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• Report Arches National Park: 2022 Pilot Timed-Entry Visitor Experience Survey Technical Report This Utah State University report provides the findings of a study of visitor experiences with the pilot timed-entry system implemented in Arches National Park in 2022.
• Letter 47 organizations urge EPA to protect parks and communities from haze Leaders of organizations across the country urged the Environmental Protection Agency to act swiftly and hold polluters accountable in the name of national parks and the communities who rely on them.
• Report National Climate Change Poll A new poll by the National Parks Conservation Association found that national parks offer physical and political solutions for addressing climate change.
• Resource Regional Haze Pollution in EPA Region 1 Strong state regional haze plans are critical to restoring clean air and clear skies for beloved places in the Northeast including Acadia National Park, Moosehorn Wilderness Area, Great Gulf Wilderness Area, Lye Brook Wilderness, and the Presidential Range – Dry River Wilderness Area.
• Resource Mid-Atlantic Young Professionals Advisory Council NPCA’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Office established the Mid-Atlantic Young Professional Advisory Council in support of NPCA’s strategic effort to engage young people to make a difference and bring unique perspectives to efforts to protect national parks and public lands
• Press Release House Committee Attacks Endangered Wildlife, Advances Harmful Legislation Oct 2017 “Today, the House Natural Resources Committee reviewed several bills, which prioritize politics and profit over science. Congress is trying to jam politics into wildlife management." -- NPCA's Kristen Brengel
• Magazine Article A Front-Row Seat Summer 2015 | By Elizabeth Bradfield A naturalist watches as seals return to Cape Cod National Seashore—and marvels at the human response.
• Policy Update NPCA position on legislation before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Nov 2020 NPCA shared the following positions with members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining ahead of a legislative hearing scheduled for November 18th. 
• Blog Post Preserve Historic Station at Gettysburg Sep 2013 | By Theresa Pierno The small train station was only about four years old when it was pressed into service during Robert E. Lee's invasion of the North in July 1863. The western terminus of the Gettysburg Railroad was first used as a field hospital, as so many places were while the battle raged nearby. Later, more than 15,000 wounded soldiers would be transported to care or home from this platform.
• Press Release Victory: President Biden Establishes Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in Nevada Mar 2023 "Establishment of Avi Kwa Ame National Monument is a testimony to protecting and preserving lands with not just our children and grandchildren in mind but for generations to come." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
• Press Release Lawsuit Launched to Speed Endangered Species Protection for Ghost Orchid Jun 2023 Conservationists notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today of their intent to sue the agency for delaying critically needed Endangered Species Act protection for the ghost orchid.
• Blog Post To Breathe Free... Aug 2019 | By Theresa Pierno Lady Liberty's promise of refuge and hope must remain a promise made to all.
• Blog Post Latinos Are Critical to the Environmental Movement Jul 2023 | By Sally Garcia Latino Conservation Week highlights the contributions of Latinos in caring for the environment, while encouraging the community’s culture of stewardship. Here’s how NPCA supports Latino engagement every day. 
• Blog Post ‘Nobody’s Free Unless We’re All Free’ Jun 2020 | By Alison Simko Students connect virtually with their history at Stonewall through NPCA Zoom programs.
• Blog Post What’s at Stake Oct 2017 | By Ani Kame’enui A look at the 10 national monuments targeted in Ryan Zinke’s leaked memo
• Magazine Article Coprolite Happens Spring 2023 | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan Waste matters in Fossil Butte’s newest exhibition space. 
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 835 & H.R. 4895 Feb 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for February 14, 2018.
• Press Release Senate Advances Legislation to Expand Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Dec 2019 The Rim of the Valley Preservation Act would add stunning landscapes, critical wildlife areas, waterways and historic treasures to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. 
• 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.
• Magazine Article Turtle Troubles Spring 2022 | By Julia Busiek New research from Padre Island National Seashore highlights the toll that ingesting plastic is taking on green sea turtles.
• Press Release Trump Administration Takes Aim at America’s National Monuments with Executive Order Apr 2017 This executive order targets the Antiquities Act of 1906, which permits presidents to declare federal lands, already owned by all Americans, as national monuments.
• Press Release Congress Takes Bold, Bipartisan Step in Protecting America’s Heritage and History Dec 2022 National heritage areas help tell the full range of American stories. This new law will create a formal system for national heritage areas and designate seven new ones to help communities protect priceless, diverse American history across the country. 
• 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.
• Policy Update Position on S. 4589, Endangered Species Act Amendments 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 23, 2020.
• Magazine Article Of Cats and Men Winter 2020 | By Katherine DeGroff Gettysburg’s Civil War Tails offers a cat’s-eye view of battle. 
• 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.
• Press Release Geothermal Development Prohibited Near Valles Caldera National Preserve Jun 2018 The Santa Fe National Forest's decision protects the unique thermal features in Valles Caldera National Preserve
• Press Release Groups Go To Court to Protect Buffalo National River from Factory Hog Farm Waste Aug 2013 Lawsuit challenges federal loan guarantees for industrial swine facility in the Buffalo National River watershed
• Magazine Article The Land of Fog and Sea Summer 2015 | By Rona Marech A one-time Californian returns to Point Reyes.
• Press Release Zinke to Trump: Remove Protections and Gut National Monuments Sep 2017 News Report Reveals Administration’s Attempt to Dismantle 10 Places Protected by Past Republican and Democratic Presidents
• 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 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. 1335, the TAPP American Resources Act Mar 2023 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for March 9, 2023.
• 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. 
• Press Release Conservationists File Lawsuit to Protect Imperiled Ghost Orchid Sep 2023 Without the federal protections afforded by the Endangered Species Act, the ghost orchid could very well become the next victim of our extinction crisis.

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