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Report Climate Change and National Park Wildlife: Risk and Opportunity America’s national parks are showing the signs of climate change. From Yosemite’s forests in California to the Gulf Stream waters of the Florida coast, from the top of the Rocky Mountains to the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, these lands and the incredible diversity of life they support are all feeling the heat.
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Park Petrified Forest National Park Petrified Forest is best known for its ancient trees that have crystallized over 225 million years into rainbow colors. The park also features fossils from huge 18-foot crocodile-like creatures known as Phytosaurs, as well as remnants from 13,000 years of human history, including the remains of villages, tools, and grinding stones. A 28-mile road runs through the park, offering a number of short hiking trails into the diverse landscape of wild grasslands and Painted Desert vistas and colorful badlands.
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Park Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park is home to one of the country's most spectacular waterfalls — a 260-foot-wide, 77-foot drop that rushes through the Passaic River Gorge and is recognized as a National Natural Landmark. These astounding falls made Paterson the ideal site for one of America's earliest industrial parks — a thriving manufacturing district developed in part by founding father Alexander Hamilton and run for decades on the area's abundant hydropower.
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Park Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park Once ringed by trees, which gave the spot its name, the broad prairies of Palo Alto were the setting for an artillery battle in 1846. On May 8 of that year, the first major clash between United States and Mexican troops took place on this site, starting a two-year long war that forever changed the map of North America. Today, Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park preserves the site of this significant battle and interprets the causes, events and consequences of the U.S.-Mexican War. Discover historic trails and native wildlife while walking along the battlefield, amidst the haunting sounds of cannon fire.
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Testimony Impacts of Climate Change on the National Park System Testimony and attached reports on behalf of the National Parks Conservation Association in connection with the hearing by the Subcommittee on National Parks to receive testimony on the current and expected impacts of climate change on units of the National Park System.
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Park Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument This section of the Sonoran Desert near the border between Arizona and Mexico features massive cacti, colorful birds and rock arches. An International Biosphere Reserve and a federally designated wilderness area, this park preserves the only large concentration of organ pipe cacti in the country, as well as hundreds of other native plant species, such as saguaro, cholla, mesquite and palo verde trees, and ocotillo. Hike on the park's nine scenic trails or take a drive on the 21-mile Ajo Mountain Drive to experience the vibrant desert landscape.
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Park Padre Island National Seashore Travelers might not picture stunning beaches and undisturbed lagoons, marshlands, and coastal prairies when they think of Texas, but Padre Island National Seashore preserves the largest undeveloped barrier island in the world with a range of unspoiled natural features. The varied types of geography at the park make it an ideal stopover for a range of migratory birds on the Central Flyway seeking food and shelter, and the American Bird Conservancy has designated the park a Globally Important Bird Area. An estimated 380 different types of birds inhabit Padre Island over the course of a year—nearly half the total number of bird species in the entire country.
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Press Release Corrosion of the Arlington Memorial Bridge Causes Second Partial Closure Within 10 Days Closure Underscores Chronic Underfunding of National Park Roads and Bridges
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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Magazine Article Arching Forward The Park Service embraces a new vision for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis.
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Blog Post If You Build It, They Will Come America’s favorite pastime — from one of baseball’s iconic professionals to its youngest players in the Caribbean — has a presence in several national park sites.
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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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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 Alaska Board of Game's War on Wolves Continues: Board Rejects Lifting Moratorium on Denali Wolf Buffer Statement by Jim Stratton, Senior Regional Director for Alaska, National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release Colorado Air Quality Regulator Reverses Decision to Retire Coal Plants Early Air Quality Control Commission sides with corporate polluters over decision to force the early retirement of three coal plants
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Magazine Article Free Flowing For 30 years, activists talked about removing the Brecksville Dam in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Now it’s gone.
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Blog Post The Power of One A generous donor saves 30 acres from development in Zion National Park — but the fight to continue preserving vulnerable lands like these continues.
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Magazine Article Jazzed After some tough times, a national park in the Big Easy is hitting some high notes.
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Blog Post Hamilton: More Than a Musical! NPCA’s traveling park lover delves into the fascinating life of the Founding Father who has become Broadway’s latest sensation
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Blog Post The Long Road to Recovery at Yellowstone On June 13, historic floods severely damaged this iconic park and its surrounding communities. What happens next?
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Press Release Near Canyonlands, BLM Moves to Lease First and Ask Questions Later “Rather than striking a balance between energy development and national park protection, this administration continues to lease first, and ask questions later."
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Press Release Paving Paradise: Massive Development Proposal Advances at the Doorstep to Joshua Tree 5,000 acre housing development proposal threatens Joshua Tree National Park plant and wildlife, cultural sites and dark night skies
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Blog Post Preserving the Manhattan Project A new historical park could preserve three separate sites that were instrumental in the making of the atomic bomb during World War II. One woman has spent more than a decade working to preserve the once-secret history of these places.
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Magazine Article The Long and Winding Recovery 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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Press Release Plan for Energy Development in Southwest Colorado Moves Forward Collaborative Planning Will Help Mesa Verde National Park
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Magazine Article Remember Aunt Harriet She taught them courage and endurance. Now, Harriet Tubman’s descendants can pay their respects at a park honoring the great liberator.
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Resource Laws Waived for Border Wall Construction The Department of Homeland Security is waiving the following laws to build proposed sections of border wall in Arizona and California near national park lands.
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Staff Jarrod Fasching Jarrod brings more than a decade of fundraising and philanthropy experience to serve the incredible donors and partners who support NPCA. Having spent years supporting arts education and higher-education institutions, he is thrilled to bring his abilities to advocate for and protect his greatest passion, the national parks and the natural world.
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Staff Erika Pelletier Erika is the Associate Director of the Texas and Oklahoma Regional Office. Erika works to support the 18 national parks in Texas and Oklahoma and their communities.
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Melissa Hendricks Melissa Hendricks lives in Annapolis, Maryland. Her last article for National Parks focused on the ways that tides and storms constantly change our national seashores.
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Video Time for the Grizzly? Now is the time to restore the North Cascades grizzly bear! The North Cascades Ecosystem is the only remaining grizzly bear population on the West Coast of the contiguous United States. Although grizzlies have lived in the North Cascades for thousands of years, biologists estimate that fewer than 10 remain today, making it the most at-risk bear population in North America.
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Video Jeff Bridges: A Voice for Yellowstone Grizzlies We asked Jeff Bridges what he thinks about grizzly bears.
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Staff Christine R. Goepfert Chris is the region’s Associate Director in NPCA's Minnesota Field Office in Minneapolis.
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Michelle (Meech) Carter Originally from a rural town near San Diego, Meech (she/her) moved to Durham, North Carolina three years ago to pursue her passion of environmental advocacy.
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