Search results for “Northwest”
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Resource Northwest Student Leadership Council A core focus of the Northwest Regional Office is broadening and strengthening support for our parks, especially among younger folks.
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Report Northwest Regional Office Field Reports These field reports provide timely updates and perspectives on issues of interest to our members and supporters in Oregon and Washington.
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Staff Colin Deverell Colin is the Senior Program Manager of the Northwest Regional Office in Seattle, Washington.
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Staff Joshua Jenkins Joshua Jenkins is coming from our NPCA Northwest office to join the Southeast team and will be based in Birmingham, working in Alabama and Mississippi. He’ll be supporting new park campaigns and heritage areas, building deeper connections focusing on the links between parks and community needs/desires.
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Resource 10 Ways to Be a Park Advocate Want to be an advocate for parks, but don't know where to start?
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Resource Growler Tracker Have you heard the Growlers while visiting Olympic National Park? Let us know about it using our Growler Tracker tool.
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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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Spotlight An Insider's Guide to the Four Corners Situated on the Colorado Plateau amid ancient volcanic mountains, statuesque buttes and sharp canyons, the Four Corners region where New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona meet is rich in cultural and geological wonders.
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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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Staff Samantha Nygaard Samantha Nygaard serves as the West Virginia Program Manager, part of the Mid-Atlantic regional team. Through this role Sam is dedicated to advocating and preserving the Mountain State’s parks and public lands, including America’s newest national park, New River Gorge National Park & Preserve.
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Staff Michael Jamison Michael joined NPCA’s Glacier Field Office in September 2010. As Campaign Director for NPCA’s Crown of the Continent initiative, Michael continues to expand his efforts to promote the narrative of the Crown and of the people who call it home
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Report Report: Alaska’s economic claims for Ambler Mining Road don’t pan out New analysis indicates it is far too soon for the State of Alaska and Ambler Metals to promise financial prosperity – or breaking even – with the proposed mining road
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Magazine Article Desert Gator The life and times of an unlikely resident of Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument.
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Magazine Article Where the Wild Things Were Denali paleontologists brave blizzards and bears to find fossils that could challenge what we know about dinosaurs.
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Blog Post Wild and Scenic Summer Destinations This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, a law preserving some of America’s most outstanding and remarkable waterways.
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Magazine Article Miners' Angel A century ago, Mother Jones faced bullets and long odds in her quest to better the lives of coal laborers working in New River Gorge and other West Virginia mines.
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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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Blog Post Trading Desk Time for Desert Time at Saguaro National Park At NPCA, we are often fortunate enough to attend staff trainings, retreats, and other work-related gatherings in or near national parks. Since my job involves lots of time sitting at a desk with a computer, I look forward to these opportunities.
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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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Press Release Delayed Air Quality Protections Favors Pollution Over Parks and Public Lands The Bureau of Land Management is delaying implementation of commonsense methane rules, putting the health of national parks and park visitors at risk.
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Magazine Article A People’s Historian Talking about the past and the future with the Park Service’s new chief historian.
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Blog Post Meet 9 Endangered National Park Animals In honor of the 9th annual Endangered Species Day, meet 9 endangered animals that make their homes in national parks.
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Blog Post 50 Years Later: Reflecting on the Significance of Earth Day The first Earth Day launched her career as an environmental historian and her path as an activist. Now, even as the pandemic keeps her at home, she commemorates the lasting significance of the Earth Day movement.
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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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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 NPCA's Favorite Trips The summer travel season is here, and all 397 national parks will offer free admission this Saturday, June 9 for National Get Outdoors Day. Here are a few NPCA staff favorite destinations that are a little off the beaten path.
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Magazine Article Esther of the Rockies She left the corporate world to homestead in the mountains and became the Park Service's first female nature guide.
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Press Release NPCA Calls the 'Dinosaur Trails' Master Leasing Plan Step in the Right Direction Moves Monument Toward Stronger Balance of Conservation, Development, and Recreation
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Press Release Conservation Groups Ask Federal Agencies to Require Nation's Biggest National Park Polluter to Clean Up Four Corners Coal Plant Causes Haze in Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde and Other National Parks
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Magazine Article When Cotton Was King Cane River Creole National Historical Park tells the story of life on a Louisiana plantation.
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Policy Update Position on Amendments to H.R. 2822 NPCA submitted the following positions on amendments to the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act being considered by the House of Representatives in July 2015.
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Magazine Article Red Rocks Wander through the Maze, the Needles, and the Islands in the Sky at Canyonlands National Park.
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Magazine Article Garbage In, Garbage Out Volunteers and rangers removed more than 22,000 pounds of debris from Alaska’s national park beaches. But will the trash just come back?
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Blog Post Grand Teton Gets $16 Million to Preserve Threatened State Lands—Just in the Nick of Time Late last month, NPCA helped secure a significant down-to-the-wire victory for Grand Teton National Park. After years of pressure from NPCA, the federal government allotted $8 million toward a total of $16 million to purchase 86 acres along the Snake River from the state of Wyoming and incorporate these lands into the national park.
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Magazine Article Maiden Voyage Do archaeological sites in the Channel Islands reveal a coastal migration into the Americas?
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Magazine Article The Distant Rumble of White Thunder A family’s year-long quest to explore America’s most endangered parks brings them to Glacier Bay, Alaska.
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Press Release Wyoming Department of Transportation Champions Wildlife Crossings WYDOT proposes plan to prevent wildlife deaths in ‘path of the pronghorn’
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Magazine Article Wheels of Change A growing number of Americans are hopping on mountain bikes as a way to connect with the natural world. But do knobby tires belong on national park trails?
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Press Release Time is Now to Link President's Energy Strategy with Strong Protections for National Parks Administration's Proposals on Right Track, But Need to Finalize Necessary Protections
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