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• Video What Makes a Park a Park? National parks protect natural beauty, like stunning waterfalls, unique plants and vibrant wildlife. Parks provide access and opportunities for people to experience and learn about these one-of-a-kind places.
• Resource Travelodge and NPCA: Partnering to Protect National Parks With hotels close to national parks around the country, Travelodge is partnering with National Parks Conservation Association to drive awareness and encourage park advocates to take action for our nation’s favorite places – all while inspiring adventure and providing a basecamp for adventurers!
• Resource 10 Ways to Be a Park Advocate Want to be an advocate for parks, but don't know where to start?
• Resource A Perfect Pairing for Yellowstone — and All National Parks Limestone Branch, the distillery that has been inspired by Yellowstone since 1872, is partnering with NPCA, with the advocacy group that has been protecting the world's first national park since 1919.
• Magazine Article Lead Proof Fall 2023 | By Katherine DeGroff A recent ballistics discovery at Fort Necessity National Battlefield confirmed where the French and Indian War began.
• Magazine Article Offshore Escape Summer 2023 | By Dorian Fox The Boston Harbor Islands are a world apart from the city — but just a ferry ride away. 
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 399, the Secure Our Borders First Act Jan 2015 NPCA, along with partner organizations, submitted the following position on H.R. 399, the Secure Our Borders First Act, to the House of Representatives in January 2015.
• Magazine Article The Land of Fog and Sea Summer 2015 | By Rona Marech A one-time Californian returns to Point Reyes.
• Blog Post Exploring Our National Heritage Jul 2013 | By Malcolm Fouhy This story is part of our series on national heritage areas, the large lived-in landscapes managed through innovative partnerships to tell America’s cultural history. 
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 5420 & H.R. 6678 Sep 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for September 5, 2018.
• Press Release Positioning Pullman Recognized for Strategic Planning and Vision Sep 2016 Groups honored for collaborative effort to guide future of Pullman National Monument
• 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 H.J.Res. 46 & H.J.Res 49 Apr 2023 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries ahead of a hearing scheduled for April 18, 2023.
• Press Release Ocmulgee River Water Trail Receives Visibility Boost with New Public River Landing Signage Oct 2014 Funding awarded to seven middle Georgia counties for 30 new signs
• Magazine Article In the Heart of Darkness Spring 2020 | By Julie Scharper In 1989, teenager Rachel Cox got lost in Wind Cave. Decades later, she found inspiration and comfort there.
• Blog Post Protecting the Minidoka Viewshed May 2023 | By Kristen Brengel A proposed large-scale wind farm would mar the land surrounding Minidoka National Historic Site, considered a somber place for reflection by Japanese American survivors and descendants. NPCA and Friends of Minidoka are fighting the project.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 764, H.R. 1245 & H.R. 1419 Mar 2023 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries ahead of a hearing scheduled for March 23, 2023.
• 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 Two Key Everglades Restoration Projects Move Forward While Central Everglades Planning Project Awaits Approval May 2014 Statement by Caroline McLaughlin NPCA's Biscayne Restoration Program Analyst
• 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.
• Blog Post 400 Years of History at Risk Jun 2015 | By Nina Berlin Dominion Virginia Power seeks to build a 500-kilovolt power line directly through this unmarred section of the James River, using 17 towers that would each be nearly as tall as the Statue of Liberty.
• 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 A Clam Conundrum Fall 2023 | By Ben Goldfarb Olympic’s razor clam population has been struggling for years. Is disease to blame?
• Press Release NPCA Joins Nationwide Coalition Lawsuit to Defend the People’s Environmental Law Jul 2020 Represented by Earthjustice and the Western Environmental Law Center, 20 organizations challenge the Trump administration’s assault on the National Environmental Policy Act.
• Magazine Article Killer Commodes Winter 2017 | By Nicholas Lund Backcountry toilets and birds can be a deadly combination. That’s where the Poo-Poo Project comes in.
• Press Release Federal Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Approval of California’s Cadiz Water Pipeline Jun 2019 A federal court ruled that the Trump administration violated the law when it approved plans to construct a 43-mile-long pipeline through Mojave Trails National Monument and other public land in southern California.
• Policy Update Position on FY19 Appropriations Anti-environmental Riders Jun 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives ahead of floor debate on fiscal year 2019 appropriations bills.
• Blog Post No Trash, Just Treasure Jun 2013 | By David Lamfrom We’ve been treated to quite a spring here in the California desert. After experiencing the greatest Joshua tree bloom on record this past April, one of our hardest-fought battles finally ended in victory last month—NPCA and our supporters have defeated the Eagle Mountain Landfill proposal once and for all.
• Magazine Article Surround Sound Summer 2016 | By Nicolas Brulliard The Acoustic Atlas’ trove of recordings includes grizzly cubs purring, ice freezing and thousands of other elusive sounds.
• Policy Update Open Letter to all Presidential Candidates Oct 2019 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following letter to 2020 presidential candidates.
• Press Release Arizona OKs Uranium Mining Permit in the Grand Canyon Watershed Apr 2022 “Mining uranium in the Grand Canyon watershed threatens the enduring legacy of this landscape and jeopardizes the entire water supply of the Havasupai people" -- Michè Lozano, NPCA's Arizona Program Manager 
• Press Release Justice Prevails for Blackfeet Nation: Appeals court upholds protection of sacred Badger-Two Medicine Jun 2020 Blackfeet traditionalists, sportsmen and conservationists celebrate tremendous victory and urge permanent protections for Badger-Two Medicine
• Press Release Trump Nominates Andrew Wheeler as EPA Administrator Jan 2019 Americans need an EPA administrator who prioritizes clear air over industry profits.
• Blog Post Clearing the Air Nov 2019 | By Theresa Pierno Coming to terms with the Navajo Generating Station’s complicated past and looking toward a greener, more equitable future.
• Fact Sheet Proposed Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Where the stories are as rich as the land

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