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• Staff Bart Melton Senior Program Director, Wildlife Working from Washington, D.C., Bart currently leads NPCA’s Wildlife Program, focusing on the critical issues facing national park wildlife across the country.
• Staff Julie Hogan Senior Director, Foundation Relations Julie Hogan began her career at NPCA in the fall of 2015 as a senior manager in the development department. Currently, she is the Senior Director of Foundation Relations.
• Press Release Park Advocates Celebrate as Waco Mammoth Declared Newest National Park Site Jul 2015 City of Waco, Baylor University, Waco Mammoth Foundation, NPCA and local school children worked for years to make mammoth fossil site part of Park System
• Press Release Clean Air Advocates Applaud EPA's Decision in North Dakota to Require Proven, Cost-Effective Systems for Reducing Pollution at Antiquated Coal-Fired Plants Sep 2011 New systems at the Leland Olds and MR Young plants will significantly lessen the nearly $500 million burden in air pollution regional health care costs each year
• Magazine Article The Old Man of the Lake Fall 2011 | By Kevin Grange How has a giant hemlock managed to float upright in Crater Lake for more than a hundred years?
• Blog Post National Park Rangers Are Helping These 10 Animals and Plants Survive May 2017 | By Jennifer Errick National parks offer some of the last suitable habitats for a number of species and are home to creatures that exist nowhere else in the world. This means park staff play a key role in saving some of the rarest animals and plants from being lost forever.
• Blog Post Halls of Independence Jul 2019 | By Nicolas Brulliard Did you know that four national park sites preserve the homes of signers of the Declaration of Independence?
• Press Release Court Ruling Continues the Saga to Protect Badger-Two Medicine Near Glacier National Park Sep 2018 “Time does not erase the original error, and there is no statute of limitations for correcting this assault on lands sacred to the Blackfeet Nation” -- NPCA's Michael Jamison
• Blog Post Free Entrance to All National Parks on Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Jan 2013 | By Jennifer Errick Commemorate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., at a national park—free—on January 21.
• Magazine Article A Chilly Refuge Summer 2021 | By Ben Goldfarb Rock glaciers, long neglected by science, may help creatures from pikas to stoneflies endure climate change.
• Magazine Article Untold Stories Summer 2014 | By Rona Marech The Park Service strives to tell the history of all Americans, but one group has gone almost entirely overlooked.
• Blog Post What Is an American? Mar 2016 | By Timothy S. Good National parks may not be America’s “best idea”—but they hold the key to what is great about our nation, and ourselves.
• Blog Post Is Responsible Travel Possible in a Stressed Park System? Mar 2021 | By Jennifer Errick 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.
• Press Release Trump Administration Advances Disastrous Pebble Mine Near Bristol Bay Jul 2020 This dangerous gamble favors international mining interests over people, parks and Bristol Bay’s salmon run and the billion-dollar Bristol Bay fisheries it sustains.
• Press Release Parks Group Calls on Court to Block Construction of Dominion Power Line at Jamestown until Case is Heard Jul 2017 Group Takes Emergency Legal Action to Prevent Irreparable Damage at Historic Sites
• Press Release Parks Group Stands Up for National Monuments May 2017 NPCA joins more than 450 groups in support of Antiquities Act
• Magazine Article A Campsite Grows In Brooklyn Fall 2016 | By Rona Kobell Snowy egrets, oversize bagels and old-time charm in the city that never sleeps.
• Press Release Press Telephone Briefing Today RE: Shutdown of National Parks Nationwide Oct 2013 Federal Government Shutdown Hurts Local Economies, Planned Family Vacations & America's National Heritage
• Stephanie Kodish Former Senior Director & Counsel, Clean Air & Climate As Senior Director and Counsel for Clean Air and Climate Programs Stephanie Kodish leads NPCA's effort to drive solutions towards a healthy climate and clean air for national parks and communities.
• Sooin Choi Former Mid-Atlantic Climate Fellow Sooin Choi is working on a Master of Professional Studies in Urban and Regional Planning degree at Georgetown University, where she also received a BS in Foreign Service. She is passionate about urban economic and environmental resilience in addressing inequities faced by vulnerable communities.
• Staff Graham Taylor Program Manager, Northwest Region Joining the Northwest Regional Office in the summer of 2015, Graham stays busy connecting people to parks in his role as Program Manager
• Press Release Pennsylvania Bill Would Fund Critical Conservation Programs that Support State’s National Parks May 2017 Investment in the Growing Greener Environmental Stewardship Fund will support environmental programs that benefit Pennsylvania’s national park sites
• Press Release Offshore Executive Order Threatens Coastal Parks Apr 2017 Expanded drilling, marine sanctuary restrictions could endanger national parks.
• Press Release EPA Moves to Roll Back Parks’ Clean Air Protections Jan 2018 Positions to roll back rules that protect national parks and visitor health from air pollution.
• Blog Post From the Mountaintop Jul 2013 | By James Mills A historic African American climbing team tackles the largest peak in North America to inspire youth.
• Blog Post My 'Microadventure' on Frederick Douglass' Front Lawn Jul 2015 | By Annie Riker One night of yoga didn’t wipe away all of my stress, but it did remind me of the real reason of why I do what I do.
• Policy Update Position on S. 32, S. 483, S. 569, S. 941, S. 1403, S. 1522, S. 2160, S. 2809, S. 2831, S. 2870, S. 2889, S. 3176 & S. 3287 Oct 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the SenateEnergy and Natural Resources Committee ahead of a Business Meeting scheduled for October 2, 2018.
• Blog Post 5 Takeaways from the Midterm Elections Nov 2018 | By Ani Kame’enui NPCA’s director of legislation and policy notes a few trends from last week’s elections that could affect national parks in 2019.
• Blog Post 7 Places Worth Saving Apr 2021 | By Matthew Kirby, Jennifer Errick By protecting the areas surrounding national parks, the U.S. can build resilient landscapes that prevent the worst effects of climate change and species loss.
• Press Release House Advances Package of Bills Aimed at Eliminating Species Sep 2018 "We must not gamble with the future of America’s wildlife and wild lands." 
• Press Release America's Great Outdoors Report Provides A Promising Vision for Connecting Americans to Our National Parks Feb 2011 New conservation plan helps preserve and connect Americans to our national heritage
• Press Release Bill Expanding Public-Private Partnerships Victory for National Parks Dec 2016 Bipartisan-Supported Centennial Bill Would Help Address National Park Needs and Engage Youth
• Press Release More than 685,000 Comments Submitted in Support of Bears Ears National Monument in less than 15 days May 2017 Unprecedented outpouring of support shown during official comment period
• Press Release Administration Proposes Massive Park Fee Increase Oct 2017 High fees, short comment period shortchange parks, visitors.
• Press Release Oil, Gas Leasing Threatens 7 Western National Parks Jun 2017 New report details dangers of development near park lands.

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