Search results for “National Mall and Memorial Parks”
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Land Based Trip Bears, Whales and Glaciers: Lake Clark and Kenai Fjords National Parks Explore two of Alaska’s most stunning National Parks — Kenai Fjords and Lake Clark — and discover a deep connection to nature in some of North America’s wildest places. Incredible scenery abounds, from Alaska’s rugged coastline and tidewater glaciers to lush mountain valleys covered with colorful wildflowers. This trip is a wildlife lover’s delight — we’ll visit prime habitats to seek whales and bears, among other Alaskan wildlife. Your NPCA expert guides will lead you through hard-to-access and lesser-known areas of the parks, while providing in-depth information on the important role of NPCA and key local partners in the ongoing efforts to preserve Alaska’s bear coast.
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Press Release Utah’s National Parks to Benefit from Innovative Oil and Gas Planning Effort National Parks Group Commends ‘Smart-from-the-Start’ planning for oil and gas in the San Rafael Desert.
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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds Reauthorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) today applauds the leadership of U.S. Representative John Sarbanes (MD-3) for introducing a bill that will reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network.
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association and Nature Valley Announce New Campaign to Increase Access to Nature Supported by Nature Valley’s most recent donation to the National Parks Conservation Association, NPCA and Nature Valley are furthering efforts to preserve the land that comprises the Rim of the Valley in Los Angeles, California.
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Press Release Nearly 90 Tourism, Cultural Heritage, Conservation, and National Parks Groups Fight House Attack on National Monuments Organizations Call on House Leadership to Oppose HR 1459
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Press Release National Parks Group Asks Pennsylvania Court to Protect Upper Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River Friend of the Court brief filed in support of the Upper Delaware Council’s lawsuit to prevent the expansion of a quarry in Lakawaxen Township
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Press Release Congressman Matt Cartwright Joins Advocacy Groups to Discuss Potential Impacts of Fracking Near National Parks and Trails Discussion examines the impact of existing, proposed, and potential oil and gas development near America's parks
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Press Release Amid Pandemic, Interior Moves Forward With Enormous Oil And Gas Drilling Plan Near National Parks The 110,000+ acre proposal would include oil and gas drilling within a mile of Canyonlands National Park and the original boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument
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Press Release President Biden Proposes to Bring More Staff and Resources Back to Struggling National Parks "This budget would reinvest in our parks and would start to bring them out of the financial hole they’ve been trying to dig out of for over a decade." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA President and CEO
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Press Release National Parks and Communities Reeling from Numerous Disasters Face Uncertainty as Government Shutdown Nears "The only way to fix this situation is for both parties in Congress to come together, do their job and get parks and communities the support they need, and fast.” - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President & CEO
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Land Based Trip On the Road to Freedom: Understanding Civil Rights Through our National Parks and Heritage Areas This transformative journey takes you through some of the most significant sites in the American Civil Rights Movement. See how NPCA is protecting the rich history of this region and get an opportunity to meet with some of the faithful foot soldiers and hear their stories of survival, bravery and their fight for justice.
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Blog Post 10 Owls to Look (and Listen) for in National Parks Owls make their homes in many national parks around the country, though they can be tricky to spot. Here are a few profiles of these elusive birds, which have been both revered and feared throughout human history.
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Blog Post If You Want Jobs and Justice, Keep Our National Parks Open The National Park Service needs to do more to connect diverse communities with public lands — and we need to support and fund these efforts.
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Press Release Emerging Evidence Shows Looming Sequester Cuts Threaten National Parks and Local Businesses Nationwide Closed parks & facilities, shortened hours, reduced maintenance, and elimination of educational programs will cut jobs and devastate tourism-dependent economies
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Press Release Administration to Gut Environmental Law that Protects Public Health, Environment and National Parks "The administration’s rewrite of the National Environmental Policy Act is one of their most egregious acts to undermine environmental protections & the public voice." -- NPCA President and CEO Theresa Pierno
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Press Release National Parks Group Challenges Western Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sales Oil, gas development could endanger six national park units in Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming.
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Press Release President-Elect Biden to Prioritize Conservation and Climate Change, Benefitting National Parks Across the Country "Together, we can make a real difference for our communities, our parks and our environment." - Theresa Pierno
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Press Release Utah Air Quality Board Approves Regional Haze Plan, Paving the Way for More Air Pollution in National Parks and Local Communities It is unacceptable that Utah is again failing to protect our parks, local economies and visitors, especially at a time when the state so desperately needs bold leadership to combat air pollution problems.
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Press Release National Parks Will Benefit from Biden Administration’s Public Lands Oil and Gas Moratorium Executive order will stop the reckless four-year fire sale of public lands to polluters that damage parks and drive climate change.
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Press Release BLM Continues to Threaten National Parks with Inappropriate Oil and Gas Development "Once again, this administration has chosen to ignore concerns raised by the public when making decisions on our public lands" - Jerry Otero, Southwest Energy Program Manager for National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release Parks Group Honors Public Lands Champions Senator Debbie Stabenow, Juan D. Martinez Pineda, and Alliance of National Heritage Areas All three awardees will be honored at the 2024 annual Salute to the Parks gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC.
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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 What Does the Government Shutdown Mean for National Parks and Park Visitors? A partial closure of national park sites puts people and places at risk.
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Press Release VICTORY: Parks Group Celebrates Designation of Grand Canyon National Monument in Arizona, Forever Protecting Sacred Lands and Vital Waterways "Today, we celebrate the designation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument with all who cherish this special place." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Press Release Senate Passes Momentous Bill to Fix National Parks and Public Lands For five years, NPCA, park advocates and communities across the country have urged Congress to fix our parks. Today, those efforts paid off.
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Press Release Hurricane Sandy Devastates Communities and National Parks Statement by Tom Kiernan, President for the National Parks Conservation Association
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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 Haze Pollution Consent Decree Sets Schedule to Improve Visibility in National Parks and Wilderness Areas "From Acadia to Joshua Tree, parks will continue to suffer from hazy skies and unhealthy air until EPA ensures their protection.” - Ulla Reeves, Interim Director, NPCA's Clean Air Program
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Press Release House’s Egregious Funding Cuts and Harmful Policies Put Future of National Parks at Risk “National parks are part of our American identity. They mean so much to so many people, yet this is clearly not reflected in the House’s bill." - Kristen Brengel, NPCA's SVP of Government Affairs
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Press Release New Park Service Report Shows Government Shutdown's Harmful Impacts to National Parks and Local Communities Nationwide Statement by Craig Obey, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post The Top 5 Myths about the Sequester and National Parks NPCA has been warning the public for well over a year that the deep federal budget cuts known as the sequester would harm national parks.
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Press Release Senate’s Funding Proposal Would Better Protect National Parks and Support More Park Rangers “In stark contrast to the spending bill that just passed the House, the Senate’s bipartisan proposal seeks to get our national parks back on the right track." - Kristen Brengel, NPCA's SVP of Government Affairs
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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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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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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.
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Oil and Gas Report Spoiled Parks The 12 National Parks Most Threatened by Oil and Gas Development
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Land Based Trip Fa‘a Samoa: The National Park of American Samoa (WAITLIST CLOSED) Welcome to the National Park of American Samoa, the only U.S. national park south of the equator. On this tour, you have the rare opportunity to visit all of the islands that comprise this national park — Tutuila, Aunu‘u and the Manu‘a Islands. You will be spending time with the community and learning about the customs of the islands, while also visiting paleotropic rainforests and seeing flora and fauna found in no other national park. During this unforgettable NPCA small group tour, you’ll feel the warm welcome of Samoan culture as a guest in an immersive experience of community, culture and conservation.
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Land Based Trip Fa‘a Samoa: The National Park of American Samoa Talofa! Welcome to American Samoa and to the only U.S. National Park south of the equator. On this tour, you have the rare opportunity to visit all three of the islands where the National Park of American Samoa is located. You will be spending time with the community and learning about the customs of the islands, while also visiting paleotropic rainforests and seeing flora and fauna that are found in no other U.S. National Park. During this unforgettable NPCA small group tour, you’ll feel the warm welcome of Samoan culture as a guest in an immersive experience of community, culture and conservation.
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Park Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve Aniakchak is the country’s least-visited national park site, seeing fewer than 300 tourists in a typical year. The monument is only accessible by a long journey of flying, boating and/or backpacking, and its rugged, difficult environment features foggy, rainy weather and a high concentration of bears and wolves. Those brave few who do venture down the Alaska Peninsula and into the monument are rewarded with a jaw-dropping six-mile-wide, 2,000-foot-deep volcanic caldera. Within this deep, ashy crater is Surprise Lake, source of the Aniakchak River, as well as Vent Mountain, a 2,200-foot-tall cone formed by a volcanic eruption in 1931.
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Report Center for State of the Parks: The Battles For Missouri According to an assessment by the Center for State of the Parks, cultural resources at both Wilson's Creek and Pea Ridge are in "fair" condition. Natural resource conditions also received "fair" scores at both of the parks.
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Park Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Over 1,700 plant and animal fossils have been discovered in the rich deposits that cover this monument. From giant Sequoias to delicate leaves, fish, birds, insects and spiders, these fossils give scientists an idea of what North America was like 34 million years ago.
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NPCA at Work Create a National Park Site Preserving the Legacy of Julius Rosenwald A Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park would recognize an important legacy of philanthropy and social justice and be the first national park honoring a Jewish American.
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Land Based Trip Geothermal Explorations and Ancient Migrations: The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (CANCELLED) Join NPCA for an insider look at Yellowstone — America’s first national park. From the rolling valley of the Tom Miner Basin through the heart of Yellowstone country, the diverse Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is an adventurer’s playground. Tour participants can hike mountains, peer at rivers coursing through canyons, dip their toes in high-altitude lakes, stand beside waterfalls and wander amid one of the most geothermally active areas of the world. We’ll get off the beaten path with our NPCA staff hosts and local experts as we learn why this park is so special.
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Park Hampton National Historic Site When Hampton was completed in 1790, it was the largest private residence in the country. Over the past two centuries, it has been home to the wealthy, the struggling, and the enslaved.
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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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Matt Brass Matt Brass recently retired from his job as vice president of creative at an ad agency specializing in sustainability and the environment after a 17-year run. Since then, he's founded a company, Smoky Outfitters, that creates art about destinations around the U.S., including many national parks. Based in Knoxville, Tennessee, Brass continues to pursue photography and document his adventures in the great outdoors. To learn more, go to mattbrass.com.
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Park Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Wilson's Creek National Battlefield preserves the site of a bloody conflict that helped determine the fate of Missouri during the Civil War.
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Report Green Budget 2013 This report, referred to as the Green Budget, highlights the environmental and conservation communities’ Fiscal Year 2013 National Funding Priorities. The Green Budget, prepared annually by a coalition of national environmental and conservation organizations,1 illustrates how federal investments can help meet the environmental challenges of a changing climate, develop our clean energy resources, and sustain our nation’s lands, waters, and other natural resources.
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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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Victory Grand Canyon Protected from Threat of Mega-Development You helped to stop a massive development proposed just outside the boundary of Grand Canyon National Park that had the Park Service and park supporters worried about negative effects on the park—especially the dozens of fragile creeks, springs, and seeps that rely on underground water sources the development could have legally tapped.
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NPCA at Work Jamaica Bay Advocates Jamaica Bay is a place where millions of New Yorkers go to have fun and explore nature. It is the largest unit of the National Park Service in New York City, consisting of 18,000 acres.
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Mark Mesle Mark Mesle is the Midwest Field Representative in NPCA’s Chicago office. Mark works with community groups and local officials to build support for parks throughout the region.
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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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storymap Isle Royale National Park: Wolves View our interactive map to learn more about efforts to restore wolves and bring balance back to Isle Royale National Park.
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interactive map Oil and Gas Photos in North Dakota The FracTracker Alliance (FTA) and National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) arranged a joint data collection trip to North Dakota in May 2014.
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Victory Congress Funds the Land & Water Conservation Fund in Perpetuity Congress passed a bill dedicating full funding in perpetuity to one of our nation's most important conservation tools protecting public lands from incompatible development.
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Todd McLeish Todd McLeish is a freelance science writer and the author of four books about rare wildlife, including “Return of the Sea Otter” and “Narwhals: Arctic Whales in a Melting World.”
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Megan Tran Megan Tran is a Houston, Texas native and served as the 2023 summer communications intern at NPCA. She is currently an undergraduate student at the University of Texas at Austin where she is majoring in Plan II Honors, English and sociology.
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NPCA at Work Safe Passage: I-26 at the AT Improving wildlife’s ability to safely cross Interstate 26 near the Appalachian Trail
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Report Ninth Circuit Court Opinion on James Wilde Case Ninth Circuit Court Opinion On James Wilde Case
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