Search results for “Amistad National Recreation Area”
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Resource Regional Haze Pollution in EPA Region 7 Strong state regional haze plans are critical to restoring clean air and clear skies for treasured places like Mammoth Cave National Park, and Hercules Glades and Mingo Wilderness Areas. Unfortunately, states in the Midwest (EPA’s Region 7) are failing to adequately cut air pollution impacting these parks and wilderness areas and communities.
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Resource Regional Haze Pollution in EPA Region 5 Strong state regional haze plans are critical to restoring clean air and clear skies for treasured places like Isle Royale and Voyageurs National Parks, and Seney and Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Areas. Unfortunately, states in the Great Lakes region are failing to adequately cut air pollution impacting these parks and wilderness areas and our communities.
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Resource Regional Haze Pollution in EPA Region 2 Strong state regional haze plans are critical to restoring clean air and clear skies for beloved places like Brigantine Wilderness Area in New Jersey.
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Policy Update Position on S. 145, S. 146, S. 329, S. 403, S. 521, S. 610, S. 782, S. 873, and S. 1483 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation considered by the Senate National Parks subcommittee on June 10, 2015.
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Blog Post Who Counts? A Closer Look at Parks’ Record Visitation Numbers Every year, the Park Service releases its official statistics on visitation at national park sites around the country. How does the agency come up with these numbers? With vehicle multipliers, regression formulas, and other unusual procedures, the answer is anything but simple.
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Press Release New Report Outlines a Brighter Future for Yellowstone Bison National Parks Conservation Association, National Wildlife Federation, and Wildlife Conservation Society Release: The Future of Yellowstone Bison Management
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Press Release Public Meetings on North Cascades Grizzly Bears Announced Conservation groups call for a show of support for restoring a Northwest native
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Policy Update Position on S. 2177/H.R. 959, S. 651/H.R. 1289, H.R. 2880, S. 1930, S. 119, S. 718, S. 770, S. 1943, S. 1975, S. 1993, S. 2309 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation being considered by the Subcommittee on National Parks of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources during a hearing on March 17, 2016.
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Press Release Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Weak Plan Will Not Protect Biscayne National Park We urge NPS officials in South Florida to adopt stronger protections than FWC’s and call on Governor Ron DeSantis and fellow elected leaders in Florida to stand up for South Florida’s world-renowned fish, reefs and waters.
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Policy Update Position on Emmer Discussion Draft NPCA submitted the following position to the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 27, 2017.
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Blog Post Plan a Desert Getaway to Canyonlands National Park Utah’s national parks offer very different experiences, but all of them feature distinctive and amazing geological formations, whether you are looking down into a deep canyon, peering through an otherworldly arch, or scratching your head at formations like the Upheaval Dome that even geologists couldn’t definitively explain (until recently).
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Blog Post 5 Wild Places for a Beach Vacation An advocate for vehicle-free beaches praises some of the last undeveloped places along America’s coasts — and why protecting these untamed lands is so important.
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Press Release Coalition of Public Health, Environmental and Conservation Groups Speak Up to Protect National Park Waterways Dismantling the Stream Protection Rule threatens clean water protections and puts communities at risk
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Magazine Article Muskrats to the Rescue Biologists at Voyageurs National Park are counting on the voracious appetite of rodents to help contain a cattail invasion.
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Blog Post Trivia Challenge: The Longest Stretch of Undeveloped Barrier Island in the World Q: Barrier islands make up about 10 percent of the world’s coastline, and the United States has the greatest number of them with more than 400. The U.S. also holds the world record for the longest stretch of undeveloped barrier island, which happens to be located in a national park. Can you guess which park?
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Blog Post Significantly Steamy Parks The National Park Service has designated the thermal features such as geysers and fumaroles at 16 national park sites as "significant," a label that affords them more stringent protections. Only one of these parks lies east of the Rockies.
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Blog Post How Can Congress Fund More Park Projects for the Next Century? Here’s One Way The Centennial Challenge will leverage funding from a variety of sources to improve the experience for national park visitors.
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Policy Update Testimony: Fiscal Year 2016 Interior Appropriations Written testimony by Craig Obey for the Public and Outside Witness Hearing for House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on March 18, 2015.
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Blog Post No Trash, Just Treasure We’ve been treated to quite a spring here in the California desert. After experiencing the greatest Joshua tree bloom on record this past April, one of our hardest-fought battles finally ended in victory last month—NPCA and our supporters have defeated the Eagle Mountain Landfill proposal once and for all.
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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 Fired Up Prescribed fires are standard practice at sprawling landscapes throughout the West, and now the fields and forests at historic sites have become the Park Service’s latest target.
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Blog Post Focus on Water: Celebrating the Clean Water Act’s 40th Anniversary Forty years ago today, Congress overrode a veto from President Nixon to officially make the Clean Water Act the nation’s law for protecting one of our most precious and irreplaceable resources. This landmark legislation is the reason why we are able to enjoy the many activities that we do today on our rivers, streams, and lakes, including those in and around our national parks.
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Blog Post These 10 National Parks Wouldn’t Exist Without Women From Joshua Tree to Great Sand Dunes, these 10 special places are protected today thanks to their female champions.
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Magazine Article Our New Parks A sweeping public lands law paves the way for the addition of Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument and Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument to the National Park System.
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Press Release National Parks Group Calls Moose-Wilson Road Corridor Study a Step in the Right Direction Statement by Sharon Mader, Grand Teton Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
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Magazine Article A Penny For Your Thoughts Do pretty pictures inspire people to donate? Research shows photos of park threats may raise money faster.
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Magazine Article Gone But Not Forgotten Fossil Cycad National Monument was removed from the Park Service in 1957, but the story doesn’t end there.
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Magazine Article Hot on the Trail So-called supercorals in the National Park of American Samoa may hold clues to saving coral reefs everywhere.
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Blog Post Happy Birthday, Denali 7 things you might not know about Alaska’s most famous national park, which celebrates its centennial this weekend
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Blog Post Being Gay Outside Can they see me? Am I safe? One staff member explores ways to honor queerness and make the outdoors more inclusive and welcoming for all people.
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Press Release New Agreement Means Cleaner Air for Rocky Mountain National Park Coal-Fired Craig Plant Unit to Reduce Significant Air Pollution
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Blog Post New Report: Air Quality in the Smokies Is Headed in the Right Direction A new report from Colorado State University confirms that air quality in our most-visited national park is measurably better, thanks to the Clean Air Act.
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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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