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• Magazine Article Return to Manzanar Fall 2016 | By Nicolas Brulliard As the number of Japanese-American incarceration camp survivors dwindles, a new generation strives to keep the story alive.
• Magazine Article A First Lady Winter 2015 | By Rona Marech Mary McLeod Bethune, the child of former slaves, grew up to start a university and advise presidents.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2773, Recovering America's Wildlife Act Jun 2022 NPCA sent the following policy positon to Members of the House of Representatives ahead of an anticipated floor vote on H.R. 2773 scheduled for June 14, 2022. 
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1289, H.R. 2295, and H.R. 2647 Jun 2015 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation considered by the House Natural Resources Committee on June 10-11, 2015.
• Blog Post Erased by History: The Seldom-Told Stories at 6 Nationally Significant Sites Jun 2020 | By Elliot Richardson Black LGBTQ people have long made history in America. Why don’t we know the names of these people and places?
• Magazine Article In The Footsteps of a Dream Fall 2010 | By Jeanine Barone Relive the history of the civil-rights movement in Alabama and Georgia.
• Policy Update Position on S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act May 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security ahead of a business meeting on May 17, 2017.
• Policy Update Position on S. 21, the REINS Act May 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs ahead of a business meeting scheduled for May 17, 2017.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2982, New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act Jul 2023 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 27, 2023.
• Policy Update Testimony: Department of the Interior Reorganization May 2019 Written statement by John Garder, NPCA Senior Director of Budget and Appropriations, for the House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on April 30, 2019.
• Blog Post 50 Years Later: Reflecting on the Significance of Earth Day Apr 2020 | By Lisa Mighetto The first Earth Day launched her career as an environmental historian and her path as an activist. Now, even as the pandemic keeps her at home, she commemorates the lasting significance of the Earth Day movement.
• Blog Post Help Kids “Leave No Trace” Jan 2015 | By Jennifer Chambers As we start a new year, it’s a perfect opportunity to make a resolution to spend more time in nature with the young people in our lives.
• Policy Update NPCA Position on H.R. 3540, H.R. 4677, & H.R. 5973 Feb 2022 NPCA shared positions on H.R. 3540, H.R. 4677, and H.R. 5973 ahead of a legislative markup held by the House Natural Resources Committee scheduled for February 16, 2022.
• Blog Post Exploring the Original Oil Country in Northwestern Pennsylvania Jul 2014 | By Marilyn Black 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. 
• Blog Post Victory: Incinerator Project Defeated at Monocacy Dec 2014 | By Joy M. Oakes County officials in Maryland vote down a trash-burning incinerator that would have been just yards from a Civil War battlefield.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 3397, to Withdraw the BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Rule Jun 2023 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for June 21, 2023.
• Policy Update NPCA Position on H.R. 3540, H.R. 4677, & H.R. 5973 Jan 2022 NPCA sent the following letter to members of the relevant committee ahead of a legislative markup held by the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife scheduled for January 20, 2022. 
• Magazine Article A River Spectacle Spring 2022 | By Katherine DeGroff Endangered mussels live on (and on) in the St. Croix.
• Policy Update NPCA views on provisions of H. R. 5986 Sep 2020 NPCA shared the following position with the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of an anticipated hearing scheduled for October 1st, 2020. 
• Policy Update Position on S. 1079, Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act May 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining ahead of a hearing scheduled for May 14, 2019.
• Blog Post Reflecting on Selma, 50 Years Later Mar 2015 | By Frank Peterman On March 7, 1965, courage and villainy collided on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, when John Lewis and more than 500 other peaceful protesters marched for their constitutional right to vote.
• Blog Post Say No to Soda Mountain Solar Apr 2015 | By David Lamfrom Why say no to Soda Mountain Solar? NPCA has 6 reasons highlighting what's at stake near Mojave National Preserve.
• Magazine Article Renaissance Man Spring 2013 | By Scott Kirkwood Frederick Douglass’s home tells the story of a man who overcame enormous obstacles and paved the way for others to do the same.
• Blog Post Living History and Solemn Reflection at Antietam Commemoration Sep 2012 On September 17, 1862, the Union Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia battled for twelve savage hours on the banks of Antietam Creek in Maryland. When the fighting was over, 23,000 people had been killed, wounded, or declared missing, making that one day the bloodiest in the history of the Civil War.
• Blog Post Celebrating the 'Book Man' of Washington, D.C. Feb 2024 | By Jennifer Errick The pioneering educator Carter G. Woodson founded the precursor to Black History Month in 1926. Though temporarily closed for renovations, the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site is scheduled to reopen later this year.
• Blog Post Confronting America's Dark Past Feb 2022 | By Glenn Nelson 80 years ago, the federal government imprisoned innocent civilians for their Japanese ancestry. Today, survivors and their descendants fight to preserve the sites where these injustices took place — and to not let history repeat itself.
• Blog Post In Baltimore, the Red and the Blue Wave Together as One Dec 2016 | By Jim Stratton The flag at Fort McHenry reminds us what America stands for and how our nation has endured through decades of challenges.
• Policy Update Position on S. 15 and S. 1230 Jun 2015 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation being considered by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on June 9, 2015.
• Blog Post What’s in an Icon? Jan 2012 | By Annie Riker NPCA’s visual personality has evolved dramatically over the last few years, but our logo hasn’t changed significantly in half a century. It was long overdue for an update. After about a year and a half of research, focus-group testing, surveys, and outreach, NPCA finally unveiled a modernized logo yesterday.
• Blog Post Mormon Pioneer Highlights Fierce Determination in a Rugged Landscape Oct 2013 | By Alan Spears 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.

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