Search results for “Curecanti National Recreation Area”
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NPCA at Work National Heritage Areas Preserve America’s Landscapes and History From the Motor City to the Arabia Mountains, we should invest in the cost-effective partnerships that share America’s stories and create jobs around the country
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Park Arkansas Post National Memorial Although the name of this park stems from the French trading post near the banks of the Mississippi River, Native Americans, most recently the Quapaw, inhabited the area for thousands of years before the Europeans arrived. Visitors can learn about the historic nature of the park and of the many stories, ranging from expedition of Hernando de Soto to the Battle of Arkansas Post in the Civil War. Visitors can also stroll the nature trails and try to steal a glimpse of one of the area's American alligators or endangered Traill's flycatchers.
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Appalachian National Scenic Trail This report by the National Parks Conservation Association’s Center for State of the Parks provides a brief overview of the history of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, an explanation of how the trail is managed, descriptions of the trail’s natural, cultural, and recreational resources and the challenges they face, and recommendations for how to bolster current efforts to protect and preserve this American icon.
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Press Release National Parks Group Supports Recommendations to Establish New National Historical Park Honoring Cesar Chavez and the Farm Labor Movement Statement by Ron Sundergill, Pacific Region Senior Director, National Parks Conservation Association
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Policy Update Testimony: S. 2257, National Park Service Centennial Act Written testimony by Theresa Pierno for the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on December 8, 2015.
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Calls Permitting Process Flawed for Hog Farm on Buffalo National River Tributary National Parks Group Urges U.S. Department of Agriculture and Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality to Pull Permit
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Press Release Elevating White Sands National Monument to National Park Benefits Local Economy The re-designation would create New Mexico's second National Park, and could bring in millions of tourism revenue to local communities, according to new study.
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Opposes Park Service Move to Open Grand Teton National Park Lands to Hunting Statement by Sharon Mader, Grand Teton Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Policy Update Infrastructure needs in our National Parks NPCA sent the following letter to the House Transportation Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee outling infrastructure needs in our parks and park landscapes.
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Press Release Amid Pandemic, Interior Moves Forward With Enormous Oil And Gas Drilling Plan Near National Parks The 110,000+ acre proposal would include oil and gas drilling within a mile of Canyonlands National Park and the original boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument
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Press Release EPA Plan Paves the Way for Cleaner Air in Utah & Southwest National Parks Park, clean air and health advocates celebrate EPA decision
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Policy Update Testimony: Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act Written testimony by Joan Frankevich for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on December 3, 2015
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Park Andersonville National Historic Site Located in southwest Georgia, this 515-acre historic site is a tribute to the prisoner of war experience. Etched on memorials throughout the park is the phrase, "Death Before Dishonor," symbolizing the American resolve to uphold the value of freedom and liberty in the face of adversity. The site consists of Andersonville Prison, the National Prisoner of War Museum and the national cemetery. The museum opened at Andersonville in 1998 and is dedicated to all brave men and women of the United States who have suffered captivity.
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Press Release Minnesotan to Receive National Award for Unwavering Commitment to Protect Midwest National Parks NPCA honors Peter L. Gove with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award for his commitment to protecting national parks in Minnesota and Wisconsin
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Press Release Congressman Rutherford, National Park Advocates Call on Congress to Fund Restoration Efforts at National Parks in Florida National park advocates assess repair needs at Kingsley Plantation in Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve.
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Press Release Nature Valley Recognized by National Parks Conservation Association with National Park Defender Award NPCA awards Nature Valley for years-long commitment to national park protection.
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Press Release National Parks Group Praises House Approval of Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act Statement by Rob Smith, Northwest Regional Director, National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release National Parks Group Raises Concerns with President's Budget for National Parks President's budget makes clear the increasingly difficult times that lie ahead for national parks' budgets
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Policy Update Position on S.32, California Desert Protection and Recreation Act NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Responds to Interior Announcement Regarding Opening National Parks Statement by Theresa Pierno, Acting President for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post My Members of Congress Are Friends of the National Parks. Are Yours? 228 members of Congress received NPCA’s Friend of the National Parks Award for their support of the National Park System through legislative votes in the 113th Congress (2013-2014).
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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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Press Release Offshore Leasing Plan Threatens National Parks, Wildlife and Coastal Communities Atlantic, Pacific coasts could be open to leasing for first time in decades.
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Blog Post The Garage Door Opener That Almost Thwarted Joshua Tree National Park In 1994, the California Desert Protection Act designated millions of acres as national park and wilderness lands — but one faulty garage door opener nearly derailed the entire process.
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Press Release Parks Group’s Report Finds Flawed Methods and Modeling Fails to Identify 90 Percent of Southeastern Sources Polluting Air in National Parks and Communities Due to the flawed information, Southeastern states are on track to ignore more than 300 sources of pollution.
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Blog Post Emotional and Financial Toll of Government Shutdown Hits Home for National Park Service Personnel More than 21,000 Park Service staff have been furloughed indefinitely, and the park rangers who still have jobs are taking heat for doing their jobs.
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Press Release House Advances Legislation to Protect Grand Canyon and Greater Chaco Area from Reckless Energy Development NPCA and tribal communities celebrate key win in ongoing fight to protect water, wildlife and sacred lands
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Welcomes New Director to Head New York City Office Cortney Worrall to serve as Northeast senior regional director
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Press Release Utah Air Quality Board Approves Regional Haze Plan, Paving the Way for More Air Pollution in National Parks and Local Communities It is unacceptable that Utah is again failing to protect our parks, local economies and visitors, especially at a time when the state so desperately needs bold leadership to combat air pollution problems.
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Blog Post The World’s First National Park Cave National parks protect the country’s most treasured landscapes, including a wealth of natural resources under the Earth’s crust. The United States was the first place in the world to designate a cave as a national park.
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Press Release NPCA Joins Community & Business Partners to Applaud Progress of Bipartisan Legislation that Protects Glacier National Park, Flathead Lake & North Fork Flathead River Valley NPCA thanks Montana's Congressional leaders for their bipartisan work toward passage of North Fork Watershed Protection Act.
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Press Release Groups Ask EPA to Ensure New Ozone Standards Protect National Parks Ground-level ozone damages park ecosystems
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Blog Post Could These Trees Disappear from National Parks? A warming climate is altering the distribution of trees across the eastern United States, and species looking for colder temperatures may have nowhere to go.
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Press Release Parks Group Calls on National Park Service to Reject Testing for Oil Beneath Big Cypress Proposal Would Open Door to Drilling in Critical Endangered Species Habitat
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Park Antietam National Battlefield On September 17, 1862, Union and Confederate soldiers battled for 12 savage hours on the banks of Antietam Creek. When the fighting was over, 23,000 people were killed, wounded or missing, making it the single bloodiest day of the Civil War. The Union Army’s performance led President Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, formally alerting the Confederacy of his intention to free enslaved Americans in those states. Today, Antietam National Battlefield is one of the best-preserved Civil War sites in the country where visitors continue to honor the legacy of the soldiers who fought there.
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Park Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve Aniakchak is the country’s least-visited national park site, seeing fewer than 300 tourists in a typical year. The monument is only accessible by a long journey of flying, boating and/or backpacking, and its rugged, difficult environment features foggy, rainy weather and a high concentration of bears and wolves. Those brave few who do venture down the Alaska Peninsula and into the monument are rewarded with a jaw-dropping six-mile-wide, 2,000-foot-deep volcanic caldera. Within this deep, ashy crater is Surprise Lake, source of the Aniakchak River, as well as Vent Mountain, a 2,200-foot-tall cone formed by a volcanic eruption in 1931.
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NPCA at Work Create a National Park Preserving the Legacy of Julius Rosenwald A Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park would recognize an important legacy of philanthropy and social justice and be the first national park honoring a Jewish American.
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Park Hampton National Historic Site When Hampton was completed in 1790, it was the largest private residence in the country. Over the past two centuries, it has been home to the wealthy, the struggling, and the enslaved.
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Great Smoky Mountains National Park In this report, the National Parks Conservation Association summarizes findings from an assessment by its State of the Parks program to describe the current condition of Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s resources and the stewardship challenges ahead.
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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 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.
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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.
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Megan Cantrell Megan Cantrell worked at National Parks Conservation Association for 10 years, much of that time shepherding NPCA’s social media program.
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NPCA at Work Don't Divide Our Habitats, Ecosystems and Communities Oppose new walls and fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Elizabeth Bradfield ELIZABETH BRADFIELD’S poetry has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Orion, and The Believer; she is the author of the poetry collections Once Removed (forthcoming), Approaching Ice, and Interpretive Work. Bradfield still lives on Cape Cod, where she works as a naturalist. This essay will appear in Permanent Vacation: Twenty Writers on Work and Life in Our National Parks: Volume II, The East, to be published in Spring 2016.
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Staff Rob Smith Rob serves as the Regional Director of NPCA's Northwest Regional Office in Seattle, Washington. Rob’s environmental work has included work on land and wildlife protection, climate change, and air quality through lobbying officials and organizing local support for conservation measures.
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NPCA at Work Preserving the Complicated History at a Segregated Texas School The Blackwell School in Marfa represents a rare opportunity to preserve stories of discrimination and resilience
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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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Staff Neal Desai Neal joined NPCA's Pacific office in 2004, and is now the Senior Director of Field Operations for this region.
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Stephanie Heidbreder Stephanie joined NPCA in January 2016 as the Chesapeake Field Representative for the Mid-Atlantic Region.
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