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• Press Release Obama Administration Supports Continuing Investment in Great Lakes Restoration Feb 2012 President's Goal Announced at White House Briefing with Great Lakes Leaders
• Press Release Obama's Sandy Recovery Bill Requests Needed Funding Relief for Storm-Ravaged National Parks Dec 2012 Statement by National Parks Conservation Association President Tom Kiernan
• Policy Update Position on S.3073, Interior Appropriations & Amendments Jul 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to the U.S. Senate ahead of expected floor debate and votes the week of July 23, 2018.
• Press Release Bipartisan Bill Offers Funding Opportunity for National Park Repairs Jun 2018 The Restore Our Parks Act includes significant investment in national parks’ $11.6 billion maintenance backlog
• Press Release House Natural Resources Chair Introduces Centennial Act Nov 2015 Draft Bill Would Establish Fund for Public-Private Partnerships to Fix Up Parks
• Press Release New Mexico Park Advocate Awarded Quivira Coalition’s Radical Center Award for Conservation Nov 2017 NPCA's Ernie Atencio cited for his many years of conservation work and respected compendium of published writings.
• Magazine Article The Distant Rumble of White Thunder Summer 2012 | By Michael Lanza A family’s year-long quest to explore America’s most endangered parks brings them to Glacier Bay, Alaska.
• Policy Update Position on the Clean Power Plan Apr 2018 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following position to the EPA in response to their effort to repeal the Clean Power Plan.
• Policy Update Position on HR 5780, Utah Public Lands Initiative Sep 2016 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, ahead of a hearing on September 14, 2016.
• Blog Post An Important Step for Wildlife at Isle Royale Apr 2018 | By Christine R. Goepfert, Jennifer Errick The wolf population at this remote Michigan park has been dwindling for years. A new plan, supported by the island’s eminent researcher, will benefit the animals and the ecology of the island.
• Press Release Victory! State Reaches Deal to Remove Industrial Hog Farm from Buffalo National River Watershed Jun 2019 Now this treasured landscape will be properly protected for future generations to safely experience and enjoy.
• Blog Post NPCA Urges Congress to Avoid Across-the-Board Budget Cuts to National Parks Jul 2012 | By John Garder NPCA and other public interest groups concerned about the impact of looming budget cuts to federal programs delivered a letter to Congress and the Obama administration last week urging decision-makers to avert sequestration—the steep mandatory budget cuts that will go into effect this January if lawmakers do not act to prevent them.
• Blog Post National Parks Deserve to Be Protected from Oil and Gas Development Apr 2013 | By Tom Kiernan Theodore Roosevelt was our greatest conservation president. President Roosevelt’s boundless vision and determination resulted in a system of national parks that is the envy of the world, and has been called “America’s Best Idea.” Ironically, his namesake national park, which includes his North Dakota homestead, is currently facing a threat that could permanently degrade a patch of land that was supposed to be protected in perpetuity.
• Magazine Article Surround Sound Summer 2016 | By Nicolas Brulliard The Acoustic Atlas’ trove of recordings includes grizzly cubs purring, ice freezing and thousands of other elusive sounds.
• Magazine Article The Lost Village Winter 2018 | By Nicolas Brulliard The Japanese invaded this Alaskan island during WWII and sent the residents to Japan. Half died there; none ever returned home.
• Press Release Forgotten Founders: The Hidden African Ancestry of Los Angeles Feb 2016 During African American History Month, NPCA is co-sponsoring a new art exhibit, showcasing the diverse and multi-cultural founders of Los Angeles.
• Magazine Article Golden Spike Redux Summer 2019 | By Vanessa Hua The role that Chinese immigrants played in building the Transcontinental Railroad has long been buried. 150 years after the completion of the tracks, that’s finally changing. 
• Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Says President's Budget Falls Short of Meeting National Park Needs Feb 2010 Investing in national parks benefits local economies, the American people, and our nation's future
• Blog Post The National Park with the Most Lighthouses Jun 2016 | By Nicolas Brulliard There are nearly 50 lighthouses preserved in the National Park System, and one park accounts for the most by far, with nine.
• Press Release Celebrating our Veterans on Flag Day at Gateway National Recreation Area Jun 2015 National Find Your Voice Initiative Hosts Paddling Event to Honor Veterans and their Families at Jamaica Bay
• Press Release Government Shutdown Closes National Parks Nationwide Oct 2013 Hurts Local Economies, Planned Family Vacations & America's National Heritage
• Blog Post 9 Civil War Battlefields You Helped Save Apr 2015 | By Nicholas Lund 150 years ago this month, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, leading to the end of the Civil War. The conflict cost more than 600,000 American lives and nearly split our nation in two.
• Magazine Article In the Balance Winter 2018 | By Todd Christopher In his 1968 book about Arches, "Desert Solitaire," Edward Abbey warned that tourists and cars would destroy the park he loved. Was he right?
• 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 The 17 Parks Where Entrance Fees Could Skyrocket — and What You Can Do Oct 2017 | By Theresa Pierno A new Trump administration proposal could put popular national park vacations out of financial reach for some families. You can speak out against this plan.
• Blog Post Enjoy Seeing America? Innovative Campaign Needs More Artists and Art Lovers Dec 2016 | By Linda Rancourt Three-year anniversary of crowdsourced poster project by NPCA and Creative Action Network provides even more opportunities for New Deal-inspired national park art
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 857, H.R. 3186 & H.R. 3916 May 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for May 16, 2018.
• Blog Post Top 10 Reasons We Oppose Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator Jan 2017 | By Kristen Brengel Someone with a track record of undermining national parks should not lead this key environmental agency
• Press Release Already Short-Staffed Park Service Asked to Support Border Patrol Security May 2018 This decision could have serious consequences for national parks already struggling with a reduction in staff.
• Magazine Article For Love and Trains Fall 2017 | By Katherine DeGroff A modern-day troubadour hops aboard and spreads her love of parks through song.

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