Search results for “Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site”
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Park Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site Brice Crossroads National Battlefield commemorates a June 10, 1864 Civil War battle near Tupelo, Mississippi, that resulted in a Confederate victory for Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Learn more about the battle and the larger war through interpretive trails at the park and at nearby visitor facilities at the Natchez Trace Parkway and Tupelo National Battlefield.
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Park Boston National Historical Park See 350 years come to life in a city that shaped the history of America as a colony and an independent nation. Walk the 2.5-mile Freedom Trail to explore 16 historic sites in the heart of the city, including the site of the Boston Massacre, Paul Revere’s house, the Old North Church and the Bunker Hill Monument — all icons of the American Revolution. In addition, visitors can see the U.S.S. Constitution, one of the first ships in the U.S. Navy, commissioned by President George Washington in 1797.
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Katie Hobbs Katie Hobbs is a Senior Legislative Advocate for Federal Affairs with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). She works to defend environmental safeguards for wildlife, water, and public health, and develops proactive federal strategies to advance conservation, climate adaptation, and sustainability.
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Steffanie Munguia Steffanie Munguia is a PhD candidate in the Department of Earth and Environment at Florida International University, pursuing a doctoral degree in Earth System Science with a concentration in Natural Resource Science and Management.
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Park Cabrillo National Monument This park celebrates the explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, the first European to set foot on the California coast. A museum exhibition documents Cabrillo's life and travels, as well as early California native peoples and industries. The site also features abundant natural beauty: hillsides covered with flowers, birds nesting in the trees and lizards darting across every pathway. A lookout point near the park's Old Point Loma Lighthouse provides one of the best places anywhere on land to observe migrating gray whales.
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Park Castle Clinton National Monument Originally serving as a fort during the War of 1812, Castle Clinton has had a rich and colorful history. Known in later years as Castle Garden, the site became an entertainment venue, serving as a music hall, theater, opera house and aquarium — and, for more than 30 years before the opening of Ellis Island in the 1890s, it served as the entrance point and processing station for millions of new immigrants to the United States.
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Nick Maya Nick Maya works for the Center for Natural Resources & Environmental Policy at the University of Montana, where he supports and helps coordinate many of the Center’s projects. He also serves as an instructor for Practicum, the capstone course of the Center’s Natural Resources Conflict Resolution graduate certificate program.
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Jasmine Lopez Jasmine is an undergraduate student at the University of Texas at San Antonio studying for her bachelor’s degree in anthropology with an emphasis in archaeological practice.
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Shira Michaeli Shira Michaeli serves as the Outreach and Engagement intern in NPCA's Northeast Regional office. Her work specifically focuses on engaging kids and teens in cultural sites in New York City, such as The Stonewall Inn. She is a rising senior studying Human Rights, American Studies, and Jewish Ethics in the joint program between Columbia University School of General Studies and the Jewish Theological Seminary.
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Magazine Article Words and Stones On the trail with Acadia’s new poet laureate.
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Blog Post On the Edge: Fracking and the Fate of Theodore Roosevelt National Park Craning my neck through the car window, my first impressions of Theodore Roosevelt National Park were hills, extending for miles under a stretch of blue skies and distant clouds. The heat was overwhelming, but the enigmatic new landscape had sparked my 11-year-old curiosity, and I stuck my nose to the window in eager anticipation.
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Blog Post Preserving the Stories of Atomic City: A Q&A with Denise Kiernan A new book shares some of the fascinating history behind the young women who unknowingly helped build the first atomic bomb at what could soon become the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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Press Release National Park Leaders Honored with Stephen T. Mather Award NPCA presented its annual Stephen T. Mather award to Mojave National Preserve Chief of Resources Debra Hughson and the late Frank Hays, who most recently served in the Park Service’s Northeast Regional Office. The Mather award is named after the first director of the National Park Service, and given to individuals who have shown steadfast leadership and persistent dedication to our national parks.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 1772, the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act NPCA supports H.R. 1772, the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2015 (DRBCA), which was heard by the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans on July 23, 2015.
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Press Release The New York / New Jersey Harbor Joins America's Great Waters Coalition to Advocate for Restoration Needs Part of nine new Great Waters designations for World Water Day
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Policy Update NPCA letter outlining considerations regarding border wall funding NPCA, along with partners, sent the following letter to bicameral appropriations leaders outling budgetary considerations for funding along the United States southern border.
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Blog Post Video: Oil Trucks Mow Down Trees at National Preserve NPCA's staff and partners were appalled to learn of the conditions inside Big Cypress.
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Magazine Article Prairie Portal At Wind Cave National Park, the search for rare prairieland leads to an escape, a descent and a nighttime pursuit.
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Blog Post How Is the Government Shutdown Affecting National Parks? The looming threat of a government shutdown is now a reality. Here's what it means for our national parks.
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Blog Post Super Blooms: Park Flowers and Where to See Them April is National Native Plant Month. These flowering plants welcome the warmer weather with bursts of color — and national parks are the perfect places to see them.
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Blog Post 5 New Year’s Resolutions for the Biden Administration These issues are some of NPCA's biggest priorities for national parks in 2022
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Blog Post Old School Meets New Design A Q&A with “See America” artist Brixton Doyle
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Blog Post 10 National Park Trip Ideas for President Trump Would President Trump do more to protect national parks if he took time to visit them? Here are 10 inspirational places I’d put at the top of his bucket list.
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Magazine Article Behind the Cover Illustrator and designer Annie Riker on how she created the centennial issue cover of National Parks magazine.
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Press Release Clean Air, Park, Public Health Advocates Blast EPA Statement To Delay Critical Air Pollution Protection Press report indicates EPA planning to push back deadline for Regional Haze Rule
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Policy Update Testimony: Impacts of the Partial Federal Government Shutdown NPCA submitted the following statement to members of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee ahead of a hearing scheduled for January 15, 2019.
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Magazine Article The Grouse Effect An unlikely coalition is fighting to protect the Gunnison sage-grouse.
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Blog Post It’s Time for Seniors to Pay More for Their National Park Passes The $10 lifetime national park pass is a phenomenal bargain for people 62 and older—but one senior citizen thinks it's a deal that our parks can't afford.
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Press Release Park Service Ignores Harmful Impacts, Advances ORV Management Plan for Glen Canyon Lengthy process results in a plan that could increase environmental degradation to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area rather than minimize it.
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Press Release VICTORY: Court Restores Critical Endangered Species Act Protections "The climate crisis continues and it’s critical that the Biden administration as well as conservationists, Tribes, states and communities work together to conserve America’s most imperiled species” -- NPCA's Bart Melton
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Blog Post A Critical Moment for the Climate The new Inflation Reduction Act would authorize nearly $1 billion for the National Park Service to respond to climate change, among its many benefits. Here’s what's in the bill, what's at stake — and what you can do.
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Press Release Parks Group Calls on Department of Interior to Restore Protections for LGBTQ Employees The staff at the Department of Interior should continue to be as diverse as the places and stories they work to safeguard. And all staff deserve equal protection.
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Magazine Article Obed Refuge How a backyard national park helped heal a family in transition.
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Press Release Clean Air Advocates Call for Better, Faster Clean Up of Navajo Generating Station Coal Plant To provide a clearer and healthier future for the Four Corners region the Environmental Protection Agency must not exempt Navajo Generating Station from cleanup standards applied to similar outdated coal plants in the region
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Blog Post Fictional Heroes Saving Parks What if a radical domestic terrorist group sought to destroy national parks? NPCA interviews the fiction writers of “Leave No Trace,” an action thriller set in iconic places people value and adore.
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Blog Post 5 Facts You Might Not Know About Harriet Tubman She is a revered American hero — but there’s more to Harriet Tubman’s story than what we learn in school.
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Press Release Federal Licensing Board Hearing to Discuss Threats from Florida Power and Light’s Proposed Nuclear Expansion at Turkey Point in Biscayne Bay Local groups and concerned citizens continue to challenge federal licensing with future of nearby national parks and region’s drinking water supply at risk.
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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds EPA's Final Bristol Bay Assessment for Warning of 15 Mines Beyond Pebble, Including 3 Prospects Adjacent to Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Statement by Melissa Blair, Alaska Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
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Magazine Article Sandbox in the Sky High-altitude play at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
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Park Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park In 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously declared: “Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” With this landmark decision, the United States put an end to racially segregated schools on the grounds that they violated the 14th Amendment, which guarantees equal protection to all Americans.
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