Search results for “Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park”
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Park Thomas Edison National Historical Park This historical park preserves Thomas Edison's home and his last and largest laboratory, which was constructed in 1887. Visitors can walk through Edison's chemistry lab and machine room, see a whole room devoted to various phonographs and sound equipment he and his employees invented, and even see a reproduction of the world's first film studio. The laboratory displays many of Edison's 400,000 existing artifacts and prototypes, providing special insight into his process of invention. Glenmont, the Edison home, contains most of its original furnishings and provides insight into the domestic life and partnership between Thomas and his wife Mina.
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Report Oil, Gas Leasing Threatens 7 Western National Parks New report details dangers of development near park lands
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Letter Sign on to Support Revolutionary War Parks Add your organization to a letter supporting more funding for Revolutionary War sites and the National Park System.
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Comment NPCA's position on visitor management strategies at Zion National Park. Download a PDF of NPCA's scoping comments on NPS visitor management strategies.
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Joy Blackwood As the Senior Regional Director, Joy leads NPCA’s Northeast office and oversees campaigns in the region to protect national park resources and improve the quality of visitor’s experience in the parks throughout the northeast, including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine.
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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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Magazine Article Pristine No More Researchers are detecting traces of human waste in some of the national parks’ most remote lakes and streams.
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Magazine Article A Stitch in Time Volunteer crafters use yarn to highlight climate change in national parks.
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Magazine Article A Penny For Your Thoughts Do pretty pictures inspire people to donate? Research shows photos of park threats may raise money faster.
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Magazine Article Out of the Wild A life-changing summer among the bears of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
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Magazine Article The Lassen Effect Discovering Bumpass Hell, Chaos Jumbles, and the Many Marvels of Lassen Volcanic National Park.
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Blog Post Visiting Rocky Mountain at Peak Season? Not a Problem. An NPCA intern shares her experiences navigating this highly visited park's reservation system — and offers some insights to help make your visit just as successful.
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Magazine Article Wranglers of the West A fully loaded mule train is a rare sight in most parts of the country, but traditional livestock packing is still thriving in Glacier National Park.
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Blog Post Alaska Officials Use Pandemic to Transfer Funds for Mining Road The misappropriation of $35 million in state funding to help small and medium-sized businesses could instead support construction of a 211-mile road through the wildest national park landscape in America.
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Blog Post My Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Best Ever Bike Trip She thought biking 320 miles would be a breeze. Then came the hills. One outdoor lover challenges herself to “Pedal for the Parks.”
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Magazine Article Open Roads & Endless Skies At Great Basin National Park, a father and son gaze at stars, touch ancient trees, and reflect on space, time and the universe.
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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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Magazine Article 500 Islands, 2 Paddlers, 1 Scrabble Board The writer and his wife’s aunt pack up their gear and grub, hop into a canoe, and venture into Minnesota’s Voyageurs National Park.
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Magazine Article Valley of Memories Their land was taken to create Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Each year, their descendants return to reconnect.
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Blog Post Corroded Trust It is clear from the sorry state of the Arlington Memorial Bridge that trying to eke by with a Band-Aid-style approach of short-term repairs to national park maintenance projects is monumentally disastrous.
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Blog Post Yosemite’s Dirty Air Secret Haze and ozone pollution in this beloved California park are having wide-ranging effects on people and the environment.
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Magazine Article Dress Rehearsal An emergency at the Grand Canyon provides plenty of lessons for Park Service staff and other federal agencies.
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Magazine Article Snow, Steam, Bison, Sky A winter adventure in Yellowstone National Park.
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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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Magazine Article Sandbox in the Sky High-altitude play at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
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Magazine Article The Voice of Glacier Ranger Doug Follett reflects on 50 Years at Glacier National Park.
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Press Release BLM Removes Lands Near Zion from Oil, Gas Lease Sale Move will protect national park resources from impacts of energy production.
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Magazine Article Hunkered at the Gateway A seasonal employee in Denali National Park decides to stick around, and sees a completely different side of Alaska.
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Magazine Article A Grand Teton Winter Experience a simpler, quieter side of Grand Teton National Park.
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Magazine Article Prairie Portal At Wind Cave National Park, the search for rare prairieland leads to an escape, a descent and a nighttime pursuit.
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Press Release House Natural Resources Chair Introduces Centennial Act Draft Bill Would Establish Fund for Public-Private Partnerships to Fix Up Parks
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Magazine Article Getting Some Distance Is social distancing in busy national parks achievable? During the pandemic, some researchers headed to Arches to find out.
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Press Release Bowing to Political Pressure, Acadia Allows for Some E-Bike Use on Historic Carriage Roads "Without properly evaluating impacts, and without adequate time for the public process to help inform this decision, the park is opening itself to unnecessary visitor conflicts," NPCA's Lauren Cosgrove.
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Blog Post 5 New Year’s Resolutions for the Biden Administration These issues are some of NPCA's biggest priorities for national parks in 2022
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Press Release New Report Outlines a Brighter Future for Yellowstone Bison National Parks Conservation Association, National Wildlife Federation, and Wildlife Conservation Society Release: The Future of Yellowstone Bison Management
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Resource Second Century Action Coalition: Transportation Funding The coalition advocates for additional resources to address park road needs.
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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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Letter 30 Biologists Oppose Seismic Testing Plan for Big Cypress 30 biologists from universities and organizations throughout Florida and the Southeast sent a letter to Interior Department Secretary Sally Jewell asking her to reject a seismic testing plan that would put 70,000 acres of the park at risk, including habitat for the critically endangered Florida panther.
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Staff Sally Garcia As our Los Angeles Outreach Manager, Sally will connect underrepresented communities to our public lands and building a cadre of national park advocates reflective of Los Angeles’s, and the nation’s, diverse and changing demographics.
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Park Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Once touted as a scenic wonder of the world, the Delaware Water Gap is a mile-long stretch of the Middle Delaware River that slices through two mountains. The park includes the river and 67,000 pristine forested acres where visitors can enjoy hiking, camping, fishing and water sports in one of the cleanest rivers in the country.
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Park Fort Davis National Historic Site Curious about life at a frontier military post? Wondering what it would have been like to serve in the military at a remote barracks during the Indian Wars? Fort Davis is one of the best examples of a frontier fort in the Southwest. The site is also widely recognized for its role in the history of the Buffalo Soldiers, African-Americans who enlisted in the frontier Army and served as some of the nation's first national park rangers. The undeveloped and historic views at the site are just as much a part of the experience as the fort itself, letting visitors experience the wide-open vistas much as the soldiers did in the 19th century.
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Park Fossil Butte National Monument You will find some of the world's best preserved fossils at the 50 million year old Green River Lake beds of Fossil Butte National Monument in Wyoming. If you want to get hands on, you can visit a fossil research quarry and assist park staff as they collect fossils.
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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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Staff and Media Personnel Alison Zemanski Heis Alison Heis joined the organization in 2010 and oversees media outreach and communications for the East Coast, Midwest, and NPCA’s national water initiatives. She leads communication outreach focused on strengthening NPCA’s brand and our emerging celebrity engagement efforts.
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Park Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site Eugene O’Neill was America’s only Nobel Prize-winning playwright, and this home and studio in Contra Costa County is where he wrote many of his best-known and most celebrated works, including "A Long Day’s Journey into Night," "The Iceman Cometh" and "A Moon for the Misbegotten."
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