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• Park Pinnacles National Park The jagged rocks at this park formed from the remains of an ancient volcano. This volcano used to be located about 200 miles south of its current location, but tectonic forces along the San Andreas Fault moved these rocks at a pace of a little more than half an inch per year over a period of 23 million years to what is now the national park. Today, these towering spires attract hikers and climbers, as well as falcons, golden eagles and California condors. The park also features grasslands, chaparral, forests and rare talus caves.
• Park Joshua Tree National Park This iconic park preserves portions of two spectacular desert ecosystems. The Colorado Desert in the eastern portion of the park features natural gardens of creosote bush, ocotillo and cholla cactus. The higher, slightly cooler Mojave Desert offers dazzling vistas of Joshua trees and yucca. The vast park also contains spectacularly sculpted formations of a type of rock known as monzogranite and is a mecca for rock climbers around the world.
• Park Guadalupe Mountains National Park This wilderness area preserves the largest exposed fossil reef on Earth, showcasing remnants from an underwater world that existed 260 million years ago when this part of West Texas was covered by the sea. Visitors can explore the park’s striking mountains or hike a stream bed through the winding limestone walls of McKittrick Canyon, where deciduous trees and other vegetation stand in vibrant contrast with the surrounding desert.
• 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.
• Fact Sheet Protecting and Connecting Our Nation's Treasured Park Landscapes National parks are key to protecting and connecting our most revered places.
• Press Release Florida Legislature Moves to Restore Everglades National Park, Florida’s Estuaries May 2017 Senate Bill 10 will improve health of larger ecosystem impacted by polluted waters.
• Press Release State’s Plan for Water Storage Fails to Consider Best Options for Sending Water South to Everglades National Park Jan 2018 More land is needed to store and treat more water.
• Press Release EPA Approves Weak Texas Haze Plan, Promoting More Air Pollution for our Communities and National Parks Jun 2020 The agency charged with protecting public health and our environment continues to go to great lengths to weaken our nation’s clean air laws.
• Magazine Article A (Driverless) Drive in the Park Summer 2021 | By Nicolas Brulliard Yellowstone takes a leap into the future with autonomous shuttles.
• Press Release Victory: Bristol Bay, Parks and Wildlife Safe from Pebble Mine Jan 2023 "Today’s critical action affirms the irreplaceable significance of this region, home to the world’s largest sockeye salmon run and Alaska Native communities for time immemorial" -- NPCA President and CEO Theresa Pierno 
• Blog Post If These Parks Could Talk May 2014 | By Alan Spears 150 years ago, Grant’s Overland Campaign changed the course of the Civil War. See where it happened this spring.
• Policy Update The Undoing Of Our Public Lands and National Parks Dec 2017 Since the Trump administration began in January 2017, a series of actions taken at the presidential and departmental level have undermined, degraded and outright attacked the laws that protect our public lands and the agencies that manage them.
• Policy Update Testimony: S. 2257, National Park Service Centennial Act Dec 2015 Written testimony by Theresa Pierno for the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on December 8, 2015.
• Magazine Article The National Park Next Door Fall 2015 | By Rona Kobell Nearly six million people in the D.C. region live within a short drive of Oxon Cove. Why aren’t more of them visiting it?
• Press Release Sens. Warner, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address National Park Service Maintenance Backlog Mar 2017 NPS has a $12 billion backlog in deferred and overdue maintenance – half is critical transportation infrastructure
• Press Release President's Budget Proposes Needed Investment in National Parks, Preparing Them for Historic Centennial in 2016 Mar 2014 Statement by NPCA Chief Operating Officer Theresa Pierno
• Press Release National Parks Boast a $34 Billion Boom as Budget Cuts Loom Apr 2017 Record visitation pumps billions into national, local economies in 2016.
• Press Release National Park Groups Warn of Water Pipeline's Threats to Health, Habitat, and Heritage Aug 2012 Bureau of Land Management's Final Environmental Impact Statement for Nevada Water Pipeline Released Today
• Blog Post A National Park Made for Life Lists Jun 2017 | By Jim Stratton No matter what experiences you like to “collect,” Channel Islands has it all — including glimpses of the rare island scrub-jay
• Press Release Conservation Groups Call on Interior Secretary to Protect Clean Air in Rocky Mountain National Park Mar 2010 Groups Take Aim at Hazy Skies, Inadequate State Rules; Call for Better Pollution Controls for Coal-Burning Power Plants
• Press Release Alternative Spring Break Brings Passionate Students to Cuyahoga Valley National Park Mar 2014 Students spend break working on projects for Cuyahoga Valley trail and habitat restoration
• Policy Update Position on Addressing National Park Infrastructure Needs May 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ahead of hearings scheduled for the week on May 15, 2017.
• Press Release More Action Needed to Hold Polluters Accountable; Toxic Chemicals Continue to Spill into Waterways at Indiana Dunes National Park Dec 2019 Lack of enforcement opens the door for future illegal discharges, resulting in more beach closures and potential harm to visitor health and wildlife at Indiana Dunes.
• Press Release Zion National Park Property Protected Oct 2012 Anonymous donation allows for major land purchase
• Policy Update Position on Shutdown Impacts to National Parks Jan 2019 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following letter to President Trump and congressional leadership in response to the ongoing government shutdown.
• Press Release National Parks Group Encouraged by Increases to Everglades Restoration Budget Dec 2011 Statement by John Adornato, Sun Coast Regional Director
• Press Release Parks Group Applauds New Report Calling for Long Term Federal Commitment for Everglades Restoration Oct 2010 New report shows consistent funding needed for further restoration projects
• Press Release Post-Shutdown Public Opinion Research Finds Voters Want Congress & the Administration to Better Fund and Protect National Parks Nov 2013 Statement by NPCA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Craig Obey
• Press Release New Wolves Helping to Restore Balance at Isle Royale National Park, Moose Numbers Down Sep 2020 For the first time in nearly a decade, Isle Royale's skyrocketing moose population has declined.
• Press Release Senate Moves to Protect More than 2 Million Acres of National Parks and Public Lands Feb 2019 NPCA and Allies Worked for Years on Many of the Key Provisions in the Public Lands Package
• Press Release New studies find Navy Growler jet noise around Olympic National Park harmful to humans and orcas Dec 2020 The first studies into Navy noise pollution finds jet noise exceeds safe levels for humans and is audible underwater at depths that affect ocean life
• Press Release Nearly 90 Tourism, Cultural Heritage, Conservation, and National Parks Groups Fight House Attack on National Monuments Mar 2014 Organizations Call on House Leadership to Oppose HR 1459
• Press Release EPA Proposes Stronger Methane Regulations to Combat the Climate Crisis and Protect the Health of National Parks and Communities Nov 2022 If finalized, these methane regulations will better hold the oil and gas industry accountable to reduce methane pollution and address the climate crisis. 
• Press Release National Park Advocacy Group Commends Administration for Bold New Methane Rules Jan 2015 Major Step on Climate Pollution will Protect America's Special Places
• Press Release House Appropriations Bill Minimizes Cuts For National Parks but Fails to Meet Their Funding Needs Jul 2014 Statement by Craig Obey, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs
• Report A Legacy Threatened NPCA's photo book shows the damage to parks caused by the 2017 hurricanes.
• Jason Stricker Texas Young Leaders Advocacy Council Jason is a Senior at Texas State University studying Political Science and minoring in Psychology. An outdoorsman at heart, Jason has been to 15 national parks, is a hunter, amateur astronomer, scuba certified, and slowly working on a pilot's license. If not in nature you can find him reading boring books for class or watching movies while he plays video games.
• Staff Rachel Kenigsberg Senior Associate General Counsel In her role as Senior Associate General Counsel, Rachel manages litigation on behalf of NPCA to support and protect national parks and also provides general legal counsel to the organization.
• Park Gulf Islands National Seashore The 12 separate units of this park protect a series of barrier islands off of the Gulf Coast and offer a little bit of everything, including snorkeling, fishing and bicycling — though the main draw is simply relaxing on the sparkling white sands. Hike the bayous and coastal forests on the Mississippi side and explore several impressive brick forts on the Florida side, including historic Civil War forts and a Spanish colonial structure dating back to 1797.
• Report Eagle Mountain Tortoise Habitat Projected Map Map of desert tortoise habitat threatened by Eagle Mountain Landfill
• Letter Sugar Hill Sector Plan Sugar Hill Sector Plan Letter
• Letter Reaction to Bison Management Plan Guiding Principles The Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP) was finalized in 2000, and, today, fourteen years later, we have new science, new regulations, many management lessons, and some fundamental on-the-ground changes that make the original IBMP outdated. A new conservation plan needs to be put in place to guide bison conservation, education, and management into the next decade.
• Ashley James (she/her) Mid-Atlantic Young Professional Advisory Council Ashley James (she/her) has a deep love for the environment and has dedicated her career to environmental justice and public health.
• Jess Haas Former Next Generation Advisory Council Jess moved to the Rocky Mountains from the glaciated prairies of South Dakota. She studied geology and theatre at the University of North Dakota and environmental education at the University of Idaho before working as an AmeriCorps Member with the McCall Outdoor Science School.
• Neil Matouka Former Next Generation Advisory Council Neil Matouka works at the California Air Resources Board, providing support and guiding research for local climate action planning that is consistent with the State’s aggressive climate goals. Before coming to CARB, Neil was a project manager at the Local Government Commission, managing Energize Fresno, a California Energy Commission-funded project working with the City of Fresno to develop an energy performance district model and funding platform that is replicable in cities across the state.

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