Search results for “Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area”
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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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Report National Parks and Hydraulic Fracturing Hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”) has the potential to rewrite America’s energy future, presenting the possibility of an energy-independent nation. This relatively new extraction method is now responsible for 90 percent of domestic oil and gas production, with thousands of wells peppering the countryside. What will history say about this innovation? What will the impacts be on America’s public lands—especially our cherished national parks?
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Letter 60-Day Notice NPCA's 60-day notice of intent to sue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for ESA violations at Jamestown and the James River.
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Fact Sheet Protecting America's Great Waters The National Parks Conservation Association recognizes that the health of our national parks is directly linked to the health of the waters that surround and flow through them. As part of its landscape conservation strategic priority, NPCA actively works in the Chesapeake Bay, Colorado River, Everglades, Galveston Bay, Great Lakes, and New York/New Jersey Harbor and Hudson Estuary to conserve and restore these waterways for the benefit of current and future national parks.
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Park Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park Established in the mid-1700s, Ste. Genevieve was the first settlement on the west bank of the Mississippi River and is the only surviving French Colonial village in the U.S.
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Park Lake Clark National Park & Preserve This vast Alaskan wilderness is close enough to Anchorage to be fairly accessible (by plane), yet its wild, stunning offerings are often overlooked. Visitors can kayak on the lake or the park’s rivers and backpack through the tundra amid spectacular mountain scenery, including two active volcanoes smoking in the distance. This park is also an excellent place to observe brown bears—professional guides specialize in trips to see them—as well as other wildlife, including caribou, moose, and a variety of birds.
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Policy Update Position on 2016 Energy Legislation NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives designated as conferees on energy legislation.
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Magazine Article Yellowstone Family Five decades ago, they spent their summers working at Yellowstone National Park’s Old Faithful Inn. The experience transformed them — and bonded them for life.
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Blog Post A New National Monument in Colorado Camp Hale military training ground becomes the first national monument President Biden creates using his power under the Antiquities Act. NPCA supports preserving other fascinating sites, too.
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Press Release Wildlife Protection Documentary Makes Film Festival Debut The Boone Docs Film Festival will feature short-form documentary films focusing on or from the Appalachian region, including The Search for Safe Passage, produced by NPCA and Wildlands Network.
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Magazine Article The Lay of the Land Meet Frederick Law Olmsted, the man who created Central Park and defined landscape architecture.
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Press Release Clean Air Groups Announce Court Settlement Requiring Haze Cleanup Action for 43 States Agreement will force action toward cleaner air and clearer skies in National Parks
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Press Release More than 20,000 People Stand Up for Desert Wildlife, National Parks Comments on DRECP Call for a Cleaner Path towards Renewable Energy Future
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Blog Post If You Want Jobs and Justice, Keep Our National Parks Open The National Park Service needs to do more to connect diverse communities with public lands — and we need to support and fund these efforts.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 200, H.R. 1349, H.R. 1350, H.R. 2888, H.R. 4266, and H.R. 4568 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for December 12-13, 2017.
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Magazine Article The Anniversary Gift As Civil War sites continue to mark 150 years since America's most important conflict, Harpers Ferry, Antietam, and Gettysburg tell old stories in a new light.
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Press Release Budget Proposal Threatens National Parks Cuts to Interior Department, EPA puts parks, park resources in jeopardy.
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Blog Post Lunar-Like Landscapes and Inspiring History at Arabia Mountain Flowers … on the moon? No, they’re rare Georgia rock formations. Get photos and tips for exploring amazing Arabia Mountain.
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Blog Post Could Space Exploration Harm National Parks? Two proposed new spaceports would be sited alarmingly close to national seashores in Florida and Georgia and, if approved, could cause serious harm to protected lands.
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Magazine Article Reflections on a Man in his Wilderness Remembering Richard Proenneke.
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Blog Post 5 Inspirational Stories from the Parks Through their spectacular landscapes, magnificent wildlife and rich history, national parks have inspired generations of visitors. But often, it is the people within those parks who move us most. Here are five personal stories of determination, selflessness and healing that show how parks can bring out the best in people.
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Blog Post 9 Wildlife Success Stories National parks provide critical habitat for a variety of animals—in some cases, they are the only places that threatened or endangered species have left to call home.
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Magazine Article Naming Matters Should Devils Tower be called Bear Lodge? Is Tacoma a better moniker than Mount Rainier? Around the country, activists are fighting to change place names they deem offensive, hurtful or arbitrary, and national parks are frequently the targets of these campaigns.
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Press Release Parks Group Files Legal Brief Supporting Challenge of Illegal Removal of Clean Water Protections Amicus brief argues new unlawful water regulation will negatively impact health of national parks and surrounding communities.
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Magazine Article Sea Change New research shows how rising sea levels will affect national parks—and helps managers prepare for the worst.
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Press Release National Parks Group Supports Roundup of Illegal Cattle Grazing on Nevada's Public Lands Statement by Lynn Davis, Senior Nevada Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post 3 Songwriters, 3 Inspiring National Parks Listen to three up-and-coming songwriters perform amid nature on acoustic guitar — in the very national parks that inspired their work.
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Magazine Article The Sustainable Spread National park eateries are serving more healthy, local, sustainable fare, and you can already taste the difference.
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Press Release National Park Service greenlights lessened protections in favor of off-road vehicle use in Glen Canyon Increasing off-road vehicle use threatens park resources and remote solitude
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Blog Post 5 Reasons the EPA’s New ‘Roadmap’ Could Harm Parks Rolling back clean air protections would be bad for human health and the environment.
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Blog Post Congress Passes Major Bipartisan National Parks and Public Lands Package Today’s sweeping victory represents significant expansions and enhancements to America’s national parks and public lands.
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Magazine Article Victorious! 21 conservation triumphs from the past 100 years.
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Blog Post NPCA's 10 Under 40 Meet the next generation of leaders protecting national parks and public lands
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Press Release Appeals Court Upholds Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Ban Havasupai Tribe, Conservation Coalition Celebrate Key Win for Water, Wildlife, Sacred Lands
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Magazine Article Against All Odds The epic story of one of the National Park Service’s greatest rescues.
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Magazine Article Full Circle At Bears Ears National Monument, a crew of young men from the Pueblo of Zuni is caring for the cliff dwellings their ancestors built 800 years ago.
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Resource National Parks Affected by 9B Rules These 40 parks have active oil and gas wells or are at risk of future oil and gas development within their boundaries.
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Park Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument This national park site honors the family of Emmett Till, preserves the history of one of the country's most horrific hate crimes, and commemorates the struggle for civil rights that continues today.
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Report A Healthy Advantage The Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) Active Plan is a blueprint for a 428-mile trail network that will link the rich natural, cultural and historical resources of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
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Park New Philadelphia National Historic Site Frank McWorter, a formerly enslaved man from Kentucky, founded the town of New Philadelphia in 1836. It is the first known town planned and legally registered by an African American before the Civil War.
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Staff Luke Basulto Luke recently joined NPCA in 2022 but has worked in desert conservation for most of his life. As the California Desert Program Manager, Luke works with desert communities and assists in conservation efforts to protect the beautiful and sensitive desert landscape.
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Valeriia Tolkacheva Valeriia Tolkacheva is a recent transplant to South Florida. She grew up amid the frozen swamps and canals of St. Petersburg, Russia, always cherishing that city’s careful geometry but taking every chance to explore the forests of wild blueberries and granite-lined lakes lying outside the urban limits.
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Sharon Mader Sharon joined NPCA in July 2007. She works as a Senior Program Manager in the Northern Rockies region, advocating for the protection of Grand Teton’s outstanding natural and historic resources, and promoting NPCA’s national strategic priorities in Wyoming.
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Anna Solberg Anna Solberg received her BS in Environmental Studies and Sustainability from Northern Michigan University in 2015, her MA in Geography from Kent State University in 2017, and her PhD in Geography from Kent State University in 2022.
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