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• 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 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.
• Resource Regional Haze Pollution in EPA Region 6 Strong state regional haze plans are critical to restoring clean air and clear skies for treasured places like Carlsbad Caverns, Guadalupe Mountains and Big Bend National Parks, and Caney Creek Wilderness Area. Unfortunately, states in EPA’s Region 6, also known as the South Central region, are failing to adequately cut air pollution impacting these parks and wilderness areas and our communities.
• 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
• Report NPCA Audited Financial Reports The National Parks Conservation Association is committed to using every dollar you donate efficiently and effectively.
• Blog Post The Forgotten Boy at Carlsbad Caverns Sep 2020 | By Sergio Moncada One staff member reflects on how the stories of Latinos are told — or not told — and how we can do better at preserving this history.
• Press Release New Report Examines Repercussions, Damage from Oil and Gas Testing in Big Cypress National Preserve Nov 2023 Industrial machinery tore through this wild landscape, razing hundreds of cypress trees and leaving miles of destroyed habitat in their wake.
• Policy Update Position on Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 Jul 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 17, 2018.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1719, H.R. 1927, H.R. 2370 & H.R. 2936 Jun 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for June 27, 2017.
• Blog Post Wild Beasts of the Urban Jungle Jun 2018 | By Nicolas Brulliard Only two megacities in the world harbor wild populations of big cats (think panthers and mountain lions). One of those cities is located in the U.S. Do you know which one?
• Policy Update NPCA position on select legislation before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Sep 2020 NPCA shared the following positions ahead of a legislative hearing held by the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining scheduled for September 16th, 2020.  
• Blog Post Get the Big Picture on Bison on "Independent Lens" This Week Apr 2012 | By Patricia Dowd On April 26, 2012, PBS’s Independent Lens will air “Facing the Storm,” an episode on the history, mismanagement, and future of wild bison.
• Blog Post Why Are We Neglecting One of Our Country’s Greatest Rivers? Sep 2015 | By Vanessa Mazal Archaic laws and short-sighted management threaten the irreplaceable Colorado.
• Blog Post Getting Close to Katmai's Bears in the Hopes of Protecting Them Jul 2012 | By Kati Schmidt Katmai is one of the best places in the world to see brown bears. How officials manage bear hunting in Alaska could affect their ability to thrive in this essential habitat.
• Policy Update NPCA support for Joseph Goffman as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Air and Radiation May 2022 Ahead of a nomination hearing in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, NPCA sent the following letter of support for the nomination of Joseph Goffman. 
• Press Release EPA Ignores Mother Nature in Proposal for Stronger Clean Air Protections Jan 2023 New soot pollution standards address public health threats but not ecosystems and overall welfare.
• Press Release Attacks on Our National Monuments Continue; Zinke Report Recommends Gutting More Protections Dec 2017 Monuments report shows administration’s plans to dismantle 10 places protected by past Republican and Democratic presidents.
• Blog Post A First for Modern Latino History Sep 2023 | By Linda Coutant Thanks to the advocacy of César E. Chávez, millions of farmworkers today have safer working conditions and union rights. The first national monument dedicated to a contemporary Latino American bears his name.
• Policy Update Position on Draft Onshore Energy Bills Jun 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 6, 2018.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1488 & H.R. 2897 Oct 2017 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Natural Resources Committee for ahead of a markup scheduled for October 3rd-4th.
• Blog Post Being Gay Outside Jun 2021 | By Kyle Groetzinger Can they see me? Am I safe? One staff member explores ways to honor queerness and make the outdoors more inclusive and welcoming for all people.
• Press Release Plans to Kill Iconic Santa Monica Mountain Lion Sets a Dangerous Precedent Nov 2016 Following the recent killing of livestock by the mountain lion known as P-45, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife issued a permit for the animal to be killed within 10 days. NPCA strongly opposes killing P-45, a top predator that plays a critical role in maintaining ecosystem health.
• Press Release Congress Fails Wildlife, OK’s Killing Mother Bears with Cubs and Wolves on Public Lands in Alaska Mar 2017 The U.S. Senate voted on a resolution to overturn U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service protections for bears and wolves in Alaska.
• Blog Post Plan a Desert Getaway to Glen Canyon Nov 2014 | By Megan Cantrell Water may be rare in the desert, but it is also one of the most powerful forces affecting the landscape—sculpting natural bridges, shaping arches, and carving canyons. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area offers some of the most dynamic and unique demonstrations of the power of water, with its 156,000-acre lake, the world’s largest natural bridge, and some of the most beautiful slot canyons in the Southwest.
• Blog Post Essential Paddling Guide: Paddling The Buffalo, America's First National River Feb 2014 | By Jim Burnett Massive, water-stained bluffs soaring more than 500 feet above your canoe or kayak; the highest waterfall between the Appalachians and the Rockies; potential campsites on gravel bars along over a hundred miles of clear, free-flowing river; all this and more make the Buffalo National River a worthy addition to your list of must-do float trips.
• Press Release Eliminating Species Act: Senate Legislation Threatens Wildlife and Wild Lands Jul 2018 Senator John Barrasso's draft Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 legislation proposes to radically weaken the Endangered Species Act.
• Press Release President Biden Designates Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument Oct 2022 This site honors our veterans’ sacrifices and preserves critical lands and waters in Colorado.
• Magazine Article Astronauts on Planet Earth Winter 2015 | By Craig Wolfrom Following in the footsteps of an early adventurer, an intrepid group explores the surreal landscape at Craters of the Moon National Monument.
• Press Release Gray Wolves Stripped of Federal Protections Oct 2020 Removing protections for gray wolves amid a global extinction crisis is short-sighted and dangerous to America’s conservation legacy
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 205 & H.R. 1941 Apr 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for April 2, 2019.
• Policy Update Position on S. 2807 Apr 2016 NPCA, along with 64 partners, submitted the following position to members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
• Press Release Federal Court Rejects Weld County Colorado’s Request to Delay Reductions of Smog Pollution From Oil, Gas Operations Mar 2022 Environmental groups support federal appeals court's decision and called for accountability.  
• Press Release Zinke Proposes Reductions for Some of America’s Public Lands Aug 2017 Based on a news interview that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke conducted today, he is recommending that several national monuments be reduced in size.
• Press Release American Indian and First Nations of Canada Tribes Sign Historic Agreement to Restore Bison Oct 2019 The historic agreement formalizes intertribal collaboration to restore bison to tribal and appropriate non-tribal public lands. 
• Press Release NPCA Calls the 'Dinosaur Trails' Master Leasing Plan Step in the Right Direction Mar 2015 Moves Monument Toward Stronger Balance of Conservation, Development, and Recreation

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