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The Places That Make Us
This year marks our country’s 250th anniversary. National parks unite us as a people, allowing us to revel in natural beauty, reflect on our nation’s history and renew our promise…
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A Retired Ranger Who Might Inspire You
Lawmakers have until Jan. 30 to reach a long-term spending agreement to fund national parks so they can remain open, staffed and protected. A new documentary shows one retired ranger’s…
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A Ranger Discovered Part of Yosemite’s Untold History. Now It's At Risk of Being Lost Again
A dark laundry building in Yosemite underscores who helped build this national park and the National Park System — and the threat to preserving the history of these immigrants.
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Sen. Lee Wants to Pave the Way to Sell National Parks. We Must Stop Him
A vote in favor of Sen. Mike Lee’s proposed amendment is a vote to sell America's national parks. That's unacceptable.
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All Good Things...
After 21 years at NPCA and more than a decade as president and CEO, Theresa Pierno gets ready to say goodbye.
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Blog Post 10 Facts You May Not Know About the Western Arctic Caribou Herd This majestic herd in Alaska travels a distance equivalent to New York City to Seattle each year. But can it continue in the face of human-caused threats?
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Blog Post The Longest Government Shutdown in US History Has Ended. What’s Next for National Parks? We break down the impacts to parks and their staff during the 43-day shutdown and the outlook for the months ahead.
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Blog Post Indigenous Earthworks and Where to See Them These structures once dotted a large section of North America. Most have been lost over the past 150 years, but the National Park Service preserves and interprets some of those that remain.
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Blog Post 2025 Holiday Gift Ideas from NPCA Experts Looking for the perfect holiday gift for the park lover in your life? Our NPCA staff and volunteer experts share their top gift recommendations from our partners who support NPCA’s park protection work.
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Blog Post Turkey Trotting Through Our National Parks Think you know where to find this bird? Its roaming spaces might surprise you.
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Blog Post Hanging by a Thread Unsustainable tactics are keeping some national parks open during the federal government shutdown. What happens when those tactics are no longer workable?
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Blog Post Secretary Burgum, Tell Us Why The National Park Service has lost more than 25% of its permanent staff. History has been literally erased from parks. And in the midst of a government shutdown, more mass firings are looming. These were all decisions made by leaders in Washington, and those decisions will have disastrous impacts for national parks. On behalf of our 1.9 million members and supporters and all who love our national parks, NPCA is demanding that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum explain why he is unraveling the very fabric of our national parks.
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Blog Post Gates of the Arctic: Scenes from a Park at a Crossroads By bush plane, canoe and dog sled, a traveler experiences the priceless landscape threatened by the proposed Ambler mining road.
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Blog Post Erasing History, Silencing Science ICYMI: Acting upon a March executive order, the Department of the Interior removed from national park sites in September undeniable historical and scientific truths it decided it didn’t like.
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Blog Post What a Federal Government Shutdown Means for National Parks Congress has failed to pass legislation to extend federal funding beyond Sept. 30. Our FAQ explains how this impacts national parks ― and your plans to visit.
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Blog Post 6 Ugly Oil and Gas Outcomes From the ‘Beautiful’ Bill We break down how the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ pushes reckless development that will threaten our national parks and monuments for years to come — and what we can do about it.
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Blog Post The Southernmost National Park The U.S. national park site closest to the bottom of the map may be difficult for most of us to visit — but is well worth the trip. Just do so responsibly, please.
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Blog Post 6 Reasons to Keep the 'Roadless Rule' in Place NPCA supports continuation of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule to protect our nation’s forests. See how healthy, roadless national forests benefit national parks, larger ecosystems, and the people and wildlife who enjoy them.
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Blog Post Park Service Programs You Benefit From, But May Not Know About The National Park Service contributes more to our country than you might realize — including conservation and history in your own backyard.
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Blog Post National Pastimes Did you know that several minor league baseball teams have monikers inspired by national park sites and the places and stories they preserve?
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Blog Post A Picture of What Can Be: Cuyahoga Valley National Park This land’s unlikely victory proves that national parks can evolve into centers of community, agriculture and environmental justice.
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Blog Post 3 Competing Visions for the Future of Our National Parks Do you know what’s behind doors 1, 2 and 3? It’s not one-size-fits-all when gambling with the future of our National Park System. We outline the differences in three potential park budgets.
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Blog Post Our National Parks Are at a Crossroads The landmark Great American Outdoors Act funded more than 600 long-overdue repair projects in national parks. Continued investment is needed to finish the rest.
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Blog Post 10 Owls to Look (and Listen) for in National Parks Owls make their homes in many national parks around the country, though they can be tricky to spot. Here are a few profiles of these elusive birds, which have been both revered and feared throughout human history.
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Blog Post ‘Protect Every Park’ Report: National Park Service’s Mission Is in Jeopardy After months of attacks by the Trump administration, here’s the state of affairs at national parks and what NPCA says Congress must do — now — to save our National Park System.
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Blog Post What We’ve Lost on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim Places like Grand Canyon Lodge aren’t just buildings. They hold pieces of our collective stories, where generations have gathered.
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Blog Post 80 Years Since the Bombings of Japan The Manhattan Project culminated in the dropping of atomic weapons on Japan by the U.S. in early August 1945, a move that ended World War II. A national park site in three time zones tells the complex story of this pivotal time in human history.
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Blog Post When Heartbreaking Wildfire Overtakes a Canyon The South Rim Fire at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park continues to burn. Here’s what we know.
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Blog Post A Park Personality for Everyone We’ve found that most national park lovers fit into four basic types we call ‘park matches.’ Which one are you? Our staff profiles might inspire you to find out.
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