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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds NPS, Colorado National Monument Superintendent's Decision to Deny Permission for Large Sporting Event Cycling Competition Would Limit Access to Park Unit for Visitors, Commercialize a Publically-Owned Site, and Create Excessive Stress on a Protected Environment
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Policy Update Position on S. 4589, Endangered Species Act Amendments NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ahead of a hearing scheduled for September 23, 2020.
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Teams Up with SunPower to Help Reduce Carbon Emissions and Improve Air Quality in Communities Nationwide SunPower will donate $500 for each SunPower® home solar system installed as part of this program in support of the NPCA's mission to protect and preserve our national parks.
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Press Release Trump Administration Aims to Gut Environmental Law that Protects Public Health, Environment and National Parks The administration is attempting to gut a law that has protected America’s public lands and national parks for the last 50 years.
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Policy Update Position on S. 1160, S. 1335, S. 1446 & S. 1602 NPCA submitted the following positions to the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for March 8, 2018.
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Magazine Article A Bird’s Eye View There’s no place like Big Bend National Park to slow down, grab a pair of binoculars, and reconnect with your inner birder.
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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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Press Release New Report Offers Recommendations for Revitalizing Floyd Bennett Field and Gateway National Recreation Area Senator Schumer and Congressman Weiner presented with report by Floyd Bennett Field Blue Ribbon Panel to make Gateway America’s iconic urban national park
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Press Release Congress Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to Help Build Back and Strengthen National Parks and Communities “This investment in America is also an investment in our 423 national parks." The Park Service will receive more than $1.7 billion, to support efforts including bridge and roadway repairs, modernizing transit systems and better protecting wildlife and motorists.
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Blog Post Restoring Woodpeckers and Pines to Big Thicket In Big Thicket National Preserve’s converging ecosystems, NPCA is helping to restore the red-cockaded woodpecker and the longleaf pine forests they call home.
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Blog Post San Antonio Missions Nominated for Prestigious International Recognition Earlier this month, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar had a difficult decision to make. Each year, the Department of the Interior can officially nominate just two sites to be recognized as World Heritage Sites by the World Heritage Center (part of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO). NPCA is pleased that Salazar officially authorized the San Antonio Franciscan Missions for the nomination this year. This site includes the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park as well as the Mission San Antonio de Valero, better known as the Alamo.
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Blog Post ‘Hiking America’s National Parks’ – a Q&A with the Author From half-mile nature walks on accessible boardwalks to strenuous full-day hikes and backpacking adventures, this new book has information for all skill levels. Or, you can just sit back and enjoy the pictures.
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Magazine Article Of Cats and Men Gettysburg’s Civil War Tails offers a cat’s-eye view of battle.
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Press Release Everglades Coalition and Allies Offers Plans to Protect Everglades Costal Communities at Annual Conference This year’s 29th annual Everglades Coalition Conference, held January 9-11, 2014, will share its vision and priorities for continuing strong support for Everglades restoration efforts in 2014.
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association and Nature Valley Announce New Video Series Celebrating Spaces and Stories Within Nature National Parks Conservation Association and Nature Valley are furthering the permanent protection of places that honor the people and stories who shaped our public lands.
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Press Release Congress Approves North Fork Watershed Protection Act and Most Significant National Park System Expansion in Nearly Three Decades Senate passes North Fork Watershed Protection Act safeguarding the North Fork Flathead River Valley (headwaters to Glacier Park and Flathead Lake).
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Magazine Article Blazes and Colors The 1947 fire ravaged Acadia National Park — and transformed the park’s autumnal display.
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Blog Post Why Do We Need Mining Law Reform? Just Look to Grand Canyon’s Pinyon Plain Mine The 1872 Mining Law – yes, that’s when it was written! – is out of date. NPCA is among the groups advocating for mining law reform to better protect national parks and public health.
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Press Release Coalition Shares Plans to Continue Momentum for Restoring America's Everglades at Annual Conference 'America’s Everglades: Our Legacy, Our Future' conference aimed at identifying restoration progress and challenges moving forward
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Policy Update Position on S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act NPCA submitted the following positions on several potential amendments to and provisions in S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act, ahead of consideration on the Senate floor.
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Press Release Community Leaders Support Sen. Feinstein's California Desert Protection Bill Bill would expand Death Valley, Joshua Tree and protect lands for recreation, tourism and wildlife
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Blog Post 7 Tips for Winter Hiking — Plus 6 of NPCA’s Favorite Cold-Weather Trails The days are shorter and the weather is blustery — but that doesn't mean you need to stay indoors! NPCA has a few pointers and favorite places to explore during the winter months.
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Press Release Proposed Haze Pollution Consent Decree Sets Schedule to Improve Visibility in National Parks and Wilderness Areas "From Acadia to Joshua Tree, parks will continue to suffer from hazy skies and unhealthy air until EPA ensures their protection.” - Ulla Reeves, Interim Director, NPCA's Clean Air Program
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Press Release Federal Court Rejects Weld County Colorado’s Request to Delay Reductions of Smog Pollution From Oil, Gas Operations Environmental groups support federal appeals court's decision and called for accountability.
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Blog Post Five Ways President Trump’s Executive Orders Could Harm National Parks President Trump began his second term by signing dozens of executive orders, guiding federal government operations and laying the groundwork for his administration’s policy agenda on topics ranging from energy to the federal workforce.
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Press Release Everglades Coalition Focuses on State and Federal Restoration Progress at 31st Annual Conference Everglades Coalition Conference welcomes nearly 300 participants to discuss opportunities and challenges facing America's Everglades
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Blog Post The Best of America, Free: It’s National Park Week “This land was made for you and me,” Woody Guthrie famously sang, and this is the week to prove him right. Acadia, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, Gettysburg, Olympic, Rocky Mountain—all of these iconic places and hundreds more are all FREE to enter, now through April 28 as part of National Park Week.
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Blog Post 4 Top Priorities for Utah’s Unique National Parks Utah’s wealth of natural resources also makes it a target for development. Energy and mining operations continue to increase near national park boundaries.
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Press Release State Denies Industrial Hog Facility’s Permit, Protecting Buffalo National River Watershed We are pleased with the state’s decision to put federally protected waters and local economies above private industry.
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Magazine Article A People’s Historian Talking about the past and the future with the Park Service’s new chief historian.
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Report A History Timeline of Wolf Buffers from Denali Citizen's Council A history timeline of wolf buffers from Denali Citizen's Council
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Staff Rachel Holmes Rachel Holmes joined NPCA in 2015 and serves as the organization’s Senior Director of Special Events & Design. Based in the headquarters office in Washington, D.C., Rachel focuses on creating and implementing an overall vision for NPCA’s largest events, including Salute to the Parks and New York Gala.
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Park Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park This park presents a thorough portrait of the strong-willed Texan who served in both houses of Congress before leading the country as president. This park encompasses the Hill Country home site that has been in the Johnson family since the 1860s as well as the ranch where the president is buried. Learn about President Johnson’s controversial role in escalating the Vietnam War and his celebrated “Great Society” legislation which expanded civil rights protections, national health care, and environmental laws. See his childhood bed, his clothes, his collection of rare automobiles, the one-room school he attended, and a wealth of other historic items.
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Advocacy in Action Acadia Is No Place for Industrial Fish Farming UPDATE April 2022: A win for Acadia and National Park Advocates Everywhere! The Maine Department of Marine Resources terminated the lease applications needed to build a massive farm-raised salmon operation -- what would have been the world's largest -- near Acadia National Park.
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Fort Pulaski National Monument Recognizing Fort Pulaski National Monument’s significance to our shared national heritage, NPCA’s Center for State of the Parks set out to determine the conditions of the cultural and natural resources protected within the park.
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Park Pecos National Historical Park At Pecos National Historical Park, you can tour the ruins of a 700-year-old pueblo, a Spanish mission, a Civil War battlefield, and a movie star's ranch.
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Victory Amache Preserved as Part of the National Park System NPCA helped advocate for a national park site preserving the story of Amache, where thousands of people of Japanese descent were unconstitutionally incarcerated.
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NPCA at Work Don't Pave Mid-Atlantic Parks An expensive highway-widening project would irreversibly harm more than a hundred acres of parklands, putting taxpayers at risk without solving the region's traffic problems.
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NPCA at Work Don't Drill Near Dinosaur The Bureau of Land Management is considering offering oil and gas leases within 5 miles of Dinosaur National Monument, but drilling has no place at the doorstep of this Southwestern park and its world-class fossils.
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NPCA AT WORK Parks need improved air monitoring to address pollution Monitoring data is essential to better understand and improve air quality in parks while spotting nationwide trends affecting public health and ecosystems.
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Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan Before settling into a career as a freelance writer and editor, Missoula, Montana-based Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan worked at Rocky Mountain and Great Smoky Mountains national parks.
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Assateague Island National Seashore Current overall conditions of Assateague’s natural resources rated a “fair” score of 75 out of 100. Overall conditions of the park’s known cultural resources rated a score of 58 out of 100, indicating “poor” conditions.
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Mark Schrope Mark Schrope is a freelance writer living in Florida, where he is finishing a book about the science and environmental impacts of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. His work appears in publications such as Nature and The Washington Post.
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Testimony Economic Recovery: Impact of Targeted Investments in the National Parks This testimony was presented before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Dec. 10, 2008.
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Report Keeping It Green The National Park Service is teaming up with hotels and restaurants within dozens of park units to find more sustainable ways to serve the millions of visitors who come through their front doors.
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Park Niobrara National Scenic River Niobrara National Scenic River winds through central Nebraska, an invitation to canoe, see waterfalls, hike, camp, watch birds, and relax.
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Park Sagamore Hill National Historic Site Sagamore Hill National Historic Site honors the 26th U.S. president, Teddy Roosevelt. Tour his Queen Anne home and walk a nature trail to Cold Spring Harbor.
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Park Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument The well-preserved Franciscan churches and Indian pueblos at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument have changed little since they were abandoned in the 1670s.
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Ethan Gilsdorf Ethan Gilsdorf, a Boston native, writes regularly for The New York Times and other publications worldwide.
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Kristin Murphy Kristin Murphy was an Outreach Fellow for NPCA's Find Your Voice initiative empowering young people to protect national parks.
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