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• Press Release More than 685,000 Comments Submitted in Support of Bears Ears National Monument in less than 15 days May 2017 Unprecedented outpouring of support shown during official comment period
• 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. 
• Press Release Trump Administration Puts Important Federal Land at Risk Jun 2017 In disappointing move, Interior recommends presidential and Congressional action to reduce protections for Bears Ears National Monument
• 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 Administration Resumes Oil And Gas Leasing, But With Much Needed Reforms Apr 2022 Controversial oil and gas leasing restarts after moratorium, but at smaller scale and with higher royalties
• 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.
• 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?
• Blog Post Thomas "Yellowstone" Moran: Influencing Change with Art Jul 2014 | By Megan Cantrell Can one person’s artistic vision create change and protect something astounding?
• 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 H.R. 2167, H.R. 4387 and H.R. 5114 Jun 2016 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation being considered by the House Federal Lands subcommittee during a hearing on June 23, 2016.
• 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.
• 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.R. 538, H.R. 1644, and H.R. 2288 Sep 2015 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation considered by the House Natural Resource Committee on September 9-10, 2015.
• 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 FAQ: Celebrating the Monument of Monuments Apr 2014 | By Megan Cantrell As the tallest structure in the nation’s capital and one of the most iconic, the historic obelisk honoring America’s first president is the monument of monuments. After nearly three years of being closed to the public for repairs, the Washington Monument will reopen May 12.
• Policy Update Position on S.J.Res. 11 & H.J.Res. 36 May 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate ahead of an expected vote on the floor.
• 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. 
• Magazine Article Dreaming, Reflecting, Remembering Summer 2020 | By Rona Marech A special issue for these challenging times.
• Policy Update Request for Information on Monument Review Process Jul 2017 NPCA sent the following letter to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke requesting more information on the monument review process.
• Blog Post Perseid Meteor Shower: Things Are Looking Up Aug 2016 | By Todd Christopher Get yourself under a dark sky tonight for a chance to see a remarkable “outburst.”
• Press Release Court Upholds Ventura County Ordinances to Safeguard Wildlife Connectivity Feb 2022 Habitat connectivity is crucial for the survival of mountain lions, gray foxes, California red-legged frogs and other wildlife in and around Santa Monica Mountains National Recreational Area.
• Magazine Article The Long Haul Winter 2017 | By Rona Marech They came, they saw, they collected 1,812 pounds of trash over 4,840 miles of hiking trails.
• Magazine Article Secrets of the Tombs Spring 2012 | By Kelly Bastone Archaeologists at the Kingsley Plantation in Florida shed light on the slaves who lived, worked and died there 200 years ago.
• Blog Post What Endangered Animal Are You? Jan 2019 | By Sarah Duensing Take our quiz to find out.
• Blog Post A Woman on Mount Rushmore? Feb 2018 | By Nicolas Brulliard Mount Rushmore National Memorial features the faces of four U.S. presidents. All, of course, are men, but Congress considered a bill in 1936 supporting the addition of a female figure to the granite memorial. Do you know which woman might have joined George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln?
• Blog Post Biden Restores National Monument Protections Oct 2021 Last week, the administration restored protections to three public lands: Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments and Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. 
• 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.
• Press Release America's Great Waters Coalition Gather on Capitol Hill to Discuss Challenges Facing America's Great Waters May 2011 America’s Great Waters Coalition met with decision makers about the challenges facing the nation’s 19 Great Waters
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 959 and H.R. 1289 Sep 2015 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation considered on the floor of the House on September 16, 2015.
• 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.

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