Search results for “Northern Rockies”
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Staff Betsy Buffington Betsy Buffington, a longtime conservation partner and ally, is regional director of the Northern Rockies Regional Office, overseeing our work in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and Idaho.
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Staff Holly Sandbo Holly, the Northern Rockies' Manager of Outreach and Engagement, joined the team in January 2015.
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Staff and Media Personnel Kati Schmidt Kati Schmidt is based in Oakland, CA, and leads media outreach and communications for the Pacific, Northwest, Northern Rockies, Alaska, and Southwest regions, along with NPCA's national wildlife initiatives.
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Press Release Badger-Two Medicine Area Too Special to Drill: National Parks Group Agrees with Federal Historic Preservation Panel Statement by Michael Jamison, Glacier Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post 7 Dream Destinations Worth Planning For The pandemic is restricting travel for many people — but extra time stuck at home now could mean more extensive preparation for an epic park adventure when conditions are safe again.
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Press Release Wildlife-Rich Lands Protected with Transfer of Antelope Flats to Grand Teton National Park Department of Interior purchased 640 acres of Wyoming State Educational Trust lands known as the Antelope Flats parcel. The wildlife-rich lands were transferred to the National Park Service and are an important addition to Grand Teton National Park.
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Blog Post An Insiders’ Guide to Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone: It’s one of the most remarkable and revered travel destinations in the world and the place that defined the very concept of public land conservation. Get a taste of why this park and the larger ecosystem that surrounds it are so special — and how to plan an extraordinary trip.
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Blog Post 9 Not-So-Cute Endangered Animals That Live in Our Parks Celebrate Endangered Species Day with these curious critters
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Press Release On the Heels of Proposed Grizzly Delisting, Lawsuit Challenges Wildlife Management at Grand Teton National Park NPCA is fighting a dangerous, precedent-setting decision by the National Park Service that puts wildlife at risk in Grand Teton National Park.
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Press Release Wyoming Department of Transportation Champions Wildlife Crossings WYDOT proposes plan to prevent wildlife deaths in ‘path of the pronghorn’
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Magazine Article The Value of Species Humans have always considered plant and animal species in terms of what they contribute to our lives. But author Edward McCord believes that Yellowstone’s pronghorn and, indeed, all species, have value in and of themselves.
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Blog Post 10 Scenic National Park Drives These 10 parks offer incredible views of some of America's most beautiful places with plenty of opportunities to get out and explore along the way.
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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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Blog Post Tuzi ... What? The Origins of 12 Unusual National Park Names Tuzigoot. Great Egg Harbor. Yosemite. Who came up with these names? What do they mean? Sometimes they come from one person, sometimes a whole culture—but the stories behind these memorable monikers reveal interesting details about these places and the people who have loved and lived in them.
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Press Release Wyoming State Legislature Takes Action to Preserve Grand Teton National Park for Future Generations Land purchase protects landscapes and beauty of park
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Press Release National Parks Group Hails Progress, Urges Congress to Pass Bill to Protect the Health and Beauty of the North Fork Flathead River Valley, Glacier National Park Bipartisan legislation has support of local residents, energy companies, local elected officials, and business and conservation communities
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Press Release Grand Teton Lands Bill Passes Wyoming Legislature Important progress made on land deal to sell 1,280 acres within Grand Teton to the federal government
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Magazine Article Mission Outdoors Sierra Club program provides healing and camaraderie for war veterans.
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Magazine Article Dog Years Who builds those thousands of miles of park trails and how do they do it?
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Press Release Interior Department Cancels Illegal Oil and Gas Lease Near Glacier National Park The Department of the Interior announced cancellation of an oil and gas lease totaling more than 6,000 acres in the sacred Badger-Two Medicine area, adjacent to Glacier National Park in Montana.
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Blog Post 9 Wildlife Success Stories National parks provide critical habitat for a variety of animals—in some cases, they are the only places that threatened or endangered species have left to call home.
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Report Wolves Rulemaking Petition Petition seeking rule-making to govern hunting of wolves and other wildlife.
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Report Paradise Valley Corridor Study: Saving Lives by Incorporating Wildlife Passage Opportunities We are recommending that Montana Department of Transportation undertake a cost-benefit analysis of mitigation measures that will increase public safety and decrease the potential for wildlife-vehicle collisions on US 89.
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Report America's Heritage For Sale Privately owned land within the congressionally designated boundaries of America’s national parks creates gaping holes that shatter the integrity of individual parks and the system as a whole, and make it more difficult and expensive for the Park Service to protect wildlife and the parks’ natural and cultural treasures. Our national heritage is at risk.
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Report A Landowner's Guide to Fences and Wildlife A Landowner's Guide to Fences and Wildlife: Practical Tips to Make Your Fences Wildlife Friendly
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Fort Union Trading Post Congress created Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site to "commemorate the significant role played by Fort Union as a fur trading post on the Upper Missouri River." An assessment indicates that, overall, cultural and natural resources are in fair condition.
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Magazine Article Friends in High Places EcoFlight offers an aerial view of the national parks, and the threats looming within and beyond their boundaries.
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Press Release Advocates Agree: EPA Nominee Pruitt a Disaster for Nation’s Air, Water Heads of 19 Environmental, Conservation Groups Come Out Against Pruitt’s Nomination
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Blog Post A Yogi’s Guide to the National Parks Experiencing America’s natural wonders in 9 poses
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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 Everybody Needs a Rock, and to Know Where to Find One Yellowstone isn’t just the world’s first national park. It’s a place full of millions of individual memories, some involving a single stone.
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Press Release New Agreement Marks Progress Toward Preserving Lands Within Grand Teton National Park At the Western Governors’ Association’s annual meeting, Interior Secretary Jewell and Wyoming Governor Matt Mead announced inroads towards completing the purchase of two State school land parcels located within Grand Teton National Park.
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Press Release NPCA Praises Historic Announcement to Secure Permanent Protection for the North Fork of the Flathead River Statement by NPCA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Craig Obey
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Magazine Article The Retirement Cure Making the most of retirement with a 40-foot RV, a patch of dirt and full-time seasonal volunteer work in the national parks.
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Press Release Wyoming State House Moves Land Deal Forward, Helping to Protect Grand Tetons from Inappropriate Development Land deal protects nearly 1,400 acres of landscape
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Press Release Wild Lands Win: Interior Retires 32,000 Acres of Oil and Gas Leases Near Glacier National Park Choosing wild lands over oil and gas development, the Department of the Interior retired 32,254 acres of leases in the Badger-Two Medicine area, adjacent to Glacier National Park in Montana.
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Blog Post 10 National Park Trip Ideas for President Trump Would President Trump do more to protect national parks if he took time to visit them? Here are 10 inspirational places I’d put at the top of his bucket list.
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Press Release Court Ruling Continues the Saga to Protect Badger-Two Medicine Near Glacier National Park “Time does not erase the original error, and there is no statute of limitations for correcting this assault on lands sacred to the Blackfeet Nation” -- NPCA's Michael Jamison
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Staff Cory MacNulty Cory’s focus as campaign director in the Southwest region is primarily on issues concerning the national parks in Utah.
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Staff Bart Melton Working from Washington, D.C., Bart currently leads NPCA’s Wildlife Program, focusing on the critical issues facing national park wildlife across the country.
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