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Selling Off and Selling Out
Three main patterns by the federal government are chipping away at national parks and public lands. Our experts break them down.
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25 Years Since 9/11
For over a century, the National Park Service has helped us learn and reflect on the history of our nation. The terrorist attacks on the U.S. are among those stories.
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10 Must-Do Experiences at Katahdin Woods and Waters
If you need any motives to visit Maine’s north woods, we offer one for every year of this young park site’s existence. Once here, you’ll likely find even more.
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Standing with Those Affected by the Grand Canyon Floods
In the immediate response and long recovery ahead, NPCA supports Grand Canyon National Park.
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The Great Mayfly Swarms of Lake Erie
Summer mayflies along Ohio’s Great Lakes coastline may be nasty and annoying, but they share glad tidings about environmental recovery. NPCA and its partners played a role.
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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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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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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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Blog Post ‘You See the Best of People in the Parks’ A new documentary about a former Congresswoman’s park journey highlights the value of our national parks and how they can bring us together.
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Blog Post Our National Parks Deserve Their Full Story As a Next Generation Council member explains, protecting these places is inseparable from the stories parks hold and the people those stories represent.
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Blog Post Behind the Facade, Yosemite is in Chaos We outline three major issues at Yosemite caused by mismanagement and what NPCA is doing about them.
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Blog Post Rehabilitating Minute Man Thanks to Great American Outdoors Act funding, the site of the Revolutionary War’s opening battle can welcome visitors for many years to come — while some of its buildings earn revenue for the National Park Service.
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Blog Post Bulldozing 'America's Front Yard' The Trump administration is bypassing congressional oversight, preventing public participation and disregarding the laws that protect places that belong to all Americans.
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Blog Post 5 National Parks Most Threatened by Mining Exploration Demand for critical minerals is surging worldwide, fueling a 21st-century gold rush across the United States — and some of our nation’s most iconic landscapes are directly in its path.
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Blog Post Qué esperar al visitar los parques en el verano de 2026 ¿Planeas visitar un parque esta temporada? Prepárate para el tráfico, las multitudes y las situaciones impredecibles.
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Blog Post United by Parks: On the Road with Mason Via A Q&A with country singer Mason Via on his love for national parks, his hit “See It While You Can” and his new partnership with NPCA.
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Blog Post Culture of Fear Morale among National Park Service staff is at an all-time low. Nearly a year and a half into Trump’s second presidency, here’s why.
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Blog Post Gearing Up for Park Road Trips With NPCA What better time to visit national parks than the 250th anniversary year of the founding of the U.S.? Our United by Parks Road Trip and silent auction launch soon, offering the inspiration and supplies you need.
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Blog Post What to Expect When Visiting Parks in Summer 2026 Planning a park trip this season? Be prepared for traffic, crowds and unpredictability.
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Blog Post Thanking Park Staff this Earth Month NPCA collected more than 750 messages of gratitude for park staff and shared them at park events across the country — and it’s not too late to leave your own note of thanks.
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Blog Post Why Chaco Culture’s Buffer Matters Years of work to defend this historic site and its views are at risk if the administration removes a 10-mile barrier between the park site and oil and gas drilling.
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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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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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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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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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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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