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• Policy Update Position on H.R. 866 and H.R. 1484 Nov 2016 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Energy and Mineral Resources subcommittee ahead of a hearing on Tuesday, November 15th.
• Magazine Article On the Trail Again Winter 2020 | By Rona Marech Tim Palmer, author of a new book about mountain hikes, reflects on a lifetime in the great outdoors. 
• Press Release 9th Circuit Appeals Court Rejects Drakes Bay Oyster Co. En Banc Rehearing Petition Jan 2014 Decision Affirms Interior Department's Wilderness Designation for Drakes Estero
• Press Release VICTORY: Court Restores Critical Endangered Species Act Protections Jul 2022 "The climate crisis continues and it’s critical that the Biden administration as well as conservationists, Tribes, states and communities work together to conserve America’s most imperiled species” -- NPCA's Bart Melton
• Blog Post Bringing Down the Dams Jul 2014 People talk about overcoming obstacles, but when advocates literally move tons of concrete to help their local river and its wildlife, it gives a whole new meaning to the phrase.
• Press Release Judge Allows Biden Administration to Delay Restoring Critical Endangered Species Act Protections Nov 2022 “This decision is a setback to America’s conservation legacy and diminishes our ability to protect threatened and endangered species amidst the dual climate and biodiversity crisis” -- NPCA's Bart Melton
• Blog Post Slowing Energy Development on Public Lands While the Nation Is in Turmoil Jun 2020 | By Matthew Kirby The Bureau of Land Management recently extended comment periods for a land management planning process in New Mexico due to the pandemic. We must do this in other parts of the country, too.
• Policy Update Position on Border Wall Construction at Organ Pipe Feb 2020 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples ahead of a hearing scheduled for February 26, 2020.
• Press Release Biden administration to Cadiz: Pipeline cannot be used for controversial water mining project Dec 2023 Decision sets up "intensive” federal environmental review of the controversial proposal
• Policy Update Position on H.J.Res. 44 Mar 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate ahead of an expected floor vote the week of March 6, 2017.
• Magazine Article Time Travel Fall 2022 | By Amy Berenbeim An illustrated journey through John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.
• Press Release Groups Urge Continued Focus on Faulty Permitting Process for Factory Hog Farm Near Buffalo National River May 2013 Concentrated animal feeding operation damages Buffalo River and surrounding community
• Press Release Renowned Arkansas Hydrogeologist Calls on ADEQ to Suspend C & H Hog Farms Permit to Address 'Significant Omissions and Potential Problems' Jun 2013 Dr. John Van Brahana Highlights Potential for Substantial Impacts Due to Region's Karst Geology in Letter to ADEQ Director Teresa Marks
• Magazine Article A Way With Words Summer 2014 | By Rona Marech The Franklin Court Printing Office in Philadelphia highlights Benjamin Franklin’s early career.
• Policy Update NPCA Position on select legislation before the House Committee on Natural Resources Jul 2020 NPCA submitted the following position to the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of an anticpated legislative hearing scheduled for July 29th.  
• Press Release Lawsuit Challenges Army Corps Decision Imperiling Wetlands Near Okefenokee Swamp Nov 2022 Agency's unlawful reversal leaves nearly 600 acres of wetlands without federal protections.
• Policy Update Position on S. 3033, S. 3044 & S. 3045 Oct 2023 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for October 25, 2023.
• Policy Update Position on Wildlife Movement and Migration Corridors Nov 2023 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Environment and PUblic Works ahead of a hearing scheduled for November 14, 2023. 
• Magazine Article Wild West Josie Winter 2017 | By Nicolas Brulliard Did Josie Bassett Morris meet outlaw Butch Cassidy in a cabin that’s now part of Dinosaur National Monument decades after his supposed death?
• Policy Update Position on the nomination of Tommy Beaudreau as Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior Apr 2021 Ahead of an anticpated hearing to consider the nomination of Tommy Beaudreau, NPCA sent the following letter to Senators sitting on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 
• Policy Update Position on S. 32, California Desert Protection and Recreation Act Jul 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 26, 2017.
• Blog Post The Art of Resistance Feb 2015 | By Natalie Levine It was a typical San Francisco winter day—in other words, we couldn’t see farther than a car’s length ahead of us—as my family and I drove across the Golden Gate Bridge. The fog horns were blowing, reminding my mom of how, as a child, she’d look out across the San Francisco Bay shrouded in mist and get a chill down her spine thinking of the criminals living out on Alcatraz. We were on our way to that former federal prison—now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area—an eerie place to match the eerie day.
• Blog Post Focus on Water: A Great Boost for Our Great Lakes Mar 2012 | By Lynn McClure Last week, I joined about 80 fellow Great Lakes residents as special guests of the White House to talk about the tremendous progress we've made toward restoring our lakes.
• Blog Post The Lost Colony — An Outer Banks Mystery Oct 2023 | By Linda Coutant On the North Carolina coast, a 400-year-old unanswered question still piques people’s curiosity. What happened to the group of colonists who vanished while trying to start England’s first settlement in North America?
• Blog Post Lunar-Like Landscapes and Inspiring History at Arabia Mountain Feb 2014 | By Mera Cardenas Flowers … on the moon? No, they’re rare Georgia rock formations. Get photos and tips for exploring amazing Arabia Mountain.
• Policy Update Position on S.32, California Desert Protection and Recreation Act Jan 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
• Magazine Article The Last Wild One Fall 2019 | By Nicolas Brulliard After the chance discovery of a Franciscan manzanita, the rare plant was carefully relocated to a secret location in San Francisco’s Presidio. Can it survive in the wild?
• Magazine Article A Chance for Freedom Spring 2021 | By Mike Bezemek During the War of 1812, hundreds of enslaved African Americans gained their freedom on Cumberland Island by joining the ranks of the British occupier. For some, liberation was fleeting. 
• Press Release New Report Shows NPS Management of Valles Caldera Would Result in Better Protection of Site, Increased Economic Benefits for Local Communities and New Mexico Oct 2011 Statement by NPCA Senior Southwest Regional Director David Nimkin
• Magazine Article Prairie Solitaire Summer 2012 | By Morgan Heim In the middle of America, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve offers an intimate, grounding experience.

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