Search results for “Enhancing the Visitor Experience”
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Park De Soto National Memorial Hernando De Soto was one of the earliest European explorers of North America. His expedition landed on Florida’s west coast in 1539, and he led his men on a five-year, 4,000-mile odyssey across the Southeast into what is now Arkansas. The park preserves tales of the expedition, along with historic armor, weapons and other period items. Visitors can also experience four distinct ecosystems along the park's half-mile nature trail on the south shore of the Manatee River at the mouth of Tampa Bay.
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NPCA at Work Support the Proposed Chesapeake National Recreation Area The Chesapeake Bay is worth inclusion in the National Park System to enhance public access and protection.
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Resource Proposed Lone Star Coastal NRA Resources View the related maps and documents. Read what others are saying about the project. Learn more about the rich cultural heritage, the outstanding wildlife diversity, and the recreation opportunities of the bays and their gateway communities.
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Blog Post The Art, Science and Economics of Cherry Blossom Forecasting A highly unusual year for D.C.'s famous cherry trees forces festival organizers to scramble and may leave thousands of travelers disappointed.
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Press Release Revitalizing the Heart of Los Angeles Volunteers Participate in a Day of Service at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument with National Parks Conservation Association.
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Press Release Public Lands, Clean Air and Water Lose with Trump Administration Infrastructure Proposal “Strengthening infrastructure within our national parks and across the country should not come at the expense of weakening environmental protections – period." -- Theresa Pierno
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Press Release Corrosion of the Arlington Memorial Bridge Causes Second Partial Closure Within 10 Days Closure Underscores Chronic Underfunding of National Park Roads and Bridges
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Press Release Senate Passes Momentous Bill to Fix National Parks and Public Lands For five years, NPCA, park advocates and communities across the country have urged Congress to fix our parks. Today, those efforts paid off.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 857, H.R. 3186 & H.R. 3916 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for May 16, 2018.
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Host West Coast Launch of #FindYourVoice in Los Angeles National Initiative Encourages People to Speak Up for America's Favorite Places
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Press Release Administration’s Aggressive Environmental Rollbacks Are Putting National Parks in Peril The impacts of the administration’s actions to the health of our national parks and communities, the air we breathe, and the water we drink could be irreparable.
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Press Release NDDEQ Accepts Comments on Plans that Will Impact Visibility at National Parks State's draft plan fails to reduce pollution, falling short of federal obligations to improve air quality.
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Press Release Successes Mount as Funds Fix Our National Parks, Create Jobs and Support Local Economies “These funds brought hope and once again showed where the American people want Congress to invest. Congress must build on this momentum and extend this funding to fix more national parks.” - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Press Release In a Final Move, Obama Calls for Diversity Among Federal Land Management Workforce Parks group challenges new administration to make recommendations a reality
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Press Release Congressional Committee Allows Dangerous Yellowstone and Grand Teton Legislation to Float Through Statement by Stephanie Adams, Yellowstone Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release Groups Urge Secretary Zinke to Include Public in Public Land Policies Concern that without any public input, Interior will undo smart land management guidance that took years to develop.
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Magazine Article Dress Rehearsal An emergency at the Grand Canyon provides plenty of lessons for Park Service staff and other federal agencies.
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Blog Post 2022 — What a Year for Parks! We celebrate 2022 for the strides made in protecting parks, preserving land and wildlife, and honoring important sites in our nation’s progress toward equality — accomplishments that could not have been made without our many park advocates.
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Blog Post The Quietest Place in the Contiguous United States According to a specialized researcher who has been analyzing sound recordings for more than three decades, one park contains the “quietest square inch” in the Lower 48.
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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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Press Release Statement Regarding Arlington Memorial Bridge Closure Inspectors found area of corrosion on Arlington Memorial Bridge.
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Magazine Article Charley Harper’s World Remembering the late artist — and his vibrant national park art — on the occasion of his 100th birthday.
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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 Trump Administration Dismantles Clean Water Rule Days After Gutting National Environmental Policy Act, Putting Park Waters Further at Risk The administration’s rollback of clean water protections is a devasting blow to our national parks and surrounding communities.
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Press Release $11.49 Billion Park Service Maintenance Backlog Shows Result of Continued Underfunding Congress Should Support Full Funding for Necessary Repairs and Maintenance
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Magazine Article Dog Years Who builds those thousands of miles of park trails and how do they do it?
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Press Release Navajo Nation Tribal Council Should Vote No to Escalade Proposal We Have Opportunity to Protect Grand Canyon from Incompatible Development
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Press Release DRIVE Act on the Right Track Statement by Laura Loomis, National Parks Conservation Association's Deputy Vice President of Government Affairs
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Press Release A Monumental National Public Lands Day Project at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve National Public Lands Day volunteers help trail maintenance at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve.
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Press Release Court Ruling Supports Protecting Mount Rushmore from Fireworks, For Now The adverse effects from firework displays are well-documented, including threats to water quality and public health and safety, and to the very resources the park was designated to celebrate and protect.
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Blog Post Precaution, Funding, and Science-Based Policy When a team of scientists and conservationists led by A. Starker Leopold wrote the Leopold Report in 1963, national park visitors were still feeding bears through their car windows, nocturnal wildlife still feasted on park garbage dumps, and park rangers still shot cougars and wolves to maximize the number of visitor-friendly elk and pronghorn.
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Magazine Article A Muted Morning How one Civil War site is dialing back the noise — and light — to provide a more inclusive park experience.
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Blog Post Seeing Stars A former national park ranger shares how staff and partners at Timpanogos Cave are bringing the dark-sky experience to thousands of people in the most populous part of Utah.
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Fact Sheet Must Jamestown’s Historic Character Be Destroyed? Must Jamestown’s Historic Character Be Destroyed? Could other options provide sufficient, reliable power without ruining this historic area? Alternatives must be analyzed and evaluated by the public.
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Diana Martinez Diana Martinez is a recent graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science and management, with a focus in Education & Interpretation. She is passionate about the outdoors and hopes to provide multilingual experiences for children and adults of all backgrounds. To also create opportunities to connect with nature and spark curiosity about our natural environment.
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Susannah Randol Cogburn Susannah Cogburn is passionate about ocean conservation both underwater and above water. Her experience as a scientific diver and SCUBA instructor has allowed her to explore underwater ecosystems and raise awareness to the surrounding community.
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Park Glen Canyon National Recreation Area The 1.2 million-acre park spans the scenic desert landscape from bottom of Canyonlands National Park to the tip of Grand Canyon National Park, including buttes, cliffs, canyons, and mesas. The park also contains the Glen Canyon Dam, which was completed in 1963, creating Lake Powell and changing the surrounding environment dramatically. Visitors can kayak the Colorado River which flows through the canyon, hike or mountain bike along the Orange Cliffs and Burr Trail, or take scenic drives along the back roads.
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Park Colonial National Historical Park Colonial National Historical Park contains several sites of critical importance in the history of America. Historic Jamestown is where the story of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas actually happened, and where the roots of American government first took hold. Yorktown Battlefield was the site of the Colonial victory over British forces in the American Revolution, and where visitors can still view some of the original earthworks constructed by George Washington’s troops. These two sites are linked together by the 23-mile long scenic Colonial Parkway, specifically designed to limit the impacts of the roadway on the surrounding landscape.
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Park Christiansted National Historic Site This historic site provides a unique perspective into life under Danish colonial rule in St. Croix. The park's seven waterfront acres feature historic buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries, including a military fort, a custom house and a warehouse from the city's past as a major sugar producer and exporter. Visitors can learn about the role this city played in the international slave trade; more than 100,000 enslaved Africans arrived and were auctioned at the city's wharf over the course of 115 years.
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Victory Great American Outdoors Act The Great American Outdoors Act is providing crucial funding – up to $6.65 billion over five years – to fix our national parks’ crumbling roads, decaying buildings, outdated water systems and many more repair needs.
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NPCA at Work Support Grizzly Bear Recovery in the North Cascades Help the threatened grizzly bear thrive again in its native Pacific Northwest home.
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Staff Adam Siegel As General Counsel, Adam leads NPCA’s in-house legal department, manages NPCA’s litigation program, and provides general legal counsel to the organization.
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Park Badlands National Park This park's sharply textured rock formations share a 244,000-acre landscape with the largest protected mixed-grass prairie in the United States.
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Staff Renee Reber Renee joined NPCA in August 2022. Renee’s work is focus on protecting parks and surrounding communities throughout the Mid-Atlantic region from the impacts of the climate crisis, including sea level rise, flooding, and extreme weather events.
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Emily Jones Emily’s work as Southeast Regional Director revolves around building momentum within local communities and garnering congressional support to ensure our national parks become a national priority.
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Fact Sheet Group Activities for Jamaica Bay Advocates Attend activities and community events within your favorite unit of Gateway.
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Resource Preserving LGBTQ History LGBTQ history is everywhere and deserves national recognition. Out of the 423 national parks in our system, two-thirds preserve our history and culture, but only one (Stonewall National Monument) has been established for the sole purpose of preserving LGBTQ history. It is time for the National Park Service to tell more of our stories.
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Report Winners of the National Park Heritage Award, 2015 The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) is honored to present 81 members of Congress with the National Park Heritage Award.
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NPCA at Work 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.
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NPCA at Work Keep Crater Lake Wild A wilderness designation will preserve Crater Lake, its wildlife and its outdoor recreation opportunities forever. It's time to give this iconic park the protection it deserves.
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