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• Park Saguaro National Park It’s the iconic image of the American Southwest: The giant saguaro cactus, standing tall amid the arid desert, arms perpetually raised to the sky. At Saguaro National Park, you can see more than 1.6 million of these giant saguaro — the largest forest of its kind on the planet.
• Park Women's Rights National Historical Park Every time women exercise their right to vote, purchase their own home, or control their own wages, they owe a debt to the women of the First Women's Rights Convention of 1848. Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls and Waterloo, New York, preserves the historic site where Americans began to shift their conceptions about the role of women in our society.
• Park River Raisin National Battlefield Park River Raisin is the site of the devastating January 1813 Battles of Frenchtown that occurred during the War of 1812. The killing and ransom of unprotected American prisoners galvanized America. The resulting polemical rally cry “Remember the Raisin” spurred America’s successful re-taking of the Northwest Territories.
• Report Center for State of the Parks: Denali National Park and Preserve In this report, the National Parks Conservation Association incorporates findings from its State of the Parks assessment to describe the current condition of Denali’s natural and cultural resources and many of the stewardship challenges ahead.
• Report Center for State of the Parks: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park This report summarizes findings from an assessment by the State of the Parks program to describe the current condition of Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park’s resources and the stewardship challenges ahead.
• Park Wolf Trap National Park for The Performing Arts This unique performance space is the only U.S. national park devoted to the performing arts. Managed through a public-private partnership, the arts center hosts a wide variety of entertainment each year, from pop singers to elaborate dance troupes to comedians. It features three separate performance venues — a large amphitheater, a smaller performance space and a Theatre-in-the-Woods especially for children — as well as walking trails and picnic spots to explore before or after the show.
• Report Center for State of the Parks: Zion National Park Current overall conditions of Zion’s known natural resources rated a “good” score of 82 out of 100.
• Victory A National Park for Stonewall On June 24, 2016, President Obama designated Stonewall National Monument, America’s first LGBT national park site.
• Press Release Study Reveals Lack of Awareness of Waste Challenges Facing US National Parks Aug 2016 Subaru and the National Parks Conservation Association unveil findings to help educate Americans on protecting our national treasures.
• Press Release Desert Landscape Plan Fails to Fully Protect Desert National Parks Nov 2015 NPCA finds only one of the three issues of particular concern to desert national parks is satisfactorily addressed
• Press Release Obama Calls for Public-Private Investment in National Parks Sep 2015 President's Proposed National Park Centennial Package Would Provide Major Funding Solutions for Projects, Engage Youth for 100th Anniversary of Park System
• Blog Post National Park Rangers Are Helping These 10 Animals and Plants Survive May 2017 | By Jennifer Errick National parks offer some of the last suitable habitats for a number of species and are home to creatures that exist nowhere else in the world. This means park staff play a key role in saving some of the rarest animals and plants from being lost forever.
• Press Release NPCA Applauds Senate Passage of Key National Park Bills that Tell More of America's Stories Jul 2014 Senate package includes significant national park bills
• Press Release Bipartisan Compromise House Bill Proposes Dedicated Funding for National Park Repairs Jul 2018 The Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act includes robust investment in national parks’ $11.6 billion repairs backlog.
• Press Release Congress Approves Most Significant National Park System Expansion in Nearly Three Decades Dec 2014 New and Expanded National Parks will Showcase our Nation's History and Protect Incredible Landscapes
• Blog Post No, National Parks Are Not America’s “Best Idea” Feb 2016 | By Alan Spears Could the way some enthusiasts refer to national parks actually alienate the diverse supporters the parks need?
• Press Release Kentucky’s Camp Nelson Receives National Park Status Oct 2018 Camp Nelson National Monument will become the second national park site to commemorate African American history in Kentucky.
• Press Release National Parks Group Launches Visual Protest on Yellowstone Grizzly Hunt Apr 2018 As a visual protest to Wyoming's grizzly hunt proposal, the grizzly bears have vanished from NPCA's logo for National Park Week.
• Blog Post What’s at Stake: Staff Shortages at Acadia National Park Dec 2012 | By John Garder If Congress does not act to avoid the "fiscal cliff," the Park Service could lose 8 to 10 percent of its funding next month. What could this mean in real terms for national parks? Here is one example of how the cuts could affect a park already facing staff shortages.
• Press Release House Passage of Key Legislation Poises Senate for Approving the Most Significant National Park System Expansion in Decades Dec 2014 National Parks Conservation Association, with Local Communities and Businesses, Spent Years Advocating for Park Sites, Expansions and Studies
• Press Release BLM Continues to Threaten National Parks with Inappropriate Oil and Gas Development Mar 2018 "Once again, this administration has chosen to ignore concerns raised by the public when making decisions on our public lands" - Jerry Otero, Southwest Energy Program Manager for National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Yellowstone® Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Launches Program Supporting America’s National Parks May 2018 Brand partnership with National Parks Conservation Association to help preserve and protect our parks.
• Blog Post It’s Time for Seniors to Pay More for Their National Park Passes Mar 2016 | By Tom Hill The $10 lifetime national park pass is a phenomenal bargain for people 62 and older—but one senior citizen thinks it's a deal that our parks can't afford.
• Press Release National Parks Group Raises Concern Over the Future of Grizzly Bear Management in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Mar 2016 A proposed rule released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could remove the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear from the Endangered Species List. The rule impacts grizzly bears in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks and the 20 million acre ecosystem.
• Press Release Momentum Builds to Address National Park Maintenance Needs Sep 2018 House Natural Resource Committee moves Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act forward to address $12B in repair needs at America's national parks.
• Blog Post Proof Positive: Our National Parks Are in Trouble Feb 2013 | By Tom Kiernan For the past year, NPCA has been sounding the alarm about the threats to our national parks in the face of looming across-the-board federal budget cuts that could occur March 1 if lawmakers fail to reach agreement. Now, we have the clearest indications yet that those threats are very real—and are putting both our national heritage and our local economies at risk.
• Blog Post “See America” Campaign Is About Connecting and Reconnecting Americans to Our National Parks Jan 2014 | By Theresa Pierno More than 75 years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched a New Deal program called the Federal Art Project to help put the nation’s artists to work. The program created thousands of poster designs, many of which showcased our great national parks, from Petrified Forest to Yellowstone, along with other treasured landscapes.
• Blog Post The Top 5 Myths about the Sequester and National Parks Mar 2013 | By John Garder NPCA has been warning the public for well over a year that the deep federal budget cuts known as the sequester would harm national parks. We’ve seen a groundswell of support to restore critically needed funding to the Park Service, but we’ve also heard a great deal of misunderstanding about these funding cuts. Here are five of the biggest myths we’ve encountered.
• Press Release National Parks Group Appoints New VP for Government Affairs Mar 2016 Longtime Park Advocate Kristen Brengel Will Direct Group’s Legislative Affairs beginning in Centennial Year of National Park Service
• Press Release State Legislation Introduced to Protect Water Resources, National Parks and Public Lands in California Desert Jul 2017 Legislation aims to safeguard fragile California desert water sources for the wildlife, people and national parks that depends on it.
• Press Release Federal Legislation Could Mean Largest National Park System Expansion in Decades Dec 2014 National Parks Conservation Association, with Local Communities and Businesses, Spent Years Advocating for Key Park Sites, Expansions and Studies
• Press Release Mike Reynolds Named Superintendent of Yosemite National Park Jan 2018 Statement by Mark Rose, Sierra Nevada Field Representative for National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release National Parks Group Supports Environmental Impact Study to Identify Harmful Impacts Caused by Hydraulic Fracturing May 2011 We must ensure natural gas development does not come at the expense of our national parks and the health of park visitors
• Blog Post National Parks Play Vital Role in Restoring Great Lakes Oct 2012 | By Lynn McClure The national parks of the Great Lakes provide valuable economic benefits for the region. Now, an important source of federal funding will help protect what makes these places so special.
• Blog Post Can Online Advocacy Still Make a Difference for National Parks? Aug 2018 | By Zach Ragbourn This past year, we've seen two national monuments gutted, unprecedented areas of the ocean proposed for oil and gas leasing, and numerous environmental regulations overturned. NPCA may lose some battles in the fight to protect public lands, but we're in it for the long haul. Here are 5 reasons why it's critical to keep taking action, even when the odds seem stacked against our national parks.
• Press Release Pennsylvania Bill Would Fund Critical Conservation Programs that Support State’s National Parks May 2017 Investment in the Growing Greener Environmental Stewardship Fund will support environmental programs that benefit Pennsylvania’s national park sites
• Press Release Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Honored with Stephen T. Mather Conservation Award Oct 2014 National Parks Conservation Association Award Given at 37th Annual Ranger Rendezvous Conference
• Press Release National Parks Group Applauds Lights Out Decision for Silurian Valley Solar Proposal Nov 2014 Statement by David Lamfrom, California Desert Associate Director, National Parks Conservation Association
• Advocacy in Action We Need Our Rangers! No Cuts to National Park Service Staff A January 2017 memorandum by President Trump aims to halt most federal hiring. But the National Park Service is already understaffed, and cuts to personnel would make a bad situation worse.
• Report Center for State of the Parks: Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park In this report, the National Parks Conservation Association describes many threats that face Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park through an assessment conducted by the State of the Parks program.
• Report Making Connections: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area As Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area begins its sixth decade as part of America’s National Park System, this report assesses the national park’s economic benefits and its value to the broader region. It also identifies challenges and opportunities to sustain and enhance its significance.
• Park San Juan National Historic Site San Juan National Historic Site is a picturesque journey into Puerto Rico's colorful past. Tour Castillo San Felipe del Morro and Castillo San Cristobal, the largest Spanish fortification in the Caribbean.
• Advocacy in Action Proposed Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area The Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area would include sites spanning four coastal counties: Matagorda, Brazoria, Galveston, and Jefferson. This region boasts natural areas, outdoor recreation opportunities, and historical sites. The proposed area would be built around a core of existing sites through coordinated management by public, private, and nonprofit landowners.
• Small Ship Cruise Alaska’s Inside Passage & San Juans Cruise A small ship adventure featuring Olympic and Glacier Bay National Parks taking you from Seattle through the San Juan Islands, the Inside Passages, Misty Fjords, Frederick Sound, Icy Strait, concluding in Juneau.
• Advocacy in Action Find Your Voice The Find Your Voice initiative engaged a new generation of advocates to speak up for parks through a series of special events and hands-on projects during the 2016 National Park Service centennial.
• Advocacy in Action Don’t Drain Our Desert Water NPCA and our allies are working to stop a private company from building a harmful water-mining project near several beloved national park sites in California
• Small Ship Cruise Explore! Olympic Wilderness & San Juan Islands Small Ship Journey: A wild world of natural wonder. Explore islands, hike in rainforests and up mountains in Olympic National Park, paddle in Puget Sound waterways and the San Juan Islands, and watch for birds, orca, and other marine life.
• Small Ship Cruise Alaska Fjords & Glaciers Traveling from Juneau to Ketchikan this small ship journey takes you into Dawes Glacier and Endicott Arm as well as Misty Fjords National Monument before exploring Kiksetti Totem Park and the Tongass backcountry looking for wildlife.
• Staff Alex Johnson Alaska Program Manager Alex manages NPCA’s programs to protect and enhance the national parks and preserves in Alaska.
• Robert Sterling Yard Founder/Editor Robert Sterling Yard, a former newspaper reporter and gifted wordsmith, honed his skills as a newsman and writer in the journalism trenches of Manhattan. He became executive secretary of the National Parks Association in 1919.
• Staff and Government Affairs Kristen Brengel Vice President of Government Affairs As the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Kristen Brengel leads staff on public lands conservation, natural and cultural resource issues, and park funding. Kristen is responsible for implementing our legislative strategies and working with the administration.
• Land Based Trip Seasons of Yosemite You’ll feel the long reach of history and see the grandeur of Muir’s beloved Sierras on informative hikes and interesting explorations that open new perspectives into this breathtaking park.
• Small Ship Cruise Alaska Yacht—Bears, Bergs & Bushwhacking If you are looking for a small ship journey that takes you to some of the best bear and iceberg areas in the Inside Passage of Alaska look no further than this trip also featuring Tlingit culture and a private tour of a native village.
• Staff and Media Personnel Angela Gonzales Senior Communications Manager Angela joined NPCA in October 2017 and is the Senior Manager of Communications. She currently manages outreach and communications for the Government Affairs team and Conservation Programs. Previously, Angela managed the communication efforts for the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Texas regions and assisted with NPCA’s social media outreach.
• Staff and Media Personnel Sheila Faalasli Social Media Manager As Social Media Manager, Sheila Faalasli leads NPCA’s media and outreach efforts across all social media platforms.

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