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• Fact Sheet Climate Change at Northeast Coastal National Parks National parks along the north Atlantic Coast are at the forefront of climate change. As sea levels rise, seasons shift and unpredictable weather bring more frequent and severe storms, our treasured coastal national parks offer some of the best solutions for combating today’s climate threats.
• Resource Climate Change and Florida’s National Parks Florida is among the most climate change-threatened states in the United States. Florida’s treasured national parks—spanning the Greater Everglades ecosystem northward into Gulf Islands National Seashore and beyond—are being impacted by our changing climate.
• Report Historic Fruit Trees of the Park System Thirty years ago, nearly one-third of the national park sites had historic fruit trees of some kind. It is unknown how many of them remain.
• Resource A Guide to Summer 2021 As our national parks prepare to welcome record-setting numbers of visitors this summer, here's our guide for what to expect and how to plan ahead
• Fact Sheet Ask Congress to Support the Amache National Historic Site Act (H.R. 2497/S.1284) Introduced by Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Ken Buck (R-CO) and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, the bipartisan Amache National Historic Site Act (H.R. 2497/S.1284) would make the Granada Relocation Center, a World War II Japanese incarceration site in Colorado known as “Amache”, a National Park. The legislation has passed in the House and will be up for a vote in the Senate.
• Magazine Article Between a Bog and a Hard Place Winter 2014 | By Eric Wagner Biologists in Washington State are calculating the best way to save crucial habitat for the Cascades frog.
• Policy Update NPCA Position on select legislation before the House Committee on Natural Resources Sep 2020 NPCA shared the following position with members ahead of a full committee legislative markup held by the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources scheduled for September 30th, 2020. 
• Blog Post 5 Reasons We Need to Save Our Coral Reefs Oct 2023 | By Marisa Carrozzo Coral reefs help our oceans’ teeming biodiversity survive the impacts of climate change. They also protect communities from severe storms and hurricanes. What happens to corals when 40% of the world’s oceans experience a marine heat wave, as they did this summer? 
• Press Release Arches, Glacier and Rocky Mountain to Resume Timed Entry Access in 2023 Dec 2022 “Thanks to managed access, visitors to Arches, Glacier and Rocky Mountain saw more wildlife and wild lands than brake lights and traffic jams the last several years" -- NPCA's Cassidy Jones
• Policy Update NPCA position on legislation before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Nov 2021 | By Christina Hazard Ahead of a business meeting scheduled for November 18th, NPCA sent along the following positions to Senators on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 
• Policy Update Position on Nomination of Rob Wallace May 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resouces and Committee on Environment & Public Works in advance of anticipated nomination hearings. 
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1684, the Foreign Spill Protection Act Jul 2015 NPCA supports H.R. 1684, the Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2015, which was heard by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation on July 28, 2015.
• Press Release New Analysis Examines 8,000 Spills at Alaska’s 5 Largest Mines Apr 2022 Federal permitting processes for Alaska’s 5 largest mines severely underestimated the risks of spills — more than 300 per year
• Magazine Article Pipe Dreams Spring 2014 | By Kallie Markle Head to Southern Arizona to Discover Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
• Spotlight An Insider's Guide to Everglades & Beyond Jan 2021 The greater Everglades area of South Florida is a biodiverse subtropical wilderness that rewards visitors with the chance to paddle through meandering, mangrove-lined channels, see egrets, alligators and manatees, or dive deep to experience a living coral reef. 
• Policy Update Position on HR 5780, Utah Public Lands Initiative Sep 2016 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, ahead of a hearing on September 14, 2016.
• Magazine Article Call of the Wild Spring 2010 | By Mike Thomas Eighty years ago, a biologist named George Melendez Wright reminded us that wolves, bison, and grizzlies came before people. And because of him, they still do.
• Magazine Article Fighting Fluff Fall 2014 | By Rona Marech At well-known caves around the country, volunteers armed with tweezers and brushes keep lint—yes, lint—at bay.
• Policy Update Position on Management of Marine Conservation Areas Mar 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans of the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a hearing on March 15, 2017.
• Policy Update Position on the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 May 2021 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ahead of a hearing scheduled for May 26, 2021.
• 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 What Lies Beneath Summer 2016 | By Kate Siber Want to find hidden treasures in the ocean or scuba dive through a shipwreck? The Submerged Resources Center is here to help.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 200, H.R. 1349, H.R. 1350, H.R. 2888, H.R. 4266, and H.R. 4568 Dec 2017 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for December 12-13, 2017.
• Spotlight An Insider's Guide to Gettysburg & Beyond Jan 2021 Whether you’re interested in the Civil War or just looking for a scenic drive through vibrant downtowns and bucolic countryside, Gettysburg and its surroundings will immerse you in American history.
• Blog Post Youth Spotlight on Melvin Moreno Dec 2016 | By Erika Pollard “There was never a moment when I wasn't having the greatest time of my life.”
• Magazine Article Over the River and Through the Woods Fall 2021 | By Nicholas Lund A wintry return to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. 
• Magazine Article Early Birds & Night Owls Fall 2015 | By Nicholas Lund Could a trio of devoted birders break a Washington, D.C., bird-watching record set in 1989?
• Magazine Article The Last Wolf? Winter 2014 | By Laurie McClellan Should biologists step in to save Isle Royale’s wolves or let nature take its course?
• Magazine Article The Anniversary Gift Winter 2013 | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan As Civil War sites continue to mark 150 years since America's most important conflict, Harpers Ferry, Antietam, and Gettysburg tell old stories in a new light.
• Blog Post What Happens When the Saguaros Disappear? Oct 2017 | By Alex Rudee If the climate continues to warm, weird weather patterns and invasive grasses could wipe out an icon of the American Southwest.
• Press Release EPA Does Nothing to Clean Up Texas Haze Oct 2017 Revised plan fails to require modern pollution controls on Texas coal plants.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 87, H.R. 295, H.R. 1621, and H.R. 4680 Mar 2016 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation being considered by the House Committee on Natural Resources during a markup on March 15 and 16, 2016.
• Magazine Article In the Dark Summer 2011 | By John Grossmann How do animals adapt to cave life?
• Blog Post Three Endangered Rivers, Countless Memories May 2012 | By Sarah Gaines Barmeyer American Rivers recently released its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers.
• Magazine Article Frozen in Time Summer 2013 | By Kevin Grange Artifacts preserved in ice reveal a lost chapter of ancient life.

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