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Magazine Article Remember Aunt Harriet She taught them courage and endurance. Now, Harriet Tubman’s descendants can pay their respects at a park honoring the great liberator.
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Magazine Article An Uncertain Future As climate change shapes the Southwest, Mesa Verde National Park strives to protect both ancient forests and vulnerable cliff dwellings.
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Magazine Article The Wild Congaree Paddling the Blue Trail to South Carolina’s only national park.
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Magazine Article Nature Fix Tired of feeling like the only person of color on the trail, Ambreen Tariq is trying to make the great outdoors welcoming to all, one photo at a time.
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Magazine Article For Love and Trains A modern-day troubadour hops aboard and spreads her love of parks through song.
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Magazine Article Vulture Vandals The ‘garbage collectors’ of the Everglades have a strange penchant for munching on windshield wipers. Can park staff stop them?
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Magazine Article Esther of the Rockies She left the corporate world to homestead in the mountains and became the Park Service's first female nature guide.
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Magazine Article Garbage In, Garbage Out Volunteers and rangers removed more than 22,000 pounds of debris from Alaska’s national park beaches. But will the trash just come back?
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Magazine Article Revolutionary Roles For historical reenactors in Lexington and in Minute Man National Historical Park, the past is present.
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Press Release State Senate Deserts California Desert, Endangers Mojave Trails National Monument Today, the California Senate Appropriations Committee refused to consider and vote on AB1000, the California Desert Protection Act. Authored by Assemblymember Laura Friedman, the legislation aimed to safeguard groundwater in California's Mojave Desert that sustains wildlife and parks including Mojave Trails National Monument and Mojave National Preserve and wildlife.
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Press Release BLM Spares Some Lands near Dinosaur National Monument from Development Oil, gas development on nearby lands could still impact national park.
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Blog Post The Monuments Few People See — and Why They Matter NPCA has been working to defend the public lands under miles of ocean. Here are some of the reasons these hard-to-see places are so special and need protection.
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Press Release Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Attempt to Abandon Texas Clean Air Plan Critical air quality protection deadlines upheld for Texas and Oklahoma.
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Press Release Administration Takes Science Out of Park Management “DO 100” Policy Brought Better Science, Climate Concerns to Park Planning
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Press Release Groups Challenge Decision to Remove Yellowstone Grizzly Protections NPCA is among a coalition of tribal and conservation interests that filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to restore critical protections to the Yellowstone region’s iconic grizzly bears before new threats, including hunting, push the population further into decline.
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Press Release Analysis Finds Proposed Refinery a Major Source of Pollution for Theodore Roosevelt National Park Independent analysis raises numerous concerns about air pollution from Meridian Energy Group’s proposed oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s boundary in North Dakota. The North Dakota Department of Health and the National Park Service are currently reviewing an air permit application by the company.
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Blog Post Working Like a Dog: See How Pups Help Park Rangers in These 12 Unusual Jobs From sniffing out turtle eggs to keeping mountain goats out of parking lots, four-legged rangers carry out many duties that help preserve national park resources and make sure visitors have a pleasant and safe park experience.
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Blog Post A Birthday Without Much to Celebrate Today is the 101st birthday of the National Park Service. But at a time when we should be celebrating our public lands, the Trump administration continues to unleash a host of damaging policies on these revered places.
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Press Release Zinke Proposes Reductions for Some of America’s Public Lands Based on a news interview that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke conducted today, he is recommending that several national monuments be reduced in size.
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Blog Post Total Eclipse? Totally Worth It Undeterred by long drives and short nights, thousands relish a rare total solar eclipse at Oregon's John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.
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Blog Post A Monumental Mockery Why is Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke looking to abolish protections for some of our most beloved public lands?
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Blog Post Are You Heading for Eclipse Chaos? Me, Too John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon — one of the best spots in the country to view the solar eclipse on Monday — is expecting a quarter of its annual visitors in just one day. Should I brave the crowds?
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Blog Post Do Brook Trout Have a Future in Shenandoah? One of Virginia's most popular national parks is a haven for native fish, but warming waters could prove devastating for this keystone species.
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Blog Post What Park Should You Visit Next? Take Our Quiz With more than 400 sites in the National Park System, picking a destination can be challenging. Answer 8 simple questions and we’ll help point you in the right direction.
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Press Release Forest Service Green Lights ‘Growler’ Jet Flights Over Olympic National Park In a move that endangers natural quiet in Olympic National Park, the U.S. Forest Service approved a permit for the U.S. Navy to use roads just outside the park in support of electronic warfare training for “Growler” fighter jets.
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Blog Post Trivia Challenge: The Only WWII Land Battle Fought in North America Next year will be the 75th anniversary of the only land battle fought in North America during World War II. That battle, one of the war’s deadliest, took place at what is now a national park site. Can you guess which park?
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Blog Post Taking a Deep Dive Innovative diving organization takes curious explorers underwater to protect and monitor reefs near Everglades, Biscayne and Dry Tortugas.
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Blog Post What Happens When the Water Runs Out? A short visit to a narrow canyon reveals stories from the distant past on water and climate that feel surprisingly relevant today
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Policy Update Testimony: S. 468, Historic Route Preservation Act NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following testimony to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 26, 2017
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Policy Update Position on Emmer Discussion Draft NPCA submitted the following position to the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 27, 2017.
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