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• Blog Post Fishing to Revitalize River Communities Sep 2014 | By Joy M. Oakes The Upper Delaware River in Pennsylvania and New York is one of the best wild trout fisheries in the country. Just a two-hour drive from Manhattan, this region of beautiful rolling farmland features charming small towns dotted with restaurants showcasing local foods. The bucolic landscape, however, belies tensions between residents who hold sharply divergent visions of its future.
• Policy Update NPCA position on the nomination of Janet McCabe for Deputy Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Mar 2021 NPCA sent the following letter of support to the United States Senate ahead of the hearing to consider the nomination of Janet McCabe for Deputy Administrator of the EPA. 
• Press Release Amid Coronavirus Threat, All National Parks Must Close Apr 2020 When it’s no longer possible for staff to protect their health, the health of the visitors or the resources they manage, it’s time to close the national parks. And that time is now.
• 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 President's Budget Proposes Needed Investment in National Parks, Preparing Them for Historic Centennial in 2016 Mar 2014 Statement by NPCA Chief Operating Officer Theresa Pierno
• Press Release Telling America's Stories: Congress Approves Renaming of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Sep 2014 Bill passes though U.S. Senate with unanimous consent
• Press Release Administration Takes Science Out of Park Management Aug 2017 “DO 100” Policy Brought Better Science, Climate Concerns to Park Planning
• Press Release Vela Steps Down as Acting Director of the National Park Service Aug 2020 For more than three years, the National Park Service has been without a Senate-confirmed director.
• Press Release Groups Challenge Trump Administration Over Gray Wolf Delisting Jan 2021 The removal of Endangered Species Act protection from gray wolves in the lower-48 states threatens populations just beginning to return to national parks including North Cascades and Dinosaur National Monument.
• Magazine Article A Mountain to Climb Fall 2012 | By Scott Kirkwood In Los Angeles, California, the parks of Santa Monica Mountains unite beneath a single banner.
• Magazine Article Raising the Bar Summer 2014 | By Rona Marech Massimo Vignelli died in May, but his design lives on in the national parks.
• Magazine Article Slip Sliding Away? Summer 2012 | By John Grossmann Hydraulic fracturing could endanger the American eel and harm the longest undammed river on the Eastern Seaboard.
• Press Release Spreader Canal Project Will Restore Water to Florida Bay & Everglades National Park Jan 2010 The South Florida Water Management District breaks ground on the C-111 Spreader Canal
• Blog Post Blue and Gray Make Green Apr 2013 | By Jennifer Errick Earlier this week, the Civil War Trust released a ten-page report packed with photos, statistics, and testimonials on the benefits Civil War battlefields have on the economy.
• Magazine Article Elwha: A River Reborn Summer 2013 | By Lynda V. Mapes A new book from a reporter and photographer at The Seattle Times documents the long and successful battle to remove dams on the Elwha River in Olympic National Park.
• Blog Post ‘Nobody’s Free Unless We’re All Free’ Jun 2020 | By Alison Simko Students connect virtually with their history at Stonewall through NPCA Zoom programs.
• Press Release Senate Passes Momentous Bill to Fix National Parks and Public Lands Jun 2020 For five years, NPCA, park advocates and communities across the country have urged Congress to fix our parks. Today, those efforts paid off. 
• Blog Post Misplaced Priorities Mar 2020 | By Ani Kame’enui Why is the administration moving forward on oil and gas leasing and other development projects on public lands while the nation struggles to meet its basic needs?
• Magazine Article Fourth Rock from the Sun Spring 2011 | By Jeff Rennicke Can Lassen Volcanic National Park help NASA learn about life on Mars?
• Press Release National Parks Group Applauds Yosemite's Commitment to Science, Recreation, and Preservation with its Draft Merced River and Tuolumne River Plans Jan 2013 Statement by Emily Schrepf, Central Valley Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
• Policy Update NPCA Letter to DOI, EPA and NARA urging pause on certain public activities due to COVID-19 Mar 2020 NPCA President and CEO Theresa Pierno, along with partners, submitted the following letter to Secretary Bernhardt (DOI), Administrator Ferriero (NARA), and Administrator Wheeler (EPA) requesting a pause to public comment periods on active rulemaking and non-rulemaking notices within their respective agencies. 
• Press Release Jackson Hole Airport Decision Extends Lease within Grand Teton National Park Until 2053 Dec 2010 Critical that NPS assess significant impacts of an airport within a national park
• Magazine Article In the Dark Summer 2011 | By John Grossmann How do animals adapt to cave life?
• Press Release President to Designate National Park at Pullman, Marking America's Labor and Civil Rights Movement Feb 2015 Statement by Lynn McClure, Midwest Senior Director, NPCA
• Policy Update NPCA position on select legislation before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Sep 2020 NPCA shared the following positions ahead of a legislative hearing held by the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining scheduled for September 16th, 2020.  
• Blog Post Can Pullman's Planned Community Become Chicago's First National Park? Feb 2012 | By Lynn McClure Picture this: Big city expressways and a network of train tracks lined with industry, businesses, city buildings, and schools—for miles. Then, out of the landscape rises a giant clock tower. This is your first glimpse of the Historic Pullman District on Chicago’s South Side.
• Blog Post 5 Ways to Pitch in to Help the Places You Love Apr 2015 | By Clark Bunting Find Your Voice to help protect and enjoy our national parks in time for their centennial and beyond.
• Press Release National Parks Group Hosts College Students from Great Lakes' States at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to Restore Wetlands Jun 2011 Students gather for workshop on restoring wetlands
• Press Release Park Service Paves Way for Oil, Gas Drilling in Big Cypress National Preserve May 2016 Plans Would Disrupt 70,000 Acres of Fragile Wetlands, Forest
• Policy Update Position on Amendments to H.R. 2822 Jul 2015 NPCA submitted the following positions on amendments to the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act being considered by the House of Representatives in July 2015.

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