Search results for “Plan a Desert Getaway”
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Press Release National Parks Group Files Lawsuit to Defend Mojave Desert Parks, Wildlife and Water NPCA's lawsuit against the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) challenges policy changes by the agencies that threaten Mojave National Preserve, Mojave Trails National Monument, wildlife and fragile desert water resources.
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Magazine Article A Greenway for the People How a 28-mile loop around Jamaica Bay is changing the face of Gateway National Recreation Area.
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Press Release Grand Teton National Park Wildlife, Visitors to Benefit from Final Moose-Wilson Road Plan The National Park Service's final Moose-Wilson Corridor plan puts Grand Teton National Park on track to preserve the corridor’s unique resources for the long term. The popular road corridor is home to grizzly bears, moose, wolves and other iconic wildlife as well as significant Native American archaeological resources.
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Press Release EPA's Proposed Texas Haze Plan Will Keep Air Across Our National Parks Hazy Proposed EPA Haze Plan fails to require modern pollution controls on Texas Coal plants
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Blog Post Everybody Needs a Rock, and to Know Where to Find One Yellowstone isn’t just the world’s first national park. It’s a place full of millions of individual memories, some involving a single stone.
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Blog Post Sometimes You Need a Little Hubris A teenage cancer survivor shares why he chose to “Make a Wish” for the Boundary Waters
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Press Release State Legislation Introduced to Protect Water Resources, National Parks and Public Lands in California Desert Legislation aims to safeguard fragile California desert water sources for the wildlife, people and national parks that depends on it.
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Blog Post How a Spectacular Park Got Its Dumb Name The name of one Arizona park translates into English as “Dumb National Monument.” How did a gorgeous place get such an unfortunate moniker? A long-time volunteer for the monument explains.
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Policy Update Testimony: Agency Spending Restrictions During a Shutdown Written statement of John Garder, NPCA Senior Director of Budget & Appropriations, for the hearing "The Power of the Purse: A Review of Agency Spending Restrictions During a Shutdown" in the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies scheduled for February 6, 2019.
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Press Release National Parks Group Opposes Water Board's Approval to Drain the Desert Statement by Seth Shteir, California Desert Field Representative, National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post A Birthday Without Much to Celebrate Today is the 101st birthday of the National Park Service. But at a time when we should be celebrating our public lands, the Trump administration continues to unleash a host of damaging policies on these revered places.
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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 Bears Ears Makes History with Release of Proposed Management Plan in Collaboration with Five Tribes "This plan marks historic progress, incorporating Tribal collaboration into the care and stewardship of this critical landscape"–Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Blog Post Governor McDonnell: Please Don't Build Houses on a Historic Civil War Site "Freedom's Fortress" is an important part of Virginia's history and no place for a subdivision.
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Blog Post What a Federal Government Shutdown Means for National Parks If Congress fails to pass a continuing resolution to extend federal funding by midnight tonight, the federal government will shut down.
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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 Flight Plan National parks temporarily declared “no-fly zones” for drones.
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Blog Post A Winning Combination for the Grand Canyon Here's how your letters of support helped to stop one of the most serious threats to this iconic park since it was designated nearly 100 years ago.
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Blog Post A First for Modern Latino History Thanks to the advocacy of César E. Chávez, millions of farmworkers today have safer working conditions and union rights. The first national monument dedicated to a contemporary Latino American bears his name.
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Policy Update Position on the Clean Power Plan NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following position to the EPA in response to their effort to repeal the Clean Power Plan.
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Blog Post Will 2012 Be a Landmark Year for Cleaner Air in National Parks? This year marks a critical deadline for the EPA to implement and enforce rules that protect clean air around the country.
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Press Release National Parks Group Responds to Release of Draft Long Term Experimental Management Plan for Glen Canyon Dam Nearly 20 years in the making, the Department of Interior released its draft Glen Canyon Dam Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan, (LTEMP) which will impact Grand Canyon National Park.
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Press Release Wolves Return to Colorado Marking a Milestone for Wildlife Recovery The homecoming of gray wolves to Colorado signifies a beacon of what is possible when we all commit to restoring our public lands.” - Tracy Coppola, NPCA's Colorado Senior Program Manager
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Magazine Article A Bigger Vision A new bill would expand Oregon Caves National Monument.
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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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Press Release Report: Endangered Species Act is a Win-Win for National Parks and Imperiled Species Amid ongoing political attacks on the Endangered Species Act, a new report explores the mutual and far-reaching benefits of the law to threatened and endangered fish, plants and wildlife as well as national parks.
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Press Release Trump Administration Announces Plan for Destructive Border Wall Through National Parks Border wall would damage delicate park landscapes, block wildlife migration, and disrupt the flow of water.
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Blog Post Working Like a Dog: See How Pups Help Park Rangers in These 12 Unusual Jobs From sniffing out turtle eggs to keeping mountain goats out of parking lots, four-legged rangers carry out many duties that help preserve national park resources and make sure visitors have a pleasant and safe park experience.
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Magazine Article A Monumental Effort Almost a century after Virginia pushed out mountain people to make way for Shenandoah National Park, monuments to honor their memory are helping their descendants heal.
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Magazine Article A Bird’s Eye View There’s no place like Big Bend National Park to slow down, grab a pair of binoculars, and reconnect with your inner birder.
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