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Park Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument Few experiences compare to snorkeling through tranquil turquoise waters, gliding effortlessly among colorful fish, sea turtles and spectacular coral formations, or walking along a warm white sand beach at sunset with swaying palms whispering in the evening breeze. This monument protects more than 12,000 underwater acres where spectacular coral reefs and unique tropical ecosystems are submerged off the shore of the Caribbean island of St. John.
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Park Pipestone National Monument This monument preserves the active quarries and sacred grounds where American Indians have extracted red stone for centuries to carve into sacred pipes. Visitors can take a paved trail past the quarries and through the tallgrass prairie to several points of interest, including historic markers, notable rock formations and a peaceful 20-foot waterfall.
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Park Tule Lake National Monument Tule Lake is one of four incarceration camps in the National Park System that the federal government used during World War II to imprison people in the name of military defense. The military overwhelmingly used this power against Japanese and Japanese Americans for having what it called “foreign enemy ancestry.”
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Park Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site The Vanderbilt Mansion is a American expression and celebration of the era of the English country house estate. These grand estates thrived in the United States after post-Civil War industrialization, in the early 1900s through the 1930s. As a visitor you can tour the historic home or explore the estate grounds, open from dawn through dusk.
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Park Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park is home to one of the country's most spectacular waterfalls — a 260-foot-wide, 77-foot drop that rushes through the Passaic River Gorge and is recognized as a National Natural Landmark. These astounding falls made Paterson the ideal site for one of America's earliest industrial parks — a thriving manufacturing district developed in part by founding father Alexander Hamilton and run for decades on the area's abundant hydropower.
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Magazine Article Nesting Instincts What happens when species protection trumps historical interpretation at Petersburg National Battlefield?
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Magazine Article Snow, Steam, Bison, Sky A winter adventure in Yellowstone National Park.
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Magazine Article Saving the Panther The Florida panther was going to die out. Then conservationists dreamed up a daring rescue operation.
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Magazine Article No English? No Problem. As the number of international visitors to national parks rises, the Park Service is speaking up — in multiple languages.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 5538, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives ahead of floor debate the week of July 11, 2016.
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Press Release Landmark Energy Plan Protects Arches, Canyonlands National Parks Plan underscores economic importance of national parks, provides model for coexistence of energy development and park visitation
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Magazine Article Desert Storm Fort Bowie stood at the center of America's most brutal Indian Wars.
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Blog Post A National Ballpark Only one national park site in the country includes a baseball stadium. And no, it's not Nationals Park.
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Magazine Article Miners' Angel A century ago, Mother Jones faced bullets and long odds in her quest to better the lives of coal laborers working in New River Gorge and other West Virginia mines.
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Policy Update Position on the Expanded Wildlife Extinction Package NPCA submitted the following positions to House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for September 26, 2018.
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Press Release Grizzlies Saved: Court Stops Trophy Hunt of Yellowstone’s Iconic Bears Judge rules that the Trump Administration unlawfully removed federal protections for Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears.
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Blog Post The Other Side of the Clouds A behind-the-scenes look at an extraordinary couple who volunteers full-time at Yosemite National Park.
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Press Release Draining Great Basin: National Parks Conservation Association Expresses Concern Over Nevada Groundwater Pipeline Statement by Lynn Davis, Nevada Field Office Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release Finalized Moab Energy Plan Protects National Parks New Administration Should Embrace Process Promoting Local Input on Federal Lands Leasing
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Magazine Article What the Streams Say At Shenandoah National Park, research shows that the Clean Air Act is working—but in some places, healthy streams are still a distant dream.
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Magazine Article If a Tree Falls, They’ll Hear it An innovative tool calculates the level of noise pollution across the country.
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Press Release After 20 Tumultuous Months for National Parks and Public Lands, Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to Leave For months, we have had concerns about Ryan Zinke’s decisions that harm national parks, their wildlife and our cultural and natural resources.
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Magazine Article The Wild Congaree Paddling the Blue Trail to South Carolina’s only national park.
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Magazine Article ‘I Do’ With a View Adventure eloping is on the rise as couples increasingly steer clear of lavish weddings and opt for pandemic-appropriate ceremonies in the great outdoors.
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Press Release National Parks Group Disappointed by Lack of Protection for Reefs at Biscayne National Park Marine reserve at Biscayne is needed and vital to improve coral reef habitat, fishing, diving, and visitor experience
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Press Release New Poll of Likely Voters Finds Unity in Public Support for National Parks Strong bipartisan support for park funding
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Magazine Article A Park-Loving Justice? Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland has a soft spot for national parks.
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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 Snowed In Surviving a winter in Glacier National Park takes a strong marriage—and 25 pounds of coffee.
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Blog Post Get on a Boat: Tips for Choosing a Responsible Cruise It's hard to beat the convenience and simplicity of a cruise, but when it comes to sustainability, the industry has a bad reputation. Fortunately, this fast-growing sector offers responsible options, too. Here are issues to consider and questions to ask when researching a boat-based adventure.
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Blog Post Iconic Grizzlies Deserve a More Thoughtful Plan The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to remove Yellowstone’s grizzlies from the endangered list, but these iconic animals need better protections first.
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Blog Post Why I Am Joining This Weekend’s Climate March The effects of climate change are wide-ranging and severe, but NPCA continues to fight the “greatest threat to the integrity of our national parks” — and it’s not too late to stand with us
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Press Release EPA Does Nothing to Clean Up Texas Haze Revised plan fails to require modern pollution controls on Texas coal plants.
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Press Release Near Canyonlands, BLM Moves to Lease First and Ask Questions Later “Rather than striking a balance between energy development and national park protection, this administration continues to lease first, and ask questions later."
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Magazine Article Gift of the Glaciers Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore offers visitors beaches, bluffs, clear waters, and 10,000-year-old hills of sand.
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