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• Fact Sheet Great Lakes Restoration Initiative The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) is a federal funded program that was launched in 2010 to accelerate efforts to restore and protect the Great Lakes – the largest fresh water system in the world.
• Resource Charitable Solicitation Disclosures National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) is a charitable organization recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (EIN 53-0225165).
• Resource The NPCA Veterans Council NPCA believes that the voices of military veterans are a necessary component in the work to protect and enhance America’s National Park System, which is why we created the NPCA Veterans Council.
• Report Transforming the Lock Transforming the Lock is a vision for a national park visitor experience at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock in Minneapolis.
• Blog Post Four Tons of Buffelgrass No Match for Hard-Working Volunteers Oct 2012 | By Kevin Dahl A team of dedicated workers fights back against a ubiquitous plant that is taking over precious desert landscapes.
• Magazine Article Hidden Names, Hidden Stories Winter 2021 | By Michael Ray Taylor A journey to the depths of Mammoth Cave to record signatures left by Civil War soldiers.
• Magazine Article Forest Lights Fall 2016 | By Gina Vercesi Are the synchronous fireflies of Great Smoky Mountains getting too popular?
• Magazine Article Below Biscayne Winter 2018 | By Karuna Eberl The search for a pirate slave ship — and the stories that disappeared with it.
• Blog Post 5 Myths and 5 Facts About Dominion’s Ill-Conceived Transmission Line Plan at Historic Jamestown Oct 2016 | By Pamela Goddard Why we need the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deny Dominion’s permit and protect 400 years of history
• Magazine Article A Mission to Grow Spring 2017 | By Sarah C.P. Williams Reviving ancient farming practices — and feeding the hungry — at San Antonio Missions.
• Press Release Significant Progress Made for Everglades Restoration with Completion of One-Mile Bridge on Tamiami Trail Mar 2013 Statement by Dawn Shirreffs, Everglades Restoration Program Manager
• Magazine Article Wilderness Preserved Spring 2011 | By Scott Kirkwood Walmart withdraws plans for a Virginia superstore atop the nerve center of a key Civil War battle.
• Magazine Article Bouncing Back in Yosemite Summer 2017 | By Nicholas Lund After flirting with extinction, Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frogs are staging a remarkable — and unexpected — comeback.
• Policy Update Position on FY19 Border Wall Funding Dec 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate ahead of anticipated floor votes on Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations.
• Press Release Yellowstone Bison Plan: Another Step Towards Protecting an American Icon May 2018 Yellowstone bison translocation and quarantine program a positive next step in North American wildlife conservation.
• Magazine Article The Old Man of the Lake Fall 2011 | By Kevin Grange How has a giant hemlock managed to float upright in Crater Lake for more than a hundred years?
• Magazine Article Taking Out the Trash Summer 2011 | By Amy Leinbach Marquis Legal victory means no landfill near Joshua Tree.
• Policy Update NPCA position on H.R. 8632 - Ocean Based Climate Solutions Act Nov 2020 NPCA sent the following position to the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a hearing scheduled for November 17th, 2020.  
• Press Release North Cascades Grizzly Bear Recovery Back on the Table, Says Zinke Mar 2018 U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced that a process to recover grizzly bears in the North Cascades Ecosystem will resume.
• Policy Update Position on S.941, Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act Jul 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 26, 2017.
• Press Release BLM Hits Pause on Leasing Nearly 150,000 Acres for Oil and Gas Development Oct 2018 The temporary lease deferrals in Colorado were a result of federal court orders but reflect a commonsense need to provide the public time to consider oil and gas leasing proposals on public lands.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 801 & H.R. 3133 Jan 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for January 10, 2018.
• Policy Update Position on S. 2800, America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 May 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ahead of a markup scheduled for May 2018.
• Policy Update Position on S. 437, S. 1416, S. 3317, S. 2991 and S. 3203 Sep 2016 NPCA submitted the following positions to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a hearing on September 22, 2016.
• Blog Post Feeling Small Again Mar 2014 | By Todd Christopher 5 tips for seeing the outdoors through a child's eyes.
• Policy Update Position on FY19 Interior Appropriations Amendments Jun 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to the House Committee on Appropriations ahead of a markup scheduled for June 6, 2018.
• Press Release New Bill Aims to Unravel Law that Protects Public Lands Oct 2017 The House Natural Resources Committee is rushing to vote on a new bill Wednesday afternoon that guts the Antiquities Act, a law that protects public lands and waters.
• Press Release Interior Reopens Public Process to Restore North Cascades Grizzly Bears Jul 2019 Restoring grizzly bears populations is the last step in returning all major native carnivores to the North Cascades ecosystem -- an opportunity remaining in few places in the world. 
• Press Release NPCA, Earthworks and Clean Air Task Force File Legal Actions Against Administration for Gutting Methane Regulations Sep 2020 Today, we are taking action to hold EPA accountable to its mission to protect the health of our environment and people.
• Magazine Article Reappearing Act Spring 2017 | By Kate Siber The elusive fisher is making its way back to the Northwest with a little help from its friends.
• Policy Update Position on S. 1254, S. 1622 & S. 1634 Jul 2023 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 12, 2023.
• Magazine Article Deep Listening Winter 2017 | By Dorian Fox How can the world’s largest collection of underwater sound recordings help scientists understand sea creatures and the noise pollution that may be killing them?
• Press Release Trump Administration Issues Flawed Plan for Bears Ears National Monument Lands Despite Active Litigation and Overwhelming Opposition Jul 2019 This management plan is an insult to the public, who overwhelmingly spoke out in favor of protecting Bears Ears — and all our national monuments.
• Press Release Trump Nominates Andrew Wheeler as EPA Administrator Jan 2019 Americans need an EPA administrator who prioritizes clear air over industry profits.
• Report Speaking Up for the Swamp Revealing Persistent Oil and Gas Impacts in Big Cypress National Preserve

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