Search results for “Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail”
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Park Ice Age National Scenic Trail Ancient glaciers carved this 1,200-mile stretch of terrain about 15,000 years ago during the Ice Age of the Pleistocene Epoch, when Columbian mammoths and saber-toothed cats roamed the continent.
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Park Gates Of The Arctic National Park & Preserve Without roads, trails or formal campgrounds, Gates of the Arctic’s 7-million-acre wilderness covers vast terrain, including the jagged peaks of the Brooks Mountain Range, glacier-carved valleys, boreal forest, six Wild and Scenic Rivers, and arid stretches of polar desert — all north of the Arctic Circle.
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Park Zion National Park Free-flowing rivers cut through multi-hued sedimentary rock to form Zion's deep and spectacular canyons. Park trails lead visitors to dramatic rock formations, hanging gardens, scenic vistas, ancient rock art and natural arches. People have lived in Zion’s landscape for at least 8,000 years, and the park's prehistoric art and artifacts tell the stories of the area’s previous inhabitants. The park also provides habitat for a variety of wildlife and large mammals, hardy desert plants like cholla and juniper, and rare and threatened birds like the peregrine falcon, California condor and Mexican spotted owl.
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Blog Post Meet NPCA’s New President and CEO Earlier this week, NPCA named a new president and CEO to lead the organization during a time of political volatility, symbolic milestones, and strong public support for national parks.
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Press Release Everglades Coalition Reveals 2008 Action Items for Everglades Restoration Adequate funding and sensible management decisions needed to restore ecosystem health
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Blog Post Is Responsible Travel Possible in a Stressed Park System? A handful of parks around the country saw record-breaking visitation last year due in part to the pandemic, while others were shut down almost entirely. A few strategies can help visitors avoid crowds and be mindful of safety as we enter a second year of COVID restrictions.
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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds Lights Out Decision for Silurian Valley Solar Proposal Statement by David Lamfrom, California Desert Associate Director, National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post How Mukuntuweap National Monument Became One of the Nation's Most Popular Parks A century ago this Sunday, Zion National Park lost its Paiute-inspired name, in part because the National Park Service felt it was hard to pronounce and deterred prospective visitors. Now this Southwest park is the country’s third most popular national park and is struggling to deal with increasing crowds.
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Blog Post Going Caveman in Grants Pass NPCA's traveling park lover visits a rare marble cave system in the Pacific Northwest, only to be reunited with an amusing character from his past.
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Magazine Article Soaking It All In The woods are lovely, dark and deep — perfect for forest bathers searching for a little peace of mind.
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Press Release Senate Passes Momentous Bill to Fix National Parks and Public Lands For five years, NPCA, park advocates and communities across the country have urged Congress to fix our parks. Today, those efforts paid off.
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Magazine Article Goats Go Home Olympic National Park’s nonnative mountain goats are being rounded up and shipped to the Cascade Mountains.
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Blog Post Telling the Frontier Story with a Community Perspective at Fort Union Fort Union National Monumentin New Mexico is a small unit of the National Park System that tells a big story, much different from the typical soldiers-and-Indians narrative one might expect at a frontier fort.
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Blog Post 5 More Great American Outdoors Act Success Stories This historic, bipartisan 2020 legislation has made big improvements in our national parks. As NPCA calls on Congress to extend this critically needed source of funding for deferred maintenance and repairs, these five parks showcase how this investment makes a difference.
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Press Release Momentum Continues to Address National Park Maintenance Needs Congress takes another step towards addressing our national parks' maintenance needs.
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Press Release Minnesotan to Receive National Award for Unwavering Commitment to Protect Midwest National Parks NPCA honors Peter L. Gove with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award for his commitment to protecting national parks in Minnesota and Wisconsin
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Policy Update NPCA position on legislation before the House Natural Resources Committee NPCA shared the following position ahead of a legislative hearing held by the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee scheduled for July 14th, 2021.
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Blog Post How Is the Partial Government Shutdown Affecting National Parks? The longest government shutdown in U.S. history furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal employees, including National Park Service personnel, and left many of America’s public lands ungated and largely unsupervised.
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Blog Post Plan a Desert Getaway to Arches National Park The cooler months are an ideal time to explore the wonders of the desert, when visitors can see the beauty of the canyons and cacti without the intense sunshine and triple-digit temperatures.
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Blog Post Celebrating Places and Stories Within Nature: San Antonio Missions National Historical Park The first video in a new series showcases park advocate Josie Gutierrez and how exercising in San Antonio Missions transformed her appreciation for this natural and historical space. Her passion for the national park is now spreading across generations within her community.
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Press Release Parks Group Honors Senator Patty Murray and Representative Mike Simpson NPCA honors members of Congress with the William Penn Mott, JR. Park Leadership Award.
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Blog Post Courts Rebuke the Trump Administration's Pro-Corporate Energy Agenda A recent ruling by a federal judge to halt oil and gas drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans is the latest example of how the courts are slowing or reversing administration efforts to roll back policies and regulations that protect the environment.
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Magazine Article A Classroom with a View As students paddle through the raging rapids and placid pools of the Colorado River, they learn about the challenges facing the Grand Canyon, and a whole lot more.
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Press Release Parks Group Disappointed by Administration's Decision Not to Protect Lands within Big Cypress National Preserve Statement by NPCA Director of Legislative and Government Affairs Kristen Brengel
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Press Release NPCA Supports Nomination of Tommy Beaudreau for Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary and Shannon Estenoz for Assistant Secretary of Fish, Wildlife and Parks Now, more than ever, we need strong leaders like Tommy Beaudreau and Shannon Estenoz to speak up for our treasured landscapes and the irreplaceable wildlife they protect.
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Press Release New Everglades Management Plan Means Improved Visitor Experiences and More Access to the Park After more than a decade of research, planning, and an extensive public comment process, the National Park Service released their final General Management Plan for Everglades National Park.
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Press Release California Legislation Protects Desert, Calls Water Mining Proposal Into Question Legislation defends California's national parks and monuments from the greatest, most urgent threat.
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Blog Post Remembering a Historic Siege in a Rugged Volcanic Landscape NPCA’s traveling park lover ventures into the northern California desert to Lava Beds National Monument and discovers a history of Indian wars and a picturesque landscape of lava tubes far off the beaten path
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Magazine Article Free Flowing For 30 years, activists talked about removing the Brecksville Dam in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Now it’s gone.
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Magazine Article Wild Run The documentary “This Land,” an exploration of public lands, conservation and racial justice, follows filmmaker and advocate Faith E. Briggs as she runs 150 miles through three national monuments.
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Magazine Article Sultan of Sweat Babe Ruth soaked and trained in what is now Hot Springs National Park. He also set a jaw-dropping baseball record.
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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds Reauthorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) today applauds the leadership of U.S. Representative John Sarbanes (MD-3) for introducing a bill that will reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network.
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Magazine Article A Mountain to Climb In Los Angeles, California, the parks of Santa Monica Mountains unite beneath a single banner.
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Park Haleakalā National Park This park protects a portion of the dormant 10,000-foot-tall shield volcano that makes up most of the island of Maui, including a 2-mile-wide crater at the volcano's summit.
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Park Everglades National Park One of the largest wetlands in the world, this iconic "River of Grass" protects 1.5 million acres of subtropical wilderness in South Florida.
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