Search results for “Joy M. Oakes”
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Magazine Article Slip Sliding Away? Hydraulic fracturing could endanger the American eel and harm the longest undammed river on the Eastern Seaboard.
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Blog Post From the Mountaintop A historic African American climbing team tackles the largest peak in North America to inspire youth.
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Blog Post Getting Close to Katmai's Bears in the Hopes of Protecting Them Katmai is one of the best places in the world to see brown bears. How officials manage bear hunting in Alaska could affect their ability to thrive in this essential habitat.
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Magazine Article Something in the Water Meet a few of the people who are joining forces to secure the region’s lifeblood, and ensure New River Gorge National River's future for the next generation.
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Magazine Article Forest Lights Are the synchronous fireflies of Great Smoky Mountains getting too popular?
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Press Release New York’s Elected Officials to Congress: Fix Our National Parks, Support Job Creation Analysis demonstrates federal investment in deferred maintenance at parks could create or support 9,847 direct and indirect New York jobs.
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Blog Post Labor Day Has Its Roots in Chicago's Historic Pullman Neighborhood The stories of Pullman are American stories. They are stories of hard work, immigration, race and class, wealth and poverty, and a struggle for justice.
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Press Release Delaware River Basin Commission Protects Parks From Fracking This decision, years in the making, will protect parks in the region from the harmful, poisonous impacts of fracked water.
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Blog Post Five Park Stories That Will Make Your Friday—and Where to Share Yours When NPCA invited supporters to share their stories and photos on our new website, MyParkStory.org, we could hardly have anticipated the amazing responses we would get from some of the biggest fans of the national parks. As someone who has had the privilege of reading most of these heartfelt contributions, I can’t help but share a handful of my favorites.
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Magazine Article Wilderness Preserved Walmart withdraws plans for a Virginia superstore atop the nerve center of a key Civil War battle.
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Magazine Article The Indian Chief and the President In 1852, a 93-year-old Ojibwe chief traveled to Washington to stop the president from forcing his people off their ancestral lands.
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Magazine Article A Campsite Grows In Brooklyn Snowy egrets, oversize bagels and old-time charm in the city that never sleeps.
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Magazine Article From Rim to River In the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, night skies and astounding geology enchant visitors.
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Blog Post Capturing the Essence of the Everglades How does Mac Stone photograph such gorgeous images of the Everglades? We got tips, stories, and more in our new Q&A.
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Blog Post Inspiring Teen Puts a Spotlight on a Pervasive Trash Problem National parks benefit from Georgia’s Plastic Pollution Awareness Day
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Magazine Article What Lies Beneath Want to find hidden treasures in the ocean or scuba dive through a shipwreck? The Submerged Resources Center is here to help.
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Magazine Article Wasting Away Deer, elk and moose across the country are dying from a mysterious ailment. Can the Park Service help in the race to stop chronic wasting disease?
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Press Release Parks Group Expands Great Lakes Expertise, Opens Michigan Field Office NPCA's Midwest office welcomes Kira Davis -- "a tremendous advocate for the Great Lakes, where her passion and personal connection to the land brings people together."
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Blog Post The Best of America, Free: It’s National Park Week “This land was made for you and me,” Woody Guthrie famously sang, and this is the week to prove him right. Acadia, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, Gettysburg, Olympic, Rocky Mountain—all of these iconic places and hundreds more are all FREE to enter, now through April 28 as part of National Park Week.
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Press Release New Report Offers Recommendations for Revitalizing Floyd Bennett Field and Gateway National Recreation Area Senator Schumer and Congressman Weiner presented with report by Floyd Bennett Field Blue Ribbon Panel to make Gateway America’s iconic urban national park
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Press Release Parks Group Honors Entrepreneur Norman C. Selby for Commitment to America’s National Parks Gala honors Mr. Selby for his commitment and ongoing support for national parks.
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Magazine Article On the Rocks She went to City of Rocks and Castle Rocks to climb. Then it rained. And hailed. And snowed.
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Press Release Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Jump Start Overdue Maintenance Projects in National Parks Bipartisan legislation from Kilmer, Hurd, Hanabusa, and Reichert would help reduce the more than $11 billion park maintenance backlog.
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Blog Post My 'Microadventure' on Frederick Douglass' Front Lawn One night of yoga didn’t wipe away all of my stress, but it did remind me of the real reason of why I do what I do.
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Press Release Report Provides Strong Economic Support for Designating Pullman as Chicago's First National Park Community leaders call for congressional action to establish Pullman National Historical Park
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Magazine Article My Maine A Maine native reflects on the state’s new national park.
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Blog Post Parks in Peril: Can We Protect Utah's Desert Parks from Energy Development? After 8 years of work by a movement of energy advocates, Arches and Canyonlands could soon gain unprecedented protections from oil and gas development. But we need your help.
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Blog Post Vacationing in the Last Frontier Planning your trip to Alaska can be a daunting task, but the effort is well worth it. A trip to the Last Frontier will provide you with a lifetime of memories.
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Blog Post Love Letters to Mojave National Preserve Reflections and recommendations from an ever-growing base of fans, including #ThoseParkGuys from the hit show, “Rock the Park”!
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Magazine Article Soaking It All In The woods are lovely, dark and deep — perfect for forest bathers searching for a little peace of mind.
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