Search results for “Mark Schrope”
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Blog Post After Interior Secretary Zinke’s First 100 Days, the Future Looks Grim for National Parks 5 ways the official at the helm of America’s public lands has been charting a troubling course for national parks during the first few months of his tenure.
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Policy Update Testimony: Border Wall Issues Forum Written testimony of Christina Hazard, NPCA Associate Director for Government Affairs, before the House Committee on Natural Resources at the Border Wall Issues Forum on January 15, 2019.
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Press Release Blockbuster Agreement Takes 18 Dirty TVA Coal-Fired Power Plant Units Offline Southeastern U.S. Takes Huge Step to Slash Air Pollution Thanks to Pressure from Environmental Groups, State and Federal Officials
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Magazine Article Red Rocks Wander through the Maze, the Needles, and the Islands in the Sky at Canyonlands National Park.
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Magazine Article Prairie Solitaire In the middle of America, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve offers an intimate, grounding experience.
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Blog Post A Little-Known Piece of History Reclaimed Many Americans will recognize this coming Monday, October 13, as a holiday honoring Christopher Columbus. Thanks to NPCA supporters, the citizens of Florida will also take this day to recognize an unsung hero who made one of our national parks possible: Lancelot Jones.
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Magazine Article The Spice of Life Wild ginseng is disappearing from Southeast parks at an alarming rate.
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Magazine Article The Beaver That Didn’t Give a Dam Solving the mystery of the ancient Palaeocastor.
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Magazine Article Warm With A Chance Of Crowds A study forecasts how climate change could affect national park visitation.
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Blog Post Staff Picks: 11 Spectacular Roads for Riding Your Bike From leisurely rides to challenging climbs, national parks offer riding opportunities for cyclists of all abilities. Check out top recommendations and advice from NPCA enthusiasts on where to go and what to see.
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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 National Campaign Urges President Obama to Designate First National Monument for LGBT Equal Rights at Historic Site of Stonewall Rebellion
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Magazine Article Free Flowing For 30 years, activists talked about removing the Brecksville Dam in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Now it’s gone.
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Press Release Clean Air Victory for San Joaquin Valley, Yosemite and Sequoia Kings Canyon National Parks Court order represents a major victory for clean air in the San Joaquin Valley and surrounding national parks including Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 7608 and Amendments NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor debate and votes on July 23, 2020.
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Press Release Administration Takes Science Out of Park Management “DO 100” Policy Brought Better Science, Climate Concerns to Park Planning
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Press Release BLM Plan Proposes Opening 1.2 Million Acres in California to Fracking, Threatening Parks and Monuments Cesar E. Chavez National Monument, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area are among the public lands that could see oil and gas development nearby if the BLM’s plan advances.
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Blog Post The Land Beyond Hate One woman's journey to uncover her history and other missing stories of the American landscape
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Press Release Subaru of America, NPCA Take Home Silver Halo Award for Best Sustainability Initiative Partnership recognized for ongoing commitment to reduce landfill waste from America’s National Parks
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Blog Post The Imprisoned Doctor Who Helped Fight an Epidemic Samuel Mudd was a country doctor convicted as a conspirator in the plot to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. He eventually earned a pardon by helping to treat the outbreak of an infectious disease in his prison, which is now part of a national park.
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Magazine Article Growing up with Gettysburg Over the decades, the park changed. So did I.
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Blog Post One Year Later: Park Service Recommendations for Expanding César Chávez Monument into Comprehensive Historic Park Ever plan a birthday party where no one shows up? Sadly, the César E. Chávez National Monument could not commemorate the one-year anniversary of the park’s dedication on October 8—because the site was closed and the monument’s one dedicated Park Service employee, Superintendent Ruben Andrade, was furloughed due to the federal government shutdown.
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Magazine Article Raising the Bar Massimo Vignelli died in May, but his design lives on in the national parks.
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Press Release Conservation and Public Health Organizations Demand Clean Air, Environmental Justice for San Joaquin Valley The state of California is failing in its duty to clean up San Joaquin Valley air, when climate action is more necessary than ever.
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Blog Post 7 National Park Sites That Tell the Story of Immigration From Castle Clinton National Monument to Golden Gate National Recreation Area, national park sites explore the stark contrasts of the immigrant experience.
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Press Release Parks Project Recognized with First-Ever National Park Defender Award NPCA celebrates Parks Project for their considerable contributions to and in support of our national park conservation work.
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Blog Post ‘A Conservationist’s Dream’: Congress Passes Great American Outdoors Act Legislation represents a historic victory for parks and will authorize billions of dollars to fund critical maintenance projects and conserve vulnerable lands.
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Magazine Article Elwha: A River Reborn A new book from a reporter and photographer at The Seattle Times documents the long and successful battle to remove dams on the Elwha River in Olympic National Park.
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Blog Post Where the Rainbow Flag Began This highly visible symbol of pride arose from an idea of hope and power more than 40 years ago at a site that could be worthy of national recognition.
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Blog Post The Forgotten Boy at Carlsbad Caverns One staff member reflects on how the stories of Latinos are told — or not told — and how we can do better at preserving this history.
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Magazine Article Promised Land After the Civil War, more than 26,000 African Americans left the South to homestead the Great Plains, carving out farms, free lives and community on the prairie.
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