Search results for “Marilyn Black”
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Press Release Wildlife Protection Documentary Makes Film Festival Debut The Boone Docs Film Festival will feature short-form documentary films focusing on or from the Appalachian region, including The Search for Safe Passage, produced by NPCA and Wildlands Network.
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Blog Post 2022 — What a Year for Parks! We celebrate 2022 for the strides made in protecting parks, preserving land and wildlife, and honoring important sites in our nation’s progress toward equality — accomplishments that could not have been made without our many park advocates.
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Press Release National Park Service Agrees: Till Story Should Be Preserved “This study confirms what many Americans across the country instinctively understand: the story of Emmett Till’s lynching, one of the most infamous hate crimes in American history, is nationally significant and worthy of preservation." -- NPCA's Alan Spears
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Press Release RISE Brewing Co. celebrates their focus on the outdoors by announcing a partnership with the National Parks Conservation Association RISE’s other partnerships include the US Ski & Snowboard Association, Olympic Skier Winter Vinecki, Professional Surfer Sam Sibley, & Professional Rock Climbers.
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Magazine Article A Hoof Too Far An aggressive stallion from Assateague Island National Seashore gets relocated.
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Press Release Parks Group Celebrates Staffer Named North Carolina Wildlife Conservationist Of The Year Jeff Hunter has led NPCA’s efforts to protect iconic national parks like Great Smoky Mountains, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
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Press Release Legal Agreements Block Oil And Gas Drilling Across 1 Million Acres in Central California Federal judge confirms Bureau of Land Management's suspension of oil and gas leasing after earlier lawsuits
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Blog Post A Civil War Turning Point Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park in the Shenandoah Valley offers a glimpse into Virginia’s agricultural history and the final pushes to win the Civil War.
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Magazine Article Censored No More Honoring the Lincoln Memorial’s 100th anniversary with the words that went unsaid.
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Blog Post Trailblazers: Women Who Broke the ‘Green Ceiling’ Women have always been a part of our national parks, even when they weren’t widely recognized for their contributions. This two-part series for Women’s History Month highlights 14 women who broke barriers in their fields.
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Blog Post How Much Pollution Is Too Much? EPA wants stricter standards to regulate the toxin ozone—but it could be a tough fight to enact these life-saving protections.
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Blog Post 5 Facts You Might Not Know About Harriet Tubman She is a revered American hero — but there’s more to Harriet Tubman’s story than what we learn in school.
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Magazine Article Park Protein A Chicago-based company has created a new, Earth-friendly protein from a fungus that was accidentally discovered in Yellowstone.
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Magazine Article The Land of the Giants An artist’s view of Sequoia & Kings Canyon national parks in the age of extreme wildfires.
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Magazine Article One More Casualty at Little Bighorn? A battlefield in southern Montana details the fall of George Custer, the end of the American Indians’ way of life, and the crippling decline of the Park Service budget.
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Press Release Veterans Lead the Way in Protecting National Parks with Launch of Parks Group’s Veterans Council "With the launch of the Veterans Council, we will further elevate our veterans as essential partners in our work to safeguard some of our country’s most treasured places.” - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Magazine Article Lofty Heights We were young, brown outsiders in the world of outdoor adventure. Climbing Grand Teton marked a turning point.
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Magazine Article Unburying the Past The Blackwell School, a rare remnant of segregation in West Texas, is poised to become the next national park site.
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Magazine Article A Retirement for the Ages Ranger Betty Reid Soskin clocks out at 100 years old.
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Blog Post Congress Passes Major Bipartisan National Parks and Public Lands Package Today’s sweeping victory represents significant expansions and enhancements to America’s national parks and public lands.
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Blog Post The Legacy of Fred Korematsu He fought against his forced imprisonment, all the way to the Supreme Court. Today, the National Park Service helps interpret the dark history behind World War II incarceration camps.
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Blog Post Telling a Supreme Story Only one national park site specifically interprets the history of a Supreme Court case. The enduring importance of this ruling continues to define what equality means in our systems of education.
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Magazine Article Troubled Waters For decades, biologists and anglers stocked national parks with nonnative trout. What will it take to undo the ecological damage?
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Magazine Article Park Ink This niche community is obsessed with national parks, and these folks have the stamps to prove it.
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Blog Post A Transformative Victory The largest power company in the United States is phasing out more of its coal plants. NPCA's Don Barger explains the significance of this major victory for clean air.
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Press Release Protecting Chaco Canyon: Advocates Applaud Legislation to Safeguard the Cultural Landscape Indigenous communities, conservationists, preservationists, and other stakeholders in New Mexico push for a mineral withdrawal on public lands
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Blog Post Years of Abuse and Overuse Make the Colorado River the Most Endangered River of 2013 This year’s Most Endangered Rivers report from American Rivers makes one thing clear: It is not sustainable for a single river to support 36 million people.
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Magazine Article A Fruitful Mission As the park system’s fruit trees reach the end of their lifespans, staff are scrambling to save them.
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Policy Update Position on ESA@50 NPCA submitted the following statement to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 18, 2023.
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Blog Post Smokies Wildlife Will Soon Have Options for Safe Passage in the Pigeon River Gorge We can keep ourselves and wildlife safe — if we’re willing to prioritize these types of solutions for our roadways.
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