Search results for “Perry's Victory And International Peace Memorial”
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Park Perry's Victory And International Peace Memorial Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial was established to honor Oliver Hazard Perry's victory over a British fleet in the War of 1812. By defeating the British—the first time an entire British fleet was captured—the Americans took control of Lake Erie, and with it, most of the old Northwest.
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Park World War I Memorial This monument honors all veterans throughout the country that served in World War I. Before being designated as its own individual unit of the National Park System, this park was previously dedicated to General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, who served as General of the Armies in World War I and known as "Pershing Park." The memorial in the heart of downtown D.C.'s Washington Mall features a statue of General Pershing, walls and benches describing his achievements in World War I, a fountain, a pond (which serves as an ice rink in the winter), and flower beds.
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Park National Mall and Memorial Parks A walk through the heart of the nation’s capital brings visitors face to face with larger-than-life presidents and visionaries, open park lands, and elaborate memorials honoring our nation’s veterans and military history. This green space in downtown Washington, D.C., includes more than 1,000 acres of land showcasing such iconic sites as the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Approximately 25 million people visit each year to experience this unique collection of structures and spaces honoring the nation, its democracy and its citizenry.
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Fact Sheet Great Lakes Restoration Initiative The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) is a federal funded program that was launched in 2010 to accelerate efforts to restore and protect the Great Lakes – the largest fresh water system in the world.
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Resource Charitable Solicitation Disclosures National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) is a charitable organization recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (EIN 53-0225165).
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Park Trail of Tears National Historic Trail This trail memorializes one of the darkest chapters in American history. In 1838, the U.S. government forced more than 16,000 Cherokee Indians from their homelands in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, and marched them to what is now Oklahoma. The trip alone killed hundreds of Native Americans; thousands more died afterward. The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail traces their route to Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the current capital of the Cherokee Nation. An exhibit at the Cherokee Heritage Center in Tahlequah features 16,000 hand-crafted beads representing the people who made that awful journey.
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Park Tumacacori National Historical Park Tumacácori National Monument protects the ruins of three, seventeenth-century missions, Tumacácori, Calabazas, and Guevavi. Mission San José de Tumacácori was established in January 1691. Today it is fifty miles south of Tucson, Arizona and eighteen miles north of the international border with Mexico at Nogales, Arizona.
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Report NPCA 2021 Annual Report What Parks Mean to Us ALL
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Press Release Groups Challenge Decision to Remove Protections for Yellowstone Grizzly Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear delisting defies the best available science and sidesteps important legal safeguards
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Press Release Groups Challenge Decision to Remove Yellowstone Grizzly Protections NPCA is among a coalition of tribal and conservation interests that filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to restore critical protections to the Yellowstone region’s iconic grizzly bears before new threats, including hunting, push the population further into decline.
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Blog Post Crown of the Continent Showcases a New Model for Economic Prosperity When the folks at Zinc Air were looking to locate their high-tech manufacturing firm, they could have gone head-to-head with other energy innovators down in Phoenix, or in San Francisco, or even in far-flung Zhongguancun (also known as China’s Silicon Valley).
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Blog Post Wild and Scenic Summer Destinations This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, a law preserving some of America’s most outstanding and remarkable waterways.
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Magazine Article My Maine A Maine native reflects on the state’s new national park.
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Press Release Parks Group Demands Information on Fighter Jet Noise over Olympic National Park U.S. Navy fails to adequately respond to FOIA request, prompting litigation.
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Magazine Article Chasing the Dream Nebraska’s Homestead National Monument celebrates the independent farmers who shaped the American landscape.
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Magazine Article The Retirement Cure Making the most of retirement with a 40-foot RV, a patch of dirt and full-time seasonal volunteer work in the national parks.
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Magazine Article Behind the Cover Illustrator and designer Annie Riker on how she created the centennial issue cover of National Parks magazine.
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Press Release Civil Rights Activist to be Honored for Commitment to Preserving History, Protecting National Parks Tule Lake Committee Board Member Barbara Takei is the 2016 recipient of NPCA's Receive Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award, for her work to ensure the protection of the Tule Lake Unit of WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument.
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Magazine Article The Land of Fog and Sea A one-time Californian returns to Point Reyes.
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Press Release Badger-Two Medicine Protection Act to Safeguard Wild Nature, Tribal Lands Near Glacier National Park The Badger-Two Medicine Protection Act preserves both the natural heritage and the cultural significance of the area, which is home to many of the Blackfeet Nation’s origin stories
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Blog Post National Monuments Under Threat Last week, the Trump administration issued an executive order that could alter or even attempt to rescind national monument designations that have been established since January 1, 1996.
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Policy Update Perspective on National Park Visitation NPCA submitted the following statement to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations ahead of a hearing scheduled for December 6, 2022.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 801, H.R. 2888 & H.R. 4266 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for November 15, 2017.
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Magazine Article Coyotes and the City Researchers in Los Angeles are tracking urban coyotes and collecting scat to find out how humans and these wild canids can live peaceably side by side.
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Blog Post FAQ: Celebrating the Monument of Monuments As the tallest structure in the nation’s capital and one of the most iconic, the historic obelisk honoring America’s first president is the monument of monuments. After nearly three years of being closed to the public for repairs, the Washington Monument will reopen May 12.
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Press Release Badger-Two Medicine: Too Sacred to Drill US Interior Department moves to cancel Solenex lease in the Badger-Two Medicine
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Blog Post If These Parks Could Talk 150 years ago, Grant’s Overland Campaign changed the course of the Civil War. See where it happened this spring.
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Announces David Lamfrom as Vice President of Regional Programs Lamfrom will bring focus on community, movement building, and inclusive campaigns to forefront as NPCA’s new Vice President
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Press Release Gillibrand & Nadler with National Parks Conservation Association Launch Campaign at Historic Stonewall Inn in New York City to Create First Ever National Park Site Honoring America’s LGBT History National Campaign Urges President Obama to Designate First National Monument for LGBT Equal Rights at Historic Site of Stonewall Rebellion
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Blog Post Yosemite in Autumn: An Insider’s View Millions of people visit Yosemite each year. What makes for a truly exceptional trip? One NPCA staffer finds out.
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Magazine Article Fighting for the Grizzly NPCA and others have worked for decades to protect Yellowstone’s grizzlies. Is the long-term recovery of the iconic species now in jeopardy?
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Magazine Article Have Phone, Will Travel Introducing a paperless travel guide to the national parks.
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Magazine Article 'Harsh is Truth' In this divisive political era, is it possible for the Park Service to support contemporary art that grapples with hot-button issues from immigration to climate change? At these parks, the answer is yes.
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Press Release Legal Agreements Block Oil And Gas Drilling Across 1 Million Acres in Central California Federal judge confirms Bureau of Land Management's suspension of oil and gas leasing after earlier lawsuits
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Press Release National Parks Group Raises Concern Over the Future of Grizzly Bear Management in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem 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.
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Press Release American Indian and First Nations of Canada Tribes Sign Historic Agreement to Restore Bison The historic agreement formalizes intertribal collaboration to restore bison to tribal and appropriate non-tribal public lands.
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Magazine Article What is going to happen to national parks in the next century? We asked a handful of writers, activists, scholars and conservationists about their hopes, dreams and fears about the National Park System. Here’s what they had to say.
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Magazine Article A First Lady Mary McLeod Bethune, the child of former slaves, grew up to start a university and advise presidents.
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Staff and Media Personnel Alison Zemanski Heis Alison Heis joined the organization in 2010 and oversees media outreach and communications for the East Coast, Midwest, and NPCA’s national water initiatives. She leads communication outreach focused on strengthening NPCA’s brand and our emerging celebrity engagement efforts.
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Staff Sally Garcia As our Los Angeles Outreach Manager, Sally will connect underrepresented communities to our public lands and building a cadre of national park advocates reflective of Los Angeles’s, and the nation’s, diverse and changing demographics.
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Staff Todd Christopher Todd guides NPCA's content strategy and leads the team that produces our website, magazine and podcast. He is also the author of The Green Hour: A Daily Dose of Nature for Happier, Healthier, Smarter Kids.
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Staff and Government Affairs Christina Hazard Christina Hazard joined NPCA in 2006 and is the Legislative Director for the Government Affairs team.
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Lt. Col. Erica Carroll Lt Col Erica Carroll has been a member of the uniformed military service since 1999, leaving her home state of Wisconsin for the University of Colorado-Boulder to be a cadet in the Air Force ROTC program and Commissioning in 2003.
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Fact Sheet What Is a National Monument? A brief explanation of what these important public lands are and how they differ from national parks and other sites managed by the federal government.
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Resource A Guide to Summer 2021 As our national parks prepare to welcome record-setting numbers of visitors this summer, here's our guide for what to expect and how to plan ahead
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