Search results for “Rachel Monroe”
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Staff Rachel Holmes Rachel Holmes joined NPCA in 2015 and serves as the organization’s Director of Special Events & Design. Based in the headquarters office in Washington, D.C., Rachel focuses on creating and implementing an overall vision for NPCA’s largest events, including Salute to the Parks and New York Gala.
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Staff Rachel Kenigsberg In her role as Senior Associate General Counsel, Rachel manages litigation on behalf of NPCA to support and protect national parks and also provides general legal counsel to the organization.
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Rachel Caldwell Rachel brings a background in natural resources conflict resolution and experience facilitating multi-party processes relating to intractable land and wildlife management conflicts in the Northern Rockies.
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Fact Sheet Protecting Fort Monroe In November 2011, President Obama responded to broad and deep public support of using his executive powers to preserve 324 acres of the Old Port Comfort peninsula, declaring Fort Monroe a national monument.
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Park Fort Monroe National Monument Nestled at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, Fort Monroe played a pivotal role in ending slavery in America, when it became known as "Freedom's Fortress" during the Civil War.
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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds President Obama for Designating 396th National Park Site at Fort Monroe in Virginia Obama's first Antiquities Act designation will help protect America's Heritage
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Press Release Parks Group Report Urges Restoration of Chesapeake Watershed to Ensure Preservation of National Park Sites Tied to Pivotal Moments in Founding of United States 'Protecting Our Chesapeake, Protecting Our National Parks' narrative identifies challenges faced by Patapsco River in Maryland and James River in Virginia and how those issues negatively impact the historic character, environments of Fort McHenry, Colonial and Fort Monroe park sites.
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Magazine Article In the Heart of Darkness In 1989, teenager Rachel Cox got lost in Wind Cave. Decades later, she found inspiration and comfort there.
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Press Release National Geographic and Partners to Host Community Celebrations for “Scenic, Wild Delaware River” Geotourism Initiative Community events planned in Sussex County, N.J., Monroe County, Pa., and Sullivan County, N.Y.
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Blog Post Governor McDonnell: Please Don't Build Houses on a Historic Civil War Site "Freedom's Fortress" is an important part of Virginia's history and no place for a subdivision.
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Blog Post 9 Civil War Battlefields You Helped Save 150 years ago this month, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, leading to the end of the Civil War. The conflict cost more than 600,000 American lives and nearly split our nation in two.
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Blog Post 9 Parks That Tell the Story of Slavery and Abolition On June 19, the nation commemorates the end of institutional slavery in the U.S. These national parks are part of that long journey to freedom.
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Blog Post 10 Parks You Helped Put on the Map NPCA and its supporters have worked for a century to protect every one of our national park sites — and to expand our National Park System to include more of the places that make America special.
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Fact Sheet Protecting and Connecting Our Nation's Treasured Park Landscapes National parks are key to protecting and connecting our most revered places.
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Magazine Article A Momentous Arrival Four hundred years ago, a pirate ship carrying enslaved Africans pulled into Point Comfort in Virginia. Was it the beginning of slavery in this country?
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Magazine Article Raisin’ Expectations The country’s newest national park in southeast Michigan details a key battle in the War of 1812.
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Magazine Article ‘How We Heal’ The Blackfeet Nation’s effort to restore bison reached a milestone this summer with the release of a free-roaming herd onto sacred lands adjacent to Glacier National Park.
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Blog Post Telling a Supreme Story Only one national park site specifically interprets the history of a Supreme Court case. The enduring importance of this ruling continues to define what equality means in our systems of education.
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Blog Post Unfinished Business While “do-nothing” is the adjective du jour for the 112th Congress, we argue that it is not a fair description for individual elected officials, but instead for the unfortunate, collective sum.
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Magazine Article Long Live the King With the survival of monarchs at stake, rangers and volunteers at national parks around the country are stepping in to help.
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Policy Update Position on legislation before the House Natural Resources Committee NPCA share the following positions ahead of a legislative hearing held by the U.S. House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands scheduled for July 13th, 2020.
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Blog Post "Keys to Freeze": 6 Friends to Cycle Cross-Continent for a Cause Next month, six cyclists will begin the adventure of a lifetime when they launch “Keys to Freeze,” a six-month, 9,000-mile journey from Key West, Florida, to Prudhoe Bay on Alaska’s northern coast.
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Magazine Article Lessons in Motion Homeschooling on the road isn’t always easy, but enthusiasts say the big wide world — including national parks — is the best classroom.
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Press Release Restoration Plan Must Maximize Flow to Everglades National Park Florida Bay advocates optimistic about agency restoration potential
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Blog Post Journey Through Hallowed Ground Commemorates Our National History The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area is a 180-mile long, 75-mile wide swath of land stretching from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Joy M. Oakes Since 2001, Joy M. Oakes been a leader with the National Parks Conservation Association based in Washington, D.C. Joy serves as Senior Director in the Mid-Atlantic region, overseeing NPCA’s activities in five states and the District of Columbia.
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Staff and Government Affairs Alan Spears Alan joined NPCA in 1999 and is currently the Senior Director of Cultural Resources in the Government Affairs department. He serves as NPCA's resident historian and cultural resources expert. Alan is the only staff person to ever be rescued from a tidal marsh by a Park Police helicopter.
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Park Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park In 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously declared: “Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” With this landmark decision, the United States put an end to racially segregated schools on the grounds that they violated the 14th Amendment, which guarantees equal protection to all Americans.
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Resource Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: Driving Local Economies Through Outdoor Recreation Since 1965, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area has invited visitors to enjoy 40 miles of free-flowing river and some 70,000 acres of forests and floodplains, waterfalls and marshes, beaches and mountain terrain.
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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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Report Making Connections: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area As Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area begins its sixth decade as part of America’s National Park System, this report assesses the national park’s economic benefits and its value to the broader region. It also identifies challenges and opportunities to sustain and enhance its significance.
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NPCA at Work Support the Proposed Chesapeake National Recreation Area The Chesapeake Bay is worth inclusion in the National Park System to enhance public access and protection.
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Press Release Alaska Wildlife: Court Orders National Park Service to Revise Hunting Rules District Court concludes that rule allowing destructive hunting practices on national preserves in Alaska is arbitrary, sends it back to agencies to revise
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Policy Update Testimony: African-American Cultural Heritage and Environmental Justice Written testimony of Alan Spears, NPCA Cultural Resources Director, for a forum held by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 15, 2019.
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Press Release Sens. Warner, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address National Park Service Maintenance Backlog NPS has a $12 billion backlog in deferred and overdue maintenance – half is critical transportation infrastructure
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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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Magazine Article The Lost Village The Japanese invaded this Alaskan island during WWII and sent the residents to Japan. Half died there; none ever returned home.
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Press Release National Parks Group Dismayed by EPIC Legislative Fail to Our National Park Legacy Statement by NPCA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Craig Obey
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Press Release Clemson Institute for Parks Honors NPCA Leader on History and Cultural Resources For more than twenty years, Alan Spears has been a powerful driving force for protecting many chapters of our country’s diverse history.
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Magazine Article Shindigs, Jamborees, & Jubilees Traveling along the Blue Ridge Parkway for some fast dancing, sweet music, and old-fashioned fun.
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Magazine Article Miners' Angel A century ago, Mother Jones faced bullets and long odds in her quest to better the lives of coal laborers working in New River Gorge and other West Virginia mines.
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Press Release At Annual Conference, Everglades Coalition Offers Solutions to Address Florida’s Water Crisis Coalition’s roadmap provides four-year guide for funding needs and timely Everglades restoration projects to complete
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Press Release Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to be Honored at Green Carpet Gala in New York City Gala honors leaders for commitment and ongoing support for national parks
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