Search results for “Manassas National Battlefield Park”
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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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Park Rosie The Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park This national historical park honors the estimated 18 million women who joined defense and support industries during World War II. It also features the SS Red Oak Victory Ship—the last of the 747 ships launched at Richmond, California, during World War II. The Rosie the Riveter Memorial began as a public art project in the 1990s and is sculpted to resemble the form of a liberty ship. The structure showcases photos and quotes from real-life “Rosies,” and a walkway features an inscribed timeline commemorating events from the American home front during the war.
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Calls Permitting Process Flawed for Hog Farm on Buffalo National River Tributary National Parks Group Urges U.S. Department of Agriculture and Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality to Pull Permit
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Blog Post FAQ: Should the National Park Service Allow E-Bikes on Park Trails? Electric-assist bicycles have been growing in popularity for years. Here’s why these vehicles could pose problems for some national parks.
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Press Release Park Advocates Applaud Decision to Keep Off-Road Vehicles Out of Utah National Parks and Monuments Decision maintains commonsense park resource protections and promotes visitor safety
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Press Release Parks Group Condemns House’s Senseless Spending Bill that Slashes National Park Service Budget “A vote in support of this spending bill is a vote against our national parks, public lands and communities." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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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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Report Center for State of the Parks: Adams National Historical Park At Adams National Historical Park, the assessment found that personnel have made considerable progress toward preserving the park’s resources, yet significant challenges remain.
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Press Release Parks for All of Us: National Park Service Launches LGBT Study Initiative Statement by Clark Bunting, President and CEO of the National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release Parks Group Urges for Stronger National Park Closures Amid Coronavirus Pandemic Amid California’s shelter-in-place directive, NPCA urges national parks in the state to follow Yosemite's lead and consider stronger closures.
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Blog Post Why Don’t States Run National Parks? Do we need a National Park Service? Why don't states control national park lands and resources? Here are 5 critical reasons.
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Blog Post On the Eve of the National Parks’ Centennial, We Must All Work to Make Parks More Diverse Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. I cannot imagine a world without the beauty these spaces offer us.
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Blog Post The 10 National Park Sites with More Than 5 Million Recreational Visitors in 2017 National parks continued to serve as popular tourist destinations in 2017, with dozens of sites seeing all-time highs in numbers of recreational visits. Here are the 10 most-visited places in the National Park System.
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Press Release National Park Visitation Generated $32 Billion for National Economy in 2015 Boost to Local Economies Underscores Need to Adequately Fund, Maintain Parks
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Press Release Park Advocates Celebrate New National Park Commemorating Women's Equality Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument will tell the story of the women’s suffrage movement and the fight for equal rights
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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds NPS, Colorado National Monument Superintendent's Decision to Deny Permission for Large Sporting Event Cycling Competition Would Limit Access to Park Unit for Visitors, Commercialize a Publically-Owned Site, and Create Excessive Stress on a Protected Environment
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Press Release Parks Group Supports Modest Fee Proposal at Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fees can help address parks’ financial challenges, but Congress must continue to invest in our parks, helping support these amazing places that millions of Americans visit and enjoy each year.
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Press Release National Parks and Wilderness Groups Protest BLM Leasing Plans Near Dinosaur National Monument Groups argue that BLM's decision ignores value and health of the park unit
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Blog Post What a Federal Government Shutdown Means for National Parks If Congress fails to pass appropriations bills by Oct. 1, the federal government will shut down. This puts the National Park Service in the unfortunate but necessary position of having to close its parks — putting family vacations, school trips, park protection and local economies in jeopardy. Here are 10 frequently asked questions.
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Blog Post Congress Passes Major Bipartisan National Parks and Public Lands Package Today’s sweeping victory represents significant expansions and enhancements to America’s national parks and public lands.
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Blog Post Stuck Indoors? 10 Great Books About National Parks These 10 nonfiction books will deepen your appreciation for pivotal events in American history and the national park sites that commemorate them.
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Press Release Parks Group Hails New and Diverse National Park System Advisory Board “We look forward to working with this group to ensure that we are doing everything we can to preserve and protect our nation’s most inspirational places." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Blog Post 5 Ways to Celebrate Veterans Day — Free — at a National Park Why not take the next fee-free day throughout the National Park System to learn more about America's military history?
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Press Release Even with Funding Deal, Trump Declares National Emergency, Introducing New Threat to National Parks Construction of a border wall in biodiverse areas like the Rio Grande Valley would damage delicate park landscapes and block wildlife migration.
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Press Release Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Park Service Must Take Bold Action to Protect Biscayne National Park Marine Wildlife Decades of overfishing have severely depleted Biscayne’s reef fish, and it’s time for Florida and the Park Service to take action to protect them.
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Press Release Congress Approves Most Significant National Park System Expansion in Nearly Three Decades New and Expanded National Parks will Showcase our Nation's History and Protect Incredible Landscapes
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Blog Post 2023 National Park Week Gift Guide Spring is here and you know what that means – National Park Week! Looking for the perfect gift for the national park lover in your life? Check out these items that have more in common than a connection to national parks — they’re from brands that support NPCA and our mission to protect and preserve national parks.
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Blog Post It's the Best Year to Enjoy National Parks: 10 Reasons Why It's the 100th birthday of the National Park Service, with opportunities to celebrate the parks throughout 2016. From planting a “Centennial Forest” in Texas to counting species of plants and animals on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., here are 10 ways to take your appreciation for national parks to historic levels in 2016.
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Press Release Park Advocates Celebrate as Waco Mammoth Declared Newest National Park Site City of Waco, Baylor University, Waco Mammoth Foundation, NPCA and local school children worked for years to make mammoth fossil site part of Park System
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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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Blog Post 10 Scenic National Park Drives These 10 parks offer incredible views of some of America's most beautiful places with plenty of opportunities to get out and explore along the way.
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Land Based Trip Fa‘a Samoa: The National Park of American Samoa 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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Blog Post Congress: Keep Our National Parks Open One beloved national park is already closing facilities in reaction to budget cuts.
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Press Release Congress Increases National Park Funding for Staffing and Recent Natural Disasters, Misses Opportunity to Pass Popular Bipartisan Park Bills "This funding will help our parks bring back hundreds of staff to safely welcome the millions of people who visit them and keep gateway communities up and running.” - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Shenandoah National Park The State of the Parks assessment describes a variety of threats to Shenandoah.
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Report Making Connections: Colonial National Historical Park Every national park exists in a context. Colonial National Historical Park’s context is marked by a long tradition of support and partnership. Uniquely, Colonial NHP connects an array of public and private sites that complement each other in preserving and interpreting a rich history spanning the American colonial period and beyond.
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Park National Capital Parks-East Includes a rich diversity of sites in Washington, D.C. including the 1,200-acre Anacostia Park along the banks of the Anacostia River, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, and the Fort Circle Parks that protect Fort Dupont and other fortifications to defend Washington during the Civil War.
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Land Based Trip The National Parks of Hawai‘i Experience the unique cultural and natural beauty within Hawai‘i’s national parks by joining expert biologists, naturalists and cultural interpreters who will share their extensive knowledge and perspectives of this remarkable place. Meet with park rangers to learn more about the work being done to protect vulnerable ecosystems and endangered animals and plants which are found nowhere else on earth. Access locations that are off the beaten path and not readily accessible to the general public. Leave with a greater appreciation of the islands, their natural and cultural history and the ongoing challenges to preserve this unique biodiversity.
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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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Report Restoring the Great Lakes in our National Parks This report highlights the successful and critical role that the National Park Service plays in restoring the Great Lakes, safeguarding public health, creating jobs, and protecting these special places belonging to all Americans.
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Report Best Practices in Friends Groups and National Parks Best Practices In Friends Groups And National Parks
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NPCA at Work Create a Marine Reserve at Biscayne National Park A marine reserve will help protect the incredible resources of Biscayne for the benefit of all Americans, now and for generations to come.
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Interactive Map Orphaned Wells Near National Parks This National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) interactive map provides users access to orphaned wells data based on our assessment of publicly available information collated to identify sites near all 423 national park service units. This dataset is conservative in its estimate of number of wells, is a snapshot in time (varying by state dataset), and is varying by state.
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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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Park César E. Chávez National Monument This national monument honors one of the most important U.S. labor and human rights leaders of the 20th century. César Chávez co-founded the United Farm Workers of America in 1962, the first agricultural labor union in the nation.
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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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NPCA Park Talk Bears Ears to Hovenweep: Conserving a Connected Cultural Landscape Listen to the May 19, 2020 recording featuring Kurt Riley, former governor of the Pueblo of Acoma, and Amanda Podmore, consultant for NPCA’s Southwest and Energy teams.
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Land Based Trip Acadia to Katahdin: Exploring Maine’s Waterways, Woodlands and Wabanaki Cultural Heritage Welcome to picturesque Maine, home to a rocky coastline, stunning mountain views, lush forests, pristine waterways, and a fascinating natural and cultural history. Here, the charming town of Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island serves as a gateway to the beauty and adventure of Acadia National Park and Frenchman Bay. To the north, the remote wilderness of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument and the adjacent Baxter State Park encompass some of the most rugged terrain in the Northeast. Journey alongside NPCA experts and key partners on land and on water to experience these unique places firsthand and get a behind-the-scenes look at how the organization is fighting to protect them.
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NPCA at Work Protect Eagle Mountain from Dangerous Development Proposals Just outside the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park, the region known as Eagle Mountain has been at the center of controversy over inappropriate, harmful development proposals for years. Incorporating these lands into the park could help protect them from the latest threat, the Eagle Crest Pumped Storage Project. This massive energy development stands to pump millions of gallons of water from the fragile desert aquifer in and around the park.
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Regional Haze Biggest Industrial Park Polluters National parks and wilderness areas should have clean and clear air but many struggle with unhealthy, hazy skies.
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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 Geothermal Explorations and Ancient Migrations: The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem 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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NPCA at Work Save the Wild Natural Sounds of the Olympic Peninsula The Hear Our Olympics campaign seeks to protect the natural sounds of Olympic National Park, an ancient refuge from noise pollution in the Northwest.
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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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NPCA at Work Don’t Drain Our Desert Water NPCA and our allies are working to stop a private company from building a harmful water-mining project near several beloved national park sites in California
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Robert Sterling Yard Robert Sterling Yard, a former newspaper reporter and gifted wordsmith, honed his skills as a newsman and writer in the journalism trenches of Manhattan. He became executive secretary of the National Parks Association in 1919.
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Staff and Government Affairs Kristen Brengel As the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Kristen Brengel leads staff on public lands conservation, natural and cultural resource issues, and park funding. Kristen is responsible for implementing our legislative strategies and working with the administration.
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Staff Rachel Holmes Rachel Holmes joined NPCA in 2015 and serves as the organization’s Director of Special Events & Design. Based in the headquarters office in Washington, D.C., Rachel focuses on creating and implementing an overall vision for NPCA’s largest events, including Salute to the Parks and New York Gala.
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Katie Morgan Katie joined NPCA in 2019 as the Chesapeake Field Representative. Her work focuses on connecting people to places in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
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Kristin Henderson Kristin Henderson is a writer based in Washington, D.C.
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