Search results for “Redwood National & State Parks”
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Alan Pomeroy Alan is the Program Director for the North Carolina Youth Outdoor Engagement Commission, a state nonprofit with a mission to provide outdoor learning opportunities for youth.
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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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Report Alaskan Mining Operations Severely Underestimated Hazardous Spills New analysis compares the predicted impacts described in permitting documents to actual spill records from five major operational hardrock mines.
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Magazine Article Growing up with Gettysburg Over the decades, the park changed. So did I.
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Press Release House Approves 1.3 Million Acres of Wilderness, Adds Over 1,000 Miles into the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System Lands package includes an expansion to Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, over 600,000 acres of new wilderness in Colorado and expanded waterway and wilderness protections near Olympic National Park
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Magazine Article Sea Change Everglades National Park hopes to alter the tide of climate change and, perhaps, the future of park planning.
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Blog Post Want to Take a Bit of This National Park with You? Many national parks were created to protect natural wonders, be they giant sequoias or graceful sandstone arches. Yet, one national park is mandated to give away the very natural resource the park is known for.
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Press Release Grand Canyon Uranium-mining Threats Still Loom A Year After Historic Mining Restrictions Uranium-mine development could affect water and public land
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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 Claiming the Rock The 19-month occupation of Alcatraz Island, from 1969 to 1971, marked a turning point in American Indian activism.
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Magazine Article A Bird’s Eye View There’s no place like Big Bend National Park to slow down, grab a pair of binoculars, and reconnect with your inner birder.
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Blog Post An 'Elk National Park'? More than a century ago, conservationists set out to protect a large swath of land to save a fast-disappearing herd of Roosevelt elk — and nearly named a national park after them.
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Press Release Historic Commitment for Additional Bridging on Tamiami Trail Vital for Restoring America's Everglades We are thrilled with today’s announcement by Governor Rick Scott to join the efforts of our federal partners to guarantee that the next phase of bridging on Tamiami Trail is funded in a timely manner.
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Blog Post In Baltimore, the Red and the Blue Wave Together as One The flag at Fort McHenry reminds us what America stands for and how our nation has endured through decades of challenges.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 4558, Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act NPCA submitted the following position to the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for December 14, 2017.
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Press Release Another Year Begins of Shipping Yellowstone Bison to Slaughter A dated management plan will force the National Park Service to ship upwards of 1,000 bison to slaughter this winter.
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Blog Post One Park's Horrific Past A century ago, a site with Native American earthen mounds became a hotspot of the Spanish flu pandemic.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 1865 and H.R. 1158, FY20 Appropriations NPCA submitted the following letter to the Senate prior to an anticipated floor vote on December 19th, 2019.
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Press Release BLM Spares Some Lands near Dinosaur National Monument from Development Oil, gas development on nearby lands could still impact national park.
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Magazine Article Something in the Water Meet a few of the people who are joining forces to secure the region’s lifeblood, and ensure New River Gorge National River's future for the next generation.
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Blog Post National Monuments Under Threat Last week, the Trump administration issued an executive order that could alter or even attempt to rescind national monument designations that have been established since January 1, 1996.
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Report Speaking Up for the Swamp Revealing Persistent Oil and Gas Impacts in Big Cypress National Preserve
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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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Blog Post Destination Darkness The Colorado Plateau offers remote and spectacular places to escape light pollution and see the stars at a handful of world-renowned dark-sky parks.
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Blog Post National Park Service Needs Reliable Climate Science to Manage Its Parks Altering a climate report sets an unacceptable precedent for national park decision-making.
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Press Release Advocates Agree: EPA Nominee Pruitt a Disaster for Nation’s Air, Water Heads of 19 Environmental, Conservation Groups Come Out Against Pruitt’s Nomination
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Magazine Article The Price of a Feather 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.
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Press Release EPA Reinforces Weak Texas Haze Plan That Disregards the Health of Parks and Communities The EPA’s continued efforts to disregard the Clean Air Act is detrimental to the health of Texans and our national parks.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 4644, H.R. 5727 & H.R. 6784 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for September 26, 2018.
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Press Release Pullman National Monument Leaders Celebrated with National Conservation Award Pullman National Monument Superintendent Teri Gage and Pullman Project Manager Todd Ravesloot celebrated for their innovative and unwavering work to transform Chicago’s first and only national park site.
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Blog Post Leave the Mainland Behind Plan a remote beach vacation on Cumberland Island
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Magazine Article When Your Toddler Meets a Crocodile How wise is it to bring a kid on a canoe trip through the watery wilds of the Everglades?
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Blog Post 7 Facts About the Trump Administration’s Illegal Attack on National Monuments 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.
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Magazine Article Soaking It All In The woods are lovely, dark and deep — perfect for forest bathers searching for a little peace of mind.
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Fact Sheet Proposed Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Where the stories are as rich as the land
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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 LA Young Leaders Council As part of NPCA’s strategic effort to expand our core of young advocates and volunteer base, NPCA’s LA field staff created the LA Young Leaders Council (YLC) to engage young people from urban areas, underserved neighborhoods, immigrant communities and communities of color.
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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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Christina Sabochick Christina Sabochick is a recent graduate from William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia with a B.S. in biology and environmental science.
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Staff Laura Navar (She/Her/Ella) I am an immigrant woman, proud to be Oaxacan. My single mother taught me to be independent and to forge my own path. My family is full of food lovers, nature respecting, hardworking people.
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