Search results for “James King, Jr.”
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Blog Post Waterfalls, Sesquicentinis and Buffalo Soldiers This month, one of the country’s most iconic parks will celebrate a major milestone — it's Yosemite's 150th anniversary. NPCA has 4 ways to celebrate, from enjoying the park up close to advocating on its behalf from anywhere in the country.
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Blog Post Pride Month Trivia Challenge Interpreting LGBTQ history in the National Park System
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Magazine Article Mountain Kingdom Explore America’s last frontier in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve
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Magazine Article The Movement A composer’s ascent of Longs Peak, and the sonata it inspired.
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Blog Post This Land Is Their Land Honor Indigenous history at these 15 sites where visitors can learn about the extensive connections tribes have with today’s national parks.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 7608 and Amendments NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor debate and votes on July 23, 2020.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 1719, H.R. 1927, H.R. 2370 & H.R. 2936 NPCA submitted the following position to the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for June 27, 2017.
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Blog Post The Land Beyond Hate One woman's journey to uncover her history and other missing stories of the American landscape
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Magazine Article Picture This Design students reimagine the park experience for the 21st century.
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Press Release New Law Elevates Pinnacles National Monument to Become 9th National Park in California Statement by Neal Desai, Pacific Region Associate Director, National Parks Conservation Association
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Magazine Article A Mountain to Climb In Los Angeles, California, the parks of Santa Monica Mountains unite beneath a single banner.
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Press Release Congressman Schiff, Senator Feinstein Announce Legislation to Expand Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area The Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act, introduced by Representative Adam Schiff and Senator Dianne Feinstein, would expand the boundary of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include sites ranging from Griffith Park to the Santa Clarita Valley.
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Magazine Article Dangerous Territory Wyoming officials are under the mistaken impression that they can sanction a wolf hunt on park land between Yellowstone and Grand Teton.
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Magazine Article Elwha: A River Reborn A new book from a reporter and photographer at The Seattle Times documents the long and successful battle to remove dams on the Elwha River in Olympic National Park.
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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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Magazine Article What the Streams Say At Shenandoah National Park, research shows that the Clean Air Act is working—but in some places, healthy streams are still a distant dream.
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Blog Post Fight Fire with Funding—and More Fire Will wildfires continue to get worse year after year? Funding and good forest management can help protect people and parks.
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Press Release Last Oil and Gas Lease in the Badger-Two Medicine Retired Blackfeet traditionalists and conservationists reach historic settlement agreement with leaseholder, ending 40-year struggle to prevent oil and gas drilling on public lands sacred to the Blackfeet Nation.
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Policy Update NPCA position on select legislation before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources NPCA shared the following positions ahead of a legislative hearing held by the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining scheduled for September 16th, 2020.
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Blog Post Can Pullman's Planned Community Become Chicago's First National Park? Picture this: Big city expressways and a network of train tracks lined with industry, businesses, city buildings, and schools—for miles. Then, out of the landscape rises a giant clock tower. This is your first glimpse of the Historic Pullman District on Chicago’s South Side.
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Press Release Parks Group Applauds Walmart's Decision to Withdraw Plans to Build a Superstore on Wilderness Battlefield Statement by NPCA President Tom Kiernan
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Magazine Article Revolutionary Roles For historical reenactors in Lexington and in Minute Man National Historical Park, the past is present.
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Blog Post Park Fees Should Benefit Park Visitors Have you ever marveled at the pink and red sandstone cliffs at Zion National Park while learning about the area’s rich history from the seat of one of the park’s free shuttle buses? Or enjoyed a visit to a working quarry to watch paleontologists preserving fossils at Badlands National Park?
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Press Release Plaintiff Organizations in Bears Ears And Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Cases Denounce Administration’s Final Management Plans Management Plans Ignore Tribes, Courts and the Public
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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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Magazine Article A Way With Words The Franklin Court Printing Office in Philadelphia highlights Benjamin Franklin’s early career.
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Press Release Inadequate air quality monitoring in national parks requires urgent investment New report finds a shortage of air quality monitors and a system in disrepair leaving many parks unable to address the extent of the pollution crisis
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Press Release Lawsuit Filed Against EPA for its Failure to Protect Public Health and National Parks Keeping the current, insufficient PM2.5 standards in place will result in continued harm to the health of our communities and national parks.
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Magazine Article Rallying Cry A small army of preservationists is fighting to add Mill Springs Battlefield to the National Park System.
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Blog Post Better Than Fiction Imagine you’re 27 years old. You’re a talented military strategist and an accomplished soldier. In fact, you have dueled the strongest and bravest of your enemies—and won—repeatedly. You’ve been captured as a prisoner of war and sold as a slave. You’ve been a mercenary and a pirate. You’ve won yourself a coat of arms and the distinction of being a gentleman.
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