Summer 2016
Your Park Stories
These lands are your lands; these tales are your tales.
A couple of years ago, we set up a website, My Park Story, and asked people to send us stories about their experiences in parks. Hundreds of submissions later, the anecdotes are still rolling in. Your stories — full of wonder and wisdom — have made us laugh and cry. When an especially poignant one pops up, we send around the link and blink back tears at our desks. To celebrate the National Park Service centennial this summer, we published some of our favorite submissions: Seeing the Milky Way for the first time. Sleeping under the stars and grieving. Watching the sun rise and realizing something profound about yourself. It’s challenging to sum up the Park Service at 100, but we think these snapshots begin to tell the story. — Editors
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Press Release
Parks Group Applauds Landmark Collaborative Tribal Management Plan to Protect Bears Ears National Monument
“This landmark management plan is proof that through collaboration and elevation of voices traditionally underrepresented in public lands management, our country can preserve culturally important places and ecosystems while also…
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Blog Post
Latinos Are Critical to the Environmental Movement
Latino Conservation Week highlights the contributions of Latinos in caring for the environment, while encouraging the community’s culture of stewardship. Here’s how NPCA supports Latino engagement every day.
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Blog Post
Visiting Rocky Mountain at Peak Season? Not a Problem.
An NPCA intern shares her experiences navigating this highly visited park's reservation system — and offers some insights to help make your visit just as successful.
