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Magazine Article What the Trees Tell Us Long ago, Hispanic sheepherders carved names, dates and drawings into Valles Caldera’s aspens. Can a small team of surveyors record the etchings before they disappear?
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Magazine Article Cleaning House Remote fisheries once thrived on Isle Royale. But what happens after the last fishermen move away and their camps fall into disrepair?
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Magazine Article A Fort’s Tale St. Augustine and Castillo de San Marcos National Monument played a vital role in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. The park is now working to tell this little-known story.
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Magazine Article Counting Haleakalā’s Rainbow Chickens Has the golden pheasant from China taken up residence in the national park?
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Magazine Article Native Naivete A nightmarish eel is invading the Everglades and gobbling up native crayfish, a keystone species that is oblivious to the destructive fish.
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Press Release Environmental Groups Sue EPA for Illegally Rejecting Colorado’s Emission-Reduction Plan “Colorado chose clean air. The EPA chose pollution,”—Tracy Coppola, NPCA's Colorado Senior Program Manager
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Blog Post 9 Women You May Not Know Who Shaped the American Revolution As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, we highlight a few of the women who influenced the success of the patriot cause.
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Blog Post 5 Ways to Help Protect People and Wildlife on Roads and in Parks Wildlife‑vehicle collisions are a serious safety problem in and around national parks. NPCA seeks to secure more funding for wildlife crossings and other measures that improve safety for visitors and wildlife alike.
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Press Release Utah Lawmakers Move to Throw Out Management Plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Resolution would disregard years of public and Tribal input and create uncertainty around the monument’s management, setting a dangerous precedent for national monuments around the country.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 2768, Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Natural Resoruces ahead of a markup scheduled for March 5, 2026.
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Blog Post Full Circle Decades into a long career in environmental advocacy, Tiernan Sittenfeld takes on the role of president and CEO of NPCA.
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Policy Update Position on S. 2102 & S. 3527 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a business meeting scheduled for March 4, 2026.
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Blog Post And the Award Goes To ... As film lovers gear up for the Academy Awards on March 15, we spotlight a few of our own staff and national park projects honored with special accolades this past year.
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Policy Update Position on the nomination of Steve Pearce to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management NPCA submitted the following letter to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for February 25, 2026.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 4781, H.R. 7126 & H.R. 7458 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for February 24, 2026.
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Press Release Parks Group Responds to Border Wall Policy Changes Impacting Big Bend Building a border wall through Big Bend National Park would choke off vital wildlife migration routes, intensify flooding risks, and inflict irreparable damage to one of our country’s most iconic national parks.
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Press Release Interior Cancels Successful Reservation Systems at Arches and Yosemite, Makes Major Changes at Glacier "Cancelling successful and commonsense solutions undermines National Park Service expertise and the safety of visitors, in favor of a free-for-all approach."–Cassidy Jones, NPCA's Senior Visitation Program Manager
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Press Release Visitors Will Suffer After Yosemite Cancels Popular Reservation System Visitors to Yosemite often experienced severe traffic jams, full parking lots, damage to sensitive meadows and long waits at restrooms and visitor centers, until reservation systems were piloted beginning in 2020.
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Joins Coalition Lawsuit to Stop Censorship of History, Science in Parks Visitors deserve the full picture of history at America’s national parks, as well as key information about climate change, pollution, development, and other environmental threats to these iconic places.
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Press Release Parks Group Responds to National Park Service Director Nomination “The Park Service Director must reverse course on the damage that’s been done to parks and park staff over the last year." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Press Release Zion Continues Successful Angels Landing Permit System, Uncertainty Remains at Arches “The successful permit system at Zion preserves the visitor experience on this awe-inspiring trail and crucially protects visitor safety." -- NPCA's Cassidy Jones
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Press Release Parks Group Responds to Illegal Attempt to Remove Protections for Marine National Monument “This attempt to remove protections from our marine national monument is illegal. The American people have repeatedly supported protection for more marine areas – not less." -- NPCA's Sarah Barmeyer
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Press Release Parks Group Demands Halt to National Park Fee Changes Targeting Non-Residents After Weeks of Confusion and Disorder "This policy is an absolute mess and was entirely predictable given the lack of transparency, public input and analysis of real-world impacts." - Emily Douce, NPCA's Deputy Vice President for Government Affairs
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Press Release Keep Them Flying! Parks Group Calls for Pride Flags to Remain at Stonewall National Monument "The Pride flag is undoubtedly part of the living history and historical significance connected to Stonewall National Monument. And it should remain." -- NPCA's Timothy Leonard
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Blog Post Here Today, Gone Tomorrow The erasing of people, science and history at our national parks is in full swing, and NPCA is investigating and will hold the administration accountable. Here’s what you should know and how you can join NPCA’s efforts to stop it.
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Blog Post The U.S. National Park That Bid for the Olympics The 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo officially begin Friday, Feb. 6. It’s hard to imagine such a massive event ever taking place in a national park, but did you know one U.S. park actually bid to host the Winter Olympics? Hint: It was not Olympic National Park.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 4090, Critical Mineral Dominance Act NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives ahead of a floor vote expected the week of February 2, 2026.
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Policy Update Position on S. 90, S. 446, S. 1516 & S. 2881 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a business meeting scheduled for February 4, 2026.
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Blog Post Why Draining Mojave’s Aquifer is a Really Bad Idea Pulling water from the Mojave Desert would damage prized national parkland and deepen water insecurity for communities. Here are frequently asked questions about the latest attempt by Cadiz Inc. to drain the desert’s groundwater for profit.
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Blog Post Which Presidents Have Created the Most National Monuments? Presidents from both political parties have used the Antiquities Act to preserve the landscapes and historic places that help tell America's story. Some of these stories are now being threatened for removal, and we will fight to keep them in our parks. Here’s a top-10 list of presidents who have created national monuments on public lands.
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