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• Policy Update Letter Regarding Recent Park Police Activities Jun 2020 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following letter to the Secretary of the Interior in response to recent Park Police events in Lafayette Park. 
• Press Release Successful Land Exchange Moves Forward to Preserve Grand Teton National Park Dec 2010 Land purchase is major step toward future preservation of park's landscapes
• Press Release National Find Your Voice Initiative Kicks off in Biscayne and Everglades National Parks to Inspire and Empower New Generation of National Park Advocates Apr 2015 NPCA launches #FindYourVoice initiative to celebrate the National Park System centennial.
• Policy Update Position on S.508, S. 1863, S. 2340, S. 2827, S. 2924, S. 3121, and S. 3119 Mar 2020 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks ahead of a  legislative hearing scheduled for March 4th, 2020. 
• Blog Post The National Park with the Most Endangered Species Jul 2018 | By Jennifer Errick NPCA recently worked with Defenders of Wildlife to determine how many endangered species have critical habitats that include national park sites. One park has significantly more of these rare plants and animals than any other.
• Press Release Wyoming State House Moves Land Deal Forward, Helping to Protect Grand Tetons from Inappropriate Development Feb 2011 Land deal protects nearly 1,400 acres of landscape
• Press Release Riverside County Rejects Destructive New City Near Joshua Tree National Park Nov 2019 Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously rejects city proposal that threatened Joshua Tree National Park wildlife, night skies and surrounding communities.
• Magazine Article Sketching the Smokies Summer 2014 Walt Taylor heads to the mountains with paper, pens, and paint.
• Blog Post America’s First National Park Created to Protect Human History Aug 2016 | By Nicolas Brulliard In 1906, Congress established the first national park with the purpose of protecting man-made structures, not just natural features such as forests and canyons.
• Magazine Article Lessons in the Tallgrass Spring 2011 | By Ann Heyse A teacher guides high-school students into the wilderness and learns a few valuable lessons herself.
• Blog Post 7 Facts About the Trump Administration’s Illegal Attack on National Monuments Dec 2017 | By Theresa Pierno President Trump issued two proclamations to remove federal protections from roughly 2 million acres in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments — the largest reduction of public lands protections in U.S. history.
• Press Release Senate Spending Committee Advances Interior Funding Bill; Better Protects National Parks and Supports Park Rangers Sep 2019 Senate bill increases funding for the National Park Service by $133 million
• Press Release Trump Administration Silences National Park Service, Hindering Ability to Provide Expertise Sep 2019 This basic disregard for the Park Service’s mission could have major implications for all our national parks and public lands for years to come.
• Press Release Sens. Warner, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address National Park Service Maintenance Backlog Mar 2017 NPS has a $12 billion backlog in deferred and overdue maintenance – half is critical transportation infrastructure
• Blog Post Laying the Groundwork: Reclaiming D.C.’s “Forgotten River” Feb 2014 Imagine having a beautiful river in your backyard, but being afraid to enjoy it.
• Blog Post 100 Amazing Things You Can Only Find in National Parks Aug 2016 | By Jennifer Errick These 100 things are just a few of the remarkable finds worth celebrating as we mark the National Park Service's 100th birthday.
• Policy Update Comment Letter on the Forest Service’s Proposed Rulemaking to Revise its NEPA Regulations Aug 2019 NPCA is a signatory of the conservation community's comments on the Forest Service’s proposed rule regarding National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance, 84 Fed. Reg. 27,544 (June 13, 2019), RIN 0596–AD31. 
• Press Release EPA Abandons Science, Clears Way for Pebble Mine near Alaska’s Bristol Bay Jul 2019 "The Trump Administration is putting America last in making it easier for a foreign mining company to endanger the world’s greatest wild salmon fishery and the iconic brown bears of Katmai and Lake Clark National Parks” -- NPCA's Jim Adams.
• Policy Update Position on Nomination of Rob Wallace May 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resouces and Committee on Environment & Public Works in advance of anticipated nomination hearings. 
• Press Release Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Park Service Must Take Bold Action to Protect Biscayne National Park Marine Wildlife Jul 2019 Decades of overfishing have severely depleted Biscayne’s reef fish, and it’s time for Florida and the Park Service to take action to protect them.
• Magazine Article A Quest to Remember Winter 2016 | By Julie Scharper 116,000 Americans were killed in World War I. Why has it taken a century to build a national memorial in Washington, D.C.?
• Press Release Rushed Pebble Mine Review Threatens National Parks and World’s Largest Salmon Fishery Feb 2019 The rushed environmental review of the largest open pit mine in North America threatens damage to Katmai and Lake Clark National Parks, brown bears and the world’s largest wild salmon run, for decades to come.
• Policy Update Position on S. 400, S. 1160, S. 1335, S. 1446, S. 1472, S. 1602, S. 1645, S. 1646, S. 1956, S. 2102 & S. 2225 Feb 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources National Parks Subcommittee ahead of a hearing scheduled for February 14, 2018.
• Magazine Article When Your Toddler Meets a Crocodile Winter 2019 | By Brianna Randall How wise is it to bring a kid on a canoe trip through the watery wilds of the Everglades?
• Magazine Article The Wild Congaree Fall 2017 | By Greg M. Peters Paddling the Blue Trail to South Carolina’s only national park.
• Policy Update Position on S. 1160, S. 1335, S. 1446 & S. 1602 Mar 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for March 8, 2018.
• Policy Update NPCA position on S. 511, S. 1284/H.R. 2497, S. 1643, S. 1942, and S. 2490 Oct 2021 NPCA shared the following positions ahead of a legislative hearing held by the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks scheduled for October 6th, 2021.
• Blog Post 4 Park Threats That Could Spoil a Budget Deal Mar 2018 | By Ani Kame’enui Congress is running out of time to put together a plan that offers reliable funding to our national parks — without bogging down the legislation with damaging amendments.
• Policy Update Testimony: Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act Dec 2015 Written testimony by Joan Frankevich for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on December 3, 2015
• Magazine Article The Long and Winding Recovery Winter 2024 | By Rona Marech The Anacostia River and the national park site that flanks it were long mistreated and neglected. Are the tides finally turning?  

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