Search results for “Wilson's Creek National Battlefield”
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Press Release National Parks Group Asks Pennsylvania Court to Protect Upper Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River Friend of the Court brief filed in support of the Upper Delaware Council’s lawsuit to prevent the expansion of a quarry in Lakawaxen Township
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Blog Post The 'Outrageous Evil' That Led to the Birth of the National Park Service Today, the National Park Service celebrates its 99th birthday. Establishing an agency dedicated to the care of America’s national parks is one of our country’s most visionary accomplishments. The lands and landmarks our park rangers protect are among the world’s greatest wonders.
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Blog Post National Park Construction Projects in Jeopardy In Massachusetts, park officials barricaded a bridge leading into Lowell National Historical Park because bricks in the structure could fall on people's heads. In Washington, D.C., a bridge on the George Washington Parkway that leads to Arlington Cemetery and is used daily by thousands of people is so structurally deficient, the National Park Service could close it to heavy vehicles such as tour buses within two years if it isn't repaired. In Wyoming, important sections of the Yellowstone National Park Grand Loop Road are in such need of repair that they threaten visitor safety.
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Blog Post The Inflation Reduction Act Readies National Parks for Climate Change From the mountains of Hawaii to East Coast grasslands, infusions of funding from 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act are preparing our national parks to fight the greatest threat to the National Park System: climate change.
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Honors David Vela, Mo Rocca, and Molly Hennessy-Fiske At the National Parks Conservation Association's annual gala, Salute to the Parks, we will present awards to these three influential leaders who have used their platforms and voices on behalf of our national parks.
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Press Release Conservation, Citizen Groups Send Letter to USDA and Small Business Administration; Request Review of Faulty Assessment that Led to Loan Guarantee for Industrial Swine Facility in the Buffalo National River Watershed Animal waste from factory farm threatens America's first national river, public health, and a multi-billion dollar Arkansas tourism economy
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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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Policy Update Position on S. 411 and S. 1196 NPCA, along with the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees and Park Rangers for Our Lands, submitted the following positions on legislation considered by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 14, 2015.
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Press Release As Threats to National Parks Increase, President Biden Calls for More Funding and Staffing “It’s critical for Congress to follow the President’s lead and support a reinvestment in America’s national parks. We must reverse course now, and fast, before our parks are pushed into an even deeper financial hole." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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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.
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Press Release Analysis Finds Proposed Refinery a Major Source of Pollution for Theodore Roosevelt National Park Independent analysis raises numerous concerns about air pollution from Meridian Energy Group’s proposed oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s boundary in North Dakota. The North Dakota Department of Health and the National Park Service are currently reviewing an air permit application by the company.
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Magazine Article Angel of the Battlefield Clara Barton’s home, just outside of Washington, D.C., tells the story of the Red Cross founder.
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Blog Post Our National Parks Need Sound Science The National Park System’s breathtaking landscapes and cultural and historic sites serve as living laboratories for science and discovery that help safeguard our nation’s legacy. Yet today, conservation and research science that support national parks are threatened.
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Press Release Pullman National Monument Plans for Future on Display During Metra Train Tour To celebrate Pullman National Monument’s official designation and the National Park Conservation Association’s 100th anniversary, visitors received a one of a kind tour by train.
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Press Release Pullman Community Rallies Around Public-Private Partnerships Plan for Pullman National Monument NPCA and AIA release blueprint for development and growth of Chicago's first national park
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Blog Post The Top Six Ways to Discover New Places in the National Park System Enjoy history, culture, natural beauty, and scientific exploration at our national parks this vacation season. National parks not only protect some of America’s most iconic treasures, but they also tell diverse stories and teach valuable lessons about our shared heritage.
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Park Effigy Mounds National Monument Effigy mounds are raised piles of earth shaped like animals and other symbols, often used as burial grounds. This national monument preserves more than 200 such prehistoric mounds created by American Indians living in northeast Iowa's Upper Mississippi River Valley. These sacred and ceremonial sites most frequently take the forms of birds and bears, though some are also shaped like turtles, panthers, bison, deer and other animals.
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Blog Post 10 Scenic National Park Drives These 10 parks offer incredible views of some of America's most beautiful places with plenty of opportunities to get out and explore along the way.
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Press Release Parks Group Welcomes Western Solar Plan, Calls for Responsible Development to Protect National Parks and Surrounding Landscapes “We see the dramatic impact of climate change on our national parks every day. That’s why we need a transition to renewable energy that makes sure solar development is sited quickly and where it makes the most sense, minimizing harm to national parks and the communities they support."–Matt Kirby, NPCA's Senior Energy and Landscape Conservation Director
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Blog Post National Parks Deserve to Be Protected from Oil and Gas Development Theodore Roosevelt was our greatest conservation president. President Roosevelt’s boundless vision and determination resulted in a system of national parks that is the envy of the world, and has been called “America’s Best Idea.” Ironically, his namesake national park, which includes his North Dakota homestead, is currently facing a threat that could permanently degrade a patch of land that was supposed to be protected in perpetuity.
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Press Release EPA Again Postpones Ozone Reconsideration, Putting National Park Wildlife and Nature at Risk "There is no question that today’s decision means more detrimental effects on national parks and the ecosystems integral to their survival." - Ulla Reeves, Campaigns Director of the National Parks Conservation Association’s Clean Air Program
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Blog Post 2 Million Gallons of Pig Waste Next to a National River? What a Load of Hogwash! NPCA and its advocates are fighting an industrial confined animal feeding operation designed to hold thousands of hogs just 6 miles upstream from America's first national river.
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Press Release Congress Approves Most Significant National Park System Expansion in Nearly Three Decades New and Expanded National Parks will Showcase our Nation's History and Protect Incredible Landscapes
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Blog Post How National Parks and Monuments Are Designated Ever wondered how sites get added to the National Park System? NPCA explains the two processes used to preserve America’s lands and stories.
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Blog Post Journey Through Hallowed Ground Commemorates Our National History The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area is a 180-mile long, 75-mile wide swath of land stretching from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Press Release National Parks Group Launches Visual Protest on Yellowstone Grizzly Hunt As a visual protest to Wyoming's grizzly hunt proposal, the grizzly bears have vanished from NPCA's logo for National Park Week.
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Press Release National Park Champions Honored on Capitol Hill NPCA's National Park Heritage Award recognizes bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives.
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Policy Update NPCA position on S. 173, S. 177, S. 182, S. 455, S. 1321, S. 1942, & S. 3266 NPCA sent the following letter to Members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a business meeting scheduled for May 3, 2022.
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Press Release Battlefield Coalition Unveils Findings of Year-long 'Wilderness Gateway Study' Cooperative effort provides framework for balancing preservation, development around national parks
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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 An Insiders’ Guide to Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone: It’s one of the most remarkable and revered travel destinations in the world and the place that defined the very concept of public land conservation. Get a taste of why this park and the larger ecosystem that surrounds it are so special — and how to plan an extraordinary trip.
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Press Release Victory! Army Corps Rejects Disastrous Pebble Mine near Alaska’s Bristol Bay “Today’s decision smartly prioritizes the long-term health of people, national parks and wildlife including the world’s largest salmon run, over international mining interests" -- NPCA's Theresa Pierno
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Park El Morro National Monument Travelers have stopped at the year-round freshwater pool at El Morro for centuries. Park visitors can see the 2,000 messages and pictures carved into the rock over the past 700 years and climb to the top of the park's dramatic sandstone bluff.
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NPCA at Work A Thousand Years of History Threatened at Chaco Culture National Historical Park Chaco Culture National Historical Park protects one of the most extraordinary cultural landscapes in the National Park System, including dwellings and kivas built over a thousand years ago. Now, the Department of the Interior is threatening to open nearby protected public lands for oil and gas development, even as widespread drilling has already scarred the landscape. New drilling would damage sacred sites, worsen air pollution and threaten the park’s world-renowned dark skies.
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Park Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial includes a statue of the president in an outdoor Memorial Plaza set amid an 88-acre forest with nature trails.
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Park Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site Fort Union Trading Post National Historical Site recreates the trading post run by the American Fur Company for 40 years during the 1800s.
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Janisse Ray Janisse Ray’s collection of essays, “Wild Spectacle: Seeking Wonder in a World Beyond Humans,” came out in 2021. She is at work on a book tracing the movement to honor the Muscogee (Creek) homeland in central Georgia with a national park.
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Park Minute Man National Historical Park No one really knows who fired the first shot at the battle of Lexington Green on April 19, 1775, but the result is not disputed—America was at war for her independence from the British Crown.
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Fort Laramie National Historic Site This report conveys the findings of a cultural resources and stewardship capacity assessment of Fort Laramie National Historic Site.
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Report Vicksburg National Military Park Expansion NPCA has advocated for an addition to Vicksburg to the national park site for three years.
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NPCA at Work Congress Fails the Public: Why NPCA Will Continue to Defend Clean, Safe National Park Waters In February 2017, Congress voted to dismantle the Stream Protection Rule, which would have safeguarded streams from pollution created by mountaintop removal and surface coal mining.
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NPCA at Work Don’t Risk Wild Land and Fish for a Massive Mine Near Lake Clark Plans for a massive open-pit mine threaten wild salmon and bears at two of Alaska's wildest national parks.
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NPCA at Work Maglev Train Is More Harm than Good A proposed high-speed train from Baltimore to Washington would harm a national park, a national wildlife refuge, the Chesapeake Bay and numerous nearby communities — and charge expensive ticket prices to save commuters 14 minutes of travel time.
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Staff Rachel Holmes Rachel Holmes joined NPCA in 2015 and serves as the organization’s Senior Director of Special Events & Design. Based in the headquarters office in Washington, D.C., Rachel focuses on creating and implementing an overall vision for NPCA’s largest events, including Salute to the Parks and New York Gala.
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NPCA at Work Air Pollution in Colorado: Our Lives and Parks at Risk Colorado suffers from a serious and growing air quality problem, failing year after year to meet federal standards for air that’s healthy and safe to breathe. That needs to change.
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Resource Midwest Regional Advisory Council As part of NPCA’s effort to expand and diversify our volunteer base across the Midwest, our Midwest Team relaunched our Midwest Regional Advisory Council (MRAC) to provide diverse expertise and new perspectives in support of our regional staff.
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Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan Before settling into a career as a freelance writer and editor, Missoula, Montana-based Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan worked at Rocky Mountain and Great Smoky Mountains national parks.
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Alina Bourke Alina Bourke is a marketing professional and climate legislation advocate dedicated to advancing equity, sustainability, and access to nature. Raised off the grid in upstate New York, she developed a deep-rooted connection to the natural world from an early age.
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Report NPCA Milestones We thank you and reflect on the many milestones and victories made possible by the support of park philanthropists like you.
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Vanessa Mazal Vanessa was the Colorado Senior Program Manager for the Southwest Regional Office and can often be found traipsing through the diverse and beautiful parks of this state.
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