Search results for “Mammoth Cave National Park”
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Park Capitol Reef National Park This park protects a grand and colorful geologic feature known as the Waterpocket Fold, a 100-mile wrinkle in the Earth's crust known as a monocline that extends from nearby Thousand Lakes Mountain to Lake Powell. The park also preserves the unique natural and cultural history of the Fremont people who lived throughout Utah and adjacent states from 700 to 1300 AD. The park features petroglyphs, pictograms and artifacts of the Fremont people, as well as a wealth of layered sandstone rock formations, multicolored mesas and buttes, and sweeping, colorful desert views in all directions.
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Park Cane River Creole National Historical Park This park celebrates the shared history and blended traditions of the Natchitoches Indians and the French and Spanish settlers of the 18th and 19th centuries who called this region home. The 33-block National Historic Landmark District includes many well-preserved examples of Creole architecture. Visit forts, museums, and seven national and three state historic sites. Tour Oakland Plantation, Magnolia Plantation and Magnolia Manor House, among two dozen local properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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Fact Sheet Manhattan Project National Historical Park At the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, the National Park Service will interpret and facilitate discussion surrounding the complex stories of the Manhattan Project and the resulting impacts of atomic power and nuclear technology in the three major park site areas.
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Letter NPCA Trustee for the Parks PDF Form Use this PDF fill-in form to become a new Trustee for the Parks, or to renew your existing NPCA Trustee for the Parks membership.
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Resource Protecting Sensitive Resources near Mesa Verde National Park The serene, semi-arid landscape of the Four Corners region of southwestern Colorado once housed an early Native American civilization of ancestral Puebloan people. These ancient inhabitants left behind remnants of their culture that tell the story of a complex society that existed here for hundreds of years.
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Resource Ad Supporting National Park Funding Hundreds of campfire stories. Thousands of history lessons. Billions of dollars for local economies.
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Park Cape Lookout National Seashore Visitors can only get to the remote beaches on these barrier islands by taking a boat to one of the park’s five ferry landings. Aside from a few historic buildings, including the park’s checkered lighthouse, the beaches are wild and undeveloped, with little company, aside from shorebirds, marine animals and more than 100 wild horses that roam the islands. The park offers an idyllic setting for beachcombing, fishing, birdwatching, lighthouse climbing and touring historic villages dating back to Colonial times.
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Magazine Article The Secret Lives of Hummingbirds Scientists and volunteers shed light on some of the most colorful and charismatic species in the national parks.
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Blog Post Halls of Independence Did you know that four national park sites preserve the homes of signers of the Declaration of Independence?
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Blog Post Building Resiliency Against Disasters Hurricanes and other disasters are harming our parks. NPCA is advocating for more resources to help staff prepare before emergencies strike.
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Press Release Subaru of America, NPCA Take Home Silver Halo Award for Best Sustainability Initiative Partnership recognized for ongoing commitment to reduce landfill waste from America’s National Parks
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Blog Post A Different Kind of Service Veterans continue to serve their country — in some cases taking strides to overcome post-traumatic stress disorder, gaining new skills and adjusting to civilian life — through innovative programs in our national parks.
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Policy Update Position on S. 145, S. 146, S. 329, S. 403, S. 521, S. 610, S. 782, S. 873, and S. 1483 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation considered by the Senate National Parks subcommittee on June 10, 2015.
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Press Release Grand Canyon and Santa Monica Mountains among beneficiaries of public lands act The ambitious Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act will safeguard famous park sites while combatting climate change and addressing environmental justice priorities
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Press Release Fighting for Clean Air: Groups Sue EPA Over San Joaquin Valley Pollution NPCA and others are suing the EPA over its failure to enforce deadlines covering state air quality plans in the San Joaquin Valley and nearby Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
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Press Release House Approves 1.3 Million Acres of Wilderness, Adds Over 1,000 Miles into the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System Lands package includes an expansion to Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, over 600,000 acres of new wilderness in Colorado and expanded waterway and wilderness protections near Olympic National Park
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Blog Post Unsportsmanlike Conduct The state of Alaska should not allow objectionable bear-hunting methods like baiting, snaring, and spotlighting in our northernmost national parks.
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Blog Post Congress: Fund Hurricane Sandy Relief Struggling communities in New York and New Jersey need a relief funding bill that will help both people and parks.
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Magazine Article The Land of the Giants An artist’s view of Sequoia & Kings Canyon national parks in the age of extreme wildfires.
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Magazine Article A Fruitful Mission As the park system’s fruit trees reach the end of their lifespans, staff are scrambling to save them.
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Magazine Article Gentle Giants The national parks’ towering sequoias have thrived for thousands of years. Can they survive climate change?
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Magazine Article Standing Guard Meet America’s Buffalo Soldiers—some of the nation’s first park rangers.
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Magazine Article To Collect or Not to Collect As higher visitation and climate change increasingly threaten artifacts, can the Park Service afford to leave them in place?
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Blog Post Fighting to Keep Alaska’s Rivers Wild Court’s decision in case over the use of hovercraft could have huge consequences for Alaska’s parks
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Magazine Article An Uncertain Future As climate change shapes the Southwest, Mesa Verde National Park strives to protect both ancient forests and vulnerable cliff dwellings.
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Blog Post A Critical Moment for the Climate The new Inflation Reduction Act would authorize nearly $1 billion for the National Park Service to respond to climate change, among its many benefits. Here’s what's in the bill, what's at stake — and what you can do.
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Magazine Article Picture This Design students reimagine the park experience for the 21st century.
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Policy Update Position on S. 2177/H.R. 959, S. 651/H.R. 1289, H.R. 2880, S. 1930, S. 119, S. 718, S. 770, S. 1943, S. 1975, S. 1993, S. 2309 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation being considered by the Subcommittee on National Parks of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources during a hearing on March 17, 2016.
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Magazine Article Untold Stories The Park Service strives to tell the history of all Americans, but one group has gone almost entirely overlooked.
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Magazine Article Catching a Ride A new, free shuttle connects the city of Homestead, Florida, to Biscayne and Everglades National Parks.
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Magazine Article Dangerous Territory Wyoming officials are under the mistaken impression that they can sanction a wolf hunt on park land between Yellowstone and Grand Teton.
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Magazine Article Birds on the Battlefield As green space shrinks and suburbs expand, a growing number of wildlife seekers are heading to historic parks for their nature fix.
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Press Release Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling Bill Doesn't Hit the High Water Mark Statement by Sharon Mader, Grand Teton Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Policy Update Position on S. 924, S. 1059 & S. 1097 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 21, 2023.
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Magazine Article Final Words A former Yellowstone ranger raced to finish a book about two threats — one that endangers national parks and another that ultimately took his own life.
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Press Release California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act to Complete a Landscape-Level Conservation Legacy California Conservation and Recreation Act (CDCRA) would Mojave National Preserve and Joshua Tree and Death Valley National Parks and designate the Sand to Snow and Mojave Trails as National Monuments
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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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Staff Sarah Lundstrum Sarah joined NPCA in 2012 as the Glacier Field Representative in Whitefish, Montana. Her work is focused in and around Glacier National Park with an emphasis on community organizing throughout the Crown of the Continent.
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Letter NPCA Monthly Giving PDF Form Use this PDF fill-in form to become a Partner for the Parks monthly donor by mail.
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Park Cape Cod National Seashore Famous for its windswept beaches and spectacular views, Cape Cod National Seashore offers a quintessentially New England experience, from Nauset Lighthouse to the seaside cottages that nestle among the dunes. The park’s 43,000 acres make up most of the curving peninsula between Chatham and Provincetown, featuring barrier islands, pine and oak forests, wild cranberry bogs, kettle ponds, tidal flats, and historic structures from the area's long maritime history.
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Park Canaveral National Seashore Canaveral National Seashore is located on a barrier island off the east coast of Florida that features unspoiled beaches and over 100 middens — heaps of shells, broken pottery and discarded arrowheads left by the Timucuan Indians who were the area's first known inhabitants. The park also features remnants of a deserted Florida town settled by land speculators who settled on Mosquito Lagoon after the Civil War.
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Julia Busiek Julia Busiek has worked in national parks in California, Colorado, Hawaii and Washington state. She lives in Oakland, California.
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Staff and Government Affairs Christina Hazard Christina Hazard joined NPCA in 2006 and is the Legislative Director for the Government Affairs team.
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Staff Jeff Taylor As Associate Director of Donor Relations, Jeff helps curate NPCA's donor experience.
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Staff Alexander Kelly In his role as Associate General Counsel - Contracts & Compliance, Alex manages contracts and partnerships, compliance-related issues, and provides general legal counsel to NPCA.
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