Search results for “Pacific”
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Fact Sheet Polluted Parks: Fact Sheets Haze pollution limits views of our most valued national parks and wilderness areas, affecting not just how far we can see, but also the color, sharpness, and quality of the view. It also makes the air unhealthy for people, wildlife and natural resources.
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Letter Reacting to the Cadiz Water Project Reactions from the community on the Cadiz Water Project.
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Report Eagle Mountain Tortoise Habitat Projected Map Map of desert tortoise habitat threatened by Eagle Mountain Landfill
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Letter Opposing the Nevada Water Pipeline On March 29, NPCA and leading Utah and Nevada organizations sent a letter to Governor Herbert, urging him not to sign the water proposal with Nevada.
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Fact Sheet Promoting Tule Springs Local elected officials and community leaders anticipate working with the National Park Service soon to establish entrance points, plan visitor amenities, and establish best-management practices to make Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument a world-class destination.
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Press Release Desert Landscape Plan Fails to Fully Protect Desert National Parks NPCA finds only one of the three issues of particular concern to desert national parks is satisfactorily addressed
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Magazine Article Living History Learning about the last century from the oldest ranger in the National Park System.
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Magazine Article Taking Out the Trash Legal victory means no landfill near Joshua Tree.
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Blog Post No Trash, Just Treasure We’ve been treated to quite a spring here in the California desert. After experiencing the greatest Joshua tree bloom on record this past April, one of our hardest-fought battles finally ended in victory last month—NPCA and our supporters have defeated the Eagle Mountain Landfill proposal once and for all.
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Press Release Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Eagle Mountain Landfill Case, Helps Protect Joshua Tree National Park Refusal to hear appeal from Kaiser Ventures LLC is a major win for Joshua Tree National Park
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Press Release Feds Pump the Brakes on Desert Water Mining Scheme Statement by David Lamfrom, Director, California Desert and Wildlife Program, National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post Not-So-Beaten Paths: 11 Lesser-Known Hikes in Popular National Parks Hit the trail and avoid the crowds! NPCA staff selected 11 lesser-known hikes in some of the country’s most popular parks.
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Blog Post The 12 Most-Visited Winter Parks National park sites can provide an ideal adventure or an escape from the cold during the winter months.
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Blog Post Following the Spirit of Tie Sing A group of seven men trekked for miles through smoky skies and sweltering heat to reach the top of a mountain honoring a man who influenced the history of our national parks — but who few people have ever heard of. Here’s why these committed park lovers want to make sure Tie Sing’s legacy is remembered.
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Blog Post What’s in National Parks’ Trash Cans — and What You Can Do NPCA recently studied the waste at three national parks as a first step toward implementing zero-landfill initiatives under the leadership of corporate partner Subaru. Here’s what we found, how visitors feel about park trash and what you can do to help.
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Magazine Article The Lassen Effect Discovering Bumpass Hell, Chaos Jumbles, and the Many Marvels of Lassen Volcanic National Park.
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Press Release Photo Exhibit at U.S. Capitol Celebrates Nevada’s Public Lands Exhibit Organized by National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post Yosemite’s Dirty Air Secret Haze and ozone pollution in this beloved California park are having wide-ranging effects on people and the environment.
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Blog Post 5 Ways to Celebrate Veterans Day — Free — at a National Park Why not take the next fee-free day throughout the National Park System to learn more about America's military history?
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Magazine Article Wood Blocks & Water Colors Painter Chiura Obata combined Eastern and Western techniques to capture Yosemite in a new light.
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Magazine Article A Prescription For Nature A physician who prescribes outdoor activities for her patients believes that time spent in nature could become the next vital sign.
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Blog Post Tuzi ... What? The Origins of 12 Unusual National Park Names Tuzigoot. Great Egg Harbor. Yosemite. Who came up with these names? What do they mean? Sometimes they come from one person, sometimes a whole culture—but the stories behind these memorable monikers reveal interesting details about these places and the people who have loved and lived in them.
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Press Release BLM Rejects Industrial Proposal Next to Castle Mountains National Monument The Nevada BLM rejected a permit for the widely opposed Crescent Peak Wind project, bordering Mojave National Preserve, Castle Mountains National Monument and the Wee Thump wilderness area.
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Blog Post Leave Your Car Behind: 9 Parks to Explore by Foot, Bicycle, and Boat If you want to spend time off the beaten path, try getting away from the asphalt—literally. These 9 national park sites offer slower, quieter, human-paced alternatives to engine-powered excursions.
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Blog Post Mojave Is a Magical Place. Let’s Protect My Former Home Say no to Soda Mountain Solar! A former Mojave superintendent shares her memories and opposition to this dangerous project.
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Magazine Article Buried Treasures Just north of Las Vegas, a vast stretch of land entombs the richest Ice Age fossil beds in the Southwest. Could this become America’s next national monument?
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Blog Post Remembering a Historic Siege in a Rugged Volcanic Landscape NPCA’s traveling park lover ventures into the northern California desert to Lava Beds National Monument and discovers a history of Indian wars and a picturesque landscape of lava tubes far off the beaten path
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Magazine Article Found Objects Two artists turn trash into treasures at Point Reyes National Seashore.
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Magazine Article Night and Day After 30 years of intense habitat restoration on the Channel Islands, the island night lizard might be ready to come off the endangered species list.
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Press Release California State Senate Leadership and Trump Administration Take Aim at California Desert Water and Parks The Department of Interior recently helped pave the way towards green-lighting the Cadiz Inc. water mining project, which threatens Mojave National Preserve and Mojave Trails National Monument. The memo followed decisions by California State Senate pro Tem Kevin de Leon and State Senator Ricardo Lara to block AB 1000 “California Desert Protection Act” from proceeding.
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Press Release Clean Air Victory for San Joaquin Valley, Yosemite and Sequoia Kings Canyon National Parks Court order represents a major victory for clean air in the San Joaquin Valley and surrounding national parks including Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon.
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Press Release Zinke Proposes Reductions for Some of America’s Public Lands Based on a news interview that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke conducted today, he is recommending that several national monuments be reduced in size.
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Magazine Article Coyotes and the City Researchers in Los Angeles are tracking urban coyotes and collecting scat to find out how humans and these wild canids can live peaceably side by side.
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Press Release California Desert Communities Join Senator Feinstein in Calling to Protect Castle Mountains, Other Crown Jewels Statement by David Lamfrom, Director, California Desert and Wildlife Program, National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release Fighting for Clean Air: Groups Sue EPA Over San Joaquin Valley Pollution NPCA and others are suing the EPA over its failure to enforce deadlines covering state air quality plans in the San Joaquin Valley and nearby Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
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