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• Park Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve This wilderness preserve near the Arctic Circle protects the place where two pristine rivers meet in Alaska’s interior. The entire Charley River basin is contained within the park, as well as about 130 miles of the Yukon, one of the longest and wildest rivers in North America. The geology exposed by these rivers is some of the oldest in the world, dating back 600 million years to the Precambrian Era.
• Park Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument This site commemorates the June 25, 1876 battle between the U.S. Army's seventh cavalry, guided by Crow and Arikara scouts, and several bands of Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho. The park includes battlefields, a cemetery, and trails to hike along with history.
• Park Sitka National Historical Park This site became Alaska’s first national park in 1910, preserving the cultural history of Southeast Alaskan Native tribes and the grounds of the 1804 Battle of Sitka in which Russian forces permanently displaced Tlingit people from their ancestral lands. One of the remarkable sights at the park is the Totem Trail, featuring Tlingit and Haida totem poles along a scenic coastal path. The park also preserves the Russian Bishop's House, one of the few surviving examples of Russian colonial architecture in North America. The park's diverse marine and forest habitat attract a variety of wildlife, including many different migratory birds.
• Park Wind Cave National Park One of the country’s oldest national parks, Wind Cave combines rare mineral wonders underground with beautiful mixed-prairie habitat aboveground. Take a ranger-led tour to explore the unusual formations below the Earth’s surface, including cave walls that look like frost, textured honeycombs and even popcorn. You can also hike through some of the park’s 34,000 acres of wildlife habitat to see prairie dogs, pronghorn, elk and one of the last remaining herds of free-roaming, genetically pure bison in the country.
• Park Tumacacori National Historical Park Tumacácori National Monument protects the ruins of three, seventeenth-century missions, Tumacácori, Calabazas, and Guevavi. Mission San José de Tumacácori was established in January 1691. Today it is fifty miles south of Tucson, Arizona and eighteen miles north of the international border with Mexico at Nogales, Arizona.
• Letter Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality on Buffalo River Correspondence between Earthjustice and the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality regarding the Buffalo River.
• Report Judgment on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation at Buffalo National River Judgment on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation at Buffalo National River
• 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 National Parks Group Encouraged by Increases to Everglades Restoration Budget Dec 2011 Statement by John Adornato, Sun Coast Regional Director
• 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 Government Shutdown Closes National Parks Nationwide Oct 2013 Hurts Local Economies, Planned Family Vacations & America's National Heritage
• 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 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 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 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Weak Plan Will Not Protect Biscayne National Park Feb 2020 We urge NPS officials in South Florida to adopt stronger protections than FWC’s and call on Governor Ron DeSantis and fellow elected leaders in Florida to stand up for South Florida’s world-renowned fish, reefs and waters.
• Press Release New Legislation Combats Climate Change Impacts on National Park Lands and Waters Dec 2019 This is the first of many measures that must be taken to safeguard the health of our people and our public lands and waters.
• Press Release Press Telephone Briefing Today RE: Shutdown of National Parks Nationwide Oct 2013 Federal Government Shutdown Hurts Local Economies, Planned Family Vacations & America's National Heritage
• Press Release GROW AMERICA Fails Our National Parks Mar 2015 NPCA disappointed in Obama Administration's recent GROW AMERICA proposal.
• Press Release Utah State University Study Shows Broad Support for Arches National Park Timed Entry Systems Apr 2023 84% of respondents indicated they would like to have a reservation system in place for future visits to Arches
• Press Release $11.49 Billion Park Service Maintenance Backlog Shows Result of Continued Underfunding Mar 2015 Congress Should Support Full Funding for Necessary Repairs and Maintenance
• Press Release Senate Democrats Propose $5 Billion for Park Repairs Mar 2018 Infrastructure proposal includes investments in land acquisition, historic preservation
• Press Release New Agreement Means Cleaner Air for Rocky Mountain National Park Jul 2014 Coal-Fired Craig Plant Unit to Reduce Significant Air Pollution
• Press Release Nine of 12 Members of the National Park System Advisory Board Resign out of Frustration Jan 2018 Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke failed to meet with members of the advisory board despite repeated requests throughout 2017.
• Press Release House Passes Funding Package that Threatens Parks’ Environment Jul 2016 Bill filled with damaging proposals that weaken air, water and wildlife protections
• Blog Post Today’s Cuts Mean Wide-Ranging Impacts for Parks—and People—around the Country Mar 2013 | By Tom Kiernan Severe budget cuts could affect jobs, visitor services, gateway communities, and more.
• Press Release States Should Be Reimbursed for Re-Opening National Parks During Shutdown Mar 2014 Statement by NPCA Chief Operating Officer Theresa Pierno
• Press Release New Agreement Means Cleaner Air for Rocky Mountain National Park and People in the Southwest Sep 2016 Coal-Fired Power Plants to Reduce Substantial Pollution by 2022, 2025
• Blog Post America's Summit on National Parks Jan 2012 | By Tom Kiernan Moving from vision to action
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 3025, regarding Virgin Islands National Park Jun 2023 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 22, 2023.
• Press Release National Parks Benefit Obama's Tourism Initiative and Support Economies Nationwide May 2012 Statement by NPCA President Tom Kiernan
• Press Release Nuclear Plant Expansion Could be Devastating to Nearby National Parks Oct 2016 Turkey Point Proposal Could Seriously Harm Water Quality, Wildlife in Area
• Press Release On Earth Day, Everglades National Park Gets Critical Freshwater with Additional Bridging of Tamiami Trail Apr 2016 Major milestone for restoring America’s Everglades with the kickoff of an additional 2.6 miles of bridging on Tamiami Trail.
• Press Release Administration to Gut Environmental Law that Protects Public Health, Environment and National Parks Jul 2020 "The administration’s rewrite of the National Environmental Policy Act is one of their most egregious acts to undermine environmental protections & the public voice." -- NPCA President and CEO Theresa Pierno
• Press Release BLM Postpones Lease Sale Near Chaco Culture National Historical Park Mar 2018 BLM to conduct additional review of energy development’s potential impacts on cultural site
• Press Release Administration Guts Methane Rule, Allowing More Air Pollution to Harm National Parks and Communities Aug 2020 The administration is gutting commonsense regulations, threatening the air we breathe and wasting taxpayer money, all while ignoring the climate crisis. 
• Press Release Methane Rule Means Important Protections for National Parks Aug 2015 Statement by Stephanie Kodish, NPCA Clean Air Program
• Lynn Davis Former Las Vegas Senior Program Manager Lynn Davis joined NPCA in April 2008 to open and manage a new strategic field office in Nevada. As the Las Vegas Senior Program Manager, she worked on behalf of the interests of several national parks in Nevada and throughout the American Southwest.
• Ani Kame’enui Former Deputy Vice President, Government Affairs Ani Kame’enui is the Deputy Vice President for the Government Affairs team and responsible for managing NPCA's policy portfolio across a range of park issues. She comes to NPCA with a background in geology, water resources engineering, and a love for natural resource science and policy.
• Letter Best Available Retrofit Technology at the Cholla Power Plant On behalf of National Parks Conservation Association and Sierra Club, Earthjustice respectfully submits the following comments regarding the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality’s (ADEQ) proposed Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) “reassessment” for the Cholla Power Plant.
• Letter Opposition to Legislative Proposals at Cape Hatteras, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton NPCA urges Members of the House to Oppose H.R. 2954 when it comes to the House floor tomorrow. Specifically, NPCA opposes provisions to remove protections at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Title V) and Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (Title VII).
• Testimony Support for FY15 Appropriated Funding Statement of John Garder, Director, Budget and Appropriations, National Parks Conservation Association before the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, April 11, 2014
• Jennifer Barton Former Associate Director of Donor Relations As Associate Director for Donor Relations, Jennifer Barton works to help donors understand the connection between their philanthropy and NPCA’s efforts on behalf of the national parks.
• Machiko Yasuda LA Young Leaders Council Machiko Yasuda grew up in Palos Verdes with a view of the San Gabriel Mountains — but it would be decades later until she hiked, rock climbed and even cross-country skied there.
• Staff Alana Weinroth Director of Development Alana joins with a decade in successful fundraising, communications, and event management on both the national and local level. Prior to joining the team at NPCA, Alana served as Director of Development and Communications at Covenant House California, where she helped create strategic plans to grow and expand the organization, build a dynamic team, and create meaningful, lasting donor relationships.

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