Search results for “Jeff Rennicke”
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Jeff Rennicke Jeff Rennicke teaches literature at the Conserve School in Wisconsin’s North Woods.
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Staff Jeff Taylor As Associate Director of Donor Relations, Jeff helps curate NPCA's donor experience.
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Press Release Jeff Bridges: A Voice for Yellowstone Grizzlies NPCA has teamed up with actor and Montana resident Jeff Bridges in defense of Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears.
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Video Jeff Bridges: A Voice for Yellowstone Grizzlies We asked Jeff Bridges what he thinks about grizzly bears.
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Meggan and Jeff Haller
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Jeff Billington
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Staff Jeffrey Hunter Jeff Hunter is the Southern Appalachian Director with National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) in Asheville, NC where he works on issues related to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
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Press Release Parks Group Celebrates Staffer Named North Carolina Wildlife Conservationist Of The Year Jeff Hunter has led NPCA’s efforts to protect iconic national parks like Great Smoky Mountains, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
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Magazine Article Fourth Rock from the Sun Can Lassen Volcanic National Park help NASA learn about life on Mars?
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Blog Post Budget Cuts Hit Home—Harry Truman’s Home Somewhere in the visitor center of the Harry S Truman National Historic Site in Independence, Missouri, I worry that the park rangers pass around my photograph, my name, and a note saying: “Warning! He asks too many questions.”
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Blog Post Remembering the Little-Known Battle at One of the Best-Preserved Civil War Parks One hundred and fifty years ago today, in the normally quiet and peaceful countryside just east of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, the largest Civil War battle west of the Mississippi River started.
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Blog Post Trivia Challenge: Guess This Park-Inspired Poet Q: What famed 19th century poet was inspired to serve as a nurse during the Civil War after spending time at Chatham Manor at what is now the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park?
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Blog Post The Power of Parks National parks are forever. Everything else sure changes, though.
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Magazine Article Naming Matters Should Devils Tower be called Bear Lodge? Is Tacoma a better moniker than Mount Rainier? Around the country, activists are fighting to change place names they deem offensive, hurtful or arbitrary, and national parks are frequently the targets of these campaigns.
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Magazine Article Homecoming Exactly 40 years after completing the Appalachian Trail, nine hikers reunited in Maine. How had walking those 2,193 miles changed the course of their lives?
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Blog Post Discover Florida’s Beaches with Two Photographers on Assignment for National Parks magazine Do you ever flip through the glossy pages of National Parks magazine and wonder what it's like to take photos of some of the country's most amazing landscapes and monuments? We did too, so we asked two photographers on assignment for the magazine to tell us about their experience!
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Magazine Article Lest We Forget One man's 30-year mission to honor the lives of more than 260 Park Service employees and volunteers who died while working in the parks.
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Land Based Trip On the Road to Freedom: Understanding Civil Rights Through Our National Parks and Heritage Areas Join NPCA experts on this remarkable journey through some of the most significant sites associated with American civil rights. Along the way, we will have special opportunities to meet with NPCA partners, local historians and even some of the faithful activists known as foot soldiers who actively played a role in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Throughout this transformative NPCA small-group tour, we’ll make our way from Birmingham to Memphis, immersing ourselves in the extraordinary stories and culture of this defining period in American history.
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Magazine Article Candid Cameras In national parks around the country, camera traps capture images that astonish, delight, inform, reveal — and have the power to change human behavior.
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Blog Post Fishing to Revitalize River Communities The Upper Delaware River in Pennsylvania and New York is one of the best wild trout fisheries in the country. Just a two-hour drive from Manhattan, this region of beautiful rolling farmland features charming small towns dotted with restaurants showcasing local foods. The bucolic landscape, however, belies tensions between residents who hold sharply divergent visions of its future.
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Land Based Trip On the Road to Freedom: Understanding Civil Rights Through our National Parks and Heritage Areas This transformative journey takes you through some of the most significant sites in the American Civil Rights Movement. See how NPCA is protecting the rich history of this region and get an opportunity to meet with some of the faithful foot soldiers and hear their stories of survival, bravery and their fight for justice.
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Regional Events Park Talks Join our NPCA community for virtual "Park Talks" to learn about our work and ways you can get involved.
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Park Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park This park preserves the history of the Gold Rush towns of Skagway and Dyea, where prospectors known as "stampeders" flocked in the late 1800s to try their luck at striking it rich.
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Resource Awards and Recognition The National Parks Conservation Association has had the privilege of presenting awards to decision makers, organizations, and individuals that have made a difference for national parks. The contributions these award-winners have made are vital to the continued excellence of our National Park System.
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Magazine Article Prairie Solitaire In the middle of America, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve offers an intimate, grounding experience.
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Press Release Conservation Groups File Motions to Defend Ventura County Wildlife Connectivity The first-of-their-kind ordinances will help safeguard local wildlife in California
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Press Release Conservationists Unveil Blueprint for Protecting Wildlife and Drivers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park New research from NPCA and Wildlands Network identifies wildlife hotspots in and around Great Smoky Mountains National Park -- and how to protect them.
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Press Release Judge Allows Conservation Groups to Defend Ventura County Wildlife Safeguards from Legal Challenge The First-Of-Their-Kind Ordinances Help Protect Local Wildlife But Have Been Challenged by Industry Groups
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Press Release Lawsuit Challenges Trump Plan to Frack, Drill 1 Million Acres of California Public Lands, Minerals NPCA is fighting a fracking plan that could allow drilling near Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, which already suffer from some of the worst air quality in the country.
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Magazine Article Hidden Names, Hidden Stories A journey to the depths of Mammoth Cave to record signatures left by Civil War soldiers.
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Magazine Article Surround Sound The Acoustic Atlas’ trove of recordings includes grizzly cubs purring, ice freezing and thousands of other elusive sounds.
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Magazine Article Hush... A growing body of research shows that noise can be harmful to humans and animals. Can natural quiet be saved?
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Press Release Bipartisan Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019 Introduced Following UN Report on Global Biodiversity Crisis Bipartisan House and Senate legislation could benefit wildlife that travel beyond park boundaries, such as Los Angeles mountain lions in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
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Press Release Conservation Groups Move to Stop Power Line Construction Before Irreversible Damage Is Done Susquehanna-Roseland line through New Jersey and Pennsylvania would cause significant harm to treasured national parks
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Blog Post The Most-Visited National Park Site in Alaska Summer is the traditional tourist season in Alaska. One national park site in the state attracts far more recreational visitors than any other. Can you guess which one?
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Blog Post The National Park with the Most Lighthouses There are nearly 50 lighthouses preserved in the National Park System, and one park accounts for the most by far, with nine.
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Magazine Article The Lion Catcher Biologist Eric York lived to help wild carnivores, but he didn’t get a chance to finish his life’s work.
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Magazine Article Reappearing Act The elusive fisher is making its way back to the Northwest with a little help from its friends.
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Magazine Article A Wing and a Prayer Want to spot a Colima warbler in the United States? Head to Big Bend National Park—and cross your fingers.
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Magazine Article One of a Kind Scientists have identified an unlikely new lizard species in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Magazine Article 401 And Done Visiting all 401 national park sites was Chris Calvert’s longtime dream—and then it became a reality.
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