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Blog Post
My Most Prized Possession
What item do you value most? For this park advocate, it was his stamp-filled Passport to Your National Parks® — and then he lost it. Find out what happened next.…
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Press Release
Revoking Chaco Canyon Protections Would Risk A Thousand Years of History
“This decision sends a dangerous message that no place, not even one that holds a thousand years of history,…
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Press Release
Committee Chooses Gulf Coast Oil Drilling Over Wildlife Protection, Threatening Park Species
"Visitors don’t flock to the Florida Keys to see dying fish, and they certainly don’t travel to Florida’s coastal parks to watch gas flares light up the night sky" --…
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Press Release
VICTORY: Court Ruling Halts Destructive Data Centers Adjacent to Manassas National Battlefield Park
NPCA applauds today’s ruling, which affirms that the Prince William Board of Supervisors did not follow the law in their efforts to fast-track development of this ill-conceived, destructive project.
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Press Release
New Report Sounds Alarm on Data Center Impacts to National Parks Across Mid-Atlantic, Calls for Common Sense Reforms
“The rapid and unchecked pursuit of new technologies must not come at the expense of our national parks, which were set aside for the intrinsic values they hold for all…
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Press Release Coalition Files For Preliminary Injunction to Halt, Reverse Park Censorship The American people deserve nothing less than the full truth at our national parks, and we will not stop fighting until they get it.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 3286, H.R. 4290 & H.R. 6062 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for March 18, 2026.
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Press Release Visitation Report at Odds with Ongoing Threats to America’s National Park Service “The enduring popularity of America’s national parks is not surprising. What’s shocking is this administration’s relentless attacks on these places and their caretakers, which threatens their future" -- NPCA's Emily Douce
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Press Release Lawsuit challenges Trump administration’s massive public lands giveaway in Alaska NPCA is fighting the Interior Department's decision to open 2 million acres to industrialization and attempts to fast track the Ambler mining road
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Blog Post The Burrowing Architects of the Uplands April 10 is the annual Gopher Tortoise Day. Without this keystone species, entire ecosystems in Florida and other states would unravel. NPCA is working to save them, and here’s how you can help.
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Press Release Advocates Reject Proposal to Allow Bear Baiting on National Parklands in Alaska Proposed rule ignores National Park Service obligations to protect wildlife by allowing bear baiting in Denali and Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserves
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Magazine Article In the Sacred Grove The Newe people’s ancient connection to Bahsahwahbee is marked by ceremony, sustenance, tragedy and endurance. Will local Tribes succeed in their effort to preserve their hallowed lands?
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Magazine Article Hawaii Dreaming Capturing the splendor of Haleakalā National Park in photos and illustrations.
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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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