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• Park Fort Frederica National Monument In 1733, British General James Edward Oglethorpe established the colony of Georgia in the region between the British-ruled colony of South Carolina and the Spanish-ruled colony of Florida. Oglethorpe built Fort Frederica just three years later to protect this new colony from Spanish attack.
• Park Dinosaur National Monument This park preserves a quarry rich with paleontological resources as well as expansive surrounding landscapes, including mountain ranges, steep canyons and wild river valleys. The Quarry Exhibit Hall displays more than 1,400 fossils from the late Jurassic period. Five sites on the western side of the park also preserve a collection of petroglyphs and pictographs from the Fremont people who lived in the region a thousand years ago. The Green River meets with its largest tributary, the Yampa River, in the heart of the park, helping to support more than 1,000 native plant and animal species throughout the area.
• Blog Post Follow in the Footsteps of an American Hero at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument in Maryland Aug 2013 | By Jennifer Errick A hundred years after her death, the Park Service created a new national monument earlier this year to honor Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman, who helped bring dozens of enslaved Americans to freedom and fought for equal rights for all people. Not only is this park a testament to her remarkable legacy, its 25,000 acres also encompass beautiful natural areas for wildlife-watching, hiking, biking, and paddling.
• Press Release Science Confirms Cadiz Water Project Would Harm the Largest Spring in Mojave Trails National Monument Apr 2018 A peer-reviewed scientific study confirms the Cadiz Inc. water mining proposal would threaten the largest spring in California’s largest national monument, Mojave Trails in the Mojave Desert.
• Press Release Trump Administration Issues Flawed Plan for Bears Ears National Monument Lands Despite Active Litigation and Overwhelming Opposition Jul 2019 This management plan is an insult to the public, who overwhelmingly spoke out in favor of protecting Bears Ears — and all our national monuments.
• Blog Post 7 Facts About the Trump Administration’s Illegal Attack on National Monuments Dec 2017 | By Theresa Pierno President Trump issued two proclamations to remove federal protections from roughly 2 million acres in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments — the largest reduction of public lands protections in U.S. history.
• Press Release Trump Calls to Illegally Remove Protections for Marine National Monument Jun 2020 "Any attempt to remove protections for even one of our national monuments is illegal and a threat to all we’ve worked to protect for future generations. We will not stand by and let it happen," NPCA President and CEO Theresa Pierno. 
• Press Release Trump Administration Takes Aim at America’s National Monuments with Executive Order Apr 2017 This executive order targets the Antiquities Act of 1906, which permits presidents to declare federal lands, already owned by all Americans, as national monuments.
• Press Release Parks Group Responds to Management Plans that Threaten Grand Staircase-Escalante and Future of All National Monuments Aug 2019 Plan Undermines Standards for National Monument Protections, Ignores Public Opposition and Ongoing Litigation Over Reduced Boundaries
• Blog Post Fighting Oil and Gas Development at Dinosaur National Monument: A Victory or a Delay? Jan 2013 | By Erika Pollard Tucked into the corners where the Utah and Colorado state lines meet is an exceptional landscape where the Old West stayed young. It is a land of open skies and plains, rugged canyons, and the vibrant Yampa and Green Rivers. And in the heart of it all is Dinosaur National Monument.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 3990, National Monument Creation and Protection Act Oct 2017 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for October 11, 2017.
• Press Release Volunteers Celebrate Pullman National Monument With Inaugural Volunteer Day of Service Jul 2015 Event activities are part of national Find Your Voice initiative to inspire and empower new generation of national park advocates
• Blog Post Reflections on Birmingham, Site of America’s Newest National Monument Jan 2017 | By Alan Spears Birmingham was once the nation’s most segregated city, home to brutal, racially motivated violence. Today, a new national park site commemorates the critical civil rights history that happened here.
• Press Release Obama Designates National Monument in Maine Aug 2016 Move comes in advance of 100th anniversary of National Park Service
• Press Release Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument Will Preserve Pivotal Civil Rights History Jan 2017 Newly designated national park site represents a critical chapter in America’s civil rights story
• Press Release Pullman Community Rallies Around Public-Private Partnerships Plan for Pullman National Monument Oct 2015 NPCA and AIA release blueprint for development and growth of Chicago's first national park
• Press Release Park Advocates Applaud Decision to Keep Off-Road Vehicles Out of Utah National Parks and Monuments Oct 2019 Decision maintains commonsense park resource protections and promotes visitor safety  
• Press Release Leasing Our Legacy: Lands Near Hovenweep National Monument Sold to Oil and Gas Bidders Sep 2019 In its latest step towards 'energy dominance' at the sacrifice of national parks and other public lands, the Trump Administration advanced more than 30,000 acres of oil and gas leases in Southeast Utah today.
• Press Release Telling Our Stories: President Obama Designates Honouliuli National Monument in Hawai'i Feb 2015 Statement by Ron Sundergill, Pacific Region Senior Director, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Bright Future for Pullman with New Superintendent Named to Lead National Monument Sep 2016 New superintendent will be a great asset to Chicago's first national park.
• Press Release Attacks on Our National Monuments Continue; Zinke Report Recommends Gutting More Protections Dec 2017 Monuments report shows administration’s plans to dismantle 10 places protected by past Republican and Democratic presidents.
• Blog Post FAQ: Should the National Park Service Allow E-Bikes on Park Trails? Aug 2019 | By Kristen Brengel Electric-assist bicycles have been growing in popularity for years. Here’s why these vehicles could pose problems for some national parks.
• Press Release Parks Group Files Brief in Support of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Nov 2018 Through our amicus brief, we urge the courts to hold the government accountable for putting our public lands, including our national parks, in harm’s way.
• Press Release President Preserves Iconic Canyon Country with Bears Ears National Monument Dec 2016 Shares Landscape with Canyonlands National Park, Other Protected Areas
• Blog Post Stuck Indoors? 10 Great Books About National Parks Mar 2020 | By Alan Spears These 10 nonfiction books will deepen your appreciation for pivotal events in American history and the national park sites that commemorate them. 
• Press Release Park Supporters Continue to Speak Up and Fight Back for Our National Monuments Aug 2019 These monuments are public lands, meant to be protected for and enjoyed by everybody, not sacrificed for mining and drilling for the gain of a few. 
• Press Release National Trail and Conservation Groups Blast New DOI E-Bike Order Aug 2019 Groups Fear Order Paves Way for Motorization of America’s National Trails, Parks and Public Lands
• Press Release BLM Spares Some Lands near Dinosaur National Monument from Development Sep 2017 Oil, gas development on nearby lands could still impact national park.
• Press Release A Monumental National Public Lands Day Project at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve Sep 2015 National Public Lands Day volunteers help trail maintenance at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve.
• Press Release New Walking Tour at Stonewall National Monument Launches Today, Connects LGBT History Sep 2017 New user-friendly map available to public starting today.
• Press Release Parks Group Joins Conservation Community, Files Lawsuit after President Trump Illegally Axed Bears Ears National Monument Dec 2017 President’s abuse of authority strips protections from a priceless cultural and natural heritage that belongs to all Americans.
• Press Release Plaintiff Organizations in Bears Ears And Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Cases Denounce Administration’s Final Management Plans Feb 2020 Management Plans Ignore Tribes, Courts and the Public
• Park Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail This 175-mile trail on Hawaii's Big Island preserves and interprets hundreds of ancient settlement sites, with access points at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park and Pu'ukohola National Historic Site.
• Park New River Gorge National River This national park site includes 53 miles of the New River, a federally recognized Wild and Scenic River, as well as the deep gorge that surrounds it.
• Park Carlsbad Caverns National Park Deep beneath the Chihuahuan Desert in southern New Mexico is a labyrinth of more than 300 limestone caves, carved over 250 million years ago.
• Advocacy in Action Noisy Helicopter Training and National Parks Don't Mix Noisy helicopters and landing zones do not belong next door to our national parks, especially one with grizzly habitat and treasured wilderness. The Army has alternatives for training--and they use them now--but there is only one North Cascades National Park.
• Advocacy in Action Fragile Treasures Threatened in Chaco Culture National Historical Park The growing demand for oil and gas in northwestern New Mexico has the potential to impact the cultural and natural resources of Chaco Culture National Historical Park--including the quality of its world-renowned night skies. Flaring of natural gas and an increase in intensive artificial lighting from construction activities, vehicle traffic and operation of support facilities can all affect the quality of the night skies both at the park’s higher elevations and inside the historic canyon.
• Testimony Support for the Manhattan Project National Historical Park Testimony in support of S. 3300, the Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act
• Report Center for State of the Parks: Appomattox Court House National Historical Park According to an assessment by NPCA's Center for State of the Parks, current overall conditions of Appomattox Court House's known cultural resources rated a "fair" score of 68 out of 100.
• See a Map National Trails Map Mar 2018 See a map of the national scenic trails and national historic trails in the Lower 48 states.
• See a Map Climate Change and Our National Parks Mar 2018 See an interactive map highlighting some of the national parks facing the effects of climate change.
• See a Map Farming in National Parks in the Mid-Atlantic Mar 2018 See 14 national park sites in the Chesapeake Bay watershed where farmers work with Park Service staff to manage runoff and other environmental threats responsibly.
• Interactive Map National Parks and Hydraulic Fracturing Sep 2015 Oil and Gas Shale Basins and Plays in the Contiguous 48 States
• Map 15 National Parks Affected by Climate Change Aug 2017 An interactive map detailing a range of ways that national parks are harmed by climate change.
• Jessica M Loya Next Generation Advisory Council Jessica M Loya is a conservation and public lands policy advocate based in Washington, D.C. She is the National Policy Director for GreenLatinos, a national network of Latino conservation and environmental advocates dedicated to elevating Latino voices in public land, climate, and conservation policy.
• Janelle Blakely Former Regional Director of Development Janelle Blakely served as the Regional Director of Development for the Northwest, Northern Rockies, and Alaska regions. Janelle connected National Parks Conservation Association's most generous supporters with our advocacy and activities to protect our national parks.
• Page Board of Trustees NPCA’s Board of Trustees is the governing body for the nonpartisan, nonprofit organization — the nation’s leading voice for America’s national parks.
• Advocacy in Action Trump Administration Seeks to Undermine Methane Rules Prioritizing industrial development over public and environmental health, two federal agencies seek to reverse course on methane standards that would improve air quality, benefit taxpayers and reduce climate change affecting national parks.
• Land Based Trip Canadian Rockies Quest On this journey into the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage site, you’ll examine splendor in its best iteration of physical form. Visit three of Canada's best: Jasper, Yoho, and Banff National Parks.
• Letter Comments on Sylvan Pass Sylvan Pass comments on Yellowstone National Park’s May 2011 Draft Winter Use Plan Environmental Impact Statement
• Advocacy in Action Don’t Risk Wild Land and Fish for a Massive Mine Near Lake Clark Plans for Pebble Mine, a massive open-pit mine in the watershed of Bristol Bay, threaten wild salmon populations and bears in two of Alaska's wildest national parks: Lake Clark and Katmai.
• Land Based Trip Isle Royale Wilderness Sojourn Isle Royale National Park is a road-less wilderness island accessible only by boat or float plane. Get an insider’s look at the world’s longest running wolf/moose interaction study as we take in Lake Superior's beautiful coastline along the Wisconsin and Michigan borders.
• Victory Navajo Citizens Stop Developers from Building an Egregious Resort and Tramway on the Rim of the Grand Canyon Developers have been attempting for years to build a massive 420-acre resort hotel and aerial tramway right on the rim of the Grand Canyon. In February 2018, Western Navajo citizens unanimously opposed allowing this destructive project on their land, effectively ending the threat to this landmark national park and its deeply significant cultural sites.
• Page Next Generation Advisory Council NPCA believes that engaging the next generation is critical to ensuring the protection of our national parks, which is why we launched the Next Generation Advisory Council.
• Page Estate Planning Help protect and preserve America's national parks for generations to come with a planned gift to NPCA.
• Page Trustees for the Parks Join the Trustees for the Parks, our community of national park enthusiasts.
• Testimony Testimony on Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016 Statement of Craig D. Obey, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, National Parks Conservation Association before the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, March 18, 2015
• Land Based Trip Great American West From Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial to Custer State Park and Devils Tower, the West is a colorful storybook spilling over with strong personalities and profoundly historic landscapes. Discover some new chapters and add your own footnotes on this fun and engaging exploration.
• Tasfia Nayem Next Generation Advisory Counci Tasfia Nayem is a Master's candidate at Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment, where she is studying climate economics and policy.
• Report Partnering to Build Resilience to Climate Change Communities and Sandy Hook: Partnering to Build Resilience to Climate Change
• Land Based Trip Yellowstone’s Winter Wonders You’ll see herds of bison and elk, watch for wolves, spot foxes pouncing for voles, and discover wing prints in the snow left by hunting raptors. Explore quiet trails and hidden geysers with hot chocolate by the fire waiting for you back at the lodge.
• Staff Christine R. Goepfert Associate Director Chris is the Associate Director for NPCA's Minnesota Field Office in St. Paul, MN.
• Land Based Trip Hiking in Yellowstone Ditch the crowds and head to the quiet northwest corner of Yellowstone to backcountry geyser basins and connect to the genuine, unadulterated wonder of the park. This new adventure includes hiking, white-water rafting and kayaking where you'll likely see more elk than people.
• Eric Bontrager Former Senior Manager, Communications Eric Bontrager led communications outreach for NPCA's government affairs, clean air, energy, transportation, and veterans campaigns.

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