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Policy Update Public Lands Bills in the 118th Congress NPCA has been working with Congressional champions over the last two years on many bills that will enhance resource protection, historic preservation and visitor access to parks. Leaders in the 118th Congress are working to pull together a package of bills that could pass before the end of the current session. NPCA is hopeful that most of the bills we have been working on will be in the package.
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Magazine Article Free Wheeling Dedicated advocates and innovative technology are taking national park access further than ever before.
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Magazine Article Where the Birches Bend A family’s journey to Isle Royale National Park.
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Magazine Article If You Build It Can partnering with beavers help restore a long-degraded valley in Rocky Mountain National Park?
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Magazine Article The Marvelous Ms. Marguerite Yellowstone’s first full-time female ranger was a gun-toting, motorbike-riding bacteriologist born and raised in the park.
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Magazine Article Clawing Back A small intervention restored a lagoon in Cape Cod National Seashore and brought back horseshoe crabs by the hundreds.
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Magazine Article Beyond the Views How smells bring national parks to life — and why we need to protect those aromas.
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Magazine Article The Dirt on Acadia My day as a pack animal on Sargent Mountain.
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Magazine Article Stumpy’s Last Stand A fond farewell for a treasured tree.
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Press Release Bipartisan Bill to Keep Fixing National Parks Arrives Not a Moment Too Soon "This bill is a promise that we will continue to take care of the places that mean so much to so many people." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Blog Post How the CCC’s Work Lives On in National Parks Both beautiful and functional, projects built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s endure at national parks ... and we can thank Frances Perkins for getting the CCC started.
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Policy Update Position on S. 2620, S. 2743, S. 2784, S. 3346, S. 3534, S. 3542, S. 4164, S. 4209, S. 4216, S. 4222, S. 4227, S. 4228, S. 4259, S. 4451, S. 4994, S. 5000, S. 5125, H.R. 3448 & H.R. 4984 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a business meeting scheduled for November 19, 2024.
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Press Release NPCA response to announcement of Doug Burgum as nominee for Secretary of the Interior "All our national parks are threatened by...climate change and funding that has not kept pace with rising visitation. We are prepared to face those challenges together, just as we have for over a hundred years" -- NPCA President and CEO Theresa Pierno
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Blog Post Can a Lame Duck Congress Get Anything Done? Yes, and here’s what Congress can do for national parks.
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Press Release Park Paleontologist, Coastal National Park Leader Celebrated with National Conservation Awards The Stephen T. Mather Award, first presented in 1984, is named after the first director of the National Park Service (NPS) and is given to individuals in the National Park Service who have shown steadfast leadership and persistent dedication to our national parks.
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Blog Post 2024 Holiday Gift Ideas Picked by NPCA Staff To celebrate our love for national parks, we turned to our passionate NPCA staff members for their top gift recommendations from our partners.
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Blog Post What’s Next for Parks in a Second Trump Administration? Since 1919, NPCA has been an independent voice, outside of the government and nonpartisan. We will continue to be a strong, unwavering voice for our national parks.
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Blog Post Our National Treasures Are at Risk Veterans know what it means to protect, honor and serve something larger than ourselves. This makes us uniquely positioned to preserve our nation’s cultural resources — which need our protection.
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Blog Post The Woman Behind Thanksgiving President Abraham Lincoln gets credit for making Thanksgiving an annual, national holiday. But do you know about the woman who spent years trying to persuade Congress and his predecessors to make it so?
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Press Release Hideout Vodka Launches Major Partnership With National Parks Conservation Association to Promote Park Preservation To celebrate the partnership, Hideout Vodka has crafted three limited-edition bottles inspired by Sequoia, Yosemite and Joshua Tree National Parks and are donating $5 for every bottle sold to the National Parks Conservation Association.
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Press Release Parks Group Calls for Inclusive Process to Protect Big Cypress National Preserve For decades, the one-of-a-kind natural wonders of Big Cypress National Preserve have suffered a slow, steady degradation.
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Blog Post Helene: Facing Loss and the Blue Ridge Parkway’s ‘Most Tremendous Challenge’ As damage assessments continue, an NPCA staffer who lived through Tropical Storm Helene in North Carolina reflects on the impact to residents and the Southeastern parks they love, including the Blue Ridge Parkway and Appalachian Trail.
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Press Release Plan Before You Park: Arches Moves to Make Seasonal Timed-Entry Permanent "Timed entry takes the guesswork out of whether you’ll be able to visit and helps Arches use its limited staff and resources for more national park protection and less traffic management work" -- NPCA's Cassidy Jones
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Press Release NPCA Mourns, Reflects on the Tragic Death of Grand Teton Grizzly 399 "As the world’s most-photographed bear, Grizzly 399’s tragic death is also a stark reminder of the responsibility that humans have in making sure wildlife can safely move across large, connected landscapes." -- NPCA Northern Rockies Connectivity Program Coordinator Allison Michalski
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Blog Post Why Do We Need Mining Law Reform? Just Look to Grand Canyon’s Pinyon Plain Mine The 1872 Mining Law – yes, that’s when it was written! – is out of date. NPCA is among the groups advocating for mining law reform to better protect national parks and public health.
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Press Release Bears Ears Makes History with Release of Proposed Management Plan in Collaboration with Five Tribes "This plan marks historic progress, incorporating Tribal collaboration into the care and stewardship of this critical landscape"–Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Press Release Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Celebrates Indigenous Peoples, Offers Safe Haven for Marine Wildlife Home to healthy kelp forests and coastal dunes, providing critical wildlife habitat for blue whales and leatherback sea turtles, the Chumash Sanctuary creates a safe space for these species to migrate and thrive, connecting adjacent national park lands and waters like Channel Islands with other marine sanctuaries.
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Blog Post The Inflation Reduction Act Readies National Parks for Climate Change From the mountains of Hawaii to East Coast grasslands, infusions of funding from 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act are preparing our national parks to fight the greatest threat to the National Park System: climate change.
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Blog Post Scary! Tips for Carving Up a National Park-Themed Halloween Reflect your park-loving personality this Halloween with creative ideas for jack-o’-lanterns, costumes and snacks while learning some cool facts about our parks.
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Blog Post State-Federal Commitment Will Solve Erosion Crisis at Indiana Dunes NPCA continues to urge state and federal authorities to take action toward sustainable, long-term solutions to stop beach erosion at Indiana Dunes National Park.
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