Support National Park Funding in FY16
Park Funding Fact Sheet (2.05 MB)Next year’s 100th anniversary of the National Park System provides an exciting and historic opportunity to ensure our national parks have the resources they need to thrive in their second century and beyond. The centennial should catalyze a revitalized commitment to protect America’s most special places, as we saw with a renewed investment on the System’s 50th anniversary. The National Park Service is entrusted with these treasured sites, but it is Congress that is entrusted with making sure they will last.
The modest restoration of some park service operations funding in FY15 helped our national parks regain a little footing after cuts including the FY13 sequester that adversely affected parks and threatened the economies of gateway communities that depend on them. Budget cuts and declining funds over the last several years have led to crumbling facilities and insufficient rangers and other staff to serve visitors and maintain world-class resources.
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Issues
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Press Release
National Parks Benefit from Public Lands Rule, Ushering in Stronger Conservation Stewardship
“Across the West, people are rallying behind more conservation for the places we love—the desert landscapes, the sandstone vistas, the sagebrush steppe and the wildlife that…
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Blog Post
Threat of Ambler Road Places Kobuk Wild & Scenic River on ‘Most Endangered’ List
NPCA’s president and CEO shares why this remote part of Alaska and its national parks must be protected from an industrial mining road.
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Press Release
Commonsense update of oil and gas leasing protects parks and public lands
“This long-overdue update shows a commitment to balancing conservation with oil and gas leasing on public lands, better prioritizing the protection of our national…
