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• Park San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park San Francisco Maritime National Historic Site celebrates the history of America’s relationship with the sea. The site is comprised of three main sections: the Maritime Museum, the visitor center/museum and Hyde Street Pier.
• Report Center for State of the Parks: Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Current overall conditions of the known natural resources in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park rated a score of 60 out of 100. Overall conditions of the park’s known cultural resources rated 65 out of a possible 100, indicating “fair” conditions.
• Press Release Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Weak Plan Will Not Protect Biscayne National Park Feb 2020 We urge NPS officials in South Florida to adopt stronger protections than FWC’s and call on Governor Ron DeSantis and fellow elected leaders in Florida to stand up for South Florida’s world-renowned fish, reefs and waters.
• Blog Post A National Park Made for Life Lists Jun 2017 | By Jim Stratton No matter what experiences you like to “collect,” Channel Islands has it all — including glimpses of the rare island scrub-jay
• Press Release New studies find Navy Growler jet noise around Olympic National Park harmful to humans and orcas Dec 2020 The first studies into Navy noise pollution finds jet noise exceeds safe levels for humans and is audible underwater at depths that affect ocean life
• Press Release Utah State University Study Shows Broad Support for Arches National Park Timed Entry Systems Apr 2023 84% of respondents indicated they would like to have a reservation system in place for future visits to Arches
• Press Release Zion National Park Property Protected Oct 2012 Anonymous donation allows for major land purchase
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 3025, regarding Virgin Islands National Park Jun 2023 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 22, 2023.
• Press Release New Wolves Helping to Restore Balance at Isle Royale National Park, Moose Numbers Down Sep 2020 For the first time in nearly a decade, Isle Royale's skyrocketing moose population has declined.
• Press Release Parks Group Lauds Historic Tribal Costewardship Agreement At Everglades National Park Aug 2024 The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida are among the earliest stewards of the Everglades, and this agreement honors their profound relationship with this landscape.
• Press Release New Agreement Means Cleaner Air for Rocky Mountain National Park Jul 2014 Coal-Fired Craig Plant Unit to Reduce Significant Air Pollution
• Press Release Fact: Dismantling the Stream Protection Rule Endangers National Park Waterways Jan 2017 A resolution introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to dismantle the Stream Protection Rule, which safeguards streams from pollution created by mountaintop removal and surface coal mining.
• Press Release Parks Group Demands Information on Fighter Jet Noise over Olympic National Park May 2019 U.S. Navy fails to adequately respond to FOIA request, prompting litigation. 
• Press Release On Earth Day, Everglades National Park Gets Critical Freshwater with Additional Bridging of Tamiami Trail Apr 2016 Major milestone for restoring America’s Everglades with the kickoff of an additional 2.6 miles of bridging on Tamiami Trail.
• Press Release BLM Postpones Lease Sale Near Chaco Culture National Historical Park Mar 2018 BLM to conduct additional review of energy development’s potential impacts on cultural site
• Press Release U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior Place a Time-Out on Gold Mine Proposals Near Yellowstone National Park Nov 2016 Two-year pause on new gold mine exploration on more than 30,000 acres of public lands near Yellowstone.
• Press Release EPA Criticizes Utah Plan for Failing to Deliver Emissions Reductions Needed to Protect National Park Air Quality Sep 2024 National Parks Conservation Association, Public Weigh in on Proposed Partial Disapproval of Utah Haze Plan for Failing to Limit Pollution 
• Press Release Spreader Canal Project Will Restore Water to Florida Bay & Everglades National Park Jan 2010 The South Florida Water Management District breaks ground on the C-111 Spreader Canal
• Press Release State’s Plan for Water Storage Fails to Consider Best Options for Sending Water South to Everglades National Park Jan 2018 More land is needed to store and treat more water.
• Press Release Everglades National Park Protected by Court Decision to Prevent Expansion of Urban Development Boundary Mar 2011 After lengthy appeal process, the state of Florida denies Lowe's Land Use Change to build outside of Urban Development Boundary
• Press Release Clean Air, National Park Advocates Challenge EPA Failure to Protect Grand Canyon from Navajo Generating Station Pollution Oct 2014 Advocates Appeal Decision that Allows Controversial Coal Plant to Keep Polluting for Decades
• Press Release With More than $56 Million Invested, Positioning Pullman Projects Maximize Benefits of Chicago’s First National Park Nov 2019 With more than half of the original 30 projects complete, the next phase of Positioning Pullman will focus on improving infrastructure, renovating the highest priority historic assets and expanding Pullman’s story to surrounding community parks and cultural areas.
• Press Release Court Rules for Oil Refinery Over Clean Air Near Theodore Roosevelt National Park Jan 2019 The proposed Davis Refinery will be the first newly constructed industrial crude oil refinery in the United States in nearly 40 years and poses a substantial threat to air quality in neighboring areas. 
• Press Release New Bill Would Dismantle Critical National Park Protection Fund Nov 2015 National Parks Group Urges Reconsideration of Bill, Instead Extend Current Land and Water Conservation Fund
• Press Release Plan to Deliver Clean Water to Everglades National Park Goes to Congress Jul 2018 Everglades Reservoir plan must be included in Water Resources bill to provide much needed freshwater relief.
• Press Release New Agreement Means Cleaner Air for Rocky Mountain National Park and People in the Southwest Sep 2016 Coal-Fired Power Plants to Reduce Substantial Pollution by 2022, 2025
• Press Release Everglades Coalition Focuses on Sending Water South to Everglades National Park at 30th Anniversary Conference Jan 2015 30th Annual Everglades Coalition Conference Kicks Off in Key Largo, FL.
• Press Release Lease Sale Near Great Sand Dunes National Park Temporarily Delayed Jul 2018 The Bureau of Land Management delayed the sale to allow for time to consult with Navajo Nation
• Press Release Stream Protection Rule an Important Step in Protecting National Park Water Quality Dec 2016 Sets baseline for greater progress in protecting park rivers and streams
• Press Release Department of Interior Moves to Delist Grizzlies in and around Glacier National Park May 2018 Transparent process and sound science needed.
• Press Release Court Ruling Continues the Saga to Protect Badger-Two Medicine Near Glacier National Park Sep 2018 “Time does not erase the original error, and there is no statute of limitations for correcting this assault on lands sacred to the Blackfeet Nation” -- NPCA's Michael Jamison
• Press Release President to Designate National Park at Pullman, Marking America's Labor and Civil Rights Movement Feb 2015 Statement by Lynn McClure, Midwest Senior Director, NPCA
• NPCA at Work Keep Massive Industrial Data Centers Away from our National Parks New developments could compromise the environmental integrity of several national parks in Virginia, including Prince William Forest Park, Manassas National Battlefield, Wilderness Battlefield, and more.
• NPCA at Work Support the Proposed Chesapeake National Recreation Area The Chesapeake Bay is worth inclusion in the National Park System to enhance public access and protection.
• Park Governors Island National Monument A sentinel in the heart of New York Harbor, Governors Island National Monument tells the story of one of the country's longest running military installations.
• 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.
• 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.
• Park Frances Perkins National Monument Frances Perkins was a trailblazer whose legacy during the New Deal Era continues to improve the lives of people today.
• Letter Opposition to the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act The House is poised to consider the "Conservation and Economic Growth Act," which includes the title, the "National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act." The undersigned organizations are strongly opposed to that provision and to the entire bill.
• Fact Sheet Yellowstone Bison Yellowstone National Park is home to the largest continuously wild, genetically pure bison herd in North America. When snow blankets Yellowstone each winter, bison and other wildlife begin their ancient migrations out of the park’s high country and into surrounding valleys seeking food for survival.
• Report Our Parks, Our Stories Our National Park System contains so much more than beautiful landscapes and iconic wildlife. The African-American experience lives here, too, captured in the remarkable stories of the men, women, and places that shaped our history.
• Mikah Meyer Founder of Travel Beyond Convention Mikah is the founder of Travel Beyond Convention and the author of Life’s More Fun When You Talk to Strangers. In 2016, he hopes to become the youngest person to visit all 400+ national park sites, and the first person to do so in one contiguous trip.
• NPCA at Work The Problem with Methane Methane is a powerful pollutant that speeds the warming of our climate. Oil and gas development is responsible for most of the methane emissions in the United States, threatening the health and air quality of our national parks.
• NPCA at Work Support Strong Climate Protections Parks can — and should — be a cornerstone of climate action.
• Report Healthy Parks Healthy People Community Engagement eGuide The Healthy Parks Healthy People Community Engagement eGuide is the first in a digital series to chronicle and share the development of Healthy Parks Healthy People programs in parks and communities all across the country. The eGuide helps park staff and partners discover the diversity of ideas, tools, and practical advice that can serve as an inspiration and resource to launch and sustain Healthy Parks Healthy People programs.
• Robb Hampton Public Lands Program Director for National Public Lands Day
• Ann Heyse Contributor Ann Heyse teaches English at Westminster Christian Academy, a college preparatory school in St. Louis, Missouri. This summer marks her eighth trip into the national parks with students from the school.
• Heather Lukacs and Scott Kirkwood Heather Lukacs is a program manager for NPCA’s West Virginia Field Office, and a founding member of the New River Clean Water Alliance; Lukacs has led white-water rafting excursions through the gorge since she was a high school senior. Scott Kirkwood was the editor in chief of National Parks magazine; his first white-water rafting trip was on the New River 20 years ago.
• NPCA at Work Support Grizzly Bear Recovery in the North Cascades Help the threatened grizzly bear thrive again in its native Pacific Northwest home.
• Staff Laura Atchison Senior Director of Board Relations Laura Atchison has been with NPCA since 2005 and is currently Senior Director of Board Relations.

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