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• Blog Post Feeling the Heat Feb 2014 | By Katherine DeGroff The American pika is highly sensitive to rising temperatures, and climate change threatens its very survival. Park researchers in the West are studying the effects warming is having on this vulnerable park species.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1865 and H.R. 1158, FY20 Appropriations Dec 2019 NPCA submitted the following letter to the Senate prior to an anticipated floor vote on December 19th, 2019. 
• Magazine Article A Billion-Dollar Driveway Fall 2014 | By Seth Kantner A life-long resident of Alaska worries a road would destroy the wilderness he knows and loves.
• Press Release Budget Deal Boosts Funding for National Parks but Leaves Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Vulnerable to More Destruction Dec 2019 This investment comes at a critical time for our national parks, which are suffering as their aging infrastructure reaches a breaking point.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2546, Protecting America's Wilderness Act Feb 2020 NPCA submitted the following position on H.R. 2546 and proposed amendments to members of the House of Representatives ahead of floor vote scheduled for February 12, 2020. 
• Policy Update Position on S.508, S. 1863, S. 2340, S. 2827, S. 2924, S. 3121, and S. 3119 Mar 2020 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks ahead of a  legislative hearing scheduled for March 4th, 2020. 
• Press Release Parks Experience Record Visitation While Dealing with Staff Cuts and Growing Maintenance Backlog Feb 2020 For years, rampant underfunding coupled with staff cuts and increased visitation has required park staff to do far more with much less. 
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 3681, H.R. 4236 and H.R. 4512 Feb 2020 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the U.S. Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands ahead of a legislative markup scheduled for Feb. 27th, 2020. 
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1708, H.R. 2546 & H.R. 2642 Nov 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for November 20, 2019.
• Policy Update Position on S. 500, S. 1081 & Amendments Nov 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for November 19, 2019.
• Press Release District Court Ruling Endangers National Parks, Historic Jamestown Nov 2019 This destructive and unlawfully built project degrades the historic landscape including surrounding national park sites, and threatens the endangered Atlantic sturgeon.
• Blog Post Working Like a Dog: See How Pups Help Park Rangers in These 12 Unusual Jobs Aug 2017 | By Nicolas Brulliard From sniffing out turtle eggs to keeping mountain goats out of parking lots, four-legged rangers carry out many duties that help preserve national park resources and make sure visitors have a pleasant and safe park experience.
• Magazine Article Mussel Power Winter 2020 | By Rona Kobell Mollusks are the latest weapon in the battle to clean up the D.C. waterway once known as the Forgotten River.
• Magazine Article Sea Change Fall 2012 | By Kevin Grange Everglades National Park hopes to alter the tide of climate change and, perhaps, the future of park planning.
• Blog Post Park Service Reverses Decision to Open Utah Parks to Off-Road Vehicles Nov 2019 | By Cory MacNulty After significant public pressure, including thousands of messages from NPCA supporters, the National Park Service reversed a decision that would have allowed certain off-road vehicles on paved and dirt roads in national parks and monuments in Utah.
• Blog Post Responsible Solar Power Sep 2012 | By Guy DiDonato Location, location, location. These simple but wise words apply to homebuyers and business owners alike. They also apply to energy developers—some places just are not suitable for industrial-scale projects, including lands adjacent to our national parks.
• Magazine Article Sketching the Smokies Summer 2014 Walt Taylor heads to the mountains with paper, pens, and paint.
• Press Release Park Advocates Applaud Decision to Keep Off-Road Vehicles Out of Utah National Parks and Monuments Oct 2019 Decision maintains commonsense park resource protections and promotes visitor safety  
• Policy Update Position on FY20 Interior Appropriations Oct 2019 NPCA sent the following position to leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees ahead of negotiations on final FY20 funding bills.
• Blog Post 7 Facts About the Trump Administration’s Illegal Attack on National Monuments Dec 2017 | By Theresa Pierno President Trump issued two proclamations to remove federal protections from roughly 2 million acres in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments — the largest reduction of public lands protections in U.S. history.
• Magazine Article The Loneliest Land Spring 2015 | By Lisa Selin Davis In 1888, writer Mary Hunter Austin began exploring the desert. Her love of the blunt, burned land of little rain led to a book, a career, and an environmental legacy.
• Magazine Article The Price of a Feather Summer 2015 | By Laura Allen More than a century ago, the discovery of a hidden bird refuge in the Everglades led down a path of greed, vanity, and murder. And that’s just the beginning of the story.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2546 & H.R. 2642 Jul 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 10, 2019.
• Press Release Administration Raids More Funds from Parks for Independence Day Spectacle Jul 2019 Siphoning off desperately needed money from our national parks to pay for a spectacle on our National Mall is both reckless and a breach of the public’s trust.
• Magazine Article Walking the Walk Summer 2019 | By Todd Christopher Sixty-five years ago, park advocates joined a Supreme Court justice on an epic hike to save the landscape he loved.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 823 & H.R. 1225 Jun 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for June 26, 2019.
• Press Release Senate Committee Introduces Bill to Increase Funding for National Park Roadways Jul 2019 This bill includes a 21 percent increase in funding for national parks, which would be used to repair and update roads, bridges and transportation systems within America’s national parks.
• Press Release House Advances Interior Funding Bill that Prioritizes National Parks, Wildlife and Local Communities Jun 2019 Once again a group of lawmakers is speaking up for the future of our public lands and public health as the House today passed legislation to put our parks back on track. 
• Policy Update Position on the Land and Water Conservation Fund Jun 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 25, 2019.
• Spotlight Chris Liu’s Story May 2019 Conservationist Chris Liu looks to the future – his own and for national parks in the Pacific Northwest.

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