Protecting & Restoring Water
Water gives life to our national parks, shaping land and sustaining plants and animals. Yet, outside the parks, the health of these waters is being jeopardized.
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Advocacy in Action
Protect America's Marine Monuments
Healthy oceans are critical for maintaining healthy national parks.
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Fact Sheet
Water for America’s Everglades
Florida’s waters are in crisis. Everglades National Park and Florida Bay are starved for freshwater, while the northern Caloosahatchee River and St. Lucie River are inundated with polluted Lake Okeechobee…
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Read more about Victory! State Reaches Deal to Remove Industrial Hog Farm from Buffalo National River Watershed
Press Release Victory! State Reaches Deal to Remove Industrial Hog Farm from Buffalo National River Watershed Now this treasured landscape will be properly protected for future generations to safely experience and enjoy.
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Read more about Senators from 4 Border States Urge British Columbia to Clean Up Mining Operations that Threaten U.S. Waterways, Parks and Wildlife
Press Release Senators from 4 Border States Urge British Columbia to Clean Up Mining Operations that Threaten U.S. Waterways, Parks and Wildlife Eight senators urge British Columbia Premier to acknowledge the impacts of mining on U.S./Canadian rivers.
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Read more about Position on Waters of the U.S. Regulations
Policy Update Position on Waters of the U.S. Regulations NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 12, 2019.
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Read more about $60 Million Transportation Grant for Tamiami Trail to Advance Everglades Restoration
Press Release $60 Million Transportation Grant for Tamiami Trail to Advance Everglades Restoration Completion of the Tamiami Trail project will be a tremendous victory for Everglades restoration and the end-result of 30 years of hard work by local communities and state and federal leaders
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Read more about Court’s Order Sides with Parks Group, Another Positive Step Towards Protecting Historic Jamestown
Press Release Court’s Order Sides with Parks Group, Another Positive Step Towards Protecting Historic Jamestown Today’s Court ruling makes clear that the Army Corps illegally approved Dominion Energy’s permit to build a massive transmission line across the James River.
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Read more about The Undoing Of Our Public Lands and National Parks
Policy Update The Undoing Of Our Public Lands and National Parks President Trump and the officials he has appointed have systematically undermined, degraded and outright attacked the laws that protect our public lands, the agencies that manage them and the irreplaceable resources these places safeguard for the American people.
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Read more about California Senate Defends Desert Water, Passes SB 307
Press Release California Senate Defends Desert Water, Passes SB 307 California Senate Bill 307 is a commonsense solution to protect Mojave Trails National Monument’s springs, groundwater and wildlife.
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Read more about Parks Group’s Report Finds 96 Percent of National Parks are Plagued by Air Pollution
Press Release Parks Group’s Report Finds 96 Percent of National Parks are Plagued by Air Pollution Polluted Parks report documents the distressing effects of air pollution on national parks
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Read more about Extending Turkey Point Nuclear Operations Jeopardizes Health of Biscayne National Park
Press Release Extending Turkey Point Nuclear Operations Jeopardizes Health of Biscayne National Park Environmental analysis must address health, water and climate concerns for Biscayne and Everglades national parks, nearby communities and endangered and threatened wildlife.
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Read more about A Rare Look at Rose Atoll
Blog Post A Rare Look at Rose Atoll New IMAX film 'Hidden Pacific' documents remote underwater wonders, including 'one of the last pristine wildernesses on Earth,' and shows the importance of protecting our wild marine national monuments.
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Read more about NPCA Comment on Florida Crystals Lease
Letter NPCA Comment on Florida Crystals Lease The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) writes in strong objection to yesterday’s action by the South Florida Water Management District SFWMD Governing Board to execute a new contract with Florida Crystals on public land designated for Everglades restoration.
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Read more about Restore Fresh Water to Florida Bay in Everglades National Park
Advocacy in Action Restore Fresh Water to Florida Bay in Everglades National Park Florida Bay is an estuary protected in large part by Everglades National Park. It has been plagued by problems from development upstream and starved for clean water. Now, years of work to save the bay could fall short if we don’t act to demand a better water management plan.
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Read more about Don’t Risk Wild Land and Fish for a Massive Mine Near Lake Clark
Advocacy in Action Don’t Risk Wild Land and Fish for a Massive Mine Near Lake Clark Plans for Pebble Mine, a massive open-pit mine in the watershed of Bristol Bay, threaten wild salmon populations and bears in two of Alaska's wildest national parks: Lake Clark and Katmai.
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Read more about Stand Up to Polluters at Indiana Dunes
Advocacy in Action Stand Up to Polluters at Indiana Dunes EPA must enforce the Clean Water Act to protect this national park site from toxic chemicals.
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Read more about Protect America's Marine Monuments
Advocacy in Action Protect America's Marine Monuments Healthy oceans are critical for maintaining healthy national parks.
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Read more about 10 Ways to Be a Park Advocate
Resource 10 Ways to Be a Park Advocate Want to be an advocate for parks, but don't know where to start?
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Read more about Gates of the Arctic: No Place for a Mining Road
Fact Sheet Gates of the Arctic: No Place for a Mining Road The proposed Ambler Mining Road threatens wilderness recreation, rural lifestyles and the fragile ecosystem of our country’s premier wilderness park.
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Read more about A List of the 27 National Monuments Under Review
Resource A List of the 27 National Monuments Under Review The Department of the Interior conducted an unprecedented federal review of 27 national monuments following an executive order on April 26, 2017, by President Donald Trump.
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Read more about Voyageurs National Park at Risk from Sulfide Mining
Fact Sheet Voyageurs National Park at Risk from Sulfide Mining Recent mining proposals could pose a significant threat to this watershed. Even small amounts of contamination could harm the park's fish and wildlife.
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Read more about Modifying Tamiami Trail: A Solution for the Everglades
Fact Sheet Modifying Tamiami Trail: A Solution for the Everglades Tamiami Trail is an unnatural barrier that cuts the Everglades in two in the center of its body.
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Read more about Technical Comments Submitted for Marine Monuments and Sanctuaries Reviews
Comment Technical Comments Submitted for Marine Monuments and Sanctuaries Reviews In response to a Department of Commerce review of marine monuments and sanctuaries, as directed by Executive Order 13795 Section 4(b), NPCA has submitted technical comments in defense of each site.
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Read more about Keep Crater Lake Wild
Advocacy in Action Keep Crater Lake Wild A wilderness designation will preserve Crater Lake, its wildlife and its outdoor recreation opportunities forever. It's time to give this iconic park the protection it deserves.
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Read more about Legal Analysis of the Antiquities Act and Marine Monuments
Report Legal Analysis of the Antiquities Act and Marine Monuments The Antiquities Act of 1906 may be used to protect marine areas.
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Read more about Don’t Drain Our Desert Water
Advocacy in Action Don’t Drain Our Desert Water Help stop a private company from moving forward on a harmful water-mining project near several beloved national park sites in California
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Read more about What Is a National Monument?
Fact Sheet What Is a National Monument? A brief explanation of what these important public lands are and how they differ from national parks and other sites managed by the federal government.
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Read more about Don't Cut Funding to the Chesapeake
Advocacy in Action Don't Cut Funding to the Chesapeake The Chesapeake watershed supports the health of more than 50 national parks, and we can't afford to reverse important gains to water quality and habitat restoration
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Read more about Keep the Great Lakes Great: Support Restoration Funding in the Midwest
Advocacy in Action Keep the Great Lakes Great: Support Restoration Funding in the Midwest Since 2010, a federal program known as the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has funded a variety of projects to help water quality, wildlife habitat and a range of other issues. Congress could slash this funding — a move that could reverse years of progress for the region’s 13 national parks.
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Read more about Join Us
Video Join Us Our national parks preserve some of the most inspiring places and stories. These places belong to us all. They deserve to be celebrated and protected. It’s up to us to ensure that America’s favorite places have clean water, clear air and healthy wildlife.
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Read more about We Need Our Rangers! No Cuts to National Park Service Staff
Advocacy in Action We Need Our Rangers! No Cuts to National Park Service Staff A January 2017 memorandum by President Trump aims to halt most federal hiring. But the National Park Service is already understaffed, and cuts to personnel would make a bad situation worse.
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Read more about Congress Fails the Public: Why NPCA Will Continue to Defend Clean, Safe National Park Waters
Advocacy in Action Congress Fails the Public: Why NPCA Will Continue to Defend Clean, Safe National Park Waters In February 2017, Congress voted to dismantle the Stream Protection Rule, which would have safeguarded streams from pollution created by mountaintop removal and surface coal mining.
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Read more about A Marine Reserve for Biscayne?
Infographic A Marine Reserve for Biscayne?
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Read more about Rim of the Valley Corridor Special Resource Study Area
Interactive Map Rim of the Valley Corridor Special Resource Study Area
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