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• Report The Case for Fixing and Building Out National Parks Air Monitoring Networks Our national parks are places of unparalleled natural wonder, historical significance, and cultural value, yet most are plagued by poor air quality that can threaten human health and detrimentally impact park ecosystems.
• Resource Our National Parks and a Changing Climate | By Karen Hevel-Mingo How NPCA and its supporters are working to address climate change.
• Resource Next Generation Advisory Council Call for Participants Looking for an opportunity to make a difference and bring a unique perspective to efforts to protect our public lands? Want to become more engaged in civic processes and environmental issues in your community? Love our national parks? The Next Generation Advisory Council of the National Parks Conservation Association may be the place for you. We are now accepting applications to the council for the 2023-2025 cohort.
• Resource Northwest Student Leadership Council A core focus of the Northwest Regional Office is broadening and strengthening support for our parks, especially among younger folks.
• Staff Caitlin Miller Associate General Counsel, Clean Air and Climate In her role as Associate General Counsel, Caitlin manages litigation on behalf of NPCA to and provides general legal counsel services to the organization related to air pollution and climate issues that negatively impact national parks and surrounding communities.
• Staff and Government Affairs Daniel Hart Director of Clean Energy and Climate Resiliency Policy As the Director of Clean Energy and Climate Resiliency Policy for the Government Affairs team, Daniel advocates for a clean energy transition on public lands and waters as well as climate policies to help protect and preserve parks.
• Blog Post Placing Washington, D.C. Aug 2016 | By Lauret Savoy The paradox of how 10 square miles between Maryland and Virginia became the nation’s capital — through a culture of slavery and a coincidence of geography
• Policy Update Position on S. 614, Grizzly Bear State Management Act Sep 2020 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ahead of a hearing scheduled for September 9, 2020.
• Policy Update Testimony: Identifying Innovative Infrastructure Ideas Mar 2017 Written testimony by Denis Galvin, NPCA board member, for the House Committee on Natural Resources, Federal Lands Subcommittee hearing on March 16, 2017.
• Policy Update Testimony: Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Modernization Act Oct 2015 Written testimony by John Garder regarding the discussion draft of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Modernization Act for House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands hearing on October 28, 2015.
• Policy Update Position on Reauthorization of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act Jul 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. 
• Policy Update Testimony: Fiscal Year 2016 Interior Appropriations Mar 2015 Written testimony by Craig Obey for the Public and Outside Witness Hearing for House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on March 18, 2015.
• Policy Update Position on 2016 Energy Legislation Jun 2016 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives designated as conferees on energy legislation.
• Policy Update Views on S. 2012: Energy Policy Modernization Act and Several Amendments Feb 2016 NPCA submitted the following position on several potential amendments to and provisions in S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act, during consideration of the bill on the Senate floor.
• Magazine Article Reservations Required? Spring 2023 | By Katherine DeGroff A last-minute trip challenges one planner to explore Glacier without a Going-to-the-Sun Road vehicle pass.
• Policy Update Testimony: Agency Spending Restrictions During a Shutdown Feb 2019 Written statement of John Garder, NPCA Senior Director of Budget & Appropriations, for the hearing "The Power of the Purse: A Review of Agency Spending Restrictions During a Shutdown" in the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies scheduled for February 6, 2019.
• Policy Update Testimony: Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations Mar 2019 Written statement of John Garder, NPCA Senior Director of Budget and Appropriations, for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies.
• Policy Update Testimony: Public Witness Day for FY18 Appropriations May 2017 Written testimony by John Garder, NPCA Director of Budget and Appropriations, for the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies.
• Policy Update Testimony: Public Witness Day for FY22 Appropriations Apr 2021 Written testimony by John Garder, NPCA Senior Director of Budget and Appropriations, for the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies
• Policy Update Testimony: Public Witness Day for FY19 Appropriations Apr 2018 Written testimony by John Garder, NPCA Director of Budget and Appropriations, for the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2, INVEST in America Act Jun 2020 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ahead of a markup scheduled for June 16, 2020.
• Policy Update Testimony: Impacts of the Partial Federal Government Shutdown Jan 2019 NPCA submitted the following statement to members of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee ahead of a hearing scheduled for January 15, 2019.
• Policy Update Position on Deferred Maintenance Needs and Potential Solutions Jun 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 18, 2019.
• Policy Update Testimony: Fiscal Year 2017 Interior Appropriations Mar 2016 Written statement submitted by John Garder to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on March 23, 2016.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 7608 and Amendments Jul 2020 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor debate and votes on July 23, 2020.
• Policy Update Position on FY20 Interior Appropriations Oct 2019 NPCA sent the following position to leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees ahead of negotiations on final FY20 funding bills.
• Magazine Article After the Fire Fall 2019 | By Kate Siber Months after a devastating fire consumed 100,000 acres in and around Los Angeles’ Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, a traveler finds new life and beauty among the ruins.
• Magazine Article Resurfacing Spring 2015 | By Rona Marech The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering taking manatees off the endangered species list. But is it too soon?
• Blog Post Where the Wild Things Were Jan 2014 | By Kati Schmidt A trip to Las Vegas can bring out the wild animal in many of us—but visitors to the southern Nevada desert may not realize the kinds of actual wild animals that roamed the area long before the flashing lights and clanking slot machines took up residence on the Strip. A mere 30 minutes north of all the glittery casino action, a 23,000-acre swath of the desert known as Tule Springs could become one of our next new national monuments—and you might call this remarkable place “where the wild things were.”
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2406, the SHARE Act Feb 2016 NPCA submitted the following position on H.R. 2406, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act and proposed amendments prior to consideration of the bill on the House floor.
• Magazine Article Trailing Justice Summer 2022 A double murder in Shenandoah and writer Kathryn Miles’ search for the truth.
• Magazine Article From Rim to River Winter 2024 | By Ben Goldfarb In the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, night skies and astounding geology enchant visitors.
• Policy Update Position on S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act Apr 2016 NPCA submitted the following positions on several potential amendments to and provisions in S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act, ahead of consideration on the Senate floor.
• Policy Update Letter in Support of Climate Science Jan 2020 NPCA submitted the following letter to members of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology ahead of the Jan. 15th hearing titled An Update on the Climate Crisis: From Science to Solutions 
• Blog Post Shenandoah, Beyond Old Rag Mar 2022 | By Kyle Hart Your reservation didn’t come through. Now what? 
• Press Release Great American Outdoors Act Draws Widespread Support from Diverse Groups Across the Nation May 2020 Hundreds of National, State and Local Organizations Write Congressional Leaders in Support of the Great American Outdoors Act
• Valeriia Tolkacheva Sun Coast Region Young Leaders Council Valeriia Tolkacheva is a recent transplant to South Florida. She grew up amid the frozen swamps and canals of St. Petersburg, Russia, always cherishing that city’s careful geometry but taking every chance to explore the forests of wild blueberries and granite-lined lakes lying outside the urban limits.
• Video History Is Here "Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right." - Martin Luther King Jr.
• Jillian Blair Mid-Atlantic Young Professional Advisory Council Jillian Blair is a member of WVU’s class of 2024 studying Environment and Energy Resources Management with minors in Sustainable Design and Geology.
• Alan Pomeroy Raleigh, NC Alan is the Program Director for the North Carolina Youth Outdoor Engagement Commission, a state nonprofit with a mission to provide outdoor learning opportunities for youth.

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