Search results for “North Cascades National Park”
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National Park Service 2022 North Cascades Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Restoration Plan Information on the plan and its process, including the Environmental Impact Statement and the process.
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Park Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park commemorates the rich heritage of the Shenandoah Valley and the Cedar Creek Civil War battlefield where two future presidents — Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley — served.
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Blog Post National Park-Related Recipes to Brighten Your Holidays What better way to celebrate the holidays than with food and drink! Here are 7 recipes with historical connections, shared online by national park sites.
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Press Release New Plan for Pennsylvania Turnpike Stormwater Runoff Will Better Protect Valley Forge National Historical Park “Now every drop of stormwater that flows off this expanded six-mile stretch of the turnpike will be cooled and cleaned before gradually entering Valley Forge National Historical Park and Valley Creek" -- NPCA's Joy Oakes.
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Blog Post 100 Amazing Things You Can Only Find in National Parks These 100 things are just a few of the remarkable finds worth celebrating as we mark the National Park Service's 100th birthday.
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Blog Post Congress: Keep Our National Parks Open One beloved national park is already closing facilities in reaction to budget cuts.
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Press Release Jackson Hole Airport Decision Extends Lease within Grand Teton National Park Until 2053 Critical that NPS assess significant impacts of an airport within a national park
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Press Release Congress Increases National Park Funding for Staffing and Recent Natural Disasters, Misses Opportunity to Pass Popular Bipartisan Park Bills "This funding will help our parks bring back hundreds of staff to safely welcome the millions of people who visit them and keep gateway communities up and running.” - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Press Release Badger-Two Medicine Area Too Special to Drill: National Parks Group Agrees with Federal Historic Preservation Panel Statement by Michael Jamison, Glacier Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release Local Businesses and Park Community Representatives to Secretary Zinke: Don’t Price Families Out of National Parks Increasing entrance fees would harm gateway communities that depend on park visitors.
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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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Press Release National Park Leaders Honored with Stephen T. Mather Award NPCA presented its annual Stephen T. Mather award to Mojave National Preserve Chief of Resources Debra Hughson and the late Frank Hays, who most recently served in the Park Service’s Northeast Regional Office. The Mather award is named after the first director of the National Park Service, and given to individuals who have shown steadfast leadership and persistent dedication to our national parks.
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Blog Post 10 Owls to Look (and Listen) for in National Parks Owls make their homes in many national parks around the country, though they can be tricky to spot. Here are a few profiles of these elusive birds, which have been both revered and feared throughout human history.
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Press Release President's Budget Calls for Historic Investment in National Parks in Advance of 2016 Centennial President's Budget Calls for Historic Investment in National Parks in Advance of 2016 Centennial
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Praises Approval of Wrangell-St. Elias Nabesna Road Plan Statement by Jim Stratton, Senior Regional Director for Alaska, National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release Trump Administration Robs Limited National Park Fee Money to Operate Parks During Shutdown Diverting this money will dig our parks into an even bigger financial hole.
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Blog Post The Most-Visited National Park Site in Alaska Summer is the traditional tourist season in Alaska. One national park site in the state attracts far more recreational visitors than any other. Can you guess which one?
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Press Release Parks Group Troubled by Looming Impacts of Budget Cuts on America’s National Parks Funding cuts will add to growing backlog of repair needs, further challenging strained park staff.
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Blog Post River Warriors: Building New Paths to Happiness through Our National Parks Thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers, new trails are making national parks like Shenandoah more accessible.
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Blog Post The ‘Quiet Crisis’ Facing National Parks NPCA is calling on Congress to support recently introduced legislation that would provide $250 million for national parks’ long-underfunded cultural resources and history programs.
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Press Release Made in America: New Report Finds National Parks at a Tipping Point Leading Into Super Committee Deadline National Parks Group Urges the Need for Wise Investments to Support Jobs and Communities Nationwide
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Honors Advocates for Inclusion in Parks The ceremony will honor individuals who have worked to protect and enhance our parks.
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Press Release Park Advocates Tell Congress: Shutdown Will Hurt National Parks, Cost Locals Millions in Lost Revenue Letter Urges Congress to Avert Shutdown and Restore Park Funding Ahead of Centennial
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Press Release Parks Group Applauds Purchase of Historic Homestead Within Glacier National Park LWCF Acquisition Protects Harrison Creek Property from Inappropriate uses, Strengthens Integrity of Glacier Ecosystem
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Blog Post 10 National Park Cameos in Movies Check out — or revisit — these 10 films where parks played a starring role.
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Press Release National Parks Group Honors Three Parks Champions at Annual Celebration Hosts of television show “Rock the Park,” longtime conservationist to receive awards
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Press Release Restore a Nation Report Highlights Positive Economic Impact of National Parks Recommends funding restoration projects to create American jobs and address climate change
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Blog Post The Longest National Park Name The national park with the largest acreage is the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska, but do you know which national park site has the longest name?
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Press Release Parks Group Celebrates Phasing Out of Single-Use Plastics in National Parks With park visitation at an all-time high and the climate crisis worsening, phasing out single-use plastics will protect the very resources and wildlife we all seek to enjoy.
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Press Release Parks Group Demands Information on Fighter Jet Noise over Olympic National Park U.S. Navy fails to adequately respond to FOIA request, prompting litigation.
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Press Release Restoration Plans Must Maximize Freshwater Flow to Everglades National Park, Florida Bay Florida Bay advocates are calling on government agencies to develop alternatives that maximize the amount of freshwater flowing into Everglades National Park and provide immediate benefits to the Bay.
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Press Release Country-Rock Songstress Doreen Taylor Releases Single to Benefit National Parks Conservation Association, Bring Awareness to Parks Taylor debuts song at NPCA's Salute to the Parks Gala
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Ninety Six National Historic Site In recognition of the important historical resources protected within Ninety Six National Historic Site, the National Parks Conservation Association’s Center for State of the Parks conducted an assessment to determine current conditions of the park’s resources.
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Victory A National Park for Stonewall On June 24, 2016, President Obama designated Stonewall National Monument, America’s first national park site dedicated to LGBT history.
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Report Harriet Tubman National Historical Park and Expansion NPCA has advocated for adding Harriet Tubman’s story to the National Park System since 2007, first supporting the legislation to authorize the Secretary of the Department of Interior to conduct a special resource study there, leading up to the national monument designation in 2013 by President Obama.
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site This report conveys the findings of a cultural resources and stewardship capacity assessment of Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site.
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Report Leveraging National Park Partnerships in Urban Areas Do you engage in partnerships to achieve your mission? Does it work well? Would you like to strike up new and different types of partnerships?
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See a Map First State National Historical Park The six sites that make up the national historical park are spread across Delaware's three counties.
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Storymap A Disastrous Time for National Parks: Congress Must Act Fast To Rebuild Them Stronger In recent years, we’ve witnessed record floods, severe and more frequent storms and hurricanes destroy communities, shutting down businesses and ripping through our parks and the landscapes, wildlife and life-changing experiences they hold. Take a deeper dive to see the devastation of these disasters and what you can do to help.
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NPCA at Work More Clean Water Protections for People and Parks Clean water is a basic need. With two-thirds of national park waters impaired and many communities living with unsafe drinking water, we need more protections for our waterways, not less.
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Park Catoctin Mountain Park Visitors to Catoctin Mountain Park find streams replete with native trout; forests of maple, hickory, ash, oak and cherry trees; and air alive with the sounds of birds, chipmunks and other wildlife. The park’s beauty is a triumph of nature’s ability to heal: the area was devastated by logging and agriculture during the 18th and 19th centuries. Catoctin Mountain is also the site of the presidential retreat, Camp David.
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Park Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail traces the route of the 1965 Voting Rights March, where civil rights protestors were attacked by police, raising support for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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Park Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail In 1780, a group of Patriot militiamen headed south from Virginia, intending to stop British Loyalists from taking Charleston, South Carolina. Overmountain Victory National Historic Trial traces the 330-mile path forged by these heroes of the Revolutionary War. The trail begins in Abingdon, Virginia, and ends at Kings Mountain, South Carolina, where the Patriots vanquished the British on October 7, 1780, turning the tide of the war.
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Park Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Within the Gila Wilderness lies Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, unique structures built inside caves by the Mogollon people during the 13th and early 14th centuries.
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NPCA AT WORK Protect New York-New Jersey Harbor and Gateway National Recreation Area The future of the New York-New Jersey Harbor and Gateway National Recreation Area rests in the hands of the Army Corps of Engineers and we have the power to help shape the outcome we want.
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Parks in the Path Map This map shows all 21 park sites in the path of totality for Monday's solar eclipse.
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Podcast Episode Creating the Country's First 'Idea Park' Judy Hart was determined to create a national park on women's history, even though the site "didn’t look like a national park." Her idea changed the Park Service.
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Report Proposed Tule Springs Transmission Corridor This report was prepared in response to NV Energy’s request to locate a transmission corridor in an area known alternately as Tule Springs and the Upper Las Vegas Wash, in an area proposed to be a national monument managed by the National Park Service.
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Victory Wolves at Isle Royale Isle Royale National Park in Michigan is a wild, remote island in Lake Superior that serves as a natural refuge for wildlife, including its most famous residents: wolves and moose. Ninety-nine percent of Isle Royale is designated as a federal wilderness area and as the island’s top predator, wolves are essential to controlling the island’s moose population.
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Staff Vanessa Trujillo, Ph.D. As the Senior Conservation Program Manager, Vanessa oversees the Sun Coast office's conservation programs, supporting regional and national efforts while emphasizing advocacy and partner engagement.
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Mary Martin Mary Martin served as deputy superintendent of Mojave National Preserve from 1994-1995 and Superintendent from 1995 to 2005.
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Nina Berlin Nina Berlin is a former Stanback fellow with NPCA’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Office researching infrastructure threats to the parks.
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Victory Court Ruling Saves Greater Yellowstone Grizzly Bears Judge's ruling overturns Trump administration decision to remove endangered species protections from grizzly bears in the Yellowstone and Grand Teton region.
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Robb Krehbiel Robb Krehbiel has spent the last several years of his professional and academic career working on wildlife issues in the Northern Rockies.
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Staff Ron Sundergill Ron joined NPCA in 2005. He is the Senior Regional Director for the Pacific office, overseeing the work of the regional office and its four field offices.
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