Search results for “Enhancing the Visitor Experience”
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Report Pullman Transportation Plan As one of America’s newest national parks, Pullman National Monument is preparing for as many as 300,000 visitors by 2020. The Pullman Transportation Plan, produced with funding secured by NPCA, outlines ways to improve access to and within Pullman for visitors and community residents.
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Park General Grant National Memorial The memorial to former U.S. President and Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant, commonly known as Grant’s Tomb, is the largest mausoleum in North America. The site opened in 1897 after an enthusiastic grassroots fundraising effort raised about $600,000 from more than 90,000 people—much of it in pennies and dimes. The campaign was spearheaded by Richard T. Greener, the first African-American graduate of Harvard University, who credited Grant with enabling his success by ending the Civil War. When it first opened, more than half a million visitors a year flocked to pay their respects to the popular war hero, including Civil War veterans, many of whom had to be physically carried by park staff up the monument’s many steps.
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Park Ford's Theatre National Historic Site Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth assassinated 16th President Abraham Lincoln in this building just five days after General Robert E. Lee surrendered in April 1865, signaling the end of the Civil War. Still an active theater, this site includes the compact performance space where the president and First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln watched the production of Our American Cousin from a box above the proscenium arch. Beneath the theater, a basement museum now houses artifacts from the event, including the president’s greatcoat, the assassin’s diary and the actual .44-caliber Derringer from the fatal attack. Across the street, visitors can also explore the home of the German tailor William A. Petersen where Lincoln was carried after the shooting and was tended to until his death hours later.
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Park Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park Explore Abraham Lincoln's humble beginnings by visiting the remnants of two farm sites where Lincoln was born and lived until he was seven. Visitors can see a log cabin similar to Lincoln’s first home and stroll several hiking trails imagining what Lincoln’s childhood was like.
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Park Fort Larned National Historic Site This U.S. Army frontier post was part of the history of the Indian Wars along the Santa Fe Trail from 1859 to 1878. The national historic site preserves the fort's barracks, shops, officers' quarters and supply warehouses and shares stories of the conflicts with Native American tribes of the Great Plains during this period. Today, visitors can experience living history with reenactments, educational programs, weapons demonstrations and ranger-guided tours of this well-preserved site.
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Park Fort Bowie National Historic Site This historic site commemorates the 30-year battle between American soldiers and Chiricahua Apaches during the mid-1800s. Visitors can hike through a historic tract of the American West and learn about the U.S. military operations that eventually culminated in Geronimo's surrender in 1886 and the displacement of the Chiricahua people to Florida and Alabama.
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Press Release Coalition Shares Plans to Continue Momentum for Restoring America's Everglades at Annual Conference 'America’s Everglades: Our Legacy, Our Future' conference aimed at identifying restoration progress and challenges moving forward
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Blog Post Power Line Proposal Threatening Historic Jamestown Based on Flawed Projections According to a new report commissioned by NPCA, Dominion Power's harmful plan to build 17 giant towers across the James River is not only detrimental to irreplaceable historic resources—it's also unnecessary.
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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds Preservation and Accessibility in Yosemite's Final Mariposa Grove Plan Statement by Neal Desai, Director of Field Operations for the Pacific Region, National Parks Conservation Association
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Magazine Article Victorious! 21 conservation triumphs from the past 100 years.
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Magazine Article Snowed In Surviving a winter in Glacier National Park takes a strong marriage—and 25 pounds of coffee.
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Press Release EPA to Revisit Clean Air Standards, Prioritizing Science and Data “We are pleased that the EPA is once again prioritizing science and its obligation to protect people and the environment." - Ulla Reeves, NPCA's Clean Air Program Senior Advocacy Manager
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Press Release New Report Shows America's National Parks Are in Jeopardy National Parks Conservation Association Says Obama Administration Must Address Threats Facing National Parks and Develop Comprehensive Long Term Plan for Parks
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Press Release “Do Nothing” Ozone Rule Challenged by Parks, Health and Environmental Groups "The EPA must revise ozone standards to follow the science and protect the health of our people and environment; otherwise, the consequences could be dire.” - Stephanie Kodish, NPCA's Clean Air Program Director
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Press Release DRIVE Act on the Right Track Statement by Laura Loomis, National Parks Conservation Association's Deputy Vice President of Government Affairs
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Press Release BLM Moves Forward With Oil, Gas Lease Sales, Threatens Nearby Southwest National Parks Oil, gas sales scheduled to occur Near Utah, New Mexico park sites.
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Press Release Everglades Coalition Focuses on Sending Water South to Everglades National Park at 30th Anniversary Conference 30th Annual Everglades Coalition Conference Kicks Off in Key Largo, FL.
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Press Release A Monumental National Public Lands Day Project at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve National Public Lands Day volunteers help trail maintenance at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve.
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Press Release Management Plans for Bears Ears, Grand Staircase Opens Door for Destructive Development Near Surrounding National Park Sites Through these proposed plans, the administration is choosing the most damaging options of the alternatives presented.
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Press Release Jackson Hole Airport Decision Extends Lease within Grand Teton National Park Until 2053 Critical that NPS assess significant impacts of an airport within a national park
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 857, H.R. 3186 & H.R. 3916 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for May 16, 2018.
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Report Growing Visitation in Utah’s National Parks Just over 14.4 million people from around the world visited Utah’s 13 national park units in 2016, a 21% increase from 2015 alone. People flock to these iconic landscapes to hike to breathtaking vistas, contemplate dark, starry night skies, and experience awe-inspiring sunsets over the parks’ famous sandstone spires and arches.
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Policy Update Testimony: Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Modernization Act Written testimony by John Garder regarding the discussion draft of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Modernization Act for House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands hearing on October 28, 2015.
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Spotlight An Insider's Guide to Badlands & Beyond Badlands National Park is a vast wilderness of jagged buttes, spires and pinnacles, mixed-grass prairies, and the world’s richest trove of fossils from the Oligocene epoch, estimated at 23 to 35 million years old.
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Policy Update Testimony: Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act Written testimony by Joan Frankevich for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on December 3, 2015
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Blog Post The Top 5 Myths about the Sequester and National Parks NPCA has been warning the public for well over a year that the deep federal budget cuts known as the sequester would harm national parks. We’ve seen a groundswell of support to restore critically needed funding to the Park Service, but we’ve also heard a great deal of misunderstanding about these funding cuts. Here are five of the biggest myths we’ve encountered.
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Policy Update Testimony: Identifying Innovative Infrastructure Ideas Written testimony by Denis Galvin, NPCA board member, for the House Committee on Natural Resources, Federal Lands Subcommittee hearing on March 16, 2017.
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Blog Post The 10 Least-Visited Places in the Park System Take a peek at these underappreciated national gems where only a handful of adventurers go.
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Policy Update Testimony: Impacts of the Partial Federal Government Shutdown NPCA submitted the following statement to members of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee ahead of a hearing scheduled for January 15, 2019.
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Policy Update Testimony: Agency Spending Restrictions During a Shutdown Written statement of John Garder, NPCA Senior Director of Budget & Appropriations, for the hearing "The Power of the Purse: A Review of Agency Spending Restrictions During a Shutdown" in the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies scheduled for February 6, 2019.
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Policy Update Position on the impacts of COVID-19 and visitation to the National Park System NPCA shared the following position with Senators on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources National Parks Subcommittee ahead of a hearing scheduled for May 26th, 2021.
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Magazine Article In the Balance In his 1968 book about Arches, "Desert Solitaire," Edward Abbey warned that tourists and cars would destroy the park he loved. Was he right?
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Blog Post An Insiders’ Guide to Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone: It’s one of the most remarkable and revered travel destinations in the world and the place that defined the very concept of public land conservation. Get a taste of why this park and the larger ecosystem that surrounds it are so special — and how to plan an extraordinary trip.
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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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Blog Post Nearby Nature: 10 Easy Getaways Need more time outdoors? You might not have to travel as far as you think.
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Magazine Article Some Like It Very Hot A growing number of extreme tourists are heading to Death Valley to experience one of the hottest places on Earth at the hottest time of year.
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Blog Post Spooky, Beautiful Photos of Abandoned Park Towns National parks preserve landscapes with centuries of history. Sometimes beauty is in the remnants of what is no longer there.
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Report Vanishing Night Skies: The Effects of Light Pollution on the National Park System What compares to the inspiration of lying under a canopy of stars, with the Milky Way splashed across the evening sky? Like diamonds on black velvet, the stars dazzle the senses, touch the spirit, humble the individual, and incite a sense of curiosity and extraordinary wonder.
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Resource Glossary of Unbearable Terms Maps and illustrations showing Alaska's War on Wolves and Bears.
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Report Investing in Park Futures Executive Summary of The National Parks System Plan: A Blueprint for Tomorrow
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