NPCA Press Releases

• Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Welcomes Jim Adams to Lead Alaska Regional Office Jan 2016 Jim Adams brings 20 years of conservation experience to NPCA as new Alaska Regional Director
• Press Release Parks Group Calls on National Park Service to Reject Testing for Oil Beneath Big Cypress Jan 2016 Proposal Would Open Door to Drilling in Critical Endangered Species Habitat
• Press Release Montana Governor Offers Historic Gift of More Than 300,000 Acres for Yellowstone Bison Dec 2015 Today, Montana Governor Steve Bullock proposed more #RoomToRoam for Yellowstone bison with a call to open more than 300,000 acres of year-round, conflict-free habitat.
• Press Release New Bill in Congress Would Create First National Park Site Dedicated to LGBT History Dec 2015 Legislation Would Preserve Historic Site and Stories of the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion
• Press Release Omnibus Budget Boosts Funding for National Parks Dec 2015 Makes Critical Investments in National Parks, Extends LWCF
• Press Release Congress Green Lights Funding Increase For National Park Roadways Dec 2015 National park roadways to receive 18 percent increase in transportation funding
• Press Release Park on the Edge: New Report Details Years of Underfunding at Olympic National Park Dec 2015 National Parks Conservation Association Calls for Congressional Action as Park Service Centennial Approaches
• Press Release Opportunity Presented to Keep Everglades National Park Fully Protected from Power Lines Dec 2015 Decision to acquire Florida Power & Light’s ecologically critical parcel within Everglades National Park could finally put an end to the threat of power lines being built inside park boundaries
• Press Release House Natural Resources Chair Introduces Centennial Act Nov 2015 Draft Bill Would Establish Fund for Public-Private Partnerships to Fix Up Parks
• Press Release Badger-Two Medicine: Too Sacred to Drill Nov 2015 US Interior Department moves to cancel Solenex lease in the Badger-Two Medicine
• Press Release Another Year of Yellowstone Bison Slaughter is Unacceptable Nov 2015 NPCA calls on National Park Service and State of Montana for a new, science based plan
• Press Release Desert Landscape Plan Fails to Fully Protect Desert National Parks Nov 2015 NPCA finds only one of the three issues of particular concern to desert national parks is satisfactorily addressed
• Press Release National Park System Welcomes Manhattan Project National Historical Park Nov 2015 NPCA celebrates addition of Manhattan Project National Historical Park as 409th national park
• Press Release New Bill Would Dismantle Critical National Park Protection Fund Nov 2015 National Parks Group Urges Reconsideration of Bill, Instead Extend Current Land and Water Conservation Fund
• Press Release Senate Bills Jeopardize Clean Water Protections for Parks Nov 2015 Statement by Chad Lord, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Veterans & Film in the North Cascades and Beyond Nov 2015 National Parks Conservation Association Hosts “Find Your Voice” Event
• Press Release National Parks at a Crossroads: 9 #ParksInPeril Nov 2015 National Parks Conservation Association Initiative Calls for Strong Actions by the Obama Administration to Protect Crown Jewels
• Press Release National Geographic and Groups in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania Launch Geotourism Project for Upper and Middle Delaware River Area Oct 2015 Community-Based Initiative Will Identify and Promote Uniqueness of Area, Boost Tourism
• Press Release National Parks Group Calls Moose-Wilson Road Corridor Study a Step in the Right Direction Oct 2015 Statement by Sharon Mader, Grand Teton Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Pullman Community Rallies Around Public-Private Partnerships Plan for Pullman National Monument Oct 2015 NPCA and AIA release blueprint for development and growth of Chicago's first national park
• Press Release Drawing the Line: Final National Park Service Proposal Aims to Protect Alaska's Bears and Wolves Oct 2015 Statement by Joan Frankevich, Alaska Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association.
• Press Release National Parks Group Honors Channel Islands National Park Leaders with Stephen T. Mather Award Oct 2015 Stephen T. Mather award presented to Channel Islands National Park Superintendent Russell Galipeau and Chief of Natural Resources Management Kate Faulkner.
• Press Release Community Celebrates San Antonio's Spanish Missions World Heritage Site Oct 2015 Ceremony Honors Missions as the 23rd World Heritage Site in United States
• Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Names Theresa Pierno to CEO Position Oct 2015 NPCA names organization's first woman to serve as President and CEO in its nearly 100-year history.
• Press Release California Desert Communities Join Senator Feinstein in Calling to Protect Castle Mountains, Other Crown Jewels Oct 2015 Statement by David Lamfrom, Director, California Desert and Wildlife Program, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Congressional Committee Allows Dangerous Yellowstone and Grand Teton Legislation to Float Through Oct 2015 Statement by Stephanie Adams, Yellowstone Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Public Interest Groups Tell EPA: Clean Up the Air in National Parks and Wilderness Areas Oct 2015 83 Groups Call for Improvements to Regional Haze Rule in Time for National Park Service’s 2016 Centennial
• Press Release Feds Pump the Brakes on Desert Water Mining Scheme Oct 2015 Statement by David Lamfrom, Director, California Desert and Wildlife Program, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Ozone Rule Good Step, Missed Opportunity for National Parks Oct 2015 Statement by Stephanie Kodish, head of NPCA’s Clean Air Program
• Press Release Congress Failed to Act on Reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund Oct 2015 National Parks Group Urges Swift Congressional Action

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