Search results for “Jessica Wright”
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Jessica Wright Jessica Wright is on the Board of Directors of DEEP Foundation, Inc.
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Magazine Article The Wright Stuff The origins of flight are revealed at Wright Brothers National Memorial.
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Park Wright Brothers National Memorial Wright Brothers National Memorial tells the story of Wilbur and Orville Wright and the first powered flight. See replicas of their early flying machines and the strip of land where they conducted their tests.
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Jessica M Loya Jessica M Loya is a conservation and public lands policy advocate based in Washington, D.C. She is the National Policy Director for GreenLatinos, a national network of Latino conservation and environmental advocates dedicated to elevating Latino voices in public land, climate, and conservation policy.
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Blog Post Next in Flight? The Wright Brothers were first in flight. Now, in the new Wright Flight Academy, high schoolers are building a plane on the same coastal landscape where aviation was born.
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Park Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park This national historical park celebrates the legacy of three talented men from Dayton — aviators Wilbur and Orville Wright and the poet, novelist and playwright Paul Laurence Dunbar. These men were lifelong friends who lived in the same neighborhood. The park site includes the Dunbar House where the author spent the last years of his life with his mother, the last surviving bicycle shop that the Wright brothers owned, and the Huffman Prairie Flying Field where the brothers tested some of their early flying machines.
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Magazine Article Call of the Wild Eighty years ago, a biologist named George Melendez Wright reminded us that wolves, bison, and grizzlies came before people. And because of him, they still do.
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Blog Post Trivia Challenge: The Most Celebrated People in the Park System Q: National parks don’t just preserve spectacular landscapes and wildlife. They also honor the people who have changed history and influenced American culture, from the Wright brothers to Harriet Tubman to Eugene O’Neill. Two noteworthy people have more national park sites named after them than anyone else, with four sites each. Can you name these two celebrated historic figures?
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Blog Post Taking a Deep Dive Innovative diving organization takes curious explorers underwater to protect and monitor reefs near Everglades, Biscayne and Dry Tortugas.
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Blog Post Stuck Indoors? 10 Great Books About National Parks These 10 nonfiction books will deepen your appreciation for pivotal events in American history and the national park sites that commemorate them.
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Magazine Article Seeing the Light A weekend getaway to the country’s only national park site devoted to painting.
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Blog Post These 10 National Parks Wouldn’t Exist Without Women From Joshua Tree to Great Sand Dunes, these 10 special places are protected today thanks to their female champions.
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Press Release Park Advocates Speak Out Against Administration’s Environmental Rollbacks Climate change is happening. Ignoring it won’t stop it.
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Magazine Article Mississippi Reckoning Emmett Till was murdered 64 years ago. Is it time for a national park that recognizes him and tells the story of the civil rights struggle in Mississippi?
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Magazine Article A Complicated Past Is the U.S. Ready for a National Park Site Devoted to Reconstruction?
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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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Stephanie Heidbreder Stephanie joined NPCA in January 2016 as the Chesapeake Field Representative for the Mid-Atlantic Region.
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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!
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Letter 56 businesses from 22 states sent a letter to EPA to protect clean air 56 businesses from 22 states sent a letter to the EPA urging the agency to act swiftly for the sake of their communities, patrons and our natural treasures.
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Resource Bird Diversity in National Parks The number of bird species in each national park site, organized from highest to lowest, as of March 2017.
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Press Release President's Budget Calls for Historic Investment in National Parks in Advance of 2016 Centennial President's Budget Calls for Historic Investment in National Parks in Advance of 2016 Centennial
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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds President Obama for Enhancing National Park System with Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad, First State, and Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monuments Statement by NPCA President Tom Kiernan
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Magazine Article A Newbie in Denali Meet the first new bumblebee species found in North America in a century.
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Blog Post Why Science Matters for National Parks National parks have a long history of supporting scientific discovery. Let’s continue to fund the world-class research at our country’s most iconic and inspirational places.
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Blog Post Silos and Smokestacks Showcases Farming and Food Production in America’s Heartland America’s “amber waves of grain” have long been rooted in our history and culture. The fields of our heartland continue to supply sustenance, energy, and wealth to this country, and to the world, as they have for over a century.
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Magazine Article Objects of Affection You see their work in visitor centers scattered across the nation—18th-century paintings by our nation’s early masters, mahogany desks where historic speeches were penned, early photographs of abolitionists, and authentic uniforms from Civil War soldiers. Meet the talented people who preserve the age-old artifacts that tell America’s stories.
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Magazine Article A Liking for Lichens Why devote a decade to documenting the lichens of Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
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Blog Post 100 Amazing Things You Can Only Find in National Parks These 100 things are just a few of the remarkable finds worth celebrating as we mark the National Park Service's 100th birthday.
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Blog Post Miami Students Celebrate the First Annual Everglades Day with Fishing and Fun Known for its nightlife, delicious food, and incredible beaches, Miami-Dade County is home to more than 2.5 million people. One of the area’s defining features is the fact that it is bound by two national parks, Biscayne to the east and the Everglades to the west.
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Magazine Article Tune In, Bliss Out Drop into protected places around the world — or share your own recordings — at a new online archive, Sounds of Your Park.
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Magazine Article On The Brink What happens when erosion, rising seas, a national park and a beach community collide?
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Magazine Article Park Ink This niche community is obsessed with national parks, and these folks have the stamps to prove it.
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Magazine Article A (Driverless) Drive in the Park Yellowstone takes a leap into the future with autonomous shuttles.
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Blog Post 10 Under 40 Members of NPCA’s Next Generation Advisory Council shine a spotlight on young leaders around the country who are making a difference in conservation.
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Magazine Article Raising the Bar Massimo Vignelli died in May, but his design lives on in the national parks.