Search results for “Northern Rockies”
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Press Release New Agreement Means Cleaner Air for Rocky Mountain National Park and People in the Southwest Coal-Fired Power Plants to Reduce Substantial Pollution by 2022, 2025
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Park Rocky Mountain National Park Rocky Mountain National park offers breathtaking views of the spectacular Rocky Mountain range, with 60 peaks over 12,000 feet, small permanent glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, and historic and cultural treasures including ancient trails, game drives, cattle ranches and lodges. This park’s rugged landscapes harbor hundreds of high-elevation plant and animal species — some that are increasingly rare outside the park or are found nowhere else. Some of the park’s human-made structures speak to the boom-and-bust cycles and neverending search for adequate water supplies that characterized the nation’s westward expansion.
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Land Based Trip Canadian Rockies Quest On this journey into the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage site, you’ll examine splendor in its best iteration of physical form. Visit three of Canada's best: Jasper, Yoho, and Banff National Parks.
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Press Release Conservation Groups Call on Interior Secretary to Protect Clean Air in Rocky Mountain National Park Groups Take Aim at Hazy Skies, Inadequate State Rules; Call for Better Pollution Controls for Coal-Burning Power Plants
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Magazine Article Esther of the Rockies She left the corporate world to homestead in the mountains and became the Park Service's first female nature guide.
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Press Release New Agreement Means Cleaner Air for Rocky Mountain National Park Coal-Fired Craig Plant Unit to Reduce Significant Air Pollution
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Press Release Utah: ZERO pollution cuts for Rocky Mountain Power coal plants Clean air and park advocates blast proposal as worst in region, State is out of touch with Utahns' priorities on air quality, clean energy, protecting parks and tourism
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Press Release National Parks Group Calls for New Legacy for Iconic Wildlife with Bison Management Plan Statement by Bart Melton, Northern Rockies Regional Director for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release National Parks Group Supports Montana Wildlife Commission's Decision to Cease Wolf Hunting Around Yellowstone Statement by Tim Stevens, Northern Rockies Regional Director, National Parks Conservation Association
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Policy Update Testimony: Exploring Innovative Solutions to Reduce the Department of the Interior’s Maintenance Backlog Written statement of Steven F. Iobst, Northern Rockies Regional Council Member, National Parks Conservation Association, for the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Janelle Blakely Janelle Blakely served as the Regional Director of Development for the Northwest, Northern Rockies, and Alaska regions. Janelle connected National Parks Conservation Association's most generous supporters with our advocacy and activities to protect our national parks.
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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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Blog Post Essential Paddling Guide: Paddling The Buffalo, America's First National River Massive, water-stained bluffs soaring more than 500 feet above your canoe or kayak; the highest waterfall between the Appalachians and the Rockies; potential campsites on gravel bars along over a hundred miles of clear, free-flowing river; all this and more make the Buffalo National River a worthy addition to your list of must-do float trips.
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Magazine Article On A Ledge Wolverines may soon be listed as a threatened species.
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Blog Post Valley on Fire We are driving east on a rugged powerline road in Clark Mountain’s shadow. The 8,000-foot peak is covered in snow. Pinyon-juniper forest commands the windshield view, with Joshua tree woodland in the rearview. As we negotiate the rocky pass with its perilous drop-off, we see the shimmering dry lakebed of Ivanpah Valley encircled by tall mountain peaks.
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Blog Post 11 of the Best Bird-Watching Spots for Fall More than 700 distinct bird species can be found in America’s national parks. Exploring this incredible array of wildlife is a great reason to visit national parks, and the fall migration—when millions of birds are heading south from northern breeding grounds—is the perfect time to do it. Here are some of the best places to find different types of birds at national parks across the country.
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Blog Post Rock On: 11 Lesser-Known Geologic Wonders in National Parks From mysterious gliding rocks in Death Valley to fossils of some of the most ancient life forms in Glacier, here are 11 lesser-known geologic wonders—including a few personal favorites from Bruce Heise of the Park Service’s Geologic Resources Inventory program.
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Blog Post Fleeting Beauty: 9 Natural Phenomena You Won’t Want to Miss National parks offer remarkable experiences no matter the hour or the season. Sometimes, though, it helps to be in the right place at the right time to witness something extraordinary. You have to think ahead to catch these nine ephemeral delights — so start planning now!
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Blog Post 10 National Park Cameos in Movies Check out — or revisit — these 10 films where parks played a starring role.
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Magazine Article Gasping For Air Is air pollution pushing the Rockies to a point of no return?
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Magazine Article At the Water’s Edge Deep in the heart of Rocky Mountain National Park, researchers are working to save the boreal toad from extinction.
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Magazine Article The Wolverine Way Despite a ferocious reputation, the wolverine is far more complex than the legends that surround it. And even in a place as vast and wild as Glacier National Park, its future is uncertain.
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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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Press Release Grizzlies Saved: Court Stops Trophy Hunt of Yellowstone’s Iconic Bears Judge rules that the Trump Administration unlawfully removed federal protections for Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears.
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Magazine Article Snow, Steam, Bison, Sky A winter adventure in Yellowstone National Park.
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Blog Post The 10 Most-Visited Parks — and Less-Visited Side Trips It's no surprise millions of people flock to America's most celebrated national parks. But did you know about these 10 lesser-known sites nearby?
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Blog Post Not-So-Beaten Paths: 11 Lesser-Known Hikes in Popular National Parks Hit the trail and avoid the crowds! NPCA staff selected 11 lesser-known hikes in some of the country’s most popular parks.
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Press Release Victory: 9th Circuit Upholds Endangered Species Protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies Court of appeals sends U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service back to the drawing board to protect Yellowstone and Grand Teton grizzly bears
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Blog Post Dreaming of Spring? 9 Great Spots to See Wildflowers Soon, national parks in some of the warmest regions of the country will begin blooming with a new season’s worth of wildflowers. What better way to shake off the winter doldrums than watching the landscape come alive with color at a national park?
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Blog Post Why I Am Joining This Weekend’s Climate March The effects of climate change are wide-ranging and severe, but NPCA continues to fight the “greatest threat to the integrity of our national parks” — and it’s not too late to stand with us
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Magazine Article Dog Years Who builds those thousands of miles of park trails and how do they do it?
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Blog Post The 17 Parks Where Entrance Fees Could Skyrocket — and What You Can Do A new Trump administration proposal could put popular national park vacations out of financial reach for some families. You can speak out against this plan.
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Press Release Former National Park Superintendents Call for Waterton-Glacier Expansion, Watershed Protections As Congress considers lands bill, veteran park leadership makes conservation appeal
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Michael Branch Michael P. Branch lives with his family in the western Great Basin Desert of northern Nevada. His recent books of creative nonfiction and humor writing are “Raising Wild,” “Rants from the Hill,” and “How to Cuss in Western.”
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Park Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area This recreation area straddles the northern Wyoming and southern Montana borders, preserving approximately 68,000 acres between the Pryor and Bighorn mountain ranges. The park was established in 1966 following the construction of the Yellowtail Dam by the Bureau of Reclamation to preserve the area's diverse landscape, including the spectacular Bighorn Canyon and Bighorn Lake.
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Park Apostle Islands National Lakeshore During the Ice Age, huge glaciers advanced and retreated through this region of Wisconsin, sculpting the sandstone bedrock and enlarging channels between what would become the park's 21 islands in Lake Superior. Today, the lakeshore lies within a transitional zone where boreal and northern forests meet, offering visitors ample opportunities to hike and paddle among the beaches, cliffs, caves, islands and woods.
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Park Acadia National Park Along the rugged coastline of Maine, this gem of the Northeast offers ocean shoreline, coastal forests, remote islands, rocky mountains and historic lighthouses. With 45 miles of historic carriage roads to bike and 125 miles of trails to hike, Acadia is a premier destination for the adventurous and outdoorsy. Among the park’s granite peaks is Cadillac Mountain, which at 1,530 feet stands as the tallest mountain on the Atlantic coast.
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Park Gettysburg National Military Park The 1863 battle in this small farming community resulted in more than 50,000 casualties over three days, making it the deadliest engagement of the American Civil War. This battle is now referred to as the “High Water Mark of the Confederacy” — the last meaningful offensive the South would conduct against northern forces. The visitor center at Gettysburg features one of the largest collections of Civil War artifacts in the country.
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site Center for State of the Parks assessment of Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site indicates that the park’s cultural resources are in fair condition, with an overall score of 73 out of 100.
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Letter Comments on Sylvan Pass Sylvan Pass comments on Yellowstone National Park’s May 2011 Draft Winter Use Plan Environmental Impact Statement
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Report Dark Horizons: 10 National Parks Most Threatened by New Coal Fired Power Plants NPCA's report highlights the 10 national parks most threatened by new coal-fired power plants, and calls on the Administration to abandon its effort to permit more harmful air pollution near national parks.
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Report Turning Point Through individual stories from parks around the country, this report describes how air pollution harms our national treasures. The report also recommends ten specific steps that our government representatives and all of us can take to clean up harmful air pollution and protect our national parks for future generations.
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Report Gateways To Yellowstone Gateways to Yellowstone: Protecting the Wild Heart of Our Region’s Thriving Economy
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Advocacy in Action Oil and Parks Don’t Mix We can't let Congress and the Trump administration prioritize oil and gas development over the health and safety of national parks and the people who love them.
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Land Based Trip Great American West From Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial to Custer State Park and Devils Tower, the West is a colorful storybook spilling over with strong personalities and profoundly historic landscapes. Discover some new chapters and add your own footnotes on this fun and engaging exploration.
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Staff Bart Melton Working from Washington, D.C., Bart currently leads NPCA’s Wildlife Program, focusing on the critical issues facing national park wildlife across the country.
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Staff Tracy Coppola Tracy Coppola is based in Denver and serves as the Colorado Program Manager for the Southwest Regional Office. She is proud to have the opportunity to celebrate her state's incredible parks and advocates.
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Victory DOI Protects Glacier's Wild Borderland from Energy Development Thanks to negotiations between energy companies and the federal government, a remote region known as the Badger-Two Medicine will remain off-limits to oil and gas development.
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Small Ship Cruise Baja’s Bounty (Mexico's Sea of Cortés) Steinbeck, Cousteau… now it’s your turn to explore the “world’s aquarium” in the Sea of Cortes. Greet sea lions from the boat or skiff, or slip into a wetsuit for an even closer encounter. Getting your sea legs is easy too—relax with toes in the sand, on a hike, or atop a mule through the canyons of Baja. Land and sea are a step, or kayak, away.
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Small Ship Cruise Darwin’s Discoveries—the Galápagos Islands Ecuador welcomes with Spanish colonial architecture, though chances are you’re here for the wildlife. Get in a snorkel with green sea turtles or a guided amble past blue-footed boobies, flamingos, penguins, and iguanas. Darwin’s famed giant tortoises watch over their natural habitat reminding you that this is the ancient world—for you to explore.
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Small Ship Cruise Wild California Escape: Channel Islands This 5-day Wildness + Wellness adventure with Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic takes you to the remote and remarkable Channel Islands. Board the National Geographic Venture, your floating base camp, in Los Angeles, and head for three of the five wildlife-rich islands which make up Channel Islands National Park, plus Catalina Island. Here, you'll actively explore unmarred landscapes, revel in pure nature, and rejuvenate mind, body, and soul with exhale's award-winning well-being programs.
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Staff Julie Hogan Julie Hogan began her career at NPCA in the fall of 2015 as a senior gifts officer for the Development team. Currently, she is the Director of Foundation Relations.
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Advocacy in Action Protect Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve A proposed 211-mile industrial mining access road would disrupt caribou migration, the subsistence lifestyles of rural Alaskans, and the integrity of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve.
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Advocacy in Action Air Pollution in Colorado: Our Lives and Parks at Risk Colorado suffers from a serious and growing air quality problem, failing year after year to meet federal standards for air that’s healthy and safe to breathe. That needs to change.
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Advocacy in Action Don't Drill Near Dinosaur The Bureau of Land Management is considering offering oil and gas leases within 5 miles of Dinosaur National Monument, but drilling has no place at the doorstep of this Southwestern park and its world-class fossils.
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