Search results for “Sequoia National Park”
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Park Gateway Arch National Park At 630 feet high and 630 feet wide, St. Louis’ iconic Gateway Arch is the tallest arch in the world and the tallest monument in the Western Hemisphere.
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Park Virgin Islands National Park Idyllic white-sand beaches and crystal clear seas draw many visitors to Virgin Islands National Park each year – and what waits underwater is just as breathtaking. The park includes 5,650 acres of land beneath the ocean, including fragile coral gardens, beautiful seascapes, and resplendent ocean life.
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Park Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park On April 12, 1861, Captain George S. James fired the first Confederate shot at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, leading to a siege, a Union retreat and the start of the Civil War. Exhibits at Fort Sumter help explain the tensions that led South Carolina to be the first state to secede the union. Visitors can also see the flag Major General Robert Anderson raised there in 1865 to reunite the nation.
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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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Report Center for State of the Parks: Andrew Johnson National Historic Site According to an assessment by NPCA's Center for State of the Parks, current overall conditions cultural resources at Andrew Johnson National Historic Site received a "good" score of 83 out of 100. However, park staff are concerned they will be unable to maintain them in this condition without additional funds and staff.
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Report Solar Energy, National Parks, and Landscape Protection in the Desert Southwest Solar energy is one of our country’s most promising industries for reducing America’s current reliance on coal-fired power plants that contribute to unhealthy air quality in communities across the country, as well as our national parks.
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Park Fort Larned National Historic Site This U.S. Army frontier post was part of the history of the Indian Wars along the Santa Fe Trail from 1859 to 1878. The national historic site preserves the fort's barracks, shops, officers' quarters and supply warehouses and shares stories of the conflicts with Native American tribes of the Great Plains during this period. Today, visitors can experience living history with reenactments, educational programs, weapons demonstrations and ranger-guided tours of this well-preserved site.
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Blog Post Headed to a Park with Your Camera? Read These Tips! Bringing your camera on a park trip? Before you pack your bags, read these tips to add interest and variety to your photographs. Thousands of people capture the same iconic landscapes and monuments over and over again in their travel pictures—here’s how to make your shots stand out.
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Press Release Fighting for Clean Air: Groups Sue EPA Over San Joaquin Valley Pollution NPCA and others are suing the EPA over its failure to enforce deadlines covering state air quality plans in the San Joaquin Valley and nearby Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
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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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Blog Post Underground Adventures Go below the Earth’s surface to explore exquisite realms that evolved in total darkness. These 10 national park caves are places to learn about the mysterious worlds under our feet.
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association President and CEO Clark Bunting to Step Down Statement by Fran Ulmer, Chair of the Board of Trustees, National Parks Conservation Association
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 2817, National Historic Preservation Amendments Act NPCA submitted the following position on legislation being considered by the House Natural Resources Committee during a markup on July 12th and 13th.
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Blog Post Celebrating 2024’s Top 5 Park Victories NPCA applauds another year of incredible victories we, and our supporters, made possible to protect our parks!
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Press Release National Parks Group Opposes Water Board's Approval to Drain the Desert Statement by Seth Shteir, California Desert Field Representative, National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release Army Corps Backtracks on Clean Water Act Protections for Big Cypress National Preserve The National Parks Conservation Association joins fellow environmental advocates in expressing concern over this unsubstantiated flip-flop and calling for answers to many questions that the Army Corps’ reversal letter has raised.
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Press Release Parks Group Calls for Inclusive Process to Protect Big Cypress National Preserve For decades, the one-of-a-kind natural wonders of Big Cypress National Preserve have suffered a slow, steady degradation.
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Blog Post Celebrating Places and Stories Within Nature: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area The third video in a new series showcases community activist Araceli Hernandez and her work to increase access to outdoor spaces in her community.
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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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Press Release New Report: One of America’s Most Visited National Parks Only Accessible for Some Parks group identifies transportation improvements for Gateway, including ferry, bus and bicycle options.
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Press Release National Parks Group Supports Roundup of Illegal Cattle Grazing on Nevada's Public Lands Statement by Lynn Davis, Senior Nevada Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
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Magazine Article The Land of the Giants An artist’s view of Sequoia & Kings Canyon national parks in the age of extreme wildfires.
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Press Release Groups Sue to Stop Oil and Gas Exploration in Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve Seismic Testing Threatens Endangered Florida Panther and Water Resources
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Press Release $11.49 Billion Park Service Maintenance Backlog Shows Result of Continued Underfunding Congress Should Support Full Funding for Necessary Repairs and Maintenance
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Press Release New Walking Tour at Stonewall National Monument Launches Today, Connects LGBT History New user-friendly map available to public starting today.
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Press Release New National Monument Will Commemorate Dark Legacy of Native American Boarding Schools To protect and tell these painful stories will not be easy. The Carlisle School and other Native American boarding schools are rife with trauma, broken promises, and stolen families from hundreds of Tribal Nations.
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Press Release Victory! State Reaches Deal to Remove Industrial Hog Farm from Buffalo National River Watershed Now this treasured landscape will be properly protected for future generations to safely experience and enjoy.
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Press Release Trump Administration Issues Flawed Plan for Bears Ears National Monument Lands Despite Active Litigation and Overwhelming Opposition This management plan is an insult to the public, who overwhelmingly spoke out in favor of protecting Bears Ears — and all our national monuments.
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Press Release Parks Group Champions Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area The Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area would protect stories of our nation's diverse heritage, from pre-colonial Native American cities to early American rural life to the American Civil Rights Movement and beyond.
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Press Release National Geographic and Partners Unveil “Scenic, Wild Delaware River” — America’s Newest Travel Destination Geotourism initiative seeks to boost national and international tourism to middle and upper Delaware River region
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Press Release New Report Examines Repercussions, Damage from Oil and Gas Testing in Big Cypress National Preserve Industrial machinery tore through this wild landscape, razing hundreds of cypress trees and leaving miles of destroyed habitat in their wake.
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Press Release Senate Democrats Propose $5 Billion for Park Repairs Infrastructure proposal includes investments in land acquisition, historic preservation
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Press Release Parks Groups Demand EPA Enforce the Law and Protect National Parks from Air Pollution "The future of our country’s national parks from Acadia to Yosemite are dependent on EPA action now.” - Stephanie Kodish, NPCA's Clean Air and Climate Senior Director and Counsel
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Press Release Victory: President Biden Establishes Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in Nevada "Establishment of Avi Kwa Ame National Monument is a testimony to protecting and preserving lands with not just our children and grandchildren in mind but for generations to come." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Blog Post Judge’s Ruling a Victory for Buffalo National River A win for Arkansas’ Buffalo River: A judge will hold two agencies liable for a flawed environmental review process of a factory farm six miles upstream.
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Press Release Parks Group Responds to Management Plans that Threaten Grand Staircase-Escalante and Future of All National Monuments Plan Undermines Standards for National Monument Protections, Ignores Public Opposition and Ongoing Litigation Over Reduced Boundaries
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Press Release Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments Safeguarded as Court Dismisses Utah Suits Utah Court Upholds Presidential Authority to Establish National Monuments
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Redwood National and State Parks According to an assessment by NPCA's Center for State of the Parks, current overall conditions of Redwood's known natural resources rated a "fair" score of 69 out of 100.
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Mediterranean Biome Recognizing the unique natural and cultural resources resident in the Mediterranean biome, the Center for State of the Parks has endeavored to determine the conditions of natural and cultural resources in Channel Islands National Park, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, and Cabrillo National Monument.
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Melanie McDowell Melanie joined NPCA in March 2015 and is the Outreach and Engagement Manager for the Mid-Atlantic Region. She runs outreach and engagement programming to empower diverse national park advocates throughout the region.
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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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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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Resource Proposed Lone Star Coastal NRA Resources View the related maps and documents. Read what others are saying about the project. Learn more about the rich cultural heritage, the outstanding wildlife diversity, and the recreation opportunities of the bays and their gateway communities.
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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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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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