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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.
• Park Grand Teton National Park This spectacular destination preserves a dramatic stretch of the Teton Range bordering the Snake River. One of the unusual features of these distinctive mountains is the absence of foothills, meaning that there are no smaller mountains blocking the view. The park also features glacier-carved lakes, a historic district of weathered buildings made by 19th century Mormon homesteaders, and an abundance of wildlife large and small, including nearly 1,000 bison that roam the grassy fields in herds.
• Press Release With Repeal of Clean Power Plan, Administration Prioritizes Polluters over the Health of People and National Parks Oct 2017 "Administrator Pruitt continues to put the interests of polluters over the air that we breathe, and denies facts about climate science and the effective actions required to protect the public and our parks.”
• 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.
• Press Release Parks for All of Us: National Park Service Launches LGBT Study Initiative May 2014 Statement by Clark Bunting, President and CEO of the National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Proposed Oil Refinery Threatens Theodore Roosevelt National Park Oct 2016 Meridian Energy Group, Inc. is one step closer to building a 55,000 barrel-per-day crude oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park . The fast-moving proposal is opposed by NPCA, current and former superintendents of Theodore Roosevelt National Park and many people in the state and local area.
• Blog Post Why Don’t States Run National Parks? Oct 2013 | By Jennifer Errick Do we need a National Park Service? Why don't states control national park lands and resources? Here are 5 critical reasons.
• Blog Post On the Eve of the National Parks’ Centennial, We Must All Work to Make Parks More Diverse Jul 2015 | By Teresa Baker Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. I cannot imagine a world without the beauty these spaces offer us.
• Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Encourages Guests to See America, at 35th Annual Salute to the Parks Apr 2016 35th annual celebration honors Creative Action Network and See America co-founders Max Slavkin and Aaron Perry-Zucker
• Press Release Study Reveals Lack of Awareness of Waste Challenges Facing US National Parks Aug 2016 Subaru and the National Parks Conservation Association unveil findings to help educate Americans on protecting our national treasures.
• Press Release National Park Visitation Generated $32 Billion for National Economy in 2015 Apr 2016 Boost to Local Economies Underscores Need to Adequately Fund, Maintain Parks
• Blog Post 10 National Park Trip Ideas for President Trump Jan 2018 | By Mark Wenzler Would President Trump do more to protect national parks if he took time to visit them? Here are 10 inspirational places I’d put at the top of his bucket list.
• Press Release Park Advocates Celebrate New National Park Commemorating Women's Equality Apr 2016 Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument will tell the story of the women’s suffrage movement and the fight for equal rights
• Press Release National Parks Group Applauds NPS, Colorado National Monument Superintendent's Decision to Deny Permission for Large Sporting Event Aug 2012 Cycling Competition Would Limit Access to Park Unit for Visitors, Commercialize a Publically-Owned Site, and Create Excessive Stress on a Protected Environment
• Press Release National Parks and Wilderness Groups Protest BLM Leasing Plans Near Dinosaur National Monument Dec 2012 Groups argue that BLM's decision ignores value and health of the park unit
• Press Release New Dog Rule Refines Access, Protection for 2nd Most Visited National Park Feb 2016 A decade in the making, the proposed dog rule for Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) aims to balance resource protection with the many forms of recreation enjoyed at the 2nd most visited national park site.
• Press Release Even with Funding Deal, Trump Declares National Emergency, Introducing New Threat to National Parks Feb 2019 Construction of a border wall in biodiverse areas like the Rio Grande Valley would damage delicate park landscapes and block wildlife migration.
• Blog Post How Is the Partial Government Shutdown Affecting National Parks? Jan 2019 | By Emily Douce, John Garder The longest government shutdown in U.S. history furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal employees, including National Park Service personnel, and left many of America’s public lands ungated and largely unsupervised.
• Press Release Bill Expanding Public-Private Partnerships Victory for National Parks Dec 2016 Bipartisan-Supported Centennial Bill Would Help Address National Park Needs and Engage Youth
• Press Release With Unanimous Support, Senate Passes the National Park Service Centennial Act Dec 2016 Centennial bill will help address national park needs and engage youth
• Press Release Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Park Service Must Take Bold Action to Protect Biscayne National Park Marine Wildlife Jul 2019 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.
• Press Release Congress Approves Most Significant National Park System Expansion in Nearly Three Decades Dec 2014 New and Expanded National Parks will Showcase our Nation's History and Protect Incredible Landscapes
• Blog Post Meet 9 Endangered National Park Animals May 2014 | By Jennifer Errick In honor of the 9th annual Endangered Species Day, meet 9 endangered animals that make their homes in national parks.
• Blog Post See National Parks Through Artists’ Eyes Mar 2016 | By Nicolas Brulliard A new book features 85 posters of national parks by contemporary artists and designers.
• Press Release Park Advocates Celebrate as Waco Mammoth Declared Newest National Park Site Jul 2015 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
• Blog Post If You Want Jobs and Justice, Keep Our National Parks Open Oct 2012 | By Robert Garcia The National Park Service needs to do more to connect diverse communities with public lands — and we need to support and fund them.
• Blog Post National Parks Witnessed Record-Breaking Visitation in 2016 Feb 2017 | By Jennifer Errick The National Park Service releases new data showing more than 330 million visits during its centennial, up more than 7 percent from 2015
• Press Release House Bill Provides Robust Investment in National Park Roads, Bridges and Transportation Systems Jun 2020 Roadways and transportation systems are integral to the national park experience, providing safe access to hundreds of millions of visitors from around the world each year.
• Blog Post National Park Construction Projects in Jeopardy Jun 2014 | By Emily Douce In Massachusetts, park officials barricaded a bridge leading into Lowell National Historical Park because bricks in the structure could fall on people's heads. In Washington, D.C., a bridge on the George Washington Parkway that leads to Arlington Cemetery and is used daily by thousands of people is so structurally deficient, the National Park Service could close it to heavy vehicles such as tour buses within two years if it isn't repaired. In Wyoming, important sections of the Yellowstone National Park Grand Loop Road are in such need of repair that they threaten visitor safety.
• Press Release National Park Leaders Honored with Stephen T. Mather Award Oct 2017 NPCA presented its annual Stephen T. Mather award to Mojave National Preserve Chief of Resources Debra Hughson and the late Frank Hays, who most recently served in the Park Service’s Northeast Regional Office. The Mather award is named after the first director of the National Park Service, and given to individuals who have shown steadfast leadership and persistent dedication to our national parks.
• Press Release Trump Administration Robs Limited National Park Fee Money to Operate Parks During Shutdown Jan 2019 Diverting this money will dig our parks into an even bigger financial hole.
• Press Release Conservation Groups Challenge Approval of Power Line Planned to Cut Through Treasured National Parks Oct 2012 Susquehanna-Roseland line through New Jersey and Pennsylvania to cause significant harm to national parks
• Blog Post Rock On: 11 Lesser-Known Geologic Wonders in National Parks Apr 2016 | By Nicolas Brulliard From mysterious gliding rocks in Death Valley to fossils of some of the most ancient life forms in Glacier, here are 11 lesser-known geologic wonders—including a few personal favorites from Bruce Heise of the Park Service’s Geologic Resources Inventory program.
• Report Center for State of the Parks: Shenandoah National Park The State of the Parks assessment describes a variety of threats to Shenandoah.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Report Best Practices in Friends Groups and National Parks Best Practices In Friends Groups And National Parks
• Advocacy in Action An Oil Refinery Has No Place Next to Theodore Roosevelt National Park Protect the iconic North Dakota badlands from an ill-conceived facility that would pollute the air
• MAP Drilling in National Parks? Aug 2018 See a map of the national parks at risk
• storymap Isle Royale National Park: Wolves Oct 2018 View our interactive map to learn more about efforts to restore wolves and bring balance back to Isle Royale National Park.
• See a Map Climate Change and Our National Parks Mar 2018 See an interactive map highlighting some of the national parks facing the effects of climate change.
• See a Map Farming in National Parks in the Mid-Atlantic Mar 2018 See 14 national park sites in the Chesapeake Bay watershed where farmers work with Park Service staff to manage runoff and other environmental threats responsibly.
• Park Honouliuli National Historic Site Located on the island of Oahu, Honouliuli was one of 17 incarceration camps in Hawaii where innocent civilians were imprisoned during World War II.
• Park Piscataway Park Protecting the view from George Washington's home across the river at Mount Vernon, Piscataway Park offers visitors walks along the Potomac River across freshwater tidal wetlands and on forested trails, and the opportunity to view remarkable wildlife including beavers and American bald eagles.
• Advocacy in Action Protecting Golden Gate's Fragile Resources through the Proposed Dog Rule The proposed dog rule for Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) aims to balance resource protection with the many forms of recreation enjoyed at the second most visited national park site.
• See a Map National Trails Map Mar 2018 See a map of the national scenic trails and national historic trails in the Lower 48 states.
• Advocacy in Action Don’t Risk Wild Land and Fish for a Massive Mine Near Lake Clark Plans for a massive open-pit mine threaten wild salmon and bears at two of Alaska's wildest national parks.
• Scott Kirkwood Former editor-in-chief of National Parks magazine
• Staff and Government Affairs Alan Spears Senior Director of Cultural Resources, Government Affairs Alan joined NPCA in 1999 and is currently the Senior Director of Cultural Resources in the Government Affairs department. He serves as NPCA's resident historian and cultural resources expert. Alan is the only staff person to ever be rescued from a tidal marsh by a Park Police helicopter.
• Advocacy in Action Help Write a Better Future for Denali’s Wolves Hunting and trapping just beyond the park’s border have severely reduced or eliminated entire wolf packs and dramatically reduced visitors’ wolf viewing. Simple, common-sense regulations can help reverse this harmful trend.
• Julia Tesch Former Outreach Manager, Northwest Region Julia first joined NPCA as a volunteer in February 2016, and then served as Admin & Outreach Coordinator in the Northwest Regional Office. There she provided logistical support and connected volunteers with service opportunities in the parks.
• Staff Matthew Kirby Director, Energy and Landscape Conservation Matt has spent the last decade running campaigns to protect the public lands he loves. Currently he oversees NPCA's work to protect parks and the landscapes that surround them from energy development.
• Advocacy in Action Preserving the Complicated History at a Segregated Texas School The Blackwell School in Marfa represents a rare opportunity to preserve stories of discrimination and resilience
• Staff Julie Hogan Director, Foundation Relations Julie Hogan began her career at NPCA in the fall of 2015 as a senior gifts officer for the Development team. Currently, she is the Director of Foundation Relations.

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