NPCA Press Releases

• Press Release Incomplete Environmental Review Prompts Lawsuit to Protect President Theodore Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch Sep 2015 National Parks Conservation Association Files Complaint against the US Forest Service
• Press Release A Monumental National Public Lands Day Project at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve Sep 2015 National Public Lands Day volunteers help trail maintenance at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve.
• Press Release Park Advocates Tell Congress: Shutdown Will Hurt National Parks, Cost Locals Millions in Lost Revenue Sep 2015 Letter Urges Congress to Avert Shutdown and Restore Park Funding Ahead of Centennial
• Press Release Badger-Two Medicine Area Too Special to Drill: National Parks Group Agrees with Federal Historic Preservation Panel Sep 2015 Statement by Michael Jamison, Glacier Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Gillibrand & Nadler with National Parks Conservation Association Launch Campaign at Historic Stonewall Inn in New York City to Create First Ever National Park Site Honoring America’s LGBT History Sep 2015 National Campaign Urges President Obama to Designate First National Monument for LGBT Equal Rights at Historic Site of Stonewall Rebellion
• Press Release National Parks Conservation Association President and CEO Clark Bunting to Step Down Sep 2015 Statement by Fran Ulmer, Chair of the Board of Trustees, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release It’s official! Final Plan for Biscayne National Park Signed – Implementation of Marine Reserve Set to Begin Sep 2015 Statement by Caroline McLaughlin, Biscayne Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Groups Find Draft Environmental Assessment of Industrial Hog Facility in Buffalo River Watershed Significantly Flawed Sep 2015 Buffalo River Coalition submits comments to federal agencies calling for thorough environmental review that does not ignore facts and science
• Press Release US Groups Applaud Alberta Decision to Protect Crown of the Continent Sep 2015 Conservation groups commend decision by Alberta government to protect Castle Wildland just north of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.
• Press Release Obama Calls for Public-Private Investment in National Parks Sep 2015 President's Proposed National Park Centennial Package Would Provide Major Funding Solutions for Projects, Engage Youth for 100th Anniversary of Park System
• Press Release New Everglades Management Plan Means Improved Visitor Experiences and More Access to the Park Aug 2015 After more than a decade of research, planning, and an extensive public comment process, the National Park Service released their final General Management Plan for Everglades National Park.
• Press Release Methane Rule Means Important Protections for National Parks Aug 2015 Statement by Stephanie Kodish, NPCA Clean Air Program
• Press Release NPCA Responds to Draft Moab Master Leasing Plan and EIS Aug 2015 Statement by David Nimkin, Southwest Senior Regional Director, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Groups Hail Legislation to Preserve Nationally Treasured Women's History Site Aug 2015 Senator Mikulski introduces bill to include Sewall-Belmont House in National Park System
• Press Release Pullman Partner Groups Honored with National Award for Work to Create Chicago's First National Park Aug 2015 NPCA honors eight organizations with the national Marjory Stoneman Douglas Conservation Award for their work to establish Chicago’s first national park.
• Press Release Statement on the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan Aug 2015 Statement by Mark Wenzler, Senior Vice President of Conservation Programs for the National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Bikes on South Shore Train Line One Step Closer to Becoming a Reality Jul 2015 Statement by LeAaron Foley, Midwest Senior Outreach Coordinator, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Florida Congressional Delegation Spearheads Anti-Coral Reef and Fisheries Protection Legislation Jul 2015 Bill Would Have Far Reaching Implications, Jeopardizing Coastal National Parks Across the Country
• Press Release National Parks Plagued by Significant Air Pollution Impacts, Finds New Analysis Jul 2015 Majority of Parks Experience Days Risky for Vulnerable Visitors; Four Parks Regularly Unsafe for Most People
• Press Release Helen Hernandez Joins Board of National Parks Conservation Association Jul 2015 NPCA welcomes Helen Hernandez as a member of their Board of Trustees.
• Press Release Congress Must Consider Innovative Ideas for Funding National Parks Jul 2015 Testimony of Craig Obey, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Revitalizing the Heart of Los Angeles Jul 2015 Volunteers Participate in a Day of Service at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument with National Parks Conservation Association.
• Press Release Volunteers Celebrate Pullman National Monument With Inaugural Volunteer Day of Service Jul 2015 Event activities are part of national Find Your Voice initiative to inspire and empower new generation of national park advocates
• Press Release National Park Group Calls Joshua Tree Expansion Study a Step Forward but with Lingering Development Concerns Jul 2015 Statement by Seth Shteir, Senior Desert Field Representative for the National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Salutes Members of Congress with National Parks Award Jul 2015 NPCA honors members of Congress with the Friend of the National Parks Award.
• Press Release Arizona Proposal Allows Aging Coal Plant to Increase Air Pollution for Decades Jul 2015 Cholla Power Plant bypasses strong pollution controls, threatens air quality
• Press Release Park Advocates Celebrate as Waco Mammoth Declared Newest National Park Site Jul 2015 City of Waco, Baylor University, Waco Mammoth Foundation, NPCA and local school children worked for years to make mammoth fossil site part of Park System
• Press Release United Nations Declares San Antonio's Spanish Missions a World Heritage Site Jul 2015 United Nations' Vote Makes Missions 23rd World Heritage Site in United States, First in Texas
• Press Release Legal Agreement Reached to Reduce Power Plant Pollution Damaging Southwest's National Parks, Navajo People Jun 2015 Consent Decree will Cut Emissions from New Mexico's Four Corners Plant
• Press Release DRIVE Act on the Right Track Jun 2015 Statement by Laura Loomis, National Parks Conservation Association's Deputy Vice President of Government Affairs

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