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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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Press Release Trump Administration Signals To Reopen National Parks While Health Concerns Remain Apr 2020 "Until it is completely safe to reopen, national parks must remain closed for the safety of park staff, visitors and communities." -- Theresa Pierno
• 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 Trump Administration Silences National Park Service, Hindering Ability to Provide Expertise Sep 2019 This basic disregard for the Park Service’s mission could have major implications for all our national parks and public lands for years to come.
• 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 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
• Policy Update Threats to America's National Parks from Oil and Gas and What Congress Can Do About It Mar 2020 NPCA released the following report that details the numerous threats that our park lands face from oil and & gas development and further outlines the various federal protections that can be established to ensure these public lands can be enjoyed for generations to come. 
• 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
• Press Release Rushed Pebble Mine Review Threatens National Parks and World’s Largest Salmon Fishery Feb 2019 The rushed environmental review of the largest open pit mine in North America threatens damage to Katmai and Lake Clark National Parks, brown bears and the world’s largest wild salmon run, for decades to come.
• Blog Post Reducing the Harmful Impacts of Oil and Gas Development Near Theodore Roosevelt National Park Nov 2013 | By Nicholas Lund Would Theodore Roosevelt still be inspired to become America’s greatest conservationist president if he experienced western North Dakota today? The land he lived on is now preserved as Theodore Roosevelt National Park, but a dramatic increase in the amount of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” for oil and natural gas in the area is having ill effects on the park.
• Press Release New Plan for Pennsylvania Turnpike Stormwater Runoff Will Better Protect Valley Forge National Historical Park Feb 2019 “Now every drop of stormwater that flows off this expanded six-mile stretch of the turnpike will be cooled and cleaned before gradually entering Valley Forge National Historical Park and Valley Creek" -- NPCA's Joy Oakes.
• Press Release Updated Florida Power and Light Proposal to Keep Transmission Lines Out of Everglades National Park May 2014 Statement by Sara Fain, Everglades Law Center, representing the National Parks Conservation Association
• Blog Post Congress: Time to Stop Bickering and Keep Our National Parks Open Nov 2012 | By Jennifer Errick One beloved national park is already closing facilities in reaction to budget cuts.
• Press Release National Parks Group Applauds Yosemite's Commitment to Science, Recreation, and Preservation with its Draft Merced River and Tuolumne River Plans Jan 2013 Statement by Emily Schrepf, Central Valley Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Industrialization Over Conservation: Harmful Project Advances Near Joshua Tree National Park Oct 2016 In a move that prioritizes industrialization over conservation, the Bureau of Land Management issued a finding of no significant impacts for the Eagle Crest pumped storage proposal. The project site is surrounded on three sides by Joshua Tree National Park in a critical wildlife habitat.
• Press Release National Parks Group Applauds Congressional Passage of Huna Tlingit Traditional Gull Egg Use Act Jul 2014 Statement by Jim Stratton, Deputy Vice President of Regional Operations for the National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Jackson Hole Airport Decision Extends Lease within Grand Teton National Park Until 2053 Dec 2010 Critical that NPS assess significant impacts of an airport within a national park
• Press Release Congress Passes Water Resources Bill; Will Benefit National Park Waterways and Restoration Projects Across the Country Dec 2016 Water resources bill enables projects that develop, maintain and revitalize restoration projects critical to improving the health of America’s national parks.
• Press Release Telling Our Stories: Assemblymember Bigelow Presents Resolution Recognizing the Contributions of Chinese Americans to Yosemite National Park Oct 2018 California Assemblymember Frank Bigelow presented today the State Resolution ACR 262, recognizing the contributions of Chinese Americans to Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Nevada. 
• Press Release More Wolves Coming to Isle Royale National Park Jun 2018 National Park Service's plan calls for the introduction of 20-30 wolves over a three to five-year period.
• Advocacy in Action Don't Encourage Drilling in National Parks Reversal of drilling rules part of larger attempt by Congress to weaken park protections.
• 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.
• Park Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument This park's remote mineral deposits are a unique trove like nowhere else in the world. Native Americans have quarried the flint in this region of the Texas Panhandle since the Ice Age for its superior durability.
• Park Amistad National Recreation Area Near Del Rio, on the border with Mexico, Amistad National Recreation Area preserves a large reservoir with a variety of fun things to do, including fishing, swimming, scuba diving, camping, bow hunting, bird watching, canoeing, kayaking and hiking. Amistad Reservoir is renowned as an outstanding largemouth black bass fishing reservoir and hosts more than 180 bass tournaments a year.
• Park Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Agate Fossil Beds National Monument in Nebraska is a glimpse into life on the High Plains 20 million years ago. Paleontologists believe that a drought may have brought numerous herd animals together near dwindling water sources, where they perished near each other, leaving behind a rich trove of fossils. Informative exhibits in the visitor center show what remains of these creatures from the Miocene epoch. Walk trails, view fossils and animal skeletons, and see Native American artifacts.
• Park American Memorial Park Affiliated Area American Memorial Park commemorates the Marianas Campaign, considered the most decisive battle in World War II's Pacific Theater. The United States fought Japanese forces in the Mariana Islands and Palau between June and November of 1944.
• Advocacy in Action Jamaica Bay Advocates Jamaica Bay is a place where millions of New Yorkers go to have fun and explore nature. It is the largest unit of the National Park Service in New York City, consisting of 18,000 acres.
• Victory Yellowstone Is Worth More Than Gold Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signs 20-year mineral withdrawal that will prevent new mining north of the national park.
• Laurie McClellan Author LAURIE MCCLELLAN is a freelance writer who grew up on the southern shores of Lake Michigan. She loves maple syrup and anything made out of birch bark, and has hiked in more than 20 national parks.
• Joe Kessler President of the Friends of Virgin Islands National Park
• Julia Busiek Author Julia Busiek has worked in national parks in California, Colorado, Hawaii, and Washington state. She lives in Fairfax, California.
• Dorothy Canter Dorothy Canter is a long-time NPCA volunteer, having served on the Board of Trustees for nine years. In 2017, she founded the campaign to establish a National Historical Park honoring Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools.
• Park Alagnak Wild River The Alagnak travels west from Katmai National Park and Preserve toward Bristol Bay through the wild, bear-filled tundra of the Alaska Peninsula. Wild salmon, arctic char and other fish species run plentifully through the river, attracting both black and grizzly bears. Moose, foxes, wolverines, otters and other wild animals also frequent the area.
• Advocacy in Action Support the Land & Water Conservation Fund NPCA urges Congress to dedicate full funding to one of our nation's most important conservation tools protecting public lands from incompatible development.
• Gail Dethloff Gail Dethloff is former director of NPCA's Center for the State of the Parks.
• Advocacy in Action Justice for Jamestown The fight continues against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which authorized Dominion Energy to construct enormous electric transmission towers across the James River and throughout a historic landscape without ever preparing an environmental impact statement.
• Report The Alaska Citizen's Guide to Natural Gas Permitting This Guide highlights opportunities where citizens can influence agency decisions that affect the impacts and conditions of natural gas development. It encourages Alaskans to take an active role in preserving our public lands and to better ensure a well-informed, site-specific and historically-aware use of natural resources.

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