Search results for “Longfellow House National Historic Site”
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Park Whitman Mission National Historic Site Whitman Mission National Historic Site recalls the 1847 murder of 15 missionaries and the kidnap of 54 others by local Indians. Did measles cause this "massacre?"
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Park Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site An author, songwriter and poet, Carl Sandburg wrote about the hopes, dreams, struggles and triumphs of everyday Americans. He won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for a biography of Abraham Lincoln and the other for a collection of his poems. The son of Swedish immigrants, he spent his life exploring and defining what it means to be an American. He revered the working class, which he considered to be the backbone of the nation. Sandburg's home, named Connemara by a previous owner, sits on 264 lush acres, criss-crossed by five miles of trails, and still inhabited by three breeds of goats favored by Mrs. Sandburg. Visit Connemara to learn more about Sandburg’s writing and drink in the quietude of western North Carolina.
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Park Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site Get a glimpse into one of the most darkly romantic minds in American literature by touring the apartment once rented by the author and critic Edgar Allan Poe.
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Press Release Unanimous Support for Creating First National Park Site for LGBT History Shared at Public Meeting in New York City Hundreds attend public discussion on proposal to honor location of Stonewall Uprising as the first national park site dedicated to LGBT equal rights.
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Blog Post The Most-Visited National Park Site in Alaska Summer is the traditional tourist season in Alaska. One national park site in the state attracts far more recreational visitors than any other. Can you guess which one?
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Press Release United Nations Declares San Antonio's Spanish Missions a World Heritage Site United Nations' Vote Makes Missions 23rd World Heritage Site in United States, First in Texas
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 2817, National Historic Preservation Amendments Act NPCA submitted the following position on legislation being considered by the House Natural Resources Committee during a markup on July 12th and 13th.
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Press Release House Approves 1.3 Million Acres of Wilderness, Adds Over 1,000 Miles into the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System Lands package includes an expansion to Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, over 600,000 acres of new wilderness in Colorado and expanded waterway and wilderness protections near Olympic National Park
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Press Release National Park Sites Added to the Chopping Block with Interior Department Announcement The Department of Interior released a list of twenty-seven national monuments designated under the Antiquities Act of 1906 that are now subject to public review, including Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. Interior Department’s announcement opens the door to review of any national monuments designated since 1996.
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Press Release Congresswoman Terri Sewell Introduces H.R. 4817 to Designate Birmingham’s Historic Civil Rights District as a National Park The City of Birmingham played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement and this national designation will forever cement its place in American history
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Blog Post The 10 National Park Sites with More Than 5 Million Recreational Visitors in 2017 National parks continued to serve as popular tourist destinations in 2017, with dozens of sites seeing all-time highs in numbers of recreational visits. Here are the 10 most-visited places in the National Park System.
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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds President Obama for Designating 396th National Park Site at Fort Monroe in Virginia Obama's first Antiquities Act designation will help protect America's Heritage
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Blog Post Celebrating Places and Stories Within Nature: San Antonio Missions National Historical Park The first video in a new series showcases park advocate Josie Gutierrez and how exercising in San Antonio Missions transformed her appreciation for this natural and historical space. Her passion for the national park is now spreading across generations within her community.
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Blog Post Two Historic Sites to Host 100-Year Anniversary Production of Influential Bird-Conservation Play An influential play used art to protect threatened bird species. Now, two parks will stage free productions of the play, 100 years after its first performance.
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Blog Post 8 Dog-Friendly National Park Sites Vacation with your furry family member at one of these fun parks.
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Press Release President's Budget Calls for Historic Investment in National Parks in Advance of 2016 Centennial President's Budget Calls for Historic Investment in National Parks in Advance of 2016 Centennial
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Press Release Historic World War II Hangars to be Restored at Gateway National Recreation Area Statement by Alexander Brash, Northeast Senior Regional Director for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post Park Service Releases Most-Visited National Park Sites of 2014 Yesterday, the National Park Service released data on the number of people who visited sites throughout the park system in 2014. The whopping 292.8 million total visits broke the previous record of 287.2 million visits set in 1987 and was 7 percent higher than the 273.6 million visits throughout the park system in 2013.
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Press Release New Plan for Pennsylvania Turnpike Stormwater Runoff Will Better Protect Valley Forge National Historical Park “Now every drop of stormwater that flows off this expanded six-mile stretch of the turnpike will be cooled and cleaned before gradually entering Valley Forge National Historical Park and Valley Creek" -- NPCA's Joy Oakes.
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Policy Update NPCA position on provisions included in the 2021 House National Defense Authorization Act Ahead of an anticipated floor vote on final passage scheduled for September 23rd , 2021, NPCA shared the following statements in support of specific provisions included in the 2021 House NDAA.
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Press Release Bipartisan Compromise House Bill Proposes Dedicated Funding for National Park Repairs The Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act includes robust investment in national parks’ $11.6 billion repairs backlog.
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Press Release President’s Budget Calls for Historic and Necessary Funding Increases to National Parks, Air and Water "Today's historic budget plan from the Biden administration comes as a welcome and much needed change for our national parks, their staff and all who love and care for these treasured places." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Press Release Victory! Blackwell School Becomes America’s Newest National Park Site With a stroke of his pen, President Biden directed the National Park Service to save history at this former segregated school for Latinos
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Press Release House's Reckless Interior Budget Jeopardizes National Parks Amidst Another Record-Breaking Summer Season “The House Interior Appropriations budget is reckless and should be a nonstarter for anyone who cares about our national parks and public lands." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Press Release Park Advocates Celebrate as Waco Mammoth Declared Newest National Park Site City of Waco, Baylor University, Waco Mammoth Foundation, NPCA and local school children worked for years to make mammoth fossil site part of Park System
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Blog Post New National Park Site Preserves Maine’s Vast Beauty President Obama celebrates the National Park Service's 100th birthday by creating America's newest national park site, the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. Here's a glimpse at what makes these vast boreal forests and free-flowing rivers so special, and how the region inspired early conservationists.
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Press Release House Advances Interior Funding Bill that Prioritizes National Parks, Wildlife and Local Communities Once again a group of lawmakers is speaking up for the future of our public lands and public health as the House today passed legislation to put our parks back on track.
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Press Release Proposed Birmingham National Park Site Would Tell Pivotal Civil Rights History Public meeting hosted today to discuss national park proposal
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Press Release House Committee Passes Robust Investment in National Park Roads, Bridges and Transportation Systems "This legislation comes at a critical time for our nation and our national parks, as many parks across the country prepare for one of the busiest summer seasons while also trying to keep roadways, bridges and transit systems accessible and operational." - Emily Douce, NPCA's Director of Operations and Park Funding
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Blog Post National Park-Related Recipes to Brighten Your Holidays What better way to celebrate the holidays than with food and drink! Here are 7 recipes with historical connections, shared online by national park sites.
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Press Release Senate Bill Provides Historic Investment to Combat Climate Change as National Parks and Communities Experience More Frequent and Severe Weather If passed, this comprehensive bill would provide nearly $1 billion for NPS to hire more staff and adapt its natural, cultural and historic resources to the changing climate.
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Blog Post Reflections on Birmingham, Site of America’s Newest National Monument 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.
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Press Release House Advances Landmark bill to Protect More than 2 Million Acres of National Parks and Public Lands Today marks a great day in history for our national parks and public lands.
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Testimony Support for the Manhattan Project National Historical Park Testimony in support of S. 3300, the Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act
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Land Based Trip Natural Fortunes of the Four Corners Known for sweeping vistas, culturally rich Ancestral Puebloan settlements and internationally recognized dark skies, the Four Corners, connecting NM, CO, UT and AZ, is unlike anywhere else in the world. Journey alongside NPCA experts to experience extraordinary ancient structures at Chaco Culture National Historical Park. You’ll also experience the mystifying cultural sites within Mesa Verde, Aztec Ruins and Hovenweep while learning about NPCA’s important contributions in the region.
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Park National Capital Parks-East Includes a rich diversity of sites in Washington, D.C. including the 1,200-acre Anacostia Park along the banks of the Anacostia River, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, and the Fort Circle Parks that protect Fort Dupont and other fortifications to defend Washington during the Civil War.
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Park Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument This monument preserves more than 87,500 acres along the East Branch of the Penobscot River in Maine, a traditional transportation corridor of the native Wabanaki people of the region, as well as a critical part of the area’s logging history, once used to float logs downstream to cities and towns. Vast forests surround the river with a diverse mix of tree species, including maple, oak, ash, beech, birch, aspen, spruce, fir and hemlock. The topography of the monument includes deep river valleys, dramatic flood plains and curious geologic features, including lava flows and “rock conglomerates” — formations made up of different types of Appalachian rock fragments dating back millions of years.
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Victory Local Stakeholders Give Strong Protections to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks Plan finds a unique balance between conservation, recreation, and energy development, and shows just how much Utahans love their national parks.
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Victory Reauthorize Funding for National Park Transportation As federal facilities, the transportation facilities within national parks are paid for through federal gas tax dollars in the Highway Trust Fund. A lack of sufficient funding has impeded ongoing and future transportation projects across the country and in our national parks--but that's starting to change.
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Top birding sites See a Map The 25 top birding sites on one map.
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Report Don’t Trash Joshua Tree National Park Increased Recycling and Diversion Needed, Not Eagle Mountain Mega-Dump
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See a Map National Trails Map See a map of the national scenic trails and national historic trails in the Lower 48 states.
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See a Map Climate Change and Our National Parks See an interactive map highlighting some of the national parks facing the effects of climate change.
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See a Map Farming in National Parks in the Mid-Atlantic 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.
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Map 15 National Parks Affected by Climate Change An interactive map detailing a range of ways that national parks are harmed by climate change.
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Land Based Trip Backroads of Big Bend Welcome to West Texas and Big Bend National Park. From the rugged and rocky canyons of the Rio Grande to the breathtaking Chisos Mountains, we will explore this diverse landscape and take a deep dive into the region’s cultural history. Your guide and accompanying NPCA host will show you a lesser-known side of the park as we explore by foot and on water. You’ll leave with a deeper understanding of this landscape, its cultural history, and the ongoing challenges that make Big Bend an important priority for NPCA. Explore one of the wildest corners of America —and its unforgettable sights and solitude — all with the comfort of an NPCA small-group tour.
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Land Based Trip Ancient Forests of the Olympic Peninsula Olympic National Park is where natural wonders, complex ecosystems and rich indigenous history come together to create a truly magnificent experience. NPCA experts and key local guides will show you a lesser-known side of the park as we explore pristine beaches, crystal-blue lakes and ancient rainforests.
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Land Based Trip Wilderness of Isle Royale Isle Royale National Park is a remote island of rugged wilderness in Lake Superior consisting of dense forests, rocky ridges and small lakes. The island park is accessible only by boat or seaplane, there are no paved roads, and all the human inhabitants leave in the winter, returning control of the island to its wolves, moose, red squirrels, bats, river otters and loons. Our adventure will take you to landmark lighthouses and forts and give you a behind-the-scenes look at a bold wildlife restoration project.
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NPCA at Work Don’t Let a Highway Destroy a Piece of History at Valley Forge A proposal to expand the Pennsylvania Turnpike would put irreplaceable historic structures and a Class A Wild Trout Stream at risk of irreparable harm from flooding because it fails to include a proper stormwater management plan.
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Tracy Kramer Tracy is proud to work for NPCA because “What’s good for our national parks is good for the people, the land, our shared history and most importantly – our shared future. Leaving our national treasures unimpaired for future generations is important work and I’m excited to be a part of it."
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Janelle Blakely 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.
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Victory Casino Project Cancelled at Gettysburg Local developer ends his third attempt to build a racetrack and casino near this hallowed Civil War battlefield.
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Letter Comments on Sylvan Pass Sylvan Pass comments on Yellowstone National Park’s May 2011 Draft Winter Use Plan Environmental Impact Statement
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Land Based Trip The Backroads of Big Bend From the mystical desert town of Marfa to the rugged Chisos Mountains, we will explore this diverse landscape and dive deep into the region’s cultural history. Experience one of the wildest corners of America as you paddle the Rio Grande, gaze at magnificent dark skies, explore the Southwest’s best surviving frontier military post and witness NPCA’s regional work all alongside expert guides.
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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.
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Page Estate Planning Help protect and preserve America's national parks for generations to come with a planned gift to NPCA.
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Page Trustees for the Parks Join the Trustees for the Parks, our community of national park enthusiasts.
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Matt Abele Matt joined NPCA in November 2018 as the West Coast Communications Manager. He currently manages media outreach and communications for the Northwest and Southwest regions, along with NPCA's national energy initiatives.
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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
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Report Partnering to Build Resilience to Climate Change Communities and Sandy Hook: Partnering to Build Resilience to Climate Change
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Victory Grand Teton Expanded by 640 Acres, Protecting Vulnerable Lands A new land exchange will preserve the wildlife-rich “Antelope Flats parcel” with its stunning views and critical habitat.
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Julia Tesch Julia first joined NPCA as a volunteer in February 2016, and then served as Admin & Outreach Coordinator in the Northwest Regional Office. There she provided logistical support and connected volunteers with service opportunities in the parks.
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Eric Bontrager Eric Bontrager led communications outreach for NPCA's government affairs, clean air, energy, transportation, and veterans campaigns.
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