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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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Blog Post Emotional and Financial Toll of Government Shutdown Hits Home for National Park Service Personnel More than 21,000 Park Service staff have been furloughed indefinitely, and the park rangers who still have jobs are taking heat for doing their jobs.
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Magazine Article Candid Cameras In national parks around the country, camera traps capture images that astonish, delight, inform, reveal — and have the power to change human behavior.
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Press Release From Air to Water, National Parks Group Concerned by Increased Mercury Levels in Western National Parks Statement by Sarah Gaines Barmeyer, Director of Conservation Programs for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post Do Brook Trout Have a Future in Shenandoah? One of Virginia's most popular national parks is a haven for native fish, but warming waters could prove devastating for this keystone species.
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Blog Post Valley on Fire We are driving east on a rugged powerline road in Clark Mountain’s shadow. The 8,000-foot peak is covered in snow. Pinyon-juniper forest commands the windshield view, with Joshua tree woodland in the rearview. As we negotiate the rocky pass with its perilous drop-off, we see the shimmering dry lakebed of Ivanpah Valley encircled by tall mountain peaks.
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Press Release New Plan for Pennsylvania Turnpike Stormwater Runoff Will Better Protect Valley Forge National Historical Park “Now every drop of stormwater that flows off this expanded six-mile stretch of the turnpike will be cooled and cleaned before gradually entering Valley Forge National Historical Park and Valley Creek" -- NPCA's Joy Oakes.
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Blog Post Counting Caves Mammoth Cave National Park may boast the world’s longest cave system, but one national park site includes hundreds more caves within its boundaries. Learn about the site with the most known caves in the National Park System.
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Press Release Groups Claim Keeping Parks Open Without Adequate Staff During Shutdown is Illegal, Demand Inspector General Investigate Trump Administration’s Reckless Decision Acting Interior Secretary Bernhardt is violating the law, and we implore the Inspector General to investigate this matter before our parks, visitors, local communities and wildlife suffer any longer.
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Blog Post 6 Tips to Keep Parks — and Yourself — Safe You can set a good example for how to behave on public lands. These tips are sensible and easy to follow, and they’ll help you be a good park steward while avoiding embarrassment on social media.
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Magazine Article Pines in Peril Grand Teton’s lodgepole forests are exquisitely adapted to wildfire — but can they survive a changing climate?
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Magazine Article Out of Sync Climate change is affecting the national parks’ most ancient and critical cycles. Can citizen science help?
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Magazine Article Cosmic Vibes Abound Gram Parsons and his musical legacy at Joshua Tree
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Policy Update NPCA Position on H.R. 2793, H.R. 3326, and H.R. 4706 NPCA sent the following letter ahead of a markup held by the House Natural Resources Committee scheduled for November 17, 2021.
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Blog Post Unfit to Serve: Why NPCA Opposes Andrew Wheeler as EPA Administrator We need an EPA administrator who will fulfill the agency's mission to protect the environment — not one who actively undermines our public health and the health of our national parks.
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Policy Update NPCA Position on S. 2886, S. 2887, and S. 3266 NPCA sent the following letter on S. 2886, S. 2887, and S. 3266 ahead of a hearing held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee scheduled for December 2, 2021.
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Magazine Article The Old Man of the Lake How has a giant hemlock managed to float upright in Crater Lake for more than a hundred years?
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Press Release Protections Sought for Endangered Frogs, Snakes at Pacifica's Sharp Park Protections needed for endangered species in habitat adjoining national park properties
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Press Release Interior Secretary Jewell Calls on Congress to Invest in National Parks and Public Lands National Parks Group Calls for Renewed Commitment to National Parks
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Magazine Article A Road Less Traveled Students reconnect with African-American history on an 1,800-mile journey along the Underground Railroad.
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Press Release Utah State University Study Shows Broad Support for Arches National Park Timed Entry Systems 84% of respondents indicated they would like to have a reservation system in place for future visits to Arches
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Blog Post A Rare Look at Rose Atoll New IMAX film 'Hidden Pacific' documents remote underwater wonders, including 'one of the last pristine wildernesses on Earth,' and shows the importance of protecting our wild marine national monuments.
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Press Release BLM Continues to Threaten National Parks with Inappropriate Oil and Gas Development "Once again, this administration has chosen to ignore concerns raised by the public when making decisions on our public lands" - Jerry Otero, Southwest Energy Program Manager for National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post Collapsing Homes Threaten One of Our Most Popular National Seashores Coastal erosion is destroying beachfront houses near Cape Hatteras, creating dangerous debris and compounding problems for park staff.
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Press Release Groups Ask EPA to Ensure New Ozone Standards Protect National Parks Ground-level ozone damages park ecosystems
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Press Release President’s Budget Threat to National Parks If enacted, would be biggest cut to National Park Service since World War II.
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Press Release Conservation Groups Respond to Utah Lawsuit Challenging National Monuments Restoration "As we’ve said time and time again, an attack on one monument is an attack on all. We will continue to fight to ensure all national monuments are protected now and for the future.” - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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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 Trump’s EPA Pick Threat to National Parks Confirmation Hearing for Oklahoma AG Pruitt Shows Nominee Would Weaken Critical Protections for Park Air, Water
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Blog Post Happy Birthday, Denali 7 things you might not know about Alaska’s most famous national park, which celebrates its centennial this weekend
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