Search results for “Curecanti National Recreation Area”
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Park Martin Van Buren National Historic Site Martin Van Buren National Historic Site honors the nation's 8th president, who planned three presidential campaigns from his home, Lindenwood.
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Park Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park The story of Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park is the story of conservation in America. Tour the mansion, gardens, carriage paths, and forest.
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Park Yucca House National Monument The large Ancestral Puebloan village hidden beneath the earth mounds at Yucca House National Monument has yet to be excavated.
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Park Johnstown Flood National Memorial Johnstown Flood National Memorial commemorates one of the most devastating and deadly disasters in American history.
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Park Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial includes a museum to the 16th president, his mother's grave, and the farm where he spent his youth. Rangers in period costume demonstrate farming techniques from the 1820s.
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Blog Post New "FracTracker" Tool Can Help Safeguard National Parks Concerned visitors are helping to document oil and gas development on the border of Theodore Roosevelt National Park through an innovative crowdsourcing campaign.
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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds Congressional Passage of Huna Tlingit Traditional Gull Egg Use Act Statement by Jim Stratton, Deputy Vice President of Regional Operations for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Praises Approval of Wrangell-St. Elias Nabesna Road Plan Statement by Jim Stratton, Senior Regional Director for Alaska, National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post Plan a Desert Getaway to Grand Canyon National Park America’s Southwest is full of amazing canyons, but none perhaps as famous or as widely visited as the Grand Canyon. This world-famous landmark is actually the youngest of the canyons in the region, despite its immense size. The Colorado River has been carving its way through the Southwest for nearly 70 million years, but the Grand Canyon is only 6 million years old.
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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds $16 million Payment Towards the Purchase of Critical lands within Grand Teton to Protect Them from Development Statement by Sharon Mader, Grand Teton Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post Celebrating Places and Stories Within Nature: Blackwell School National Historic Site The second video in a new series showcases park advocate Daniel Hernandez and his deep generational connection to Blackwell School National Historic Site in Texas.
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Press Release Chemical Spill Closes Sections of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Chemical spill closes three beaches at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
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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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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association y Nature Valley anuncian nueva serie de videos que celebra los espacios naturales y las historias que ellos inspiran National Parks Conservation Association y Nature Valley fomentan la protección permanente de lugares que honran a personas e historias personales que han influido en la historia de nuestros terrenos públicos.
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Blog Post New National Park Site Showcases Women's Fight for Right to Vote The Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument preserves decades of passionate work in the struggle for suffrage and gender equality. Here's a peek at some of this colorful history.
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Blog Post Which Presidents Have Created the Most National Monuments? Presidents from both political parties have used the Antiquities Act to preserve natural and cultural resources. Here’s a top-10 list of presidents who have created national monuments on public lands.
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Blog Post The Facts on Oil and Gas Drilling in National Parks Why we need the 9B rules that safeguard our national parks
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Blog Post FAQs: Air Quality in National Parks NPCA has released its 2024 “Polluted Parks” report, showing 97% of national parks suffer from air pollution. Meanwhile, the Environmental Protection Agency recently strengthened its air quality standards, which will provide additional protection to these places we love. Here are the latest developments and what they mean.
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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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Policy Update Position on S. 1079, Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining ahead of a hearing scheduled for May 14, 2019.
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Blog Post No, National Parks Are Not America’s 'Best Idea' Could the way some enthusiasts refer to national parks actually alienate the diverse supporters the parks need?
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Press Release Cesar E. Chavez and Farmworker Movement National Park Bill Introduced to Congress Bill would expand existing Cesar E. Chavez National Monument, creating new park with multiple sites across California and Arizona
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Blog Post 4 Ways President Obama Can Create a Lasting National Park Legacy Last month, President Obama took the podium at Everglades National Park to publicly address the seriousness of climate change. That he chose the world-famous River of Grass as the setting for his Earth Day speech was no accident: Rising ocean levels and other effects of climate change threaten the very existence of this landmark park.
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Press Release Bill Expanding Public-Private Partnerships Victory for National Parks Bipartisan-Supported Centennial Bill Would Help Address National Park Needs and Engage Youth
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Press Release With Unanimous Support, Senate Passes the National Park Service Centennial Act Centennial bill will help address national park needs and engage youth
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Press Release With House Passage, Historic Blackwell School Even Closer to National Park Status The National Parks Conservation Association and Blackwell School Alliance are leading a grassroots campaign for a park that will honor the stories of Latino students and their families, centered around a former segregated school in West Texas.
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Press Release Federal Report Touts $30 Billion Direct Economic Impact of National Parks, Underscores Benefit Of Increased Funding National Parks Are Proven Economic Engines; Congress Must End Sequester and Pass Pro-Park Transportation Bill
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Press Release National Parks Boast a $34 Billion Boom as Budget Cuts Loom Record visitation pumps billions into national, local economies in 2016.
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Blog Post A National Park That Feels Like the Moon Tomorrow is the 50-year anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s historic moon walk. Just one month after this “giant leap for mankind,” Apollo astronauts hoping to follow in Armstrong and Aldrin’s footsteps visited a U.S. national park to train for future moon walks.
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Press Release Senate Committee Passes Transportation Bill to Increase Funding for National Park Roadways “This bipartisan legislation comes at a critical time for our National Park System, as roads, bridges, tunnels and transportation systems are reaching a breaking point at many park sites across the country." - Emily Douce, NPCA's Director of Operations and Park Funding
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Honors Park Champions at Annual Salute to the Parks Gala NPCA presents key awards to longtime national park champions.
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Press Release 75 National Parks Featured in New Keepsake, See America Book National Parks Conservation Association and the Creative Action Network announce a new keepsake book
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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 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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Press Release Hundreds of People Voice Support for New National Park Commemorating Women's Equality Today’s public meeting part of ongoing process to establish new national park site
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Report Analysis of Options for Transferring Valles Caldera National Preserve Analysis of options for transferring the Valles Caldera National Preserve to direct federal agency management
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Infographic National Parks Need Help Infographic: National park funding
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Alcatraz Island This report is a brief summary of the challenges the Park Service faces in caring for Alcatraz’s cultural and natural resources. Also included is information on the work the National Park Service is doing to protect the island’s irreplaceable resources into the future
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Letter Comments on Yellowstone’s Draft Winter Transportation Plan Comments on Yellowstone National Park’s Draft Winter Transportation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement
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Letter Comments Regarding Tamiami Trail Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Everglades National Park Tamiami Trail Modifications: Next Steps project.
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Shanya Purushothaman Shanya joined NPCA in May 2019. As Associate Director of Foundation Relations, Shanya focuses on implementing development strategy, grant writing and deepening donor relationships to support our wonderful national parks.
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Shane Farnor As online advocacy manager, Shane provides NPCA members and supporters opportunities to take online actions for our national parks. He is based in Joshua Tree, California, and has been with NPCA since 2004.
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Cassie Gogreve Cassie Gogreve a native Angeleno and urban planner, she enjoys any opportunity to get outside and catch a glimpse of the iconic San Gabriel Mountains.
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Liliana Griego Liliana Griego is passionate about connecting people to their natural environment, especially their local one. While growing up in Los Angeles, she never realized that she was living in a biodiversity hotspot. It wasn’t until she left Los Angeles, to study other ecosystems, that she began to appreciate the land she grew up on.
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Keily Pineda Keily Pineda was born and raised in Houston, Texas and recently graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Natural Resource Management.
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