Search results for “Aimee Lyn Brown”
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Blog Post What Is an American? National parks may not be America’s “best idea”—but they hold the key to what is great about our nation, and ourselves.
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Policy Update NPCA Position on H.R. 268 and H.R. 1469 NPCA sent the following letter ahead of a legislative hearing held by the U.S. House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands scheduled for November 9, 2021.
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Magazine Article At the Water’s Edge Deep in the heart of Rocky Mountain National Park, researchers are working to save the boreal toad from extinction.
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Press Release As the Grand Canyon Continues to be Clouded by Dirty Air, Advocates Press Interior Sec. to Protect National Landmark Conservation advocates urge Interior Secretary Jewell and her department to declare impairment of the Grand Canyon National Park.
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Magazine Article A Chilly Refuge Rock glaciers, long neglected by science, may help creatures from pikas to stoneflies endure climate change.
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Blog Post 100 Amazing Things You Can Only Find in National Parks These 100 things are just a few of the remarkable finds worth celebrating as we mark the National Park Service's 100th birthday.
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Blog Post National Park Rangers Are Helping These 10 Animals and Plants Survive National parks offer some of the last suitable habitats for a number of species and are home to creatures that exist nowhere else in the world. This means park staff play a key role in saving some of the rarest animals and plants from being lost forever.
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Magazine Article Reflections on a Man in his Wilderness Remembering Richard Proenneke.
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Blog Post 10 National Park Trip Ideas for President Trump 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.
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Press Release Interior Targets Alaska Park Bear Cubs and Wolf Pups with Final Hunting Plan “Amid the global pandemic, the Trump administration is declaring open season on bears and wolves through its sport hunting rule on national parklands in Alaska" -- NPCA President and CEO Theresa Pierno
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Magazine Article Landscapes for the People Photographer George Grant has never been widely known, but his skillfully crafted work helped popularize the idea that the national parks belong to everyday Americans.
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Magazine Article Mercury Rising? How dragonflies are helping scientists understand mercury pollution in parks.
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Magazine Article A Mission to Grow Reviving ancient farming practices — and feeding the hungry — at San Antonio Missions.
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Magazine Article Snowed In Surviving a winter in Glacier National Park takes a strong marriage—and 25 pounds of coffee.
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Magazine Article If a Tree Falls, They’ll Hear it An innovative tool calculates the level of noise pollution across the country.
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Blog Post Trivia Challenge: Guess This Park-Inspired Poet Q: What famed 19th century poet was inspired to serve as a nurse during the Civil War after spending time at Chatham Manor at what is now the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park?
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Magazine Article The Wild Congaree Paddling the Blue Trail to South Carolina’s only national park.
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Magazine Article Hunkered at the Gateway A seasonal employee in Denali National Park decides to stick around, and sees a completely different side of Alaska.
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Magazine Article The Census Taker Alex Mintzer has been counting ant colonies at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument for more than 30 years.
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Policy Update Letter on Training in Federal Government NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following letter to congressional leadership in response to OMB circular M-20-34 and an Executive Order dated September 22, 2020.
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Magazine Article Bearing Witness Bearcams in Katmai National Park and Preserve are capturing impressive scenes from the wild—and changing the nature of park visitation.
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Blog Post 7 Places Worth Saving By protecting the areas surrounding national parks, the U.S. can build resilient landscapes that prevent the worst effects of climate change and species loss.
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Magazine Article Muskrats to the Rescue Biologists at Voyageurs National Park are counting on the voracious appetite of rodents to help contain a cattail invasion.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 2740 and Amendments NPCA submitted the following positions to the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor votes starting June 12, 2019.
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Press Release Coalition of Public Health, Environmental and Conservation Groups Speak Up to Protect National Park Waterways Dismantling the Stream Protection Rule threatens clean water protections and puts communities at risk
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Policy Update Position on S. 32, S. 483, S. 569, S. 941, S. 1403, S. 1522, S. 2160, S. 2809, S. 2831, S. 2870, S. 2889, S. 3176 & S. 3287 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the SenateEnergy and Natural Resources Committee ahead of a Business Meeting scheduled for October 2, 2018.
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Blog Post Urban Stargazing: See More of the Universe at Night Longer nights and clearer skies during winter make it an ideal season for stargazing, and fortunately, some national parks offer dark skies near major urban areas.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 7608 and Amendments NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor debate and votes on July 23, 2020.
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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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Policy Update Position on S. 3033, S. 3044 & S. 3045 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for October 25, 2023.
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