Search results for “Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument”
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Park Wupatki National Monument Eight hundred years ago, Wupatki was the largest pueblo in existence, located in the hottest, driest part of the Colorado Plateau. This monument preserves these ruins left by the Sinagua people, as well as the larger landscape that surrounds them, offering stunning vistas of the Sonoran Desert and habitat for diverse wildlife.
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Park Fort Pulaski National Monument Fort Pulaski National Monument is located on Cockspur Island at the mouth of the Savannah River in Georgia. Built to protect the city of Savannah, the structure was part of a system of forts built to protect the United States after the War of 1812. Today it stands as one of the best-preserved examples of these coastal defenses.
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Park Waco Mammoth National Monument What began as a search by two men in 1978 for snakes near the Bosque River became the first and only recorded discovery of a nursery herd of Pleistocene mammoths in the United States. Since its discovery, researchers have unearthed the remains of at least 24 Columbian mammoths, including a large male mammoth as well as the remains of a camel and the tooth of a juvenile saber-toothed cat. The 107-acre site is now an educational and tourism destination, attracting 20,000 visitors a year, including large groups of schoolchildren.
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Park Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument This site commemorates the June 25, 1876 battle between the U.S. Army's seventh cavalry, guided by Crow and Arikara scouts, and several bands of Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho. The park includes battlefields, a cemetery, and trails to hike along with history.
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Park National Mall and Memorial Parks A walk through the heart of the nation’s capital brings visitors face to face with larger-than-life presidents and visionaries, open park lands, and elaborate memorials honoring our nation’s veterans and military history. This green space in downtown Washington, D.C., includes more than 1,000 acres of land showcasing such iconic sites as the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Approximately 25 million people visit each year to experience this unique collection of structures and spaces honoring the nation, its democracy and its citizenry.
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Fact Sheet Great American Outdoors Act Success Stories The Great American Outdoors Act is providing crucial funding – up to $6.65 billion over five years – to fix our national parks’ crumbling roads, decaying buildings, outdated water systems and many more repair needs. This bill, along with other funding sources, is ensuring our parks can continue to welcome millions of visitors each year and protect the natural and cultural resources that tell our nation’s history.
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Blog Post Love Is in the Parks 5 NPCA staff members share their national park love stories.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 482 and H.R. 959 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation considered during the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands hearing on June 16, 2015.
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Magazine Article A Land Divided How would a border wall affect national parks?
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Magazine Article Gift of the Glaciers Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore offers visitors beaches, bluffs, clear waters, and 10,000-year-old hills of sand.
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Press Release Already Short-Staffed Park Service Asked to Support Border Patrol Security This decision could have serious consequences for national parks already struggling with a reduction in staff.
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Magazine Article Unusual Suspects What triggered the fall of Organ Pipe’s acuña cactus?
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Blog Post Old School Meets New Design A Q&A with “See America” artist Brixton Doyle
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Blog Post The Legacy of Fred Korematsu He fought against his forced imprisonment, all the way to the Supreme Court. Today, the National Park Service helps interpret the dark history behind World War II incarceration camps.
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Blog Post Water You Waiting For? 10 Perfect Parks for Paddling Go beyond the hiking trail and enjoy parks from a refreshing vantage point: water. Rivers and lakes offer adventurous routes through some of the country’s most remarkable landscapes, including views you just can’t see from land. From lazy float trips to exhilarating whitewater, national parks have fun options for visitors of every experience level—sometimes even on different stretches of the same river.
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Blog Post Winter Rains Bring Blooms to Organ Pipe Once dubbed the most dangerous park in the country, these wild Arizona lands are fully reopened, noticeably restored and full of botanic wonders.
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Blog Post How National Parks Led Me to My U.S. Citizenship Public lands belong to all of us. Sometimes, they help us realize that we belong to them, too.
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Press Release New Colorado River Study Finds Water Uses Impair the Health of National Parks in the Southwest NPCA report finds alterations to natural water flows damage national parks
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Blog Post 4 Ways President Obama Can Create a Lasting National Park Legacy Last month, President Obama took the podium at Everglades National Park to publicly address the seriousness of climate change. That he chose the world-famous River of Grass as the setting for his Earth Day speech was no accident: Rising ocean levels and other effects of climate change threaten the very existence of this landmark park.
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Press Release Results of LGBT Theme Study Points to More Inclusive Future for America’s National Parks New National Park Service theme study identifies many nationally significant LGBT stories and sites.
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Policy Update Position on S. 924, S. 1059 & S. 1097 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 21, 2023.
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Press Release National Find Your Voice Initiative Kicks off in Biscayne and Everglades National Parks to Inspire and Empower New Generation of National Park Advocates NPCA launches #FindYourVoice initiative to celebrate the National Park System centennial.
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Magazine Article A Thorny Question Why some saguaros grow more arms than others — and why it matters.
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association views Utah Public Lands Initiative as a Missed Opportunity Representatives Rob Bishop and Jason Chaffetz released their draft legislation known as the Utah Public Lands Initiative. NPCA’s goals include protecting and conserving the larger shared landscape, while allowing for recreational opportunities, appropriate development, and robust economies. Unfortunately, the current draft does not meet such objectives.
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Magazine Article Welcome to the Family! Three new parks joined the system this fall.
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Magazine Article Untold Stories The Park Service strives to tell the history of all Americans, but one group has gone almost entirely overlooked.
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Press Release It’s official! Final Plan for Biscayne National Park Signed – Implementation of Marine Reserve Set to Begin Statement by Caroline McLaughlin, Biscayne Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Policy Update Testimony: Border Wall Issues Forum Written testimony of Christina Hazard, NPCA Associate Director for Government Affairs, before the House Committee on Natural Resources at the Border Wall Issues Forum on January 15, 2019.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 482, H.R. 894, H.R. 2880, and H.R. 3371 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation being considered by the House Committee on Natural Resources during a markup on February 2 and 3, 2016.
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Magazine Article Coprolite Happens Waste matters in Fossil Butte’s newest exhibition space.
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Blog Post 10 Scenic National Park Drives These 10 parks offer incredible views of some of America's most beautiful places with plenty of opportunities to get out and explore along the way.
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Press Release The Day of Remembrance Marks Need for Continued Japanese American Incarceration Site Protections Conservation group advocates for further protections to honor survivors and descendants’ experiences.
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Policy Update Position on Funding the Border Wall NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate ahead of votes scheduled for February 15, 2018.
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Press Release A Win for Wolves and National Parks Today’s court ruling restores federal protections for gray wolves in 44 states, including those roaming in North Cascades, Lassen and other national parks. NPCA and partners were plaintiffs in the case.
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Blog Post Plan a Desert Getaway to Natural Bridges As parks go, Natural Bridges has some serious bragging rights: It’s Utah’s first national park site, the first International Dark-Sky Park in the world, and one of the very darkest places for stargazing in the country. Designated in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt, this is the only place where you can find three natural bridges in such close proximity, including the second-largest natural bridge in the world.
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Press Release Key Legislation Introduced to Create Chicago's First National Park at Historic Pullman District Statement by Lynn McClure, Senior Midwest Regional Director, National Parks Conservation Association
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Report A Sound Investment: Restoring the Great Lakes in Our National Parks These success stories highlight the important role our national parks play in restoring the Great Lakes – the largest source of fresh water on the planet.
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Report Southeast Regional Office Field Reports These field reports provide timely updates and perspectives on issues of interest to our members and supporters in North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.
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Resource Like a Fine Wine: Conservation Strengthening Through Generations A Q&A with third-generation Napa farmer, and proprietor of Gamble Family Vineyards, Tom Gamble
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Resource Sun Coast Young Leaders Council NPCA’s Sun Coast Regional Office (SCRO) established the SCRO Young Leaders Council (YLC) in support of NPCA’s strategic effort to engage young people with diverse backgrounds, community connections and experiences to develop their civic voices, speak up for our parks, and expand the role of young advocates and volunteers in our communities.
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