NPCA’s Writing on National Parks

• Policy Update Position on S. 414 and S. 1971 Oct 2015 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation considered by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Public Lands, Forests and Mining Subcommittee on October 8, 2015.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 974, H.R. 1452, and H.R. 2406 Oct 2015 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation considered during the House Natural Resource Committee markup on October 7-8, 2015.
• Press Release Feds Pump the Brakes on Desert Water Mining Scheme Oct 2015 Statement by David Lamfrom, Director, California Desert and Wildlife Program, National Parks Conservation Association
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2898 and S. 1894 Oct 2015 NPCA, along with partner organizations, submitted the following position on legislation considered by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on October 8, 2015.
• Blog Post 9 Spooky National Park Sites Oct 2015 | By Jennifer Errick As the days get shorter, the nights get spookier—at least during the month of October. If you’re looking for a few mysterious places to explore before telling ghost stories by the campfire, these quaint and curious settings offer tricks and treats for an eerie autumn mood.
• Press Release Ozone Rule Good Step, Missed Opportunity for National Parks Oct 2015 Statement by Stephanie Kodish, head of NPCA’s Clean Air Program
• Press Release Congress Failed to Act on Reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund Oct 2015 National Parks Group Urges Swift Congressional Action
• Press Release Incomplete Environmental Review Prompts Lawsuit to Protect President Theodore Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch Sep 2015 National Parks Conservation Association Files Complaint against the US Forest Service
• Magazine Article Gift of the Glaciers Fall 2015 | By Laurie McClellan Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore offers visitors beaches, bluffs, clear waters, and 10,000-year-old hills of sand.
• Magazine Article Landscapes for the People Fall 2015 | By Ren and Helen Davis Photographer George Grant has never been widely known, but his skillfully crafted work helped popularize the idea that the national parks belong to everyday Americans.
• Magazine Article The National Park Next Door Fall 2015 | By Rona Kobell Nearly six million people in the D.C. region live within a short drive of Oxon Cove. Why aren’t more of them visiting it?
• Press Release A Monumental National Public Lands Day Project at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve Sep 2015 National Public Lands Day volunteers help trail maintenance at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve.
• Blog Post 8 Reasons to Stop Playing Politics with National Parks Sep 2015 | By John Garder Does Congress need a reason to keep parks open? Here are 8.
• Magazine Article Where They Cried Fall 2015 | By Julia Busiek A historic trail marks the paths of thousands of Native Americans who endured a forced march in the 1830s.
• Magazine Article If a Tree Falls, They’ll Hear it Fall 2015 | By Kate Siber An innovative tool calculates the level of noise pollution across the country.
• Magazine Article Living History Fall 2015 | By Vanessa Hua Learning about the last century from the oldest ranger in the National Park System.
• Blog Post Fight Fire with Funding—and More Fire Sep 2015 | By Ani Kame’enui Will wildfires continue to get worse year after year? Funding and good forest management can help protect people and parks.
• Magazine Article Early Birds & Night Owls Fall 2015 | By Nicholas Lund Could a trio of devoted birders break a Washington, D.C., bird-watching record set in 1989?
• Magazine Article Counting Sheep Fall 2015 | By Laura Allen Airlifting bighorn sheep back into the Sierra Nevada’s national parks.
• Magazine Article A Mammoth Discovery Fall 2015 | By Jennifer Errick The lucky find that led to the creation of a monument.
• Press Release Park Advocates Tell Congress: Shutdown Will Hurt National Parks, Cost Locals Millions in Lost Revenue Sep 2015 Letter Urges Congress to Avert Shutdown and Restore Park Funding Ahead of Centennial
• Blog Post Help Preserve the Birthplace of the Modern LGBT Movement Sep 2015 | By Chad Lord Join NPCA in the campaign to preserve Stonewall, birthplace of the modern LGBT movement, as the first LGBT-themed national park site.
• Press Release Badger-Two Medicine Area Too Special to Drill: National Parks Group Agrees with Federal Historic Preservation Panel Sep 2015 Statement by Michael Jamison, Glacier Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Gillibrand & Nadler with National Parks Conservation Association Launch Campaign at Historic Stonewall Inn in New York City to Create First Ever National Park Site Honoring America’s LGBT History Sep 2015 National Campaign Urges President Obama to Designate First National Monument for LGBT Equal Rights at Historic Site of Stonewall Rebellion
• Press Release National Parks Conservation Association President and CEO Clark Bunting to Step Down Sep 2015 Statement by Fran Ulmer, Chair of the Board of Trustees, National Parks Conservation Association
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 348, the Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act Sep 2015 NPCA, along with partner organizations, submitted the following position on legislation to be considered by the House of Representatives during a floor vote on September 25, 2015.
• Blog Post Three New National Monuments in the California Desert? Sep 2015 | By Seth Shteir Senator Dianne Feinstein has proposed three new national monuments in the California desert that would preserve this spectacular region’s natural and cultural legacy for future generations. Urge President Obama to use the Antiquities Act to give these storied landscapes the protection they deserve!
• Blog Post No Trophy Homes in Our National Parks Sep 2015 | By John Garder Support the Fund that Improves and Protects Public Land
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 959 and H.R. 1289 Sep 2015 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation considered on the floor of the House on September 16, 2015.
• Blog Post Trivia Challenge: The National Park That Graced 10 Million Albums Sep 2015 | By Todd Christopher Q: Popular culture often portrays national parks in striking and unusual ways. One Grammy Award-winning album of the year even featured a national park prominently on its cover. Can you name this album? Hint: This record took over the airwaves in 1987 and launched four European rockers to super-stardom.

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