NPCA’s Writing on National Parks

• Policy Update Background: National Park Transportation Needs Oct 2015 If you’ve ever driven along the Blue Ridge Parkway, hopped on a shuttle along the Going to the Sun Road in Glacier, taken the ferry to the Statue of Liberty, or hiked along the Half Dome Trail in Yosemite, you’ve experienced some of the wide variety of transportation infrastructure found in our national parks.
• Press Release Community Celebrates San Antonio's Spanish Missions World Heritage Site Oct 2015 Ceremony Honors Missions as the 23rd World Heritage Site in United States
• Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Names Theresa Pierno to CEO Position Oct 2015 NPCA names organization's first woman to serve as President and CEO in its nearly 100-year history.
• Blog Post My Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Best Ever Bike Trip Oct 2015 | By Katherine DeGroff She thought biking 320 miles would be a breeze. Then came the hills. One outdoor lover challenges herself to “Pedal for the Parks.”
• Press Release California Desert Communities Join Senator Feinstein in Calling to Protect Castle Mountains, Other Crown Jewels Oct 2015 Statement by David Lamfrom, Director, California Desert and Wildlife Program, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Congressional Committee Allows Dangerous Yellowstone and Grand Teton Legislation to Float Through Oct 2015 Statement by Stephanie Adams, Yellowstone Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association
• Policy Update Testimony: S. 414 California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act Oct 2015 Written testimony by David Lamfrom for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining hearing on October 8, 2015.
• Press Release Public Interest Groups Tell EPA: Clean Up the Air in National Parks and Wilderness Areas Oct 2015 83 Groups Call for Improvements to Regional Haze Rule in Time for National Park Service’s 2016 Centennial
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 538 Native American Energy Act Oct 2015 NPCA urges members of the House of Representatives to vote NO on H.R. 538, the Native American Energy Act. This position was sent to all members of the House of Representatives ahead of a floor vote on October 8, 2015.
• 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

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