Search results for “Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area”
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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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Blog Post FAQs: Air Quality in National Parks NPCA has released its 2024 “Polluted Parks” report, showing 97% of national parks suffer from air pollution. Meanwhile, the Environmental Protection Agency recently strengthened its air quality standards, which will provide additional protection to these places we love. Here are the latest developments and what they mean.
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Blog Post Following the Spirit of Tie Sing A group of seven men trekked for miles through smoky skies and sweltering heat to reach the top of a mountain honoring a man who influenced the history of our national parks — but who few people have ever heard of. Here’s why these committed park lovers want to make sure Tie Sing’s legacy is remembered.
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Blog Post 10 Spectacular Parks for Stargazing National parks offer some of the darkest skies in the country.
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Magazine Article Park Palette With 11 residencies under her belt, Heather Heckel is painting and drawing her way through the National Park System.
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Press Release National Parks Group Calls Moose-Wilson Road Corridor Study a Step in the Right Direction Statement by Sharon Mader, Grand Teton Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post Small Wonders: The Country's Teeniest National Park Sites Some national parks are celebrated for their vast landscapes, but these 10 sites share enormous stories and achievements in suprisingly small spaces.
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Magazine Article Silversword Fight In Haleakalā National Park, a charismatic plant battles for survival.
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Blog Post Fight Fire with Funding—and More Fire Will wildfires continue to get worse year after year? Funding and good forest management can help protect people and parks.
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Press Release Stonewall Makes History Again: Becomes First National Park Site Dedicated to LGBT History After more than two years of building strong public support in the community, across the nation and in Congress, National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) celebrates President Obama’s historic designation of Stonewall National Monument, the first national park site dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) history.
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Blog Post 20 Years of “Helping Hands for Public Lands” Celebrate National Public Lands Day this month by helping out at a park you love
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Magazine Article ‘I Do’ With a View Adventure eloping is on the rise as couples increasingly steer clear of lavish weddings and opt for pandemic-appropriate ceremonies in the great outdoors.
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Blog Post A National Park Where You Can Drive Your Car on a Lake? One national park in the Lower 48 includes just a few short access roads, but for a couple of months a year, park officials allow visitors to drive their vehicles directly on two of the park's lakes. Can you name this park?
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Press Release Yellowstone Bourbon Renews Partnership with NPCA Yellowstone's $250,000 donation in 2023 will make it NPCA's largest annual corporate donor.
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Magazine Article Lead Proof A recent ballistics discovery at Fort Necessity National Battlefield confirmed where the French and Indian War began.
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Magazine Article 'Peace, Life & Tingly Happiness' Photographer Matt Brass and filmmaker Jesse Brass carefully planned a visit to South Dakota to shoot Badlands National Park. A winter storm changed everything.
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Blog Post Four Tons of Buffelgrass No Match for Hard-Working Volunteers A team of dedicated workers fights back against a ubiquitous plant that is taking over precious desert landscapes.
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Blog Post What a Federal Government Shutdown Means for National Parks If Congress fails to pass appropriations bills by deadline, the federal government will shut down. This puts the National Park Service in the unfortunate but necessary position of having to close its parks — putting family vacations, school trips, park protection and local economies in jeopardy. Here are 10 frequently asked questions.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 5780 and S. 3028 NPCA submitted the following position to the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup on September 21-22, 2016.
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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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Press Release Mount Rainier to welcome new pilot reservation system for 2024 “A tip of a flat hat to the park rangers for responding to the calls of those who love Mount Rainier and want to protect it while enjoying it.” - Rob Smith, NPCA's Northwest Regional Director
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Blog Post 5 Ways to Chase Awe at Muir Woods National Monument Encountering some of Earth's tallest living organisms is just the beginning of visitors' experience at this California park site.
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Blog Post The Outdoors and National Parks Are for 𝘼𝙡𝙡 Women A Q&A with Wondery Outdoors’ co-owner and community director, Lydia Mok, who organizes events to get more women of color to enjoy outdoor activities.
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Blog Post An Opportunity We Can't Afford to Lose at Pinnacles Last week, President Obama officially signed legislation renaming Pinnacles National Monument to Pinnacles National Park, a name change that elevates its status and may help attract more visitors to the geologically rich 26,000-acre site about an hour and a half south of San Jose in California. The switch is a worthy first step toward recognizing the park's economic importance, stunning rock formations, and critical habitat for California condors and other wildlife.
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Blog Post Scenes from the ‘New World’ Centuries before Instagram, John White’s drawings were the ‘social media’ that allowed explorers to share new discoveries with people around the globe.
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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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Policy Update Position on FY19 Border Wall Funding NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate ahead of anticipated floor votes on Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations.
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Press Release Forest Service Advances Proposal, Poses Harm to Olympic National Park In a move that stands to forever harm the natural quiet soundscape of Olympic National Park, the U.S. Forest Service released its final review of proposed roads and infrastructure to be used within Olympic National Forest. Such infrastructure would support electronic warfare training operations by the U.S. Navy.
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Magazine Article A Mammoth Discovery The lucky find that led to the creation of a monument.
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Blog Post 5 Takeaways from the Midterm Elections NPCA’s director of legislation and policy notes a few trends from last week’s elections that could affect national parks in 2019.
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