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Park Noatak National Preserve Noatak National Preserve lies between the Brooks and De Long ranges in wild Alaska. Float along the Noatak River and experience wilderness at its most beautiful.
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Report National Parks Second Century Commission Report Our vision of the National Park Service and of the national parks in American life is animated by the conviction that their work is of the highest public importance. They are community-builders, creating an enlightened society committed to a sustainable world.
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Lassen Volcanic National Park Current overall conditions of the known natural resources at Lassen Volcanic National Park rated a “fair” score of 71 out of a possible 100. Overall conditions of the park’s known cultural resources rated 75 out of a possible 100, also indicating “fair” conditions.
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Report Restore-a-Nation: The Economic Benefits of Restoring Our National Parks This report published by the National Parks Conservation Association, highlights the need for continuing investments in climate restoration projects to sustain economies, maintain healthy ecosystems, and create American jobs.
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Press Release Trump Administration Repeals Clean Water Rule, Threatening National Park Waterways and Drinking Water for Communities Across the Country Today’s reckless move by the administration erases years of significant improvements to the protection of our nation’s waterways.
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Press Release Groups Ask EPA to Ensure New Ozone Standards Protect National Parks Ground-level ozone damages park ecosystems
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Press Release Moab Master Leasing Plan Alternatives Could Provide Critical Protections for Arches and Canyonlands National Parks Statement by NPCA Southwest Senior Regional Director David Nimkin
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Press Release Florida Legislature Moves to Restore Everglades National Park, Florida’s Estuaries Senate Bill 10 will improve health of larger ecosystem impacted by polluted waters.
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Blog Post Not-So-Beaten Paths: 11 Lesser-Known Hikes in Popular National Parks Hit the trail and avoid the crowds! NPCA staff selected 11 lesser-known hikes in some of the country’s most popular parks.
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Press Release Trump’s EPA Pick Threat to National Parks Confirmation Hearing for Oklahoma AG Pruitt Shows Nominee Would Weaken Critical Protections for Park Air, Water
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Blog Post Could Space Exploration Harm National Parks? Two proposed new spaceports would be sited alarmingly close to national seashores in Florida and Georgia and, if approved, could cause serious harm to protected lands.
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Press Release Park Advocates Support a Path Forward for Chesapeake National Recreation Area The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the nation. Thousands of years of history and one-of-a-kind natural wonders come alive here.
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Press Release Sens. Warner, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address National Park Service Maintenance Backlog NPS has a $12 billion backlog in deferred and overdue maintenance – half is critical transportation infrastructure
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Press Release Waive National Park Fees to Protect Staff and Visitors, Not Promote Accessibility Waiving fees prevents park staff and visitors from having close interactions during this ongoing pandemic.
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Press Release President's Budget Proposes Needed Investment in National Parks, Preparing Them for Historic Centennial in 2016 Statement by NPCA Chief Operating Officer Theresa Pierno
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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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Blog Post Rock On: 11 Lesser-Known Geologic Wonders in National Parks From mysterious gliding rocks in Death Valley to fossils of some of the most ancient life forms in Glacier, here are 11 lesser-known geologic wonders—including a few personal favorites from Bruce Heise of the Park Service’s Geologic Resources Inventory program.
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Blog Post River Warriors: Building New Paths to Happiness through Our National Parks Thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers, new trails are making national parks like Shenandoah more accessible.
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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 A National Park with Its Own Mountain Range Among the 63 national parks, Big Bend is the only one that encompasses an entire mountain range — the Chisos Mountains.
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Blog Post How Is the Government Shutdown Affecting National Parks? The looming threat of a government shutdown is now a reality. Here's what it means for our national parks.
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Blog Post Why Science Matters for National Parks National parks have a long history of supporting scientific discovery. Let’s continue to fund the world-class research at our country’s most iconic and inspirational places.
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Blog Post Park Fees Should Benefit Park Visitors Have you ever marveled at the pink and red sandstone cliffs at Zion National Park while learning about the area’s rich history from the seat of one of the park’s free shuttle buses? Or enjoyed a visit to a working quarry to watch paleontologists preserving fossils at Badlands National Park?
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Policy Update Background: National Park Transportation Needs If you’ve ever driven along the Blue Ridge Parkway, hopped on a shuttle along the Going to the Sun Road in Glacier, taken the ferry to the Statue of Liberty, or hiked along the Half Dome Trail in Yosemite, you’ve experienced some of the wide variety of transportation infrastructure found in our national parks.
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Policy Update Background: The Economics of National Parks Not only are America’s national parks some of the most awe-inspiring places in the world, they are also huge economic generators for the local communities that surround them.
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Blog Post Trading Desk Time for Desert Time at Saguaro National Park At NPCA, we are often fortunate enough to attend staff trainings, retreats, and other work-related gatherings in or near national parks. Since my job involves lots of time sitting at a desk with a computer, I look forward to these opportunities.
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Blog Post Meet 9 Endangered National Park Animals In honor of the 9th annual Endangered Species Day, meet 9 endangered animals that make their homes in national parks.
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Blog Post Supermoms and Slacker Moms of the National Parks From moms who give their lives for their children to those who decide their offspring are not even worth raising, the maternal instincts of wildlife in our national parks and marine national monuments are as wildly diverse as the places themselves.
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Blog Post Happy Birthday, Denali 7 things you might not know about Alaska’s most famous national park, which celebrates its centennial this weekend
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Press Release Preserving Pullman's Historic and Architectural Heritage Earns CNI and NPCA Preservation Excellence Awards Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives (CNI) and the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) receive the John Baird Award for Stewardship to acknowledge their advocacy work in creating the Pullman National Monument
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Blog Post The Southernmost National Park The U.S. national park site closest to the bottom of the map may be difficult for most of us to visit — but is well worth the trip.
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Blog Post Plan a Desert Getaway to Bryce Canyon National Park What do these things have in common: Fairyland, Peek-A-Boo, Queens Garden, and Hat Shop? They are all names of fun trails to hike at Bryce Canyon National Park.
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Press Release New Report Finds Proposed Data Centers in Northern Virginia Threaten National Parks, Drinking Water These protected places are the heart of Northern Virginia. Rezoning land on their doorstep for huge, loud, environmentally damaging industrial data centers is wrong.
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Blog Post FAQ: The Federal Budget and How It Could Affect National Parks As the deadline looms for Congress to agree on federal funding, NPCA readies to fight any provisions that could harm national parks
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Park Timpanogos Cave National Monument Timpanogos Cave National Monument is located on the steep, rocky slopes of American Fork Canyon in Utah’s Wasatch Mountain Range. The small chambers and passageways that make up the beautiful caverns display exquisite crystal formations, including stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone, and helictites.
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Park Fort Washington Park More than 180 years old, Fort Washington was built on a high bluff above the Potomac River to defend Washington, DC.
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Park El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail El Camino Real de los Tejas will carry you through 300 years of Louisiana and Texas frontier settlement and development on a Spanish colonial "royal road" that originally extended to Mexico City, Mexico.
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Park Delaware National Scenic River The Delaware is the largest free-flowing river in the country. Visitors can boat, fish, hike, visit cultural sites and explore the gorges, bluffs, forests and wetlands of this geologically diverse waterway.
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Fact Sheet Road Maintenance: Protecting Taxpayer's Investment in Park Roads By making regular maintenance eligible for federal highway funds, we can lessen the need for major rehabilitation and reconstruction while protecting taxpayers' investment through rational asset management.
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Report Healy Gas License Map Map of Healy Gas License near Denali
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Ben Sander As the Travel Program Manager, Ben Sander helps NPCA members experience the national parks through unique educational small group tours.
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Joan Frankevich Joan was a Program Manager for the Alaska Regional Office. Since 1997, she has worked on topics in nearly every park in Alaska helping to ensure that wildlife is protected, visitor experience is enhanced and environmental laws are upheld.
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Staff Cathleen Gallagher As Associate Director of Foundation Relations, Cathleen Gallagher writes and manages grants and develops fundraising strategies for NPCA’s regional and national programs.
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Lynne Bierut Lynne joined the NPCA team in 2014 as the Associate Director, Trustees for the Parks managing a diverse fundraising portfolio in Southern CA and Texas.
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Linda Rancourt In her role as the Senior Vice President of Strategic Communications, Linda oversees both the Communications and Membership departments.
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