Search results for “Protecting Wildlife”
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Press Release Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt Resigns Since becoming EPA administrator, Pruitt has failed to uphold even the most basic protections for our environment and public health.
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Blog Post VICTORY: What You Helped Protect at Biscayne National Park Earlier today, park officials at Biscayne made an announcement that NPCA has been waiting more than 15 years to hear: The park will establish a new marine reserve to help protect its fragile, one-of-a-kind underwater resources. This important step represents the work of numerous environmental groups, scientists, fishermen, and concerned citizens—including more than 20,000 NPCA supporters who spoke out over the years to make this reserve a reality.
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Press Release Eliminating Species Act: Senate Legislation Threatens Wildlife and Wild Lands Senator John Barrasso's draft Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 legislation proposes to radically weaken the Endangered Species Act.
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Press Release Forest Service Review Echoes Calls to Protect Doorstep to Yellowstone The U.S. Forest Service draft environmental review proposes a 20-year withdrawal of approximately 30,370 acres of public lands near Yellowstone National Park which have been targeted for new mining activities.
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Press Release Trump Administration Advances Seismic Testing, Threatening Wildlife at 33 Coastal National Parks The Trump administration is ignoring threats to whales, dolphins and other marine life to further its ongoing quest for energy dominance.
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Press Release California Legislation Protects Desert, Calls Water Mining Proposal Into Question Legislation defends California's national parks and monuments from the greatest, most urgent threat.
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Press Release Health and Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Its Delay of Clean Air Protections for Millions EPA’s action puts people’s health and lives at risk.
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Press Release More than 20,000 People Stand Up for Desert Wildlife, National Parks Comments on DRECP Call for a Cleaner Path towards Renewable Energy Future
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Press Release Groups Challenge Decision to Remove Protections for Yellowstone Grizzly Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear delisting defies the best available science and sidesteps important legal safeguards
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Press Release New Law to Allow Loaded Guns in National Parks Puts Park Visitors, Wildlife, and America's Heritage at Risk New law creates unnecessary dangers
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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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Press Release House Votes to Weaken Clean Air Protections for Parks, Visitors Passes “Smoggy Skies Act.”
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Policy Update Position on Marine Mammal Protection Act NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following position to members of the House and Senate as they consider the FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act.
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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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Press Release National Parks Group Supports Montana Wildlife Commission's Decision to Cease Wolf Hunting Around Yellowstone Statement by Tim Stevens, Northern Rockies Regional Director, National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release Stream Protection Rule an Important Step in Protecting National Park Water Quality Sets baseline for greater progress in protecting park rivers and streams
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Blog Post 10 Tips to Respect Wildlife, Stay Safe and Avoid Internet Ridicule Most of us wouldn’t think of putting a bison in our car as two Yellowstone visitors did this spring, but did you know that white shoes and sweat-soaked hiking gear can also cause problems?
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Press Release Parks Group Disappointed by Administration's Decision Not to Protect Lands within Big Cypress National Preserve Statement by NPCA Director of Legislative and Government Affairs Kristen Brengel
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Press Release Drawing the Line: Final National Park Service Proposal Aims to Protect Alaska's Bears and Wolves Statement by Joan Frankevich, Alaska Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association.
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Press Release Court Ruling Continues the Saga to Protect Badger-Two Medicine Near Glacier National Park “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
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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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Policy Update Position on the Expanded Wildlife Extinction Package NPCA submitted the following positions to House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for September 26, 2018.
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Blog Post 9 Wildlife Success Stories National parks provide critical habitat for a variety of animals—in some cases, they are the only places that threatened or endangered species have left to call home. If those species disappear from a part of the country, parks can play an important role in bringing them back. Here are nine animals that have been reintroduced to their native habitats in national parks.
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Blog Post An Important Step for Wildlife at Isle Royale The wolf population at this remote Michigan park has been dwindling for years. A new plan, supported by the island’s eminent researcher, will benefit the animals and the ecology of the island.
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Press Release Victory! Court Ruling Supports Park Advocates for Protecting Historic Jamestown Today’s decision could resolve six-year battle to preserve American history
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Press Release National Parks Group Urge Secretary Salazar to Protect California's Only Marine Wilderness Area Statement by Neal Desai, Pacific Region Associate Director, National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post Protecting the Value of Wild Places Alaska is home to some of the last untamed landscapes in the country — but a proposed mining road could forever slice through part of the Brooks Range and harm two Arctic parks.
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Policy Update Position on S.32, California Desert Protection and Recreation Act NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Press Release US Groups Applaud Alberta Decision to Protect Crown of the Continent Conservation groups commend decision by Alberta government to protect Castle Wildland just north of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.
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Press Release Don’t Mine Yellowstone: Senator Jon Tester Introduces Legislation to Protect the Doorstep to the World’s First National Park Legislation would protect more than 30,000 acres of public lands bordering Yellowstone National Park from two industrial scale gold mine proposals
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Advocacy in Action Protect Historic Jamestown from Transmission Towers Dominion Virginia Power could soon construct 17 massive, obstructive electric transmission towers across the James River at Jamestown as well as 27 additional towers throughout the landscape. This terrible plan would forever scar historic Jamestown, Colonial National Historical Park, the Captain John Smith Trail and other beloved historic sites that tell our shared American story.
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Park Piscataway Park Protecting the view from George Washington's home across the river at Mount Vernon, Piscataway Park offers visitors walks along the Potomac River across freshwater tidal wetlands and on forested trails, and the opportunity to view remarkable wildlife including beavers and American bald eagles.
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Advocacy in Action New Monument in Maine's Spectacular North Woods Is Under Threat In August 2016, President Barack Obama designated more than 87,500 acres of land along the East Branch of the Penobscot River in Maine as the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. But the Trump administration could attempt to alter or rescind the national park site’s federal protections following an April 2017 executive order mandating a federal review of national monuments created since 1996.
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Staff Bart Melton Working from Washington, D.C., Bart currently leads NPCA’s Wildlife Program, focusing on the critical issues facing national park wildlife across the country.
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Staff Matthew Kirby Matt has spent the last decade running campaigns to protect the public lands he loves. Currently he oversees NPCA's work to protect parks and the landscapes that surround them from energy development.
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Advocacy in Action Reauthorize the Land & Water Conservation Fund NPCA urges Congress to renew and fully fund one of our nation's most important conservation tools protecting public lands from incompatible development.
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Staff West Honeycutt West works with supporters across the country to secure and protect the long-term future of America's National Parks through legacy giving.
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Staff and Media Personnel Kati Schmidt Kati Schmidt is based in Oakland, CA, and leads media outreach and communications for the Pacific, Northwest, Northern Rockies, Alaska, and Southwest regions, along with NPCA's national wildlife initiatives.
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Park Great Smoky Mountains National Park Great Smoky Mountains national park is one of the country's most popular national park sites. It offers postcard-perfect views and plentiful wildlife.
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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 Grand Teton National Park This spectacular destination preserves a dramatic stretch of the Teton Range bordering the Snake River. One of the unusual features of these distinctive mountains is the absence of foothills, meaning that there are no smaller mountains blocking the view. The park also features glacier-carved lakes, a historic district of weathered buildings made by 19th century Mormon homesteaders, and an abundance of wildlife large and small, including nearly 1,000 bison that roam the grassy fields in herds.
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Fact Sheet Impact of the Sequester on National Parks Funding for national park operations was cut six percent in FY 13, on top of a prior six percent cut to the park service budget over the last two years. Consequently, many parks and park facilities are opening later, closing earlier or more frequently, and providing a reduced level of service to the public and less protection to park resources.
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Report San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: Impact and Opportunity The National Parks Conservation Association commissioned a study—conducted by the Center for Community and Business Research at the University of Texas at San Antonio—to comprehensively examine the economic impact of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park and ensure the adequate preservation, protection and interpretation of our nation’s largest collection of Spanish colonial resources.
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Advocacy in Action Freedom to Float Freedom to Float is a campaign dedicated to promoting access for recreation and community stewardship while preserving treasured waters and natural landscapes.
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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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Report Partnering to Build Resilience to Climate Change Communities and Sandy Hook: Partnering to Build Resilience to Climate Change
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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.
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Park Denali National Park & Preserve Home to North America's highest mountain, Denali National Park and Preserve encompasses more than 6 million acres of varied settings.
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Land Based 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.
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Land Based Acadia & New Brunswick Experience the reach maritime culture of Maine and New Brunswick, with time at Acadia National Park and the Roosevelt Campobello International Park, which preserves the house and grounds of FDR and his family’s summer retreat.
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Small Ship Cruise Glacier Bay National Park Adventure Cruise This eight day small ship journey is all about Glacier Bay and maximizing your time for adventure both ashore and afloat with three full days in the park. Don't worry we will also have time to spot whales, bears, sea-lions, and birds.
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Small Ship Cruise Glacier Bay Small Ship Cruise On this small boat adventure, spend two full days exploring Glacier Bay along with exploring the wilderness of Tongass National Forest while taking in amazing views of Dawes Glacier and Humpback Whales.
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Land Based Big Secret, Big Bend Tucked like a secret into a sweeping bend of the Rio Grande is Big Bend National Park, a hiker’s paradise, birder’s mecca, stargazer’s heaven, and explorer’s jackpot.
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Staff Julie Hogan Julie Hogan began her career at NPCA in the fall of 2015 as a senior gifts officer for the Development team. Currently, she is the Director of the Foundation Relations.
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Shenandoah National Park The State of the Parks assessment describes a variety of threats to Shenandoah.
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