consequences for the National Park System. Tell your Senators/Representative to re-open national parks and to fund them adequately.
Protect Fort Monroe National Monument's Historic Character
Ask Governor McDonnell to preserve Fort Monroe's historic character and integrity by approving a master plan that preserves open space and keeps the green connection between the old stone fort and the national monument's beaches.
Don't Fence Out History at Tule Lake!
The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to build an eight-foot high, three-mile long fence around an airport next to the WWII-era Tule Lake Segregation Center which will cut off public access to the site. Tell FAA to not fence out history!
NPCA's Congressional Testimony
Statement of Thomas C. Kiernan, President, National Parks Conservation Association
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies April 16, 2013
April 15, 2013
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies April 16, 2013
April 15, 2013
Statement of Thomas C. Kiernan, President, National Parks Conservation Association
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, House Committee on Appropriations Regarding the Department of the Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2012
March 28, 2011
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, House Committee on Appropriations Regarding the Department of the Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2012
March 28, 2011
Testimony of David Nimkin, Southwest Regional Director
Field Hearing - "On the Edge: Challenges Facing Grand Canyon National Park" Before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands and the Subcommittee on Water and Power U.S. House of Representatives Shrine of the Ages, Grand Canyon, AZ
April 8, 2010
Field Hearing - "On the Edge: Challenges Facing Grand Canyon National Park" Before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands and the Subcommittee on Water and Power U.S. House of Representatives Shrine of the Ages, Grand Canyon, AZ
April 8, 2010
Testimony of Craig Obey, Senior Vice President
RE: S. 1442, the Public Lands Service Corps Act Before the Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests
October 29, 2009
RE: S. 1442, the Public Lands Service Corps Act Before the Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests
October 29, 2009
Statement of Thomas C. Kiernan, President
Re: Public Witnesses Hearing Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations U. S. House of Representatives
April 23, 2009
Re: Public Witnesses Hearing Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations U. S. House of Representatives
April 23, 2009
Testimony of Mike Cipra, California Desert Program Manager
Re: Impacts of Climate Change on America's National Parks, before the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
April 7, 2009
Re: Impacts of Climate Change on America's National Parks, before the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
April 7, 2009
Testimony of Sally Jewell, Trustee, National Parks Conservation Association
RE: H.R. 1612, the Public Lands Service Corps Act Before the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
April 2, 2009
RE: H.R. 1612, the Public Lands Service Corps Act Before the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
April 2, 2009
Testimony of Kevin Dahl, Arizona Program Manager, NPCA
Before the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. RE: H.R. 715: Saguaro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2009.
March 3, 2009
Before the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. RE: H.R. 715: Saguaro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2009.
March 3, 2009
Testimony of Thomas C. Kiernan, President
RE: Economic Recovery: Infrastructure Investing Before the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee U.S. House of Representatives October 29, 2008
October 28, 2008
RE: Economic Recovery: Infrastructure Investing Before the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee U.S. House of Representatives October 29, 2008
October 28, 2008
Testimony of Thomas C. Kiernan
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3094 and H.R. 2959, to prepare the National Parks for their Centennial Before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands of the Natural Resources Committee U.S. House of Representatives
August 2, 2007
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3094 and H.R. 2959, to prepare the National Parks for their Centennial Before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands of the Natural Resources Committee U.S. House of Representatives
August 2, 2007
Statement of Cinda M. Waldbuesser, National Parks Conservation Association Pennsylvania Program Manager
U.S. Department of Energy, Pittsburgh, PA, Public Meeting on Draft National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor Designations
June 12, 2007
U.S. Department of Energy, Pittsburgh, PA, Public Meeting on Draft National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor Designations
June 12, 2007
Testimony of Robert G. Stanton, Chair, National Council of the National Parks Conservation Association
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, Committee on Natural Resources, United States House of Representatives
May 16, 2007
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, Committee on Natural Resources, United States House of Representatives
May 16, 2007
Statement of Craig Obey
Vice President for Government Affairs, National Parks Conservation Association, Re: "Energy Corridors" before the House Subcommittee on Domestic Reform, Committee on Oversight Hearing and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives
April 25, 2007
Vice President for Government Affairs, National Parks Conservation Association, Re: "Energy Corridors" before the House Subcommittee on Domestic Reform, Committee on Oversight Hearing and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives
April 25, 2007
Statement of Thomas C. Kiernan
President, National Parks Conservation Association Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States House of Representatives
April 19, 2007
President, National Parks Conservation Association Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States House of Representatives
April 19, 2007
Testimony of Tim Stevens
Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association, Re: "Yellowstone National Park Bison", before the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, Oversight Hearing, U.S. House of Representatives March 20, 2007
March 20, 2007
Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association, Re: "Yellowstone National Park Bison", before the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, Oversight Hearing, U.S. House of Representatives March 20, 2007
March 20, 2007
Testimony of Jim Stratton
Alaska Regional Director, National Parks Conservation Association, Re: "National Parks of Alaska" before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources of the House Government Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
August 14, 2006
Alaska Regional Director, National Parks Conservation Association, Re: "National Parks of Alaska" before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources of the House Government Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
August 14, 2006
Testimony of Thomas C. Kiernan
President, National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the National Parks Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate, Re: Proposed Revision to the National Park Service's Management Policies
June 20, 2006
President, National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the National Parks Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate, Re: Proposed Revision to the National Park Service's Management Policies
June 20, 2006
Testimony of Denis Galvin
Deputy Director, National Park Service (Retired), On behalf of Board of Trustees, National Parks Conservations Association, To discuss proposed revisions to The National Park Service Management Policies and Director's Order 21, Submitted to the House Subcommittee on National Parks
February 15, 2006
Deputy Director, National Park Service (Retired), On behalf of Board of Trustees, National Parks Conservations Association, To discuss proposed revisions to The National Park Service Management Policies and Director's Order 21, Submitted to the House Subcommittee on National Parks
February 15, 2006
Testimony of Nathaniel Pryor Reed
National Council, National Parks Conservation Association, Re: "National Parks of Florida", Submitted to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources of the House Government Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
January 11, 2006
National Council, National Parks Conservation Association, Re: "National Parks of Florida", Submitted to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources of the House Government Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
January 11, 2006
Testimony of Don Castleberry
National Council Member, National Parks Conservation Association on Park Landscape Restoration Programs and Retention of Funds from Timber Removal, Submitted to the Subcommittee on National Parks Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives
December 19, 2005
National Council Member, National Parks Conservation Association on Park Landscape Restoration Programs and Retention of Funds from Timber Removal, Submitted to the Subcommittee on National Parks Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives
December 19, 2005
Testimony of Denis Galvin
Deputy Director, National Park Service (Retired) on Behalf of National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the Subcommittee on National Parks of the House Committee on Resources
December 14, 2005
Deputy Director, National Park Service (Retired) on Behalf of National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the Subcommittee on National Parks of the House Committee on Resources
December 14, 2005
Testimony of Craig D. Obey
Vice President, National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, of the House Government Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
December 1, 2005
Vice President, National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, of the House Government Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
December 1, 2005
Testimony of Gene Sykes
Director and Chair of Board of Trustees, National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources of the House Government Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
November 28, 2005
Director and Chair of Board of Trustees, National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources of the House Government Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
November 28, 2005
Testimony of Laura Whitehouse
Central Valley Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association, on Behalf of National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the National Parks Subcommittee, Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives
November 17, 2005
Central Valley Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association, on Behalf of National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the National Parks Subcommittee, Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives
November 17, 2005
Testimony of Denis Galvin
Deputy Director, National Park Service (Retired), on Behalf of National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the Senate Subcommittee on National Parks
November 1, 2005
Deputy Director, National Park Service (Retired), on Behalf of National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the Senate Subcommittee on National Parks
November 1, 2005
Testimony of Robert B. Keiter
Professor of Law and Director of the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment, University of Utah Board of Trustees, National Parks Conservation Association Submitted to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources of the House Government Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
October 13, 2005
Professor of Law and Director of the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment, University of Utah Board of Trustees, National Parks Conservation Association Submitted to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources of the House Government Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
October 13, 2005
Testimony of Sally Jewell
CEO, Recreational Equipment Incorporated, Board of Trustees, National Parks Conservation Association Submitted to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources of the House Government Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
September 12, 2005
CEO, Recreational Equipment Incorporated, Board of Trustees, National Parks Conservation Association Submitted to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources of the House Government Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
September 12, 2005
Testimony of Roger Kennedy
Chairman, National Council National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources of the House Government Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
August 24, 2005
Chairman, National Council National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources of the House Government Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
August 24, 2005
Testimony of Thomas C. Kiernan
President, National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the Subcommittee on National Parks Committee on Energy & Natural Resources, United States Senate
July 14, 2005
President, National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the Subcommittee on National Parks Committee on Energy & Natural Resources, United States Senate
July 14, 2005
Testimony of Craig D. Obey
Vice President for Governmental Affairs, National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the Subcommittee on National Parks of the House Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives
July 9, 2005
Vice President for Governmental Affairs, National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the Subcommittee on National Parks of the House Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives
July 9, 2005
Testimony of Gretchen Long
Former Chair, Board of Trustees National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources of the House Government Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
April 22, 2005
Former Chair, Board of Trustees National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources of the House Government Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
April 22, 2005
Testimony of Joy Oakes
Director, Mid-Atlantic Regional Office, National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources of the House Government Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
March 14, 2005
Director, Mid-Atlantic Regional Office, National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources of the House Government Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
March 14, 2005
Testimony of Craig D. Obey
Vice President for Government Affairs, National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate
July 24, 2003
Vice President for Government Affairs, National Parks Conservation Association, Submitted to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate
July 24, 2003
Testimony of Don Barger
Senior Director, Southeast Regional Office, National Parks Conservation Association, Before the Tennessee Valley Authority Caucus, Knoxville, Tennessee
July 21, 2003
Senior Director, Southeast Regional Office, National Parks Conservation Association, Before the Tennessee Valley Authority Caucus, Knoxville, Tennessee
July 21, 2003
Statement of Thomas C. Kiernan
President, National Parks Conservation Association on FY04 National Park Service Budget before Subcommittee on Subcommittee on National Parks, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate
July 8, 2003
President, National Parks Conservation Association on FY04 National Park Service Budget before Subcommittee on Subcommittee on National Parks, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate
July 8, 2003
Testimony of Don Barger
Senior Director, Southeast Regional Office, National Parks Conservation Association, Regarding H.R. 1409, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian Land Exchange Act of 2002, Before the Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives
June 18, 2003
Senior Director, Southeast Regional Office, National Parks Conservation Association, Regarding H.R. 1409, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian Land Exchange Act of 2002, Before the Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives
June 18, 2003
Statement of Thomas C. Kiernan
President, National Parks Conservation Association on FY04 National Park Service Budget before Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, Appropriations Committee, U.S. Senate
April 18, 2003
President, National Parks Conservation Association on FY04 National Park Service Budget before Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, Appropriations Committee, U.S. Senate
April 18, 2003
Statement of Thomas C. Kiernan
President, National Parks Conservation Association on FY04 National Park Service Budget before Subcommittee on Interior and House of Representatives
April 3, 2003
President, National Parks Conservation Association on FY04 National Park Service Budget before Subcommittee on Interior and House of Representatives
April 3, 2003
Statement of Philip H. Voorhees
Vice President, Park Funding and Management, National Parks Conservation Association on Oversight of National Park Service Concessions Management Program and Implementing Regulations before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Resources
March 25, 2003
Vice President, Park Funding and Management, National Parks Conservation Association on Oversight of National Park Service Concessions Management Program and Implementing Regulations before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Resources
March 25, 2003
Statement of Steven Bosak
Associate Director of Visitor Experience Programs, National Parks Conservation Association on Air Tour Management and Our National Parks before the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation, U.S. Senate
October 3, 2002
Associate Director of Visitor Experience Programs, National Parks Conservation Association on Air Tour Management and Our National Parks before the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation, U.S. Senate
October 3, 2002
Statement of Craig D. Obey
Vice President for Government Affairs, National Parks Conservation Association on Department of Interior Oversight Hearing on the Protection of Native American Sacred Places, submitted to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate
August 2, 2002
Vice President for Government Affairs, National Parks Conservation Association on Department of Interior Oversight Hearing on the Protection of Native American Sacred Places, submitted to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate
August 2, 2002
NPCA Statement on Recreation Fee Program
National Parks Conservation Association on S.2607: Federal Lands Recreation Fee Authority Act and S.2473: Recreational Fee Authority Act of 2002, before the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate
June 19, 2002
National Parks Conservation Association on S.2607: Federal Lands Recreation Fee Authority Act and S.2473: Recreational Fee Authority Act of 2002, before the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate
June 19, 2002
Statement of Don Barger
Senior Director, Southeast Regional Office, National Parks Conservation Association, on The Benefits and Costs of Multi Pollutant Legislation, before the Environment and Public Works Committee, U.S. Senate
June 12, 2002
Senior Director, Southeast Regional Office, National Parks Conservation Association, on The Benefits and Costs of Multi Pollutant Legislation, before the Environment and Public Works Committee, U.S. Senate
June 12, 2002
Statement of Laura Loomis
Director, Visitor Experience, National Parks Conservation Association, on H.R. 4622: The Gateway Communities Cooperation Act of 2002, before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Committee on Resources U.S. House of Representatives
May 7, 2002
Director, Visitor Experience, National Parks Conservation Association, on H.R. 4622: The Gateway Communities Cooperation Act of 2002, before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Committee on Resources U.S. House of Representatives
May 7, 2002
Statement of Thomas C. Kiernan
President, National Parks Conservation Association, on National Park Service Management Policies, presented to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, U.S. House of Representatives
April 25, 2002
President, National Parks Conservation Association, on National Park Service Management Policies, presented to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, U.S. House of Representatives
April 25, 2002
Statement of Craig D. Obey
Vice President for Government Affairs, National Parks Conservation Association, on H.R. 3718: The Little San Bernardino Mountains Right-of-Way Act, submitted to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives
April 19, 2002
Vice President for Government Affairs, National Parks Conservation Association, on H.R. 3718: The Little San Bernardino Mountains Right-of-Way Act, submitted to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives
April 19, 2002
Statement of Jennifer S. Coken
Director, Americans for National Parks, on funding needs of the national parks, before the Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, Appropriations Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
April 5, 2002
Director, Americans for National Parks, on funding needs of the national parks, before the Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, Appropriations Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
April 5, 2002
Statement of Ronald J. Tipton
Senior Vice President of Programs, National Parks Conservation Association, on S. 556: The Clean Power Act of 2001 before the Environment and Public Works Committee, U.S. Senate
November 15, 2001
Senior Vice President of Programs, National Parks Conservation Association, on S. 556: The Clean Power Act of 2001 before the Environment and Public Works Committee, U.S. Senate
November 15, 2001
Statement of Elise Russell
Legislative Analyst, National Parks Conservation Association, on H.R. 2234: Tumacácori National Historical Park Expansion Act of 2001 before the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, U.S. House of Representatives
November 13, 2001
Legislative Analyst, National Parks Conservation Association, on H.R. 2234: Tumacácori National Historical Park Expansion Act of 2001 before the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, U.S. House of Representatives
November 13, 2001
Statement of Elizabeth Fayad
General Counsel, National Parks Conservation Association, on Protecting the National Parks from Air Pollution before the Environmental Protection Agency
August 21, 2001
General Counsel, National Parks Conservation Association, on Protecting the National Parks from Air Pollution before the Environmental Protection Agency
August 21, 2001
Statement of Tom Kiernan
President, National Parks Conservation Association, on Access to Public Lands before the Resources Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
May 23, 2001
President, National Parks Conservation Association, on Access to Public Lands before the Resources Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
May 23, 2001
Statement of Tom Kiernan
President, National Parks Conservation Association, on 2002 Department of the Interior Budget before the Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives
April 16, 2001
President, National Parks Conservation Association, on 2002 Department of the Interior Budget before the Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives
April 16, 2001
Statement of Kevin Collins
Legislative Representative, National Parks Conservation Association, on Access to National Parks Before the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, U.S. House of Representatives
July 20, 2000
Legislative Representative, National Parks Conservation Association, on Access to National Parks Before the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, U.S. House of Representatives
July 20, 2000
Statement of Kevin Collins
Legislative Representative, National Parks Conservation Association, on Snowmobiles in National Parks before the Subcommittee on Tax, Finance and Exports House Small Business Committee
July 13, 2000
Legislative Representative, National Parks Conservation Association, on Snowmobiles in National Parks before the Subcommittee on Tax, Finance and Exports House Small Business Committee
July 13, 2000
Statement of William J. Chandler
Vice President for Conservation Policy, National Parks Conservation Association, on H.R. 4521, to Authorize and Provide Funding for Rehabilitation of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, and for other purposes before the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Resources
June 27, 2000
Vice President for Conservation Policy, National Parks Conservation Association, on H.R. 4521, to Authorize and Provide Funding for Rehabilitation of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, and for other purposes before the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Resources
June 27, 2000
