Search results for “Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site”
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Press Release Judge Allows Biden Administration to Delay Restoring Critical Endangered Species Act Protections “This decision is a setback to America’s conservation legacy and diminishes our ability to protect threatened and endangered species amidst the dual climate and biodiversity crisis” -- NPCA's Bart Melton
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Magazine Article The Little Fish That Could The Big Bend gambusia were down to three fish. A difficult — but remarkable — recovery ensued.
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Press Release Wildlife-Rich Lands Protected with Transfer of Antelope Flats to Grand Teton National Park Department of Interior purchased 640 acres of Wyoming State Educational Trust lands known as the Antelope Flats parcel. The wildlife-rich lands were transferred to the National Park Service and are an important addition to Grand Teton National Park.
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Blog Post 2018 in Review: 5 Ways 'Energy Dominance' Threatens the Parks Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke may be on his way out, but proposals he advanced and regulations his agency dismantled during his tenure will have long-lasting impacts for our parks and public lands.
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Magazine Article ‘In My Country’ More than a century after Native Americans were displaced to create Glacier National Park, a Blackfeet-run tour company offers visitors a chance to see the park from the perspective of the people who lived there first.
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Press Release Yellowstone Bourbon Recognized by National Parks Conservation Association with National Park Defender Award NPCA names partner recipient of annual award in honor of commitment to national park protection.
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Blog Post Teen Ambassadors Paddle Voyageurs National Park and Advise the Park Service Staff from the National Park Service and two of its partner organizations just wrapped up the first year of an innovative new program aimed at getting youth interested in the national parks.
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Press Release Local Businesses and Park Community Representatives to Secretary Zinke: Don’t Price Families Out of National Parks Increasing entrance fees would harm gateway communities that depend on park visitors.
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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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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 Court Ruling Continues the Saga to Protect Badger-Two Medicine Near Glacier National Park “Time does not erase the original error, and there is no statute of limitations for correcting this assault on lands sacred to the Blackfeet Nation” -- NPCA's Michael Jamison
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Magazine Article From Joshua Tree to Canyons of the Ancients An unbroken stretch of protected land would benefit ecosystems, wildlife and cultural landscapes.
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Policy Update Position on S. 3033, S. 3044 & S. 3045 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for October 25, 2023.
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Policy Update Position on S. 2848, the Water Resources Development Act NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate ahead of floor debate during the week of September 12, 2016.
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Press Release Press Telephone Briefing Today RE: Shutdown of National Parks Nationwide Federal Government Shutdown Hurts Local Economies, Planned Family Vacations & America's National Heritage
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Magazine Article The Soundtrack NPCA teams up with The National Parks—the band—to share some music and raise money for park protection.
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Magazine Article Seeing the Light The discovery of a rare blind catfish in Texas could have far-ranging implications for water and land use.
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Magazine Article The Burro Quandary Wild donkeys are cute but destructive, and park officials don’t know what to do with them.
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Blog Post 4 Ways President Obama Can Create a Lasting National Park Legacy Last month, President Obama took the podium at Everglades National Park to publicly address the seriousness of climate change. That he chose the world-famous River of Grass as the setting for his Earth Day speech was no accident: Rising ocean levels and other effects of climate change threaten the very existence of this landmark park.
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Press Release America's Great Waters Coalition Gather on Capitol Hill to Discuss Challenges Facing America's Great Waters America’s Great Waters Coalition met with decision makers about the challenges facing the nation’s 19 Great Waters
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Blog Post The Only Marsupial in U.S. National Parks National parks are some of the most biodiverse places in the country. Only one kind of marsupial can be found anywhere in the U.S. park system, however. Do you know which one?
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Magazine Article Saving the Panther The Florida panther was going to die out. Then conservationists dreamed up a daring rescue operation.
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Press Release Updated Florida Power and Light Proposal to Keep Transmission Lines Out of Everglades National Park Statement by Sara Fain, Everglades Law Center, representing the National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release Senate Democrats Propose $5 Billion for Park Repairs Infrastructure proposal includes investments in land acquisition, historic preservation
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Magazine Article Songs of the Wild Celebrating national parks with new music in the great outdoors.
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Blog Post An Appreciation for Those Who Came Before The expansive views of the Southern Appalachian Mountains from the summit of Hemphill Bald are enough to make anyone want to plop down in the tall grass and spend the day watching the shadows of clouds flow across the landscape. On a sunny Saturday this past summer, however, I found myself joining 30 other volunteers, picks and shovels in hand, to put a little sweat equity back into a landscape that has served my life as both a foundation and a refuge.
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Blog Post 9 Tips for Visiting National Parks This Summer Before you hit the road to visit national parks, review our list of travel tips to help you make the best of your summer adventure.
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Magazine Article The Census Taker Alex Mintzer has been counting ant colonies at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument for more than 30 years.
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Blog Post State Legislators Must Address Pennsylvania’s Water Crisis The Susquehanna and other state waterways are at risk, but legislation in the state legislature would authorize needed funding for environmental protection programs.
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Magazine Article A Whaling Tale A quarter-mile-long painting from a bygone era makes its 21st century debut.
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