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Your Guide to 3 Hikes Within the Rim of the Valley
Get out there and make a connection with this land in California that could one day be part of the National Park System.
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Free Entrance Day for National Park Week 2025
Did you know national parks have their own holiday? They do! And this year’s nine-day celebration starts April 19 with waived entrance fees — plus a variety of park events…
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The Unveiling of Mammoth Cave’s History
The discovery of yet another shark species continues the archaeological breakthroughs at Mammoth Cave National Park, which has a pretty fascinating human history, too.
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Public Lands Did Not Come Free: What Trump’s Actions May Cost Tribal Nations
The United States and Tribal Nations work together on a government-to-government level. But recent actions by the Trump administration are negating this legally binding relationship, and these efforts could irrevocably…
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The Unsung Heroines of Stonewall
More than half a century after New York City’s Stonewall Uprising, these bold women continue to inspire us. Let’s not forget who they were.
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Blog Post 2025 Park Visitation: Prepare for the Unexpected In changes seen and unseen, we outline what you can expect when visiting a national park this year in light of recent changes in the federal government.
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Blog Post 5 Reasons to Visit Katahdin’s New Contact Station Established eight years ago, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument will welcome the public to a new contact station this summer.
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Blog Post Making Our Mark on Capitol Hill: Advocating for the Great Lakes and National Parks The Great Lakes are healthier than they were a generation ago, but NPCA continues to promote their need for protection so we can maintain people’s health and economic well-being.
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Blog Post Parks Are Being Dismantled Before Our Very Eyes Under the second Trump administration, we are in an unprecedented moment in the long history of national park protection. The situation has become dire, but a record number of park lovers are speaking up on behalf of parks.
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Blog Post Seeing Recovery at Yellowstone Nearly three years after major floods devastated portions of Yellowstone National Park, recovery is underway. But climate change and staffing shortfalls bring new threats to the world’s first national park as it prepares for peak season.
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Blog Post 11 National Park Cameos in Movies Check out — or revisit — these 11 films where parks played a starring role.
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Blog Post The 13 National Parks Devoted to Women’s History Women comprise more than half of the population and make history virtually everywhere. Yet, only 13 U.S. national park sites specifically commemorate some aspect of women’s history.
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Blog Post Lost Jobs, Broken Hearts and Harms to National Parks Employees terminated from the National Park Service Feb. 14 speak out to share their stories, frustration and anger — and how the loss of their dream jobs will affect our national parks.
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Blog Post The Irreplaceable Value of National Park Service Staff What would national parks be without rangers and other National Park Service staff? Certainly not the same parks you love to visit. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at why staffing resources should stay strong.
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Blog Post How the New Administration’s Actions Will Affect National Parks Will there be a shortage of national park rangers this visitation season? Our policy experts weigh in on the latest developments.
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Blog Post One Man, Two Chief Roles William Howard Taft is the only person to serve as both U.S. president and Supreme Court Chief Justice during his career.
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Blog Post Five Ways President Trump’s Executive Orders Could Harm National Parks President Trump began his second term by signing dozens of executive orders, guiding federal government operations and laying the groundwork for his administration’s policy agenda on topics ranging from energy to the federal workforce.
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Blog Post The Moab to Mojave Conservation Corridor: A Cornerstone of Protection The announcement of Chuckwalla National Monument makes historic contributions to conservation in the Southwest.
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Blog Post The Power of Your Voice You, too, can be a strong park advocate. An NPCA staff member recounts her own empowering journey from park visitor to park protector.
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Blog Post Fa’a Samoa: Responsible Travel in America's Most Unusual National Park Dreaming of a Pacific island getaway? The National Park of American Samoa may be your ticket — but visiting this park requires a special kind of respect.
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Blog Post Your Winter Reading List for Exploring Parks and U.S. History Winter is a blissful time to curl up with a good book. Alan Spears, NPCA’s senior director of cultural resources, offers his latest picks — both fiction and non-fiction — to engage your mind and pique your curiosity about people and places that shaped our country.
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Blog Post Jimmy Carter, An Icon of Conservation and Public Service NPCA’s tribute to the former U.S. president and ardent national park advocate.
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Blog Post What a Federal Government Shutdown Means for National Parks If Congress fails to pass a continuing resolution to extend federal funding by midnight tonight, the federal government will shut down.
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Blog Post An Enormous, Wild Victory for Alaska Tireless advocates stepped up in 2024 to defend the Brooks Range and America’s largest intact park landscape from the Ambler mining road — and they won
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Blog Post Celebrating 2024’s Top 5 Park Victories NPCA applauds another year of incredible victories we, and our supporters, made possible to protect our parks!
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Blog Post The Park You Won’t Visit This Winter The National Park Service manages 63 national parks. Only one is always closed during the winter, in part because it is so remote.
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Blog Post How the CCC’s Work Lives On in National Parks Both beautiful and functional, projects built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s endure at national parks ... and we can thank Frances Perkins for getting the CCC started.
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Blog Post Can a Lame Duck Congress Get Anything Done? Yes, and here’s what Congress can do for national parks.
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Blog Post 2024 Holiday Gift Ideas Picked by NPCA Staff To celebrate our love for national parks, we turned to our passionate NPCA staff members for their top gift recommendations from our partners.
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