Search results for “Tule Lake National Monument”
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Press Release New Report Finds Proposed Data Centers in Northern Virginia Threaten National Parks, Drinking Water These protected places are the heart of Northern Virginia. Rezoning land on their doorstep for huge, loud, environmentally damaging industrial data centers is wrong.
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Blog Post 50 Years Later: Reflecting on the Significance of Earth Day The first Earth Day launched her career as an environmental historian and her path as an activist. Now, even as the pandemic keeps her at home, she commemorates the lasting significance of the Earth Day movement.
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Press Release Utah’s National Parks to Benefit from Innovative Oil and Gas Planning Effort National Parks Group Commends ‘Smart-from-the-Start’ planning for oil and gas in the San Rafael Desert.
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Blog Post NPCA, Park Ranger Group Take Fracking Message to Congress NPCA and Park Rangers for Our Lands help raise awareness about the danger of fracking near public lands with new research.
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Press Release Trump Administration Dismantles Clean Water Rule Days After Gutting National Environmental Policy Act, Putting Park Waters Further at Risk The administration’s rollback of clean water protections is a devasting blow to our national parks and surrounding communities.
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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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Blog Post Trivia Challenge: The Park That Helped Americans Hide in Plain Sight In 1917, the United States entered World War I. It was also a century ago that the U.S. military created its first camouflage unit, and many of the pioneer "camoufleurs" either resided in or visited regularly what is now a national park site. Can you name this park?
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Press Release New Methane Rules Will Help Protect National Parks Finalized BLM Rules Will Curb Emissions from Nearby Oil and National Gas Facilities
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Policy Update Position on Biscayne Marine Reserve Legislation NPCA has taken the following positions on legislation related to a proposed marine reserve in Biscayne National Park.
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Blog Post ‘A Silent but Most Effective Voice’: Ansel Adams and Advocacy One famed photographer used his gift to protect the landscapes that gave him inspiration.
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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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Press Release President Biden Proposes to Bring More Staff and Resources Back to Struggling National Parks "This budget would reinvest in our parks and would start to bring them out of the financial hole they’ve been trying to dig out of for over a decade." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA President and CEO
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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 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 4 Ways President Obama Can Create a Lasting National Park Legacy Last month, President Obama took the podium at Everglades National Park to publicly address the seriousness of climate change. That he chose the world-famous River of Grass as the setting for his Earth Day speech was no accident: Rising ocean levels and other effects of climate change threaten the very existence of this landmark park.
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Press Release Clean Air Advocates Share Renewed Concerns about Utah’s Plan to Reduce Haze Pollution Environmental advocates reject Utah's dirty regional haze plan, call for immediate change to protect public lands and public health.
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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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Blog Post The First National Park Established for Its Biodiversity National parks protect places of national significance, from historic homes to rare fossil sites to areas of scenic beauty. Everglades was the first national park designated specifically to preserve biodiversity.
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Magazine Article Isle of Cats In the 1980s, an ambitious predator reintroduction helped restore an island ecosystem. But what does the future hold for the Cumberland bobcats?
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 799 and H.R. 3683 NPCA submitted the following positions to the Federal Lands subcommittee of the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a hearing on November 30, 2016
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Press Release Parks Group Sues EPA Over Delay of Ozone Protections EPA’s action puts public health, national parks at risk.
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Blog Post Death Valley: This Land of Extremes Now Recognized for Its World-Class Night Skies Death Valley isn’t just the hottest place on Earth. It was also just recognized as one of the darkest.
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Blog Post Beautiful Nature, an Hour from Chicago We often talk about “connecting with nature” and how important it is for urban residents to have access to green space. It improves our physical health, reduces our stress, and even improves our mood to have a world-class park near home.
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Blog Post Travelodge Joins NPCA in Engaging National Park Advocates There are some companies that live their mission and understand the importance of giving back. Travelodge is one of them.
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Blog Post A Sacred Trust: New Video Highlights Navajo and Hopi Perspectives on Clean Air Many Native American families in the Southwest are sorely affected by pollution from coal-fired power plants, yet their concerns often go unheard by decision-makers
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Blog Post What's Next for Parks? The work to protect our public lands doesn’t stop as the ballots are counted. Here’s what NPCA staff are focused on as we sort through the post-election landscape.
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Magazine Article Tree Huggers Washington D.C.’s tourists were loving its cherry trees to death, until a beaver showed them the way.
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Press Release Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling Bill Doesn't Hit the High Water Mark Statement by Sharon Mader, Grand Teton Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Policy Update Position on ESA@50 NPCA submitted the following statement to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 18, 2023.
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