Search results for “Scott Kirkwood”
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Heather Lukacs and Scott Kirkwood Heather Lukacs is a program manager for NPCA’s West Virginia Field Office, and a founding member of the New River Clean Water Alliance; Lukacs has led white-water rafting excursions through the gorge since she was a high school senior. Scott Kirkwood is the editor in chief of National Parks magazine; his first white-water rafting trip was on the New River 20 years ago.
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Scotts Bluff National Monument In recognition of the important historical and natural resources protected within Scotts Bluff National Monument, the National Parks Conservation Association’s Center for State of the Parks conducted an assessment to determine current conditions of the monument’s resources.
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Park Scotts Bluff National Monument In the great plains of Nebraska, 800 feet above the North Platte River, Scott’s Bluff stands tall, as it did when the Americans pioneers traveled in their covered wagons towards the promise of the west.
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Park Fort Scott National Historic Site Before the Civil War, the slavery debate was fought in small towns in the Plains states. Fort Scott National Historic Site recalls the violence that became known as "Bleeding Kansas."
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Blog Post Top 10 Reasons We Oppose Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator Someone with a track record of undermining national parks should not lead this key environmental agency
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Press Release Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt Resigns Since becoming EPA administrator, Pruitt has failed to uphold even the most basic protections for our environment and public health.
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Policy Update Position on Nomination of Scott Pruitt NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate regarding the Trump administration nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Press Release Historic Commitment for Additional Bridging on Tamiami Trail Vital for Restoring America's Everglades We are thrilled with today’s announcement by Governor Rick Scott to join the efforts of our federal partners to guarantee that the next phase of bridging on Tamiami Trail is funded in a timely manner.
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Press Release New EPA Lead Must Make National Park Protection a Priority Statement by NPCA President & CEO Theresa Pierno on confirmation of Scott Pruitt as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Blog Post For the Sake of Our Parks: #BootPruitt NPCA has long opposed the anti-parks policy positions of embattled EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. President and CEO Theresa Pierno joins the growing bipartisan call for this official to step down.
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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 The Center Five weeks in the North Cascades with a sketchbook, a camera and a journal.
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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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Park Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine During the War of 1812, British forces sailed to Baltimore, Maryland, intent on attacking the city. But Baltimore was defended by Fort McHenry — a star-shaped fort perfectly situated on the Baltimore Harbor. On the morning of September 13, 1814, the British navy attacked the fort for 25 hours. Francis Scott Key witnessed the bombardment from a ship in Baltimore harbor and expressed his gratitude and relief at the victory in a poem that became "The Star-Spangled Banner."
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Magazine Article Déjà View NPCA Teams Up with Creative Action Network to Reimagine FDR’s “See America” Campaign.
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Magazine Article Winter Wonderland After a 15-year battle to reduce the noise and pollution from snowmobiles, a happy ending in Yellowstone National Park.
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Magazine Article A Tale of Two Rivers A unique division of the National Park Service is connecting residents to trails and waterways where they live, from Atlanta’s Chattahoochee River to the Los Angeles River.
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Magazine Article Wilderness Preserved Walmart withdraws plans for a Virginia superstore atop the nerve center of a key Civil War battle.
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Magazine Article Completing the Tetons State of Wyoming to sell critical land to Park Service.
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Magazine Article Something in the Water Meet a few of the people who are joining forces to secure the region’s lifeblood, and ensure New River Gorge National River's future for the next generation.
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Magazine Article Breathe It In A blockbuster settlement involving the Tennessee Valley Authority, NPCA, EPA, and others guarantees clear skies in the Great Smokies’ future.
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Magazine Article When Cotton Was King Cane River Creole National Historical Park tells the story of life on a Louisiana plantation.
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Magazine Article Pedaling for the Planet NPCA’s employees and supporters raise more than $50,000 to address climate change in the parks by simply riding their bikes.
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Magazine Article A Rising Star Could the Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area become the country’s next park unit?
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Magazine Article Let’s Take This Outside Students and scientists team up to document every living thing in Saguaro National Park.
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Magazine Article On the Right Path Off-road vehicles have scarred the landscape of Wrangell St. Elias for years, but that’s about to change.
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Blog Post Thousands of Schoolchildren Create Living Flag at Fort McHenry Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, Maryland, is probably best known for its famous flag, which billowed over the star-shaped ramparts after a fierce British attack during the War of 1812 and inspired Sir Francis Scott Key to write the Star-Spangled Banner.
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Magazine Article Through the Looking Glass Photographer Michael Falco captures dreamy Civil War landscapes using a device even older than the battles themselves: the pinhole camera.
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Blog Post Unexpected Lessons from a Week in the Woods What can a person learn from a week in the woods? A lot, it turns out. But for me, none of it was quite what I was expecting.
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Blog Post America's National Parks: An Insider's Guide to Unforgettable Places and Experiences Dream up your next national park adventure as you flip through this stunning new photo book. Read about some of the work that went into creating it and where to get your own copy.
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Magazine Article Renaissance Man Frederick Douglass’s home tells the story of a man who overcame enormous obstacles and paved the way for others to do the same.
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Magazine Article The End of a Radioactive Proposal Department of Interior Prohibits Uranium Mines Near Grand Canyon.
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Blog Post A Transparent Ploy to Hinder Science An open letter to embattled EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt
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Blog Post NPCA's Favorite Trips The summer travel season is here, and all 397 national parks will offer free admission this Saturday, June 9 for National Get Outdoors Day. Here are a few NPCA staff favorite destinations that are a little off the beaten path.
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Magazine Article Following In Their Footsteps Could they ever understand what their ancestors endured? They biked hundreds of miles along the Trail of Tears to find out.
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Resource 2019 National Park Heritage Awards NPCA awarded the 2019 National Park Heritage Award to members of Congress who were sponsors or original cosponsors of bills within the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act and voted in favor of final passage.
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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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Morgan Dodd Morgan Dodd has spent more than 35 years building positive relationships and critical financial support for non-profit organizations in higher education, the arts and conservation.
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Park Gateway Arch National Park At 630 feet high and 630 feet wide, St. Louis’ iconic Gateway Arch is the tallest arch in the world and the tallest monument in the Western Hemisphere.
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Resource NPCA & Yellowstone Bourbon Partner to Protect Parks Since 2018, Yellowstone Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey has donated almost $620,000 to NPCA as part of our partnership to protect national parks and inspire the next generation of park advocates.
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Video Time for the Grizzly? Now is the time to restore the North Cascades grizzly bear! The North Cascades Ecosystem is the only remaining grizzly bear population on the West Coast of the contiguous United States. Although grizzlies have lived in the North Cascades for thousands of years, biologists estimate that fewer than 10 remain today, making it the most at-risk bear population in North America.
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NPCA at Work Support the Proposed Rim of the Valley Expansion With more than 17 million people, the Los Angeles Metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the country, yet it has less open space than any other large urban area on the West Coast. The Rim of the Valley proposal, which would expand Santa Monica National Recreation Area, represents an opportunity for the National Park Service to protect some of the last wild lands and historic sites in the greater Los Angeles area.
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