Search results for “Grand Canyon National Park”
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Park Glen Canyon National Recreation Area The 1.2 million-acre park spans the scenic desert landscape from bottom of Canyonlands National Park to the tip of Grand Canyon National Park, including buttes, cliffs, canyons, and mesas. The park also contains the Glen Canyon Dam, which was completed in 1963, creating Lake Powell and changing the surrounding environment dramatically. Visitors can kayak the Colorado River which flows through the canyon, hike or mountain bike along the Orange Cliffs and Burr Trail, or take scenic drives along the back roads.
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Park Colonial National Historical Park Colonial National Historical Park contains several sites of critical importance in the history of America. Historic Jamestown is where the story of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas actually happened, and where the roots of American government first took hold. Yorktown Battlefield was the site of the Colonial victory over British forces in the American Revolution, and where visitors can still view some of the original earthworks constructed by George Washington’s troops. These two sites are linked together by the 23-mile long scenic Colonial Parkway, specifically designed to limit the impacts of the roadway on the surrounding landscape.
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Park Dry Tortugas National Park This park protects seven small islands 70 miles west of Key West, Florida, and the ocean waters that surround them. These islands change constantly from the effects of tides, weather, air, and other environmental and human factors. On Garden Key, visitors can tour the largest all-masonry fort in the United States, built between 1846 and 1875 to defend the Gulf of Mexico, but never completed. The park is also renowned for its vibrant coral, lush seagrass, and migratory birds.
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Tara Kwan Tara Kwan (she/her) is the proud daughter of Chinese immigrants and a Monterey Park resident. She visited her first National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, with family while in middle school.
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Park Christiansted National Historic Site This historic site provides a unique perspective into life under Danish colonial rule in St. Croix. The park's seven waterfront acres feature historic buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries, including a military fort, a custom house and a warehouse from the city's past as a major sugar producer and exporter. Visitors can learn about the role this city played in the international slave trade; more than 100,000 enslaved Africans arrived and were auctioned at the city's wharf over the course of 115 years.
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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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Press Release One Year After Hurricane Sandy: National Parks Benefit from Recovery Efforts Statement by Theresa Pierno, Acting President for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release Tribal and National Parks Groups File Lawsuit to Defend Mojave Desert Sacred Lands, Wildlife and Water from Cadiz Lawsuit challenges a fast-tracked decision in the final days of the Trump administration that threatens Mojave National Preserve and a deeply sacred cultural landscape for California Tribes.
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Press Release Omnibus Budget Boosts Funding for National Parks Makes Critical Investments in National Parks, Extends LWCF
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Press Release EPA Declares Regions Exceeding Ozone Limits: Areas Include More than 95 National Parks EPA unveils what national parks are in areas that are not meeting the new, more protective ozone limit.
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Press Release National Parks Group Challenges President on His Environmental Record Trump Administration has Taken Nearly 100 Actions Impacting National Parks, Dismantling Environmental Protections
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Press Release New Mexico Senators Introduce Legislation to Protect Greater Chaco Area from Oil and Gas Development The bill would protect Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Chacoan ruins, and the landscape and sites that surround Chaco Canyon
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Blog Post 3 Reasons We're Excited About ‘Our Great National Parks’ A new Netflix docuseries highlights the splendor of national parks around the world — with a familiar face as host.
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Press Release Congress Must Consider Innovative Ideas for Funding National Parks Testimony of Craig Obey, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release Administration’s Plan to Keep National Parks Open During Government Shutdown Puts Visitors and Resources At Risk The Department of the Interior plans to keep some national parks open through a government shutdown.
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Press Release Parks Group Supports Park Service’s Much Needed Guidance on Wilderness Climbing "The Park Service’s guidance is a critical step to reaffirm the Wilderness Act, while also providing opportunities for visitors to enjoy rock climbing in these beautiful, wild places." - Kristen Brengel, NPCA's Senior VP of Government Affairs
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Press Release Navajo Nation Tribal Council Should Vote No to Escalade Proposal We Have Opportunity to Protect Grand Canyon from Incompatible Development
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Blog Post Essential Paddling Guide: Paddling The Buffalo, America's First National River Massive, water-stained bluffs soaring more than 500 feet above your canoe or kayak; the highest waterfall between the Appalachians and the Rockies; potential campsites on gravel bars along over a hundred miles of clear, free-flowing river; all this and more make the Buffalo National River a worthy addition to your list of must-do float trips.
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Blog Post Cut Hundreds of Rangers from National Parks? Unacceptable. Even in tight times, we can't afford to underfund our national parks and the people who protect them.
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Press Release National Parks Benefit from Public Lands Rule, Ushering in Stronger Conservation Stewardship “Across the West, people are rallying behind more conservation for the places we love—the desert landscapes, the sandstone vistas, the sagebrush steppe and the wildlife that thrives there. The impact of the Public Lands Rule goes beyond BLM-managed lands, benefiting 80 neighboring national parks and countless communities."– Matthew Kirby, NPCA's Senior Director for Energy and Landscape Conservation
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Blog Post 6 Reasons to Keep the 'Roadless Rule' in Place NPCA supports continuation of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule to protect our nation’s forests. See how healthy, roadless national forests benefit national parks, larger ecosystems, and the people and wildlife who enjoy them.
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Press Release National Parks Re-Open for Business, But Long-Term Funding Solution Needed Statement by Theresa Pierno, Acting President, National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post View a 'Ring of Fire' from National Parks This Sunday Annular eclipse to brighten night-sky viewing in the West this weekend
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Press Release Protecting Chaco Canyon: Advocates Applaud Legislation to Safeguard the Cultural Landscape Indigenous communities, conservationists, preservationists, and other stakeholders in New Mexico push for a mineral withdrawal on public lands
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Press Release Fighting for Commonsense Protections for Washington’s National Parks Washington State Pollution Control Hearing Board decision to allow expansion of oil refinery in Puget Sound appealed
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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 Trump Administration Takes Aim at America’s National Monuments with Executive Order This executive order targets the Antiquities Act of 1906, which permits presidents to declare federal lands, already owned by all Americans, as national monuments.
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Press Release Common sense update could safeguard national parks from reckless oil and gas development “These long-overdue reforms are crucial to safeguarding national parks and surrounding communities, landscapes and waterways from harmful oil and gas development" -- NPCA's Matt Kirby
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Magazine Article Troubled Waters For decades, biologists and anglers stocked national parks with nonnative trout. What will it take to undo the ecological damage?
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Press Release Clean Air, Park, Public Health Advocates Blast EPA Statement To Delay Critical Air Pollution Protection Press report indicates EPA planning to push back deadline for Regional Haze Rule
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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 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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Press Release Senate Bill Will Help Protect National Parks Across the Country Full funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund restores decades long promise
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Press Release BLM Moves to Roll Back Public Lands Rule, Threatening National Parks and Public Access "Our public lands should serve everyone, not just oil, gas, and mining interests."—Beau Kiklis, NPCA's Associate Director of Energy and Landscape Conservation
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Press Release Time is Now to Link President's Energy Strategy with Strong Protections for National Parks Administration's Proposals on Right Track, But Need to Finalize Necessary Protections
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Park Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site At Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, you can tour the campus, the George Washington Carver museum, and the home of Booker T. Washington.
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Fact Sheet San Antonio Missions Boundary Expansion Flyer Please join Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, Congressman Lloyd Doggett, and other local elected officials to celebrate the boundary expansion of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park and San Antonio’s World Heritage Delegation.
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Letter Comments on Draft Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Comments on Draft Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan
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Fact Sheet Must Jamestown’s Historic Character Be Destroyed? Must Jamestown’s Historic Character Be Destroyed? Could other options provide sufficient, reliable power without ruining this historic area? Alternatives must be analyzed and evaluated by the public.
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Staff Jen Woolworth Jen works out of the Anchorage, Alaska office. Before joining NPCA Jen worked as a park ranger in several areas in Utah and Alaska.
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Evan Turk Evan is an award-winning illustrator, author and animator, who lives in Riverside, California, with his husband and two cats. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune and NPR. His recently published children’s books include “The People’s Painter,” “A Thousand Glass Flowers” and “You Are Home: An Ode to the National Parks.”
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Kira Hum Kira was introduced to the outdoors at an early age through Scouting, but her relationship with nature wasn't fully apprehended until she was 22 years old on her first backpacking trip.
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Resource Regional Haze Pollution in EPA Region 2 Strong state regional haze plans are critical to restoring clean air and clear skies for beloved places like Brigantine Wilderness Area in New Jersey.
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Staff Chris Watson A Campaign Director in the Southeast region, Chris Watson works on landscape connectivity, beyond boundary protection, future parks/park expansions, urban parks and wildlands, and Native American cultural connectedness to the parks.
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