Search results for “Women's Rights National Historical Park”
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Park Chaco Culture National Historical Park Chaco Culture National Historical Park preserves five Chacoan "great houses" where people from various clans congregated to trade goods, share ideas and celebrate events a thousand years ago. The structures demonstrate the high skill of the Chacoan people, with sophisticated architecture and construction methods. Explore the nine-mile park road and backcountry trails by day; after dark, the park's night sky program offers the chance to view the stars from this sacred and special place.
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Biscayne National Park Current overall conditions of Biscayne’s known natural resources rated a score of 58 out of 100, which is a “poor” rating. Overall conditions of the park’s known cultural resources rated 48 out of a possible 100, also indicating “poor” conditions.
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Park Wrangell St. Elias National Park & Preserve Covering more than 8 million acres of land, Wrangell-St. Elias is the largest national park site and the largest single wilderness area in the United States.
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Park Acadia National Park Along the rugged coastline of Maine, this gem of the Northeast offers ocean shoreline, coastal forests, remote islands, rocky mountains and historic lighthouses. With 45 miles of historic carriage roads to bike and 125 miles of trails to hike, Acadia is a premier destination for the adventurous and outdoorsy. Among the park’s granite peaks is Cadillac Mountain, which at 1,530 feet stands as the tallest mountain on the Atlantic coast.
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Park Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park Explore Abraham Lincoln's humble beginnings by visiting the remnants of two farm sites where Lincoln was born and lived until he was seven. Visitors can see a log cabin similar to Lincoln’s first home and stroll several hiking trails imagining what Lincoln’s childhood was like.
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Report Gettysburg National Military Park Expansion For more than four years, NPCA has advocated for the addition of the Gettysburg or “Lincoln” train station, to be added to Gettysburg National Military Park.
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Press Release Victory: President Biden, Parks Leaders Welcome Amache National Historic Site "By preserving Amache, we can ensure that as a country we confront our mistakes, honor the stories of those who were unjustly imprisoned, and protect the site for future generations" -- NPCA's President and CEO Theresa Pierno
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Press Release “Do Nothing” Ozone Rule Challenged by Parks, Health and Environmental Groups "The EPA must revise ozone standards to follow the science and protect the health of our people and environment; otherwise, the consequences could be dire.” - Stephanie Kodish, NPCA's Clean Air Program Director
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Press Release Parks Group Expands Great Lakes Expertise, Opens Michigan Field Office NPCA's Midwest office welcomes Kira Davis -- "a tremendous advocate for the Great Lakes, where her passion and personal connection to the land brings people together."
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Press Release Fact: Dismantling the Stream Protection Rule Endangers National Park Waterways A resolution introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to dismantle the Stream Protection Rule, which safeguards streams from pollution created by mountaintop removal and surface coal mining.
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Press Release Wilderness Victory for National Parks Interior Secretary Salazar Protects West Coast's First Marine Wilderness Area at Drakes Estero in Point Reyes National Seashore
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Announces Former Discovery Channel Head W. Clark Bunting As New President and CEO W. Clark Bunting to oversee NPCA as President and CEO
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Press Release Fran Ulmer to Chair National Parks Conservation Association Board of Trustees Former lieutenant governor of Alaska to serve as chair of NPCA's Board of Trustees
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Press Release National Parks Vital to Administration's New Plan to Preserve America's Great Outdoors Statement by NPCA President Tom Kiernan
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Blog Post Plan a Desert Getaway to Grand Canyon National Park America’s Southwest is full of amazing canyons, but none perhaps as famous or as widely visited as the Grand Canyon. This world-famous landmark is actually the youngest of the canyons in the region, despite its immense size. The Colorado River has been carving its way through the Southwest for nearly 70 million years, but the Grand Canyon is only 6 million years old.
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Press Release Senators from 4 Border States Urge British Columbia to Clean Up Mining Operations that Threaten U.S. Waterways, Parks and Wildlife Eight senators urge British Columbia Premier to acknowledge the impacts of mining on U.S./Canadian rivers.
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Press Release Parks Group Disappointed by Administration's Decision Not to Protect Lands within Big Cypress National Preserve Statement by NPCA Director of Legislative and Government Affairs Kristen Brengel
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Press Release Helen Hernandez Joins Board of National Parks Conservation Association NPCA welcomes Helen Hernandez as a member of their Board of Trustees.
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Press Release Parks group welcomes bipartisan bill to make Amache a National Historic Site The Amache National Historic Site Act will permanently protect the former incarceration camp and ensure the survivors’ stories are told and remembered
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Press Release Federal Court Rejects National Park Service Decision to Open More Off-Road Vehicle Trails in Big Cypress National Preserve Wildlife Conservation Groups Celebrate Victory for Critically Endangered Florida Panther and Sensitive Wetland Habitats
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Press Release Secretary Haaland, Park Advocates Meet at Emmett Till Funeral Site Emmett’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, insisted on a public, open-casket funeral for her son at Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Chicago, saying “Let the world see what they did to my boy.”
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Press Release Park Proposal for National Monument a Distraction Move by Utah Congressman Seen as Another Attempt to Dismantle Protections for Public Lands.
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Press Release Badger-Two Medicine Protection Act to Safeguard Wild Nature, Tribal Lands Near Glacier National Park The Badger-Two Medicine Protection Act preserves both the natural heritage and the cultural significance of the area, which is home to many of the Blackfeet Nation’s origin stories
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Blog Post Congress: Stay On-Mission for Texas’ World-Class Park Throughout the world, countries vie every year to win the coveted World Heritage status for the most naturally and culturally significant sites they have to offer.
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Press Release Consumer Cellular Renews Successful Partnership With The National Parks Conservation Association $5 Donation Given to NPCA for each Consumer Cellular Customer that Signs-up for Paperless Billing
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Press Release National Parks Group Asks Pennsylvania Court to Protect Upper Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River Friend of the Court brief filed in support of the Upper Delaware Council’s lawsuit to prevent the expansion of a quarry in Lakawaxen Township
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Press Release Clean Water for Parks and Communities Back on the Table Federal government concludes that recent rollbacks to clean water protections lead to “environmental degradation,” calls for a rewrite
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Blog Post See a Sneak Preview of Saturday’s ‘Rock the Park’ in Stunning Mojave National Preserve This weekend, I join adventurers Jack and Colton on-screen for a trip off the beaten path, among ancient art and millions of stars
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Press Release Parks Group Responds to Interior Secretary Staff Loyalty Questioning Pierno: “To serve…is to protect the very foundation on which our country was built."
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Press Release Park Advocates Support a Path Forward for Chesapeake National Recreation Area The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the nation. Thousands of years of history and one-of-a-kind natural wonders come alive here.
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Announces New Director of Foundation Relations Pamela Wilson to serve as Director for Foundation Relations
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Press Release Parks Group Applauds Landmark Collaborative Tribal Management Plan to Protect Bears Ears National Monument “This landmark management plan is proof that through collaboration and elevation of voices traditionally underrepresented in public lands management, our country can preserve culturally important places and ecosystems while also balancing recreational opportunities." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Press Release House Methane Move Hurts Parks Reversal of waste rule will worsen climate change at taxpayer’s expense.
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Press Release Parks Group Welcomes Bill To Create Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in Mojave Desert Bill introduced in Congress would protect nearly 450,000 acres in Nevada that are sacred to tribes and provide important habitat for native wildlife
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Press Release Paterson Great Falls National Historic Park in New Jersey Makes #397 Statement by NPCA Senior Northeast Regional Director Alexander Brash
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Press Release Parks Group Responds to Management Plans that Threaten Grand Staircase-Escalante and Future of All National Monuments Plan Undermines Standards for National Monument Protections, Ignores Public Opposition and Ongoing Litigation Over Reduced Boundaries
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Letter Organizations Express Support for Marine Reserve The undersigned organizations express our strong support for the creation of a marine reserve in Biscayne National Park to protect the park’s incredible but severely threatened coral reef ecosystem. We are deeply committed to the conservation of the unique landscapes, resources, wildlife, and recreational opportunities protected by the National Park Service.
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Fact Sheet San Antonio Missions Boundary Expansion Flyer Please join Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, Congressman Lloyd Doggett, and other local elected officials to celebrate the boundary expansion of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park and San Antonio’s World Heritage Delegation.
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Patrick Bassett Patrick Bassett is a second-year graduate student in the Public History program at Texas State University. His thesis, which is currently in progress, focuses on Indigenous representation within the National Park System. He is also currently working as an intern for the Texas Historical Commission on the William Goyens Jr. project, working to research and correct an outdated and erroneous historical marker.
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Makayla Thornton Makayla Thornton is a graduate student at Texas State studying Public Administration. She received her BS in Conservation Biology at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry where she learned strategies on how to defend and preserve the environment. Upon graduation, she'd like to work for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to protect our wild lands.
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Park Alagnak Wild River The Alagnak travels west from Katmai National Park and Preserve toward Bristol Bay through the wild, bear-filled tundra of the Alaska Peninsula. Wild salmon, arctic char and other fish species run plentifully through the river, attracting both black and grizzly bears. Moose, foxes, wolverines, otters and other wild animals also frequent the area.
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America Fitzpatrick America has spent over a decade working in conservation in the West and currently works to protect parks from energy development.
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Letter Comments on Draft Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Comments on Draft Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan
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Marshall Minor “MD” Marshall, aka MD (he/they), is a native Texan, photographer, and a self-taught outdoor enthusiast. MD graduated from St. Edward's University with a B.A. in Photocommunications, and much of his professional background has revolved around training and education. Some causes that are close to
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Alejandro Lopez From Los Fresnos, Texas, Alejandro is a proud first-generation college graduate from The University of Texas Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. His passions shine through in years of academic research with the Rose Research Group and legislative work with Texas State Senator Judith Zaffirini. Alejandro's ultimate goal is to continue advocating for the environment, especially in low-income areas and communities of color.
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