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• Staff Alex Johnson Campaign Director, Arctic and Interior Alaska Alex directs NPCA’s programs to protect and enhance the national parks and preserves in Alaska.
• Alex Thompson Texas Young Leaders Advocacy Council Alex Thompson is a Graduate Student at Texas State University in the Public History program. When she is not in school, she is President-Elect of her church board, Executive Assistant to the Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry, or just organizing in the Hays County area. She is a happy dog mom to Lily Tomlin and Winston Fox with whom she shares with her partner Destry.
• Alex Rudee Alex Rudee is a former intern with NPCA and a graduate student at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. He studies environmental economics and policy, with a focus on land conservation and climate policy.
• Staff Alexander Kelly Associate General Counsel, Contracts & Compliance In his role as Associate General Counsel - Contracts & Compliance, Alex manages contracts and partnerships, compliance-related issues, and provides general legal counsel to NPCA.
• Magazine Article The Census Taker Winter 2019 | By Jacob Baynham Alex Mintzer has been counting ant colonies at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument for more than 30 years.
• Blog Post The Man Who Tackled El Capitan with His Bare Hands Oct 2018 | By Jennifer Errick World-renowned athlete Alex Honnold, star of the new National Geographic film "Free Solo," talks with NPCA about his historic rope-free climb, his passion for Yosemite, his leave-no-trace ethic and his connection with the natural world.
• Press Release Biden Administration Announces Delayed Response to Ambler Mining Road Lawsuits Jan 2022 "The administration should reject the road permits and take a stand against the foreign mining corporations pushing for a private driveway through Gates of the Arctic National Preserve” -- NPCA's Alex Johnson   
• Press Release Trump Administration Sacrifices Parklands, Wildlife and Alaska Native Ways of Life for Mining Road Mar 2020 "At a time when we are facing a global health crisis, this administration is ramming through a proposal to build the Ambler industrial mining road in one of the wildest places in America." -- NPCA's Alex Johnson
• Press Release Biden Administration Finds Ambler Road Proposal Threatens Alaska Native Tribes, Water, National Parks and Wildlife Oct 2023 "The Ambler Road to speculation is the last thing the people and wildlife of the Brooks Range need, and it is good see the Biden administration looking carefully at the actual costs of this bad idea" -- NPCA's Alex Johnson
• Press Release National Parks Group Applauds Mayor Bloomberg and Interior Secretary Salazar's Efforts to Advance Vision for Gateway National Recreation Area Jul 2012 Statement by NPCA Senior Regional Director Alexander Brash
• Press Release Paterson Great Falls National Historic Park in New Jersey Makes #397 Nov 2011 Statement by NPCA Senior Northeast Regional Director Alexander Brash
• Press Release Historic World War II Hangars to be Restored at Gateway National Recreation Area Nov 2012 Statement by Alexander Brash, Northeast Senior Regional Director for the National Parks Conservation Association
• Blog Post Hope in the Wake of Tragedy Mar 2013 | By Alex Brash When Sandy crashed ashore just a few months ago, it ravaged the cities, towns, and shorelines of New York and New Jersey and caused unprecedented damage to the region’s national parks.
• Blog Post Do Brook Trout Have a Future in Shenandoah? Aug 2017 | By Alex Rudee One of Virginia's most popular national parks is a haven for native fish, but warming waters could prove devastating for this keystone species.
• Blog Post What Happens When the Saguaros Disappear? Oct 2017 | By Alex Rudee If the climate continues to warm, weird weather patterns and invasive grasses could wipe out an icon of the American Southwest.
• Fact Sheet Gates of the Arctic: No Place for a Mining Road | By Alex Johnson The proposed Ambler Mining Road threatens wilderness recreation, rural lifestyles and the fragile ecosystem of our country’s premier wilderness park.
• Blog Post Yosemite’s Dirty Air Secret Sep 2017 | By Alex Rudee Haze and ozone pollution in this beloved California park are having wide-ranging effects on people and the environment.
• Magazine Article Picture This Winter 2013 | By Scott Kirkwood Design students reimagine the park experience for the 21st century.
• Letter Fund Our Parks. Fix Our Parks. Thousands of park advocates are calling on Congress to fund and protect America's national parks. See the petition and add your name!
• Magazine Article The Distant Rumble of White Thunder Summer 2012 | By Michael Lanza A family’s year-long quest to explore America’s most endangered parks brings them to Glacier Bay, Alaska.
• Blog Post Love Is in the Parks Feb 2020 | By Katherine DeGroff 5 NPCA staff members share their national park love stories.
• Press Release La Escuela Blackwell está próxima a convertirse en uno de los primeros enclaves de parques nacionales dedicados a la historia moderna de los latinos May 2022 El sitio histórico nacional de Blackwell pronto luz sobre una injusticia que con frecuencia se pasa por alto en la historia estadounidense. Se tratará de un paso importante para incluir historias latinas en nuestros parques.
• Press Release Blackwell School Poised to Become One of the First National Park Sites Dedicated to Modern Latino History May 2022 The Blackwell National Historic Site will soon shed light on an often-overlooked injustice in American history and will be an important step forward for including Latino stories at our parks.
• Press Release New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Protecting Areas Within Maine Woods Sep 2010 Zogby poll finds Maine voters support partnerships for preserving areas for parks and timber land
• Press Release Victory! Blackwell School Becomes America’s Newest National Park Site Oct 2022 With a stroke of his pen, President Biden directed the National Park Service to save history at this former segregated school for Latinos
• Press Release Cesar E. Chavez and Farmworker Movement National Park Bill Introduced to Congress Jun 2022 Bill would expand existing Cesar E. Chavez National Monument, creating new park with multiple sites across California and Arizona
• Magazine Article The Lost Village Winter 2018 | By Nicolas Brulliard The Japanese invaded this Alaskan island during WWII and sent the residents to Japan. Half died there; none ever returned home.
• Resource 2019 National Park Heritage Awards NPCA awarded the 2019 National Park Heritage Award to members of Congress who were sponsors or original cosponsors of bills within the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act and voted in favor of final passage.
• Blog Post Protect Them All: 10 Advocacy Badges You Can Earn This National Park Week Apr 2024 | By Vanessa Pius Camp NPCA is officially in session! As NPCA celebrates National Park Week, we’re evoking all the nostalgia and fun of summer camp with a national park protection twist. 
• Press Release Park Advocates and Community Leaders Celebrate Victory for Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve  Apr 2024 In historic move, Secretary Haaland announced that the Bureau of Land Management intends to halt proposed Ambler industrial mining road through the Brooks Range of Northwest Alaska.  
• Press Release Federal Court Ruling Again Lets Utah’s Worst Polluters off the Hook from Cleaning Up Emissions Aug 2023 The court decision will harm human health and ruin views in national parks.
• Press Release Se presenta al Congreso un proyecto de ley para crear el Parque Nacional César Chávez y el Movimiento de Trabajadores Agrícolas Jun 2022 El proyecto de ley ampliaría el Monumento Nacional César E. Chávez existente, creando un nuevo parque con múltiples sitios en California y Arizona
• Magazine Article ‘A Very, Very Long and Vast Rabbit Hole’ Summer 2023 | By Katherine DeGroff Fifty years ago, someone stole an antique pistol from the Springfield Armory Museum. This spring, the case finally came full circle.
• Press Release Congress Resoundingly Approves Blackwell School as America's Newest National Park Site Sep 2022 Generations of Latino children experienced segregated education in America. The Blackwell National Historic Site will shed light on this often-overlooked injustice in American history.
• Press Release ¡Victoria! La Escuela Blackwell Se Convierte En Un Nuevo Parque Nacional de los Estados Unidos Oct 2022 Con su firma, el presidente Biden instruye al Servicio de Parques Nacionales el resguardo de la historia de esa antigua escuela donde segregaron a los latinos.
• Press Release Biden Administration Acknowledges Legal Problems with Interior’s Ambler Road Approval Feb 2022 But the administration’s action does not stop flawed approvals of the Ambler Road through the wildlands of Northwest Alaska, including Gates of the Arctic National Preserve.
• Press Release New Analysis Examines 8,000 Spills at Alaska’s 5 Largest Mines Apr 2022 Federal permitting processes for Alaska’s 5 largest mines severely underestimated the risks of spills — more than 300 per year

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