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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 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 Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park This national park protects the sites of four major Civil War battles, each of which has its own separate significance. Commemorating 85,000 injured and 15,000 dead soldiers, these sites are known collectively as “The Bloodiest Landscape in America.”
• Report Judgment on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation at Buffalo National River Judgment on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation at Buffalo National River
• Letter Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality on Buffalo River Correspondence between Earthjustice and the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality regarding the Buffalo River.
• Press Release Senate Bill Provides Historic Investment to Combat Climate Change as National Parks and Communities Experience More Frequent and Severe Weather Jul 2022 If passed, this comprehensive bill would provide nearly $1 billion for NPS to hire more staff and adapt its natural, cultural and historic resources to the changing climate.
• Press Release NPCA Supports Nomination of Tommy Beaudreau for Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary and Shannon Estenoz for Assistant Secretary of Fish, Wildlife and Parks Apr 2021 Now, more than ever, we need strong leaders like Tommy Beaudreau and Shannon Estenoz to speak up for our treasured landscapes and the irreplaceable wildlife they protect.
• Press Release Finalized Moab Energy Plan Protects National Parks Dec 2016 New Administration Should Embrace Process Promoting Local Input on Federal Lands Leasing
• Press Release Parks Group Supports Historic Nomination of Congresswoman Deb Haaland for Interior Secretary Dec 2020 “Amid a global pandemic and climate crisis, we need a Department of Interior Secretary who is ready to address 21st century challenges with bold solutions." -- NPCA President and CEO Theresa Pierno
• Magazine Article The Long Way Home Spring 2017 | By Kate Siber Opening a tribal house and closing a divide in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
• Press Release Fighting for Commonsense Protections for Washington’s National Parks Aug 2018 Washington State Pollution Control Hearing Board decision to allow expansion of oil refinery in Puget Sound appealed
• Press Release New Report Finds Proposed Data Centers in Northern Virginia Threaten National Parks, Drinking Water May 2022 These protected places are the heart of Northern Virginia. Rezoning land on their doorstep for huge, loud, environmentally damaging industrial data centers is wrong.
• Press Release Parks Group Welcomes Emergency Protections For Giant Sequoias Jul 2022 Forest service's emergency fuel reduction treatment will help protect giant sequoia trees from climate-fueled wildfires
• Press Release Moab Master Leasing Plan Alternatives Could Provide Critical Protections for Arches and Canyonlands National Parks May 2014 Statement by NPCA Southwest Senior Regional Director David Nimkin
• 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.
• 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 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.
• 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 Park Advocates Speak Out Against Administration’s Environmental Rollbacks Feb 2020 Climate change is happening. Ignoring it won’t stop it.
• Press Release Park advocates applaud EPA's new protections that reduce methane pollution, benefit public lands Dec 2023 "Tackling methane emissions as a key piece of the climate change problem is a crucial step towards preserving these cherished landscapes for future generations." — Natalie Levine, Interim Campaigns Director, Clean Air Program
• 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 Public Gets More Time to Protest National Park Fee Hike Nov 2017 Administration extends public comment period by one month.
• 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.
• 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 Zion National Park Property Protected Oct 2012 Anonymous donation allows for major land purchase
• 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 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 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 Government Shutdown Closes National Parks Nationwide Oct 2013 Hurts Local Economies, Planned Family Vacations & America's National Heritage
• 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. 
• Fact Sheet Legislative Action on Boating Regulations in Yellowstone H.R. 2954 mandates that the National Park Service change its boating regulations on rivers and streams in three years or leave non‐motorized boating unregulated on roughly 7,500 miles of rivers and streams in Yellowstone and Grand Teton
• 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.
• Emily Jones Former Southeast Regional Director Emily’s work as Southeast Regional Director revolves around building momentum within local communities and garnering congressional support to ensure our national parks become a national priority.
• 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
• Report Mine Prospects Beyond Pebble EPA Final Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment, Mine Prospects Beyond Pebble
• Park Fort Pulaski National Monument Fort Pulaski National Monument is located on Cockspur Island at the mouth of the Savannah River in Georgia. Built to protect the city of Savannah, the structure was part of a system of forts built to protect the United States after the War of 1812. Today it stands as one of the best-preserved examples of these coastal defenses.
• 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 Adam Siegel General Counsel As General Counsel, Adam leads NPCA’s in-house legal department, manages NPCA’s litigation program, and provides general legal counsel to the organization.

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