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Policy Update NPCA support for H.R. 6451 Ahead of a scheduled hearing within the House Natural Resources National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee, NPCA sent the following statement outlining support for the Chiricahua National Park Act.
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Press Release Representative Ruiz, California Desert Advocates Support Monumental Proposal "The Chuckwalla National Monument and Joshua Tree National Park expansion, as envisioned, are poised to become the largest protected area of the Colorado Desert bioregion." —Luke Basulto, California Desert Program Manager with the National Parks Conservation Association
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Magazine Article What Are Your Dangerous Ideas? At a Rhode Island national park site, visitors share their dangerous ideas.
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Blog Post The “Crooked River” That Inspired Earth Day Decades before Cuyahoga Valley officially became a national park, the severe pollution in its namesake river outraged and embarrassed the country, helping to spur landmark environmental legislation.
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Blog Post César E. Chávez National Monument an Excellent First Step Toward Honoring the Influential Labor Leader NPCA commends President Barack Obama for announcing on Monday that he will designate a César E. Chávez National Monument in Keene, California, as the 398th site in the National Park System—the first national park unit to recognize the work of a contemporary Latino American. This designation is an excellent first step toward honoring Chávez and a fitting way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
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Magazine Article ‘How We Heal’ The Blackfeet Nation’s effort to restore bison reached a milestone this summer with the release of a free-roaming herd onto sacred lands adjacent to Glacier National Park.
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Blog Post 11 of the Best Bird-Watching Spots for Fall More than 700 distinct bird species can be found in America’s national parks. Exploring this incredible array of wildlife is a great reason to visit national parks, and the fall migration—when millions of birds are heading south from northern breeding grounds—is the perfect time to do it. Here are some of the best places to find different types of birds at national parks across the country.
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Press Release Congressman Schiff Proposes to Expand Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Preserve and Protect Culture, Wildlife and Waterways The Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act would expand Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include critical waterways, landscapes, wildlife corridors and important cultural and historical sites.
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Magazine Article Etched in Stone The Wall endeavors to list every U.S. service member killed in the Vietnam War. How much does it get wrong?
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Press Release Groups File Legal Brief in Supreme Court Supporting Stronger Clean Water Protections for All "We all deserve and expect clean water in our parks and for our communities. Our waterways are all connected and what pollutes one, impacts many....protecting clean water for drinking, swimming and fishing cannot wait." NPCA's Chad Lord
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Blog Post Why See Utah If You Can't See It Clearly? A new plan to clean up haze in the Southwest could help both parks and people—but without public action, Utah could be subjected to the same pollution problems it's had for years.
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Blog Post Supreme Court Ruling Will Harm People and Parks Today's decision will limit the abilities of the Environmental Protection Agency to do its job, and the consequences for the climate could be disastrous.
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Blog Post 9 Parks That Tell the Story of Slavery and Abolition On June 19, the nation commemorates the end of institutional slavery in the U.S. These national parks are part of that long journey to freedom.
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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds $16 million Payment Towards the Purchase of Critical lands within Grand Teton to Protect Them from Development Statement by Sharon Mader, Grand Teton Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release Park Advocates Tell Congress: Shutdown Will Hurt National Parks, Cost Locals Millions in Lost Revenue Letter Urges Congress to Avert Shutdown and Restore Park Funding Ahead of Centennial
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Press Release Concerns Raised Over Endangered Species Act Removal of Yellowstone Grizzly Bears Final rule released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removes the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear from the Endangered Species List. The rule impacts grizzly bears in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks and the 20 million acre ecosystem.
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Press Release Federal Court Ruling Favors Wyoming Coal Plants, Threatening Communities and Parks Ruling presents a setback for human health and national park scenic views, including Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Badlands National Parks.
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Magazine Article Glass Half Full A prominent climate scientist offers the gift of science-backed hope.
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Press Release Parks Group Supports Modest Fee Proposal at Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fees can help address parks’ financial challenges, but Congress must continue to invest in our parks, helping support these amazing places that millions of Americans visit and enjoy each year.
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Blog Post From a Top-Secret Mission to a Public Park A Q&A with Atomic Heritage Foundation founder Cynthia Kelly on her quest to preserve the history of the Manhattan Project as part of America's newest national park.
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Policy Update Position on S. 3172, Restore Our Parks Act NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for October 2, 2018.
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Magazine Article The Grouse Effect An unlikely coalition is fighting to protect the Gunnison sage-grouse.
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Press Release Senate Democrats Propose $5 Billion for Park Repairs Infrastructure proposal includes investments in land acquisition, historic preservation
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Magazine Article Water, Smoke, Spirit, Forest, Ghost, Land, Sky A photographic essay on Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Magazine Article A Liking for Lichens Why devote a decade to documenting the lichens of Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
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Magazine Article Resurfacing The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering taking manatees off the endangered species list. But is it too soon?
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Magazine Article The Flower Shot Photographers’ ‘Holy Grail’: catching the peak of the rhododendron bloom in Redwood National Park.
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Blog Post 4 Myths about Creating a New National Monument in Maine’s North Woods A generous land donation would pave the way for the creation of the new Maine Woods National Monument. Don't believe these 4 myths about the proposed park.
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Blog Post Fighting to Keep Alaska’s Rivers Wild Court’s decision in case over the use of hovercraft could have huge consequences for Alaska’s parks
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Magazine Article Completing the Tetons State of Wyoming to sell critical land to Park Service.
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