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Press Release National Park Advocates Unite on August 25 to Show Support for Park Staff and Urge Washington to Defend America’s Legacy To honor the 110th birthday of the National Park Service and commemorate America’s 250th, National Parks Conservation Association sends a message to Congress and the Administration
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Press Release Construction for Second Border Wall Tears Through Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Federal contractors are clearing protected Sonoran Desert habitat in a national park after the administration waived laws designed to protect natural resources and cultural sites, sidestepping extensive review typically required before large-scale project construction.
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Press Release 45 Million Acres of Public Lands, Parks Threatened by Proposed End of Roadless Rule Protections "When combined with the recent administrative actions including advancing mining and oil and gas development on public lands and removing habitat protections from threatened and endangered species, ending the roadless rule is a recipe for destruction" -- NPCA Wildlife Program Director Stephanie Adams
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Press Release Grand Teton Wildlife, Visitor Experience Threatened by Changes to Moose-Wilson Corridor "NPCA is disappointed to see many years of science, policy, and public engagement overturned to satisfy special interests that will leave parks like Grand Teton National Park and others open to damaging changes" -- NPCA Grand Teton Senior Program Manager Allison Michalski
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Press Release Customs and Border Protection Announces Temporary Pause to Border Construction in Big Bend National Park This pause on construction comes following hundreds of thousands of Americans bravely raising their voices to save Big Bend National Park. NPCA is urging the Trump administration to commit to preventing any further harm to this one-of-a-kind park landscape.
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Magazine Article It’s Better to Hike in Wet Socks Braving swamp, mud and heat on a marathon sprint through Big Cypress National Preserve.
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Magazine Article Taking the Waters A writer finds rejuvenation at Hot Springs National Park, where the primary resource just begs to be enjoyed.
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Magazine Article Rock of Ages Great Sand Dunes National Park’s strangely shaped stone artifacts had stumped researchers for decades until an archaeologist dared to tap on them.
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Magazine Article The Pink Wave A salmon run in an Alaskan park has exploded in recent years. Can a river have too many fish?
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Magazine Article Going Downstream A conversation with filmmaker Robb Moss about the latest installment of his river-running trilogy.
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Magazine Article Folly on the Mall Advocates raise alarm over fast-tracked projects on America's front lawn.
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Magazine Article Call to the Wild An eager pup at Grand Canyon does her very best to prevent humans and animals from mingling.
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Magazine Article Blood on the Prairie A deadly conflict over slavery that played out at Fort Scott and across territorial Kansas served as a bloody prelude to the Civil War.
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Press Release Court Blocks Harmful Mining Development in Mojave National Preserve "This is about what we’ve known all along - you can’t break the law and bulldoze a national preserve when these are among the most beloved places in the country."–Chance Wilcox, NPCA's California Desert Associate Director
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Press Release Administration Begins Bulldozing Through Big Bend National Park Contractors bulldozed through key areas of the park as part of the administration's controversial plan to build new border barriers.
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Blog Post 6 Ways to Celebrate National Park Week in 2026 Free entrance, an NPCA Day of Action and more highlight this year’s annual celebration, which also marks the National Park Service’s 110th anniversary.
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Blog Post Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: 5 Recent Decisions Affecting Wildlife A summary of recent events affecting national park wildlife and the landscapes it inhabits.
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Press Release Tribal Nations and Conservation Groups Sue To Protect Mojave Desert Water from Cadiz Project The Cadiz project, also known as Mojave Groundwater Bank, is a proposed groundwater mining project that would privatize, pump and unsustainably export billions of gallons of water a year for 50 years from an underground aquifer beneath the Mojave Desert, drying up rare desert springs.
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Press Release Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Proposes Weakening Protections for Parks, History, Tribal Resources Gutting Section 106 regulations would weaken protections for public lands, weaken Tribal consultation requirements, and limit public input on development impacting iconic places.
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Press Release New Poll Shows American Public, Hunters Largely United on National Park Wildlife Protection The NPCA poll, conducted by YouGov among 1,000 Americans and 300 hunters, examined perspectives on issues including the Endangered Species Act, Congressional investments to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions in park landscapes, and Trump administration regulations that expand hunting in some national parks.
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Blog Post A Bedrock Preservation Law at Risk The National Historic Preservation Act protects our national heritage — but the administration has it in its crosshairs.
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Press Release Conservation Groups Plan to Sue Trump Over Attempts to Eliminate Protections for Threatened Species & Favor Corporate Interests Instead of Science “These rules will fast-track timber cuts, mines, and oil and gas drilling and weaken science, conservation, and species recovery" NPCA Senior Wildlife Program Director Bart Melton
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 4931 & H.R. 8454 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for July 22, 2026.
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Blog Post New Border Barriers Threaten Our National Parks. Communities Are Fighting Back It all started in February, when eagle-eyed park advocates noticed that the Trump administration had quietly made changes to an online map.
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Blog Post A Veteran's Perspective on the Triumphal Arch The proposed structure at the entrance of Arlington National Cemetery would be a “great dishonor ... to our fallen soldiers and their families.” Here are three reasons why.
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Press Release Trump Administration Moves Closer to Revoking Chaco Canyon Protections The Department of Interior is giving only 14 days for the public to weigh in on a proposal that could devastate the landscape surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park
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Policy Update Position on Nomination of Kevin Lilly to be DOI Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Enviroment and Public Works and Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of expected committee votes the week of July 13, 2026.
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Policy Update Position on S. 4458 & H.R. 4090 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 15, 2026.
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Press Release President Trump Signs Order to Slash Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah "President Trump’s order to slash protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante is both a betrayal to the American people and illegal. No president has the authority to erase or shrink a national monument with the stroke of a pen, and we will continue to fight this at every step."—Tiernan Sittenfeld, NPCA's President and CEO
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Press Release Administration Delivers Devasting Blow to National Park Species Recovery "This rule ignores decades of conservation science and could undermine recovery efforts for more than 600 species, from salmon in Olympic to grizzlies in Yellowstone, that rely on lands and waters connected to our national parks” NPCA Senior Wildlife Program Director Bart Melton
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