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• Blog Post How Colorado Stayed a Massive Rollback in Water Protections and What It Could Mean for the Rest of the Country Jul 2020 | By Chad Lord The Trump administration overturned the Clean Water Rule in June, but legal action — or congressional intervention — could restore these critical protections.
• Press Release Stream Protection Rule an Important Step in Protecting National Park Water Quality Dec 2016 Sets baseline for greater progress in protecting park rivers and streams
• Press Release America's Great Waters Coalition Designates Nine New Waterways to Advocate for Restoration Needs Mar 2011 Adequate funding for restoration projects will help meet challenges facing our Great Waters
• Press Release Congress Passes Water Resources Bill; Will Benefit National Park Waterways and Restoration Projects Across the Country Dec 2016 Water resources bill enables projects that develop, maintain and revitalize restoration projects critical to improving the health of America’s national parks.
• Press Release Congress Again Moves to Dismantle Clean Water Protections for Parks Jan 2016 House of Representatives votes for two bills that undo efforts to strengthen clean water protections
• Press Release National Park Waterways and Restoration Projects Approved With Senate Passage of Water Resources Bill Sep 2016 U.S. Senate passes the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (WRDA), or water resource bill, which includes provisions that are important for improving the health of America’s national parks.
• Press Release Water Bill (WRRDA) Critical to National Park Waterways and Restoration Efforts Nationwide May 2014 Congress passes water bill crucial to improving health of America's Great Waters
• Press Release The New York / New Jersey Harbor Joins America's Great Waters Coalition to Advocate for Restoration Needs Apr 2011 Part of nine new Great Waters designations for World Water Day
• Blog Post Protecting Our Great Waters Mar 2012 | By Chad Lord More than two-thirds of all national park units are located in Great Waters watersheds, and the ways we use the land around national parks impacts the quality and quantity of water in national parks.
• Press Release Everglades Coalition Offers Plans to Restore Everglades and Protect Coastal Communities at Annual Conference Jan 2014 Conference focuses on need to continue promoting and supporting restoration projects
• Press Release Trump Administration Action Puts National Parks at Risk, Moves to Derail Clean Water Protections Jun 2017 Today, in a devastating blow to national parks and communities that depend on clean water, the Trump Administration calls for the repeal of the Clean Water Rule.
• Press Release Spreader Canal Project Will Restore Water to Florida Bay & Everglades National Park Jan 2010 The South Florida Water Management District breaks ground on the C-111 Spreader Canal
• Press Release State Legislation Introduced to Protect Water Resources, National Parks and Public Lands in California Desert Jul 2017 Legislation aims to safeguard fragile California desert water sources for the wildlife, people and national parks that depends on it.
• Press Release Congress Passes Water Resources Bill to Benefit National Park Waterways and Restoration Projects Across the Country Sep 2018 Bill will advance projects that improve the health of waterways in and around America’s national parks.
• Press Release California Governor Newsom Signs Bill to Protect Desert Water, Wildlife and Parks Aug 2019 SB307 requires state environmental review of Cadiz Inc. and desert water mining proposals
• Press Release Students Help Restore Wetlands and Improve Great Lakes Water Quality at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Jun 2014 NPCA hosts college student volunteers in third year of restoration work at Great Marsh
• Press Release Lawsuit Filed Against EPA for its Failure to Protect Alaska Water, Wildlife and Parks Oct 2019 Lawsuit charges EPA with failing to protect Alaska fisheries, wildlife, national parks, jobs, communities, and ways of life from the proposed Pebble mine.
• Press Release America's Great Waters Coalition Designates New Waterways to Advocate for Restoration Needs Apr 2012 Coalition adds Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, St. Johns and Hudson Rivers
• Press Release California Legislation Protects Desert, Calls Water Mining Proposal Into Question Feb 2019 Legislation defends California's national parks and monuments from the greatest, most urgent threat. 
• Press Release Senate Bills Jeopardize Clean Water Protections for Parks Nov 2015 Statement by Chad Lord, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Army Corps Backtracks on Clean Water Act Protections for Big Cypress National Preserve Apr 2020 The National Parks Conservation Association joins fellow environmental advocates in expressing concern over this unsubstantiated flip-flop and calling for answers to many questions that the Army Corps’ reversal letter has raised. 
• Press Release Proposed Legal Deal Leaves Water Quality, Protections for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Question Apr 2018 More information and public input needed to hold polluter accountable.
• Press Release Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock Closure Offers Critical Step for Combating Invasive Asian Carp; Protects State's Waters Upstream Jun 2015 Statement by Christine Goepfert and Marc Smith, Stop Carp Coalition Co-Chairs
• Press Release California Passes Vital Legislation to Protect Desert Water, Parks, Wildlife and Tribal Resources Jul 2019 Bill halts Cadiz Groundwater Mining Proposal, heads to Governor Gavin Newsom for signature
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 3225, Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act Jun 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 20, 2019.
• Blog Post Walking to Protect Glacier's Water Sep 2012 | By Sarah Lundstrum Pauline Matt dreamed that the water was dying and that she had the power to stop it. Her dream was not far from the truth, with fracking arriving on the Blackfeet Indian Nation and adjacent to Glacier National Park in Montana. Instead of allowing the dream to paralyze her, she kept herself moving—literally—by organizing the six-day, 80-mile Chief Mountain Water Walk to help focus the eyes of the nation on this corner of Montana.
• Blog Post Restoring Land to Protect Joshua Tree National Park May 2012 | By Seth Shteir What are the ingredients for a successful restoration event?
• Press Release Parks Group Calls on Department of Interior to Restore Protections for LGBTQ Employees Jan 2020 The staff at the Department of Interior should continue to be as diverse as the places and stories they work to safeguard. And all staff deserve equal protection.
• Press Release Tribal, Conservation Groups Urge Court to Restore Endangered Species Protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies Jan 2018 Tribal and conservation interests today asked a federal judge to invalidate a government decision to strip the Yellowstone region’s grizzly bears of longstanding endangered species protections.
• Press Release Celebrating Clean Water for National Parks and Park Visitors with Obama Administration's Final Clean Water Rule May 2015 The final Clean Water Rule will better protect our waters by stating more clearly which waters are protected under the Clean Water Act.
• Letter Great Waters Coalition Opposes Continuing Resolution On behalf of the America’s Great Waters Coalition, we urge you to reject extreme provisions in the House-passed Continuing Resolution that threaten to undermine the restoration and protection of our Great Waters and the millions of jobs and other economic opportunities that depend on them.
• Advocacy in Action Protect Mojave from the Soda Mountain Solar Project Developers have proposed building the Soda Mountain Solar Project, an industrial-scale renewable energy facility, less than one mile from the boundary of Mojave National Preserve. It would be the closest renewable energy project to a national park site in the entire southwestern United States, in the middle of a critical pathway for desert bighorn sheep.
• INFOGRAPHIC Restoring Wolves at Isle Royale Jun 2019 After years of research, the National Park Service has begun to bring more wolves to Isle Royale National Park, an island in Lake Superior
• StoryMap Protecting Sensitive Resources near Mesa Verde National Park Jun 2016 NPCA and our partners at FracTracker invite you to explore this interactive map documenting some of the wildlife habitat, scenic views, recreational opportunities, and cultural sites that deserve protection under the Master Leasing Plan.
• Advocacy in Action New Monument in Maine's Spectacular North Woods Is Under Threat In August 2016, President Barack Obama designated more than 87,500 acres of land along the East Branch of the Penobscot River in Maine as the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. But the Trump administration could attempt to alter or rescind the national park site’s federal protections following an April 2017 executive order mandating a federal review of national monuments created since 1996.
• Park Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument Few experiences compare to snorkeling through tranquil turquoise waters, gliding effortlessly among colorful fish, sea turtles and spectacular coral formations, or walking along a warm white sand beach at sunset with swaying palms whispering in the evening breeze. This monument protects more than 12,000 underwater acres where spectacular coral reefs and unique tropical ecosystems are submerged off the shore of the Caribbean island of St. John.
• Advocacy in Action Two National Monuments Under Threat in the California Desert Last year, President Obama protected some of our country’s most spectacular and unique desert lands by designating three national new national monuments. Now, the Department of the Interior could attempt to alter or revoke federal protections for two of these important places.
• Craig Fontenot Former Senior Vice President, Strategic Communications Craig Fontenot is a horticultural geek, a water enthusiast and a marketing executive, in that order.
• 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.
• Page Terms of Service Thank you for your interest in sharing your park story. Together, our shared stories will remind our leaders that these priceless places -- and our priceless memories -- must be properly funded and protected.
• Page Next Generation Advisory Council NPCA believes that engaging the next generation is critical to ensuring the protection of our national parks, which is why we launched the Next Generation Advisory Council.
• Page Our Story Learn more about NPCA and our work to strengthen and protect America's favorite places.
• Page Our Values The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) is committed to fostering a workplace of excellence to achieve our mission to protect and enhance national parks. Our Core Values of Commitment, Inclusion, Integrity and Respect promote a diverse, ethical and innovative culture and make NPCA an effective organization and a great place to work.
• Page National Parks Legal Defense Fund The laws and policies that protect America’s national parks are challenged as never before.
• Page Regional Offices With a network of 27 programmatic locations in 11 regions across the country, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) is uniquely positioned to protect our nation's most cherished places. By living and working in and around the parks and communities they serve, NPCA's regional and field staff forge lasting and effective partnerships with advocates, organizations and governments to bridge local advocacy and national policy.
• Page Estate Planning Help protect and preserve America's national parks for generations to come with a planned gift to NPCA.
• Page Gifts That Pay You Back Charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts are gifts that pay you income for life while helping to protect America’s national parks for generations to come.
• Page More Ways to Give There are many ways you can give to help support NPCA's critical park protection and advocacy work.
• Page Join Your tax-deductible gift of $25 or more entitles you to all the exclusive benefits of membership — and helps us protect our beloved national parks from the threats of lack of funding, pollution, overuse . . . and much more.
• Staff Don Barger Senior Advisor Don founded the Southeast Regional Office in 1992, and currently serves as an advisor — visiting, loving, and fighting to protect the special parks of this region.
• 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.
• Park Fort Frederica National Monument In 1733, British General James Edward Oglethorpe established the colony of Georgia in the region between the British-ruled colony of South Carolina and the Spanish-ruled colony of Florida. Oglethorpe built Fort Frederica just three years later to protect this new colony from Spanish attack.
• 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.
• Report Gateways To Yellowstone Gateways to Yellowstone: Protecting the Wild Heart of Our Region’s Thriving Economy
• 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.
• Regional Events Park Talks Sep 2020 Join our NPCA community for virtual "Park Talks" to learn about our work and ways you can get involved.
• Advocacy in Action Don’t Put Endangered Wildlife at Risk to Drill Big Cypress A private energy development company wants to conduct seismic testing on 70,000 acres within Big Cypress National Preserve for oil and gas development — paving the way for drilling to begin on an unprecedented scale on national park land.
• Regional Events Virtual Events Explore Threatened Park Landscapes in the Southwest Sep 2020 We're excited to offer two upcoming virtual events that explore threatened park landscapes in the Southwest.
• Staff Tracy Coppola Colorado Program Manager 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.
• Regional Events National Parks Champions Luncheon goes virtual! Oct 2020 Please join us for NPCA’s Annual National Parks Champions Luncheon – virtually! Take a Lunch Break with NPCA on Thursday, October 29 at 12 p.m. CT, 1 p.m. ET to hear from NPCA’s President & CEO Theresa Pierno and NPCA park experts.
• Tasfia Nayem Next Generation Advisory Counci Tasfia Nayem is a Master's candidate at Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment, where she is studying climate economics and policy.
• 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.
• 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.
• Land Based Trip Acadia & Bay of Fundy Experience the reach maritime culture of Maine and New Brunswick, with time at Acadia National Park and the Roosevelt Campobello International Park, which preserves the house and grounds of FDR and his family’s summer retreat.
• Land Based Trip Big Secret, Big Bend Tucked like a secret into a sweeping bend of the Rio Grande is Big Bend National Park, a hiker’s paradise, birder’s mecca, stargazer’s heaven, and explorer’s jackpot.
• Staff Christine R. Goepfert Associate Director Chris is the Associate Director for NPCA's Minnesota Field Office in St. Paul, MN.
• Park Denali National Park & Preserve Home to North America's highest mountain, Denali National Park and Preserve encompasses more than 6 million acres of varied settings.
• Report Making Connections: Building a Healthy Future for Shenandoah National Park And Its Gateway Communities Drawing on economic data compiled by state and federal agencies, interviews with local residents and leaders, and a variety of research reports and assessments, this report outlines three findings:
• 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.
• Advocacy in Action Noisy Helicopter Training and National Parks Don't Mix Noisy helicopters and landing zones do not belong next door to our national parks, especially one with grizzly habitat and treasured wilderness. The Army has alternatives for training--and they use them now--but there is only one North Cascades National Park.

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