Search results for “Northwest”
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Caitlin Goettler Caitlin is a public affairs associate at REI. As a former Alaskan, her happy place is in the mountains or on the water, whether she’s hiking, snowboarding or kayaking. Caitlin also has a passion for travel and experiencing new places — she has just as much excitement for the red rocks in Colorado and fall colors in New York as she does for the snow-capped mountains of the Pacific Northwest.
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Paul Balle Paul was the Regional Director of Development for the Northwest and Northern Rockies regions. He is based in Seattle.
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Video Time for the Grizzly? Now is the time to restore the North Cascades grizzly bear! The North Cascades Ecosystem is the only remaining grizzly bear population on the West Coast of the contiguous United States. Although grizzlies have lived in the North Cascades for thousands of years, biologists estimate that fewer than 10 remain today, making it the most at-risk bear population in North America.
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Fact Sheet Ozone Fact Sheet Ozone threatens the health of park visitors and contributes to the disease and death of park species such as the black cherry tree in the East and aspen and ponderosa pine in the West. National park ecosystems across the country are already showing damage from ground-level ozone pollution.
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Video Hear Our Olympics Come explore the incredible soundscape of Olympic National Park in our new short film.
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Video Wanted: Grizzly Bears? NPCA is a proud sponsor of this public education video about the elusive North Cascades grizzly bear narrated by ecologist and filmmaker Chris Morgan.
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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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Magazine Article Nature Fix Tired of feeling like the only person of color on the trail, Ambreen Tariq is trying to make the great outdoors welcoming to all, one photo at a time.
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Blog Post 11 of the Quirkiest National Park Animals While a few types of wildlife like bears, moose, and wolves capture the imagination of throngs of tourists, there are many rare, charming, and oddly adapted species in national parks that get far less attention. Here are 11 of the quirkiest, as picked by NPCA staff.
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Magazine Article A Billion-Dollar Driveway A life-long resident of Alaska worries a road would destroy the wilderness he knows and loves.
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Policy Update Letter Regarding Recent Park Police Activities NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following letter to the Secretary of the Interior in response to recent Park Police events in Lafayette Park.
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Blog Post Remembering the Little-Known Battle at One of the Best-Preserved Civil War Parks One hundred and fifty years ago today, in the normally quiet and peaceful countryside just east of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, the largest Civil War battle west of the Mississippi River started.
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Press Release New Report Offers Recommendations for Improving Visitor Experience and Regional Support at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Groups provide roadmap for protecting and enhancing Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
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Magazine Article Hush... A growing body of research shows that noise can be harmful to humans and animals. Can natural quiet be saved?
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Staff Ulla-Britt Reeves Ulla serves as NPCA’s Senior Advocacy Manager in the Clean Air Program working across the country to galvanize support to defend and support clean air and climate rules to protect national parks.
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Staff Emily Jones Emily’s work as campaign director for the Southeast region revolves around building momentum within local communities and garnering congressional support to ensure our national parks become a national priority.
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Staff Chris Boone Chris Boone serves as the Regional Director of Development for the Pacific and Southwest regions, and connects National Parks Conservation Association's most generous supporters in these regions with our advocacy and activities to protect our national parks.
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Letter Efforts to Repeal or Undermine Protections for Parks and Monuments More than 450 organizations signed the following letter expressing unified opposition to any efforts to remove or decrease protections for any national monuments.
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Blog Post The Easternmost National Park Determining which national park site is the farthest east is surprisingly complicated.
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Policy Update Position on S.3073, Interior Appropriations & Amendments NPCA submitted the following position to the U.S. Senate ahead of expected floor debate and votes the week of July 23, 2018.
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Press Release Groups Ask EPA to Enforce Regional Haze Rules and Protect National Parks Deadline for states to begin air pollution reductions approaches, but few are ready
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Blog Post Parks and the City: 9 Spots for an Urban Nature Fix Need more time in nature? You might not have to travel as far as you think.
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Press Release National Parks Group Honors South East Utah Superintendent with Stephen T. Mather Award Award given to individuals who have shown steadfast leadership and persistent dedication to our national parks
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Magazine Article Lessons in Motion Homeschooling on the road isn’t always easy, but enthusiasts say the big wide world — including national parks — is the best classroom.
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Blog Post Plan Ahead for 2015: 10 Parks for Your Bucket List National parks are the stuff of bucket lists—who doesn’t dream of spending time in the country’s most celebrated places like Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, or the Everglades? As you’re thinking about where to explore this year, NPCA has ten less-visited, breathtaking places to add to your wish list.
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Blog Post Improving America’s Water Infrastructure A quick guide to the Water Resources Development Act and why it matters for national parks.
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Magazine Article Snow, Steam, Bison, Sky A winter adventure in Yellowstone National Park.
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Press Release BLM Hits Pause on Leasing Nearly 150,000 Acres for Oil and Gas Development The temporary lease deferrals in Colorado were a result of federal court orders but reflect a commonsense need to provide the public time to consider oil and gas leasing proposals on public lands.
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Blog Post 10 National Park Cameos in Movies Check out — or revisit — these 10 films where parks played a starring role.
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Press Release Oil, Gas Leasing Threatens 7 Western National Parks New report details dangers of development near park lands.
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Press Release Administration Rolls Back Methane Waste Protections Weakened methane waste rule puts public health, lands at risk.
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Blog Post From the Mountaintop A historic African American climbing team tackles the largest peak in North America to inspire youth.
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Magazine Article Naming Matters Should Devils Tower be called Bear Lodge? Is Tacoma a better moniker than Mount Rainier? Around the country, activists are fighting to change place names they deem offensive, hurtful or arbitrary, and national parks are frequently the targets of these campaigns.
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Magazine Article Songs of the Wild Celebrating national parks with new music in the great outdoors.
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Blog Post What’s Old Is New Again Grand Teton leads the way in re-envisioning historic buildings
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Blog Post Meet Alaska’s Top Chef For the past 13 years, Laura Cole has satisfied the palates of Denali locals and a few park visitors in the know. Will the crowds rush in after she becomes the first Alaskan contestant on Top Chef?
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Blog Post 9 National Parks That Will Deepen Your Love for Trees They soak up carbon from our air, protect our soil, and provide homes for birds and other animals. They stand tall and majestic, inspiring wonder and awe. And every December, they even let us decorate and sing songs about them. These 9 national parks will deepen your love for those special sentinels of nature: trees.
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Blog Post Protecting an Amazing Migration A proposed mining road would cut through national park land critical to one of the longest land migrations on Earth and harm communities that depend on Arctic caribou for food.
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Magazine Article The Lost Village The Japanese invaded this Alaskan island during WWII and sent the residents to Japan. Half died there; none ever returned home.
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Magazine Article After the Fire Months after a devastating fire consumed 100,000 acres in and around Los Angeles’ Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, a traveler finds new life and beauty among the ruins.
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