Search results for “Blue Ridge Parkway”
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Blog Post Years of Abuse and Overuse Make the Colorado River the Most Endangered River of 2013 This year’s Most Endangered Rivers report from American Rivers makes one thing clear: It is not sustainable for a single river to support 36 million people.
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Magazine Article The Wright Stuff The origins of flight are revealed at Wright Brothers National Memorial.
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Magazine Article Reflections on a Man in his Wilderness Remembering Richard Proenneke.
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Policy Update NPCA position on H.R. 2773, H.R. 2872, and H.R. 3396 NPCA shared the following position ahead of a legislative hearing held by the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife scheduled for July 29 th, 2021.
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Policy Update NPCA position on legislation before the House Natural Resources Committee NPCA shared the following position ahead of a legislative hearing held by the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee scheduled for July 14th, 2021.
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Blog Post 400 Years of History at Risk Dominion Virginia Power seeks to build a 500-kilovolt power line directly through this unmarred section of the James River, using 17 towers that would each be nearly as tall as the Statue of Liberty.
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Press Release Dirk Kempthorne Joins Board of National Parks Conservation Association NPCA welcomes former Interior Secretary to Board of Trustees
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Magazine Article A Rebellion Reappraised A new plaque at Virgin Islands National Park will commemorate a revolt that nearly succeeded in upending St. John’s slaveholding establishment.
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Blog Post Thomas "Yellowstone" Moran: Influencing Change with Art Can one person’s artistic vision create change and protect something astounding?
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Magazine Article Warm With A Chance Of Crowds A study forecasts how climate change could affect national park visitation.
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Blog Post 5 Reasons We Need to Save Our Coral Reefs Coral reefs help our oceans’ teeming biodiversity survive the impacts of climate change. They also protect communities from severe storms and hurricanes. What happens to corals when 40% of the world’s oceans experience a marine heat wave, as they did this summer?
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Magazine Article Musical Mountaineering A tuneful duo spreads joy one alpine allegro and sunrise sonata at a time.
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Blog Post Nearby Nature: 10 Easy Getaways Need more time outdoors? You might not have to travel as far as you think.
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Policy Update Infrastructure needs in our National Parks NPCA sent the following letter to the House Transportation Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee outling infrastructure needs in our parks and park landscapes.
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Press Release Congress Passes Water Resources Bill to Benefit National Park Waterways and Restoration Projects Across the Country Bill will advance projects that improve the health of waterways in and around America’s national parks.
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Magazine Article The Long Haul For more than four decades, Jill Baron has studied the changes to the air and water quality of a small corner of Rocky Mountain National Park, and her research exposed one of the biggest threats to the park’s alpine ecosystems.
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Magazine Article Harlequin Hardships Why is the Western population of Harlequin ducks declining?
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Magazine Article Have Phone, Will Travel Introducing a paperless travel guide to the national parks.
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Magazine Article When Cotton Was King Cane River Creole National Historical Park tells the story of life on a Louisiana plantation.
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Magazine Article Red Rocks Wander through the Maze, the Needles, and the Islands in the Sky at Canyonlands National Park.
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Magazine Article A Classroom with a View As students paddle through the raging rapids and placid pools of the Colorado River, they learn about the challenges facing the Grand Canyon, and a whole lot more.
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Blog Post Restoring Resiliency at Dyke Marsh A year ago, Superstorm Sandy slammed the East Coast, demonstrating once again the power of nature. It left behind $65 billion in damage affecting 24 states and 70 national parks.
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Blog Post Exploring South Park, Colorado The South Park National Heritage Area lies squarely in the center of Colorado and remains largely unchanged from the time prehistoric men and women spent their summer months near the headwaters of the South Platte River. This high-altitude valley spans 1,800 square miles in Park County with vast grasslands and ancient forests framed by two separate ranges of the Rocky Mountains. The area is known for its natural beauty and still captures the spirit of the western frontier, but it’s most famous for the gold that once drew an estimated 100,000 prospectors there during the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush.
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Magazine Article Constancy Amid Chaos Nature in the time of COVID-19.
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Magazine Article Prairie Solitaire In the middle of America, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve offers an intimate, grounding experience.
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Magazine Article Free Flowing For 30 years, activists talked about removing the Brecksville Dam in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Now it’s gone.
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Magazine Article The Movement A composer’s ascent of Longs Peak, and the sonata it inspired.
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Blog Post This Land Is Their Land Honor Indigenous history at these 15 sites where visitors can learn about the extensive connections tribes have with today’s national parks.
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Press Release Trump Administration Targets Uranium Mining Ban Near Grand Canyon Move to allow more uranium mines could impact underground water essential to Grand Canyon National Park and the Colorado River.
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Press Release National Park System Welcomes Manhattan Project National Historical Park NPCA celebrates addition of Manhattan Project National Historical Park as 409th national park
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