Search results for “Northwest”
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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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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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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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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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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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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 Plan a Desert Getaway to Zion National Park One of the most widely visited national parks in the Southwest, Zion is famous for its colorful sandstone rock formations with high cliffs and narrow canyons carved into shape by the power of the Virgin River.
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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 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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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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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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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 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 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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Blog Post The Oldest River in North America? Earlier this month, the National Park Service celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, a law that protects some of the most celebrated waters in the country. One of these rivers is widely regarded as the oldest river in North America, formed an estimated 260 million to 325 million years ago — although not all scientists agree the claim is true.
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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 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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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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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 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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Magazine Article Snow, Steam, Bison, Sky A winter adventure in Yellowstone National Park.
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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 Songs of the Wild Celebrating national parks with new music in the great outdoors.
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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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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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