Search results for “Longfellow House National Historic Site”
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Park Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Minuteman Missile National Historic Site is the first park site devoted entirely to the story of the Cold War. This site was once part of an enormous nuclear missile field that at its height included 150 Minuteman II missiles and 15 launch control centers that covered over 13,500 square miles of southwestern South Dakota.
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Park Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site Pu'ukohola, rising above the ocean on the northwest coast of the island of Hawaii is one of the few remaining heiaus, or temples, left from the early days of Hawaiian civilization. This particular temple was built by King Kamehameha I—the first Hawaiian king to unite the tribes throughout the islands under one ruler—in the late 18th century.
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Park Saratoga National Historical Park Saratoga National Historical Park commemorates the Battles of Saratoga, where the American victory over British forces proved a tipping point during the Revolutionary War.
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NPCA at Work Proposed Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area The Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area would include sites spanning four coastal counties: Matagorda, Brazoria, Galveston, and Jefferson. This region boasts natural areas, outdoor recreation opportunities, and historical sites. The proposed area would be built around a core of existing sites through coordinated management by public, private, and nonprofit landowners.
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Park Fire Island National Seashore This 32-mile stretch of barrier island offers beaches and historic buildings, dunes and maritime forests, and a dynamic coastal landscape with hiking, boating, camping and wildlife-watching opportunities.
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Press Release National Parks Group Raises Concerns with President's Budget for National Parks President's budget makes clear the increasingly difficult times that lie ahead for national parks' budgets
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Press Release From Air to Water, National Parks Group Concerned by Increased Mercury Levels in Western National Parks Statement by Sarah Gaines Barmeyer, Director of Conservation Programs for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post National Monuments Under Threat Last week, the Trump administration issued an executive order that could alter or even attempt to rescind national monument designations that have been established since January 1, 1996.
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Press Release Carlsbad Caverns National Park the Latest Target of Rushed Oil and Gas Leasing Process The BLM's minuscule 10-day public scoping comment period for the nearly 200 parcel proposal comprising nearly 89,000 acres, some of which are about a mile from Carlsbad Caverns National Park, closes tonight.
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Blog Post How Is the Partial Government Shutdown Affecting National Parks? The longest government shutdown in U.S. history furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal employees, including National Park Service personnel, and left many of America’s public lands ungated and largely unsupervised.
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Responds to Interior Announcement Regarding Opening National Parks Statement by Theresa Pierno, Acting President for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release With Unanimous Support, Senate Passes the National Park Service Centennial Act Centennial bill will help address national park needs and engage youth
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Policy Update 9 National #ParksInPeril From Arches to Yellowstone, the crown jewels of our National Park System are at a crossroads. And it is up to each of us to determine which path they take.
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Press Release Momentous Victory for Our National Parks and Communities in the Fight Against Climate Change "This robust bill addresses the climate problem head-on by transitioning the nation to clean energy, reducing pollution, creating jobs and boosting the economy, all vital measures that will ensure our national parks and communities can thrive for generations to come." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Magazine Article A National Park Is Born White Sands National Monument becomes the country’s 62nd national park. What will change?
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Policy Update Testimony: Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act Written testimony by Joan Frankevich for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on December 3, 2015
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Press Release Telling Our Stories: President Obama Designates Honouliuli National Monument in Hawai'i Statement by Ron Sundergill, Pacific Region Senior Director, National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release New Legislation Brings Proposed Chesapeake National Recreation Area One Step Closer to Reality Working together to create a Chesapeake National Recreation Area would expand public access to the largest estuary in the nation, bring economic growth to nearby communities, and help the National Park Service, native Tribes, and Chesapeake watermen interpret thousands of years of impactful history.
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Press Release Pilot Program at Grand Teton National Park Informs Future of Composting in Teton County As part of the Zero-Landfill Initiative to reduce the amount of visitor-generated waste that national parks send to the landfills, Grand Teton National Park and Teton County are making great inroads with new composting waste removal efforts.
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Press Release Senate Appropriations Bill Offers a Modest Increase for National Parks but Falls Short in Providing Adequate Funding for Park System Centennial Spending bill would increase overall National Park Service budget but still falls short in meeting operation and maintenance needs of our national parks.
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Press Release Parks Group Sues to Stop Jamestown Development Project Massive transmission towers threaten historic Jamestown and nearby national park sites.
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Press Release Bill Expanding Public-Private Partnerships Victory for National Parks Bipartisan-Supported Centennial Bill Would Help Address National Park Needs and Engage Youth
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Press Release Trump Administration Takes Aim at America’s National Monuments with Executive Order This executive order targets the Antiquities Act of 1906, which permits presidents to declare federal lands, already owned by all Americans, as national monuments.
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Press Release Coalition of Public Health, Environmental and Conservation Groups Speak Up to Protect National Park Waterways Dismantling the Stream Protection Rule threatens clean water protections and puts communities at risk
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Press Release Attacks on Our National Monuments Continue; Zinke Report Recommends Gutting More Protections Monuments report shows administration’s plans to dismantle 10 places protected by past Republican and Democratic presidents.
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Press Release Pullman National Park Supporters Take Their Case to Capitol Hill Community leaders and NPCA speak to Congress members about designating the South Side Pullman neighborhood as Chicago's first national park
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Blog Post Exploring Our National Heritage This story is part of our series on national heritage areas, the large lived-in landscapes managed through innovative partnerships to tell America’s cultural history.
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Press Release Subaru of America, National Parks Conservation Association, and National Park Foundation Team Up -- Eliminate 16 Million Pounds of Waste From National Parks Last year alone, Denali, Grand Teton and Yosemite cut the amount of waste going to landfills by nearly half as part of the Don't Feed the Landfills Initiative.
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Press Release New Walking Tour at Stonewall National Monument Launches Today, Connects LGBT History New user-friendly map available to public starting today.
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Blog Post Establishing the César E. Chávez National Monument Was Only the First Step There is more work to do to honor one of our country's most important civil rights and labor rights leaders and create a more inclusive park system for all.
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Blog Post If You Want Jobs and Justice, Keep Our National Parks Open The National Park Service needs to do more to connect diverse communities with public lands — and we need to support and fund these efforts.
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Press Release National Parks and Wilderness Groups Protest BLM Leasing Plans Near Dinosaur National Monument Groups argue that BLM's decision ignores value and health of the park unit
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Files Suit Against Park Service for Failure to Protect Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida General Management Plan limits protection of Florida Panther habitat in Addition Lands
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Press Release Subaru to Share Zero Landfill Expertise with National Park Service to Reduce Park Waste Pilot Program Planned For Yosemite, Grand Teton and Denali National Parks
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Magazine Article Old Timey All the Timey My life with a national historical park fanatic.
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NPCA at Work Working with Veterans to Protect National Parks NPCA’s veterans program meaningfully engages the military community — including veterans, active duty, reservists and military families — to support national parks through service projects and advocacy.
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Park Statue of Liberty National Monument The statue stands on Liberty Island in New York, and overlooks New York Harbor and the city skyline. A symbol of liberty and relief from oppression, she was the first sight of America for US immigrants who arrived by boat.
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NPCA at Work California's National Parks: Struggling for Clean Air It might come as a surprise that California’s crown jewel national parks — Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Joshua Tree and Yosemite — struggle with some of the dirtiest air of any parks in the nation.
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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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Report Center for State of the Parks: Big Bend National Park In this report, the National Parks Conservation Association incorporates findings from an assessment by its State of the Parks program to describe the current condition of Big Bend National Park’s natural and cultural resources and many of the stewardship challenges ahead.
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NPCA at Work Our Southwestern National Parks Deserve Cleaner Air Clean air is still out of reach for our Southwestern national parks.
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Report Awareness and Opinions about Gateway National Recreation Area An online poll conducted in the New York City area by Zogby International for NPCA in December 2006 measured the awareness and opinions of likely voters about Gateway National Recreation Area.
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Will Moore Before his retirement at the end of 2010, Will was on the staff of the Arizona Education Association. He is currently in his seventh winter season as a volunteer at Tonto National Monument, where he conducts tours to the Upper Cave Dwelling, works with the school outreach program and helps with weekly bird-watching tours. Volunteering in the park has instigated a number of off-season historical research and writing projects. He and his wife Jonelle have lived for 24 years in Mesa, Arizona.
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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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Staff Nicolas Brulliard Nicolas is a journalist and former geologist who joined NPCA in November 2015. He writes and edits online content for NPCA and serves as senior editor of National Parks magazine.
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Daphne Miller, MD Daphne Miller, MD, is a physician, author, hiker, and associate clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco. She has been involved in the National Park Service’s “Healthy Parks, Healthy People” initiative since 2008. Her books include Farmacology and The Jungle Effect.
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Letter 100 Prominent Americans Letter from 100 Prominent Americans regarding the National Park Service centennial.
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Report Yellowstone’s Native Fisheries: Opportunities for Native Fish Conservation & Restoration The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is one of the largest intact temperate ecosystems in the world, but its native fish face an uncertain future. The Arctic grayling, westslope cutthroat trout and Yellowstone cutthroat trout, once abundant in the ecosystem’s lakes, rivers and streams, are facing significant declines in their populations.
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Demi Espinoza Demi has more than 15 years of policy advocacy and community organizing experience related to racial equity, environmental justice, transportation equity and land use planning.
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Staff and Media Personnel Lam Ho Serving as NPCA’s Senior Climate Communications Manager, Lam calls attention to the effects of climate change on public lands with an emphasis on air quality and environmental justice.
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