NPCA’s Writing on National Parks

• Magazine Article Mathew Brady, the War Correspondent Winter 2012 | By Mike Thomas If you’ve ever seen a portrait of a Civil War soldier or the landscape of a battlefield just after the cannon-fire has been silenced, then you’re familiar with the work of Mathew Brady. Now meet the man behind the images.
• Magazine Article Let’s Take This Outside Winter 2012 | By Scott Kirkwood Students and scientists team up to document every living thing in Saguaro National Park.
• Magazine Article Jazzed Winter 2012 | By John Grossmann After some tough times, a national park in the Big Easy is hitting some high notes.
• Magazine Article In Harm’s Way Winter 2012 | By JoAnn Greco NPCA moves to prevent fracking near Delaware Water Gap until likely impacts are revealed.
• Magazine Article Hunkered at the Gateway Winter 2012 | By Christine Byl A seasonal employee in Denali National Park decides to stick around, and sees a completely different side of Alaska.
• Magazine Article Maiden Voyage Winter 2012 | By Julie Leibach Do archaeological sites in the Channel Islands reveal a coastal migration into the Americas?
• Magazine Article Something in the Water Winter 2012 | By Heather Lukacs and Scott Kirkwood Meet a few of the people who are joining forces to secure the region’s lifeblood, and ensure New River Gorge National River's future for the next generation.
• Magazine Article A Shoreline Rescue Winter 2012 | By Aimee Lyn Brown The National Park Service fights to bring Great Lakes’ piping plovers back from the brink.
• Press Release National Parks Group Asks Pennsylvania Court to Protect Upper Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River Dec 2011 Friend of the Court brief filed in support of the Upper Delaware Council’s lawsuit to prevent the expansion of a quarry in Lakawaxen Township
• Press Release New Mercury and Air Toxin Standards Will Result in Healthier Parks and People; Saving Lives and Improving Ecosystems and Wildlife Health Dec 2011 Statement by Stephanie Kodish, Clean Air Counsel, National Parks Conservation Association
• Magazine Article The Wright Stuff Winter 2012 | By Kate Siber The origins of flight are revealed at Wright Brothers National Memorial.
• Press Release National Parks Group Encouraged by Increases to Everglades Restoration Budget Dec 2011 Statement by John Adornato, Sun Coast Regional Director
• Press Release Parks Group Report Urges Restoration of Chesapeake Watershed to Ensure Preservation of National Park Sites Tied to Pivotal Moments in Founding of United States Nov 2011 'Protecting Our Chesapeake, Protecting Our National Parks' narrative identifies challenges faced by Patapsco River in Maryland and James River in Virginia and how those issues negatively impact the historic character, environments of Fort McHenry, Colonial and Fort Monroe park sites.
• Press Release Parents, Small Business Owners, Outdoorsmen and Others with Diverse Backgrounds from Across the Nation Meet with EPA Officials, Congressional Offices to Urge Continued Enforcement of Clean Air Standards Nov 2011 Diverse group supports EPA's mission to improve air quality for families and national parks
• Press Release Made in America: New Report Finds National Parks at a Tipping Point Leading Into Super Committee Deadline Nov 2011 National Parks Group Urges the Need for Wise Investments to Support Jobs and Communities Nationwide
• Press Release Clean Air Groups Announce Court Settlement Requiring Haze Cleanup Action for 43 States Nov 2011 Agreement will force action toward cleaner air and clearer skies in National Parks
• Press Release Paterson Great Falls National Historic Park in New Jersey Makes #397 Nov 2011 Statement by NPCA Senior Northeast Regional Director Alexander Brash
• Press Release National Parks Group Applauds President Obama for Designating 396th National Park Site at Fort Monroe in Virginia Nov 2011 Obama's first Antiquities Act designation will help protect America's Heritage
• Press Release Future of Blue Ridge Parkway to Be Determined by Park's First General Management Plan Oct 2011 Four public meetings scheduled to help guide resource management at the park for next twenty years
• Press Release National Parks Group Applauds Unprecedented Effort to Revitalize Gateway National Recreation Area Oct 2011 New York City Mayor Bloomberg and Interior Secretary Salazar create partnership to enhance visitor experience at Gateway in New York City
• Press Release New Report Shows NPS Management of Valles Caldera Would Result in Better Protection of Site, Increased Economic Benefits for Local Communities and New Mexico Oct 2011 Statement by NPCA Senior Southwest Regional Director David Nimkin
• Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Files Suit Against Park Service for Failure to Protect Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida Oct 2011 General Management Plan limits protection of Florida Panther habitat in Addition Lands
• Magazine Article A Road Less Traveled Fall 2011 | By Amy Leinbach Marquis Students reconnect with African-American history on an 1,800-mile journey along the Underground Railroad.
• Magazine Article Unusual Suspects Fall 2011 | By Amy Leinbach Marquis What triggered the fall of Organ Pipe’s acuña cactus?
• Magazine Article The Visionaries Fall 2011 | By Kate Siber Nearly 100 years ago, the work of best friends Stephen Mather and Robert Sterling Yard forever endeared the American public to the national parks—and gave birth to NPCA, the organization that would protect them.
• Magazine Article The Old Man of the Lake Fall 2011 | By Kevin Grange How has a giant hemlock managed to float upright in Crater Lake for more than a hundred years?
• Magazine Article The Movement Fall 2011 | By Stephen Lias A composer’s ascent of Longs Peak, and the sonata it inspired.
• Magazine Article The Lay of the Land Fall 2011 | By Scott Kirkwood Meet Frederick Law Olmsted, the man who created Central Park and defined landscape architecture.
• Magazine Article The Art of Gaman Fall 2011 | By Delphine Hirasuna Bearing the seemingly unbearable with patience and dignity.
• Magazine Article Out of Sync Fall 2011 | By Seth Shteir Climate change is affecting the national parks’ most ancient and critical cycles. Can citizen science help?

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