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• Report Center for State of the Parks: San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Recognizing San Antonio Missions National Historical Park’s significance to our shared national heritage, NPCA’s Center for State of the Parks endeavored to determine the conditions of the cultural resources protected within the park.
• Report Center for State of the Parks: Vicksburg National Military Park In recognition of the importance of Vicksburg National Military Park's resources, NPCA's Center for State of the Parks completed an assessment to determine the conditions of those resources.
• Report Center for State of the Parks: Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Current overall conditions of the known natural resources in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park rated a score of 60 out of 100. Overall conditions of the park’s known cultural resources rated 65 out of a possible 100, indicating “fair” conditions.
• Report Center for State of the Parks: Virgin Islands National Park Recognizing the significance of the natural and cultural resources found within Virgin Islands National Park and Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, NPCA’s Center for State of the Parks assessed the current conditions of these resources.
• Park Richmond National Battlefield Park Richmond National Battlefield Park commemorates the importance of the city as the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War. The park consists of 10 units. Visitors can start their tour with the visitor center at the old site of the Tredegar Iron Works.
• Park Kalaupapa National Historical Park This isolated peninsula on the north coast of the island of Molokai is surrounded by sea and high cliffs—and not easy to get to. Visitors must pre-arrange access, then hike a steep three-and-a-half-mile trail to get to the entrance, beyond which there are no dining or shopping facilities. The reward for all of this advance preparation, however, is an ecological paradise with natural beauty as well as a fascinating history. Kalaupapa was once an isolated colony for Native Hawaiians suffering from Hansen’s disease, also known as leprosy; in addition to lush, rare flora and fauna, the park preserves many archaeological features dating back to ancient times and historic buildings and relics from its once-exiled residents.
• Park Fort Washington Park More than 180 years old, Fort Washington was built on a high bluff above the Potomac River to defend Washington, DC.
• NPCA at Work Noisy Helicopter Training and National Parks Don't Mix Noisy helicopters and landing zones do not belong next door to our national parks, especially one with grizzly habitat and treasured wilderness. The Army has alternatives for training--and they use them now--but there is only one North Cascades National Park.
• NPCA at Work Fragile Treasures Threatened in Chaco Culture National Historical Park The growing demand for oil and gas in northwestern New Mexico has the potential to impact the cultural and natural resources of Chaco Culture National Historical Park--including the quality of its world-renowned night skies. Flaring of natural gas and an increase in intensive artificial lighting from construction activities, vehicle traffic and operation of support facilities can all affect the quality of the night skies both at the park’s higher elevations and inside the historic canyon.
• Fact Sheet Park Friends of the Colorado River NPCA's Colorado River Program, launched in 2011, harnesses the iconic power of national parks, their broad public and political support, their capacity to engage and educate, as well as protect and improve the health of the land and water within which national parks reside.
• Press Release Puget Sound Oil Refinery Permitted to Harm National Park Air Quality Jul 2018 The refinery expansion will go ahead without stringent pollutant controls to protect Washington's parks
• Press Release Parks Group Files Opposition Brief in Lawsuit Over Illegally-Permitted Dominion Transmission Line at Historic Jamestown Aug 2019 Dominion Energy has played loose and fast with the courts and prioritized irresponsible development over historic Jamestown and nearby national parks.
• Blog Post How Is the Partial Government Shutdown Affecting National Parks? Jan 2019 | By Emily Douce, John Garder The longest government shutdown in U.S. history furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal employees, including National Park Service personnel, and left many of America’s public lands ungated and largely unsupervised.
• Policy Update Testimony: S. 3172, Restore Our Parks Act Jul 2018 Statement of Kristen Brengel, NPCA Vice-President for Government, before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks on July 11, 2018.
• Press Release Southern Utah National Parks Threatened by BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale Dec 2018 New oil and gas lease sales threaten Arches and Canyonlands National Parks as well as Hovenweep National Monument and its surrounding cultural landscape.
• Press Release National Parks Group Applauds Congressional Passage of Huna Tlingit Traditional Gull Egg Use Act Jul 2014 Statement by Jim Stratton, Deputy Vice President of Regional Operations for the National Parks Conservation Association
• Magazine Article A National Park Is Born Spring 2020 | By Nicolas Brulliard White Sands National Monument becomes the country’s 62nd national park. What will change?
• Press Release President's Budget Calls for Historic Investment in National Parks in Advance of 2016 Centennial Feb 2015 President's Budget Calls for Historic Investment in National Parks in Advance of 2016 Centennial
• Blog Post How Is the Government Shutdown Affecting National Parks? Sep 2013 | By John Garder The looming threat of a government shutdown is now a reality. Here's what it means for our national parks.
• Press Release With Repeal of Clean Power Plan, Administration Prioritizes Polluters over the Health of People and National Parks Oct 2017 "Administrator Pruitt continues to put the interests of polluters over the air that we breathe, and denies facts about climate science and the effective actions required to protect the public and our parks.”
• Press Release Lawsuit Filed Against EPA for its Failure to Protect Alaska Water, Wildlife and Parks Oct 2019 Lawsuit charges EPA with failing to protect Alaska fisheries, wildlife, national parks, jobs, communities, and ways of life from the proposed Pebble mine.
• Press Release National Parks Group Applauds $16 million Payment Towards the Purchase of Critical lands within Grand Teton to Protect Them from Development Dec 2012 Statement by Sharon Mader, Grand Teton Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release New York’s Elected Officials to Congress: Fix Our National Parks, Support Job Creation Feb 2018 Analysis demonstrates federal investment in deferred maintenance at parks could create or support 9,847 direct and indirect New York jobs.
• Press Release President’s Budget Proposal Damaging to National Parks as They Continue to Recover from Government Shutdown Mar 2019 If enacted, the President's budget would jeopardize the protection, maintenance and operation of our more than 400 national parks across the country.
• Press Release Congressional Hearing Today RE: Government Shutdown and the Closure of National Parks Oct 2013 Witnesses to Discuss Shutdown Impacts on the National Park Service & Communities Nationwide
• Press Release New Poll of Likely Voters Finds Unity in Public Support for National Parks Aug 2012 Strong bipartisan support for park funding
• Press Release Parks Group Files Legal Brief Supporting Challenge of Illegal Removal of Clean Water Protections Dec 2020 Amicus brief argues new unlawful water regulation will negatively impact health of national parks and surrounding communities.
• Blog Post 4 Park Threats That Could Spoil a Budget Deal Mar 2018 | By Ani Kame’enui Congress is running out of time to put together a plan that offers reliable funding to our national parks — without bogging down the legislation with damaging amendments.
• Press Release Bill Expanding Public-Private Partnerships Victory for National Parks Dec 2016 Bipartisan-Supported Centennial Bill Would Help Address National Park Needs and Engage Youth
• Press Release Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Jump Start Overdue Maintenance Projects in National Parks May 2017 Bipartisan legislation from Kilmer, Hurd, Hanabusa, and Reichert would help reduce the more than $11 billion park maintenance backlog.
• Press Release With Unanimous Support, Senate Passes the National Park Service Centennial Act Dec 2016 Centennial bill will help address national park needs and engage youth
• Press Release National Parks and Public Lands Are Key to President Biden’s Plan to ‘Build Back Better’ Mar 2021 President Biden ran on the promise to build our nation back better, and our national parks, public lands and waters play a critical role in achieving this ambitious goal. 
• Press Release High Visitation, Low Funding and Staff Jeopardizing Parks Mar 2018 National park visitation nears 331 million in 2017.
• Press Release National Park Visitation Generated $32 Billion for National Economy in 2015 Apr 2016 Boost to Local Economies Underscores Need to Adequately Fund, Maintain Parks
• Press Release Emerging Evidence Shows Looming Sequester Cuts Threaten National Parks and Local Businesses Nationwide Feb 2013 Closed parks & facilities, shortened hours, reduced maintenance, and elimination of educational programs will cut jobs and devastate tourism-dependent economies
• Blog Post Why I’m Speaking Out to Protect the Park I Love Apr 2017 | By Valerie Naylor Meridian Energy Group is just a few permits away from building a proposed oil refinery 3 miles from the entrance to Theodore Roosevelt’s namesake park, but economic growth in North Dakota does not have to come at the expense of one of America’s most special places.
• Press Release Administration Takes Science Out of Park Management Aug 2017 “DO 100” Policy Brought Better Science, Climate Concerns to Park Planning
• Press Release President’s Budget Threat to National Parks May 2017 If enacted, would be biggest cut to National Park Service since World War II.
• Press Release Government Shutdown and Additional Funding Cuts Threaten National Parks, Visitors and Local Communities Nationwide Sep 2013 Federal government shutdown threatens to close national parks across the country impacting local economies as well as family vacation and school trips
• Blog Post From a Top-Secret Mission to a Public Park Nov 2015 | By Jennifer Errick A Q&A with Atomic Heritage Foundation founder Cynthia Kelly on her quest to preserve the history of the Manhattan Project as part of America's newest national park.
• NPCA at Work Yellowstone Pronghorn Project: Saving Pronghorn at Yellowstone National Park By modifying miles of fencing, NPCA volunteers have worked for years to help Yellowstone pronghorn migrate safely and survive.
• Staff Lynn McClure Senior Regional Director Lynn came to NPCA in 2007 to launch the Midwest office in Chicago. As the Regional Director, she leads protection of more than 50 national parks in NPCA’s largest region.
• Staff Diane Gerrish Regional Director of Development Diane Gerrish serves as the Regional Director of Development for the Midwest. Diane connects National Parks Conservation Association's most generous Midwest-based supporters with our advocacy and activities to protect our national parks.
• NPCA at Work Don't Drill Near Dinosaur The Bureau of Land Management is considering offering oil and gas leases within 5 miles of Dinosaur National Monument, but drilling has no place at the doorstep of this Southwestern park and its world-class fossils.
• NPCA at Work Protect America's Coral Reefs from Irresponsible Development Developers are looking to construct two different marinas in Coral Bay on St. John, US Virgin Islands, which is surrounded by the lands and waters of Virgin Islands National Park and Coral Reef National Monument.
• Park Natural Bridges National Monument This Utah gem is far enough off of the beaten path that few of the visitors that head to Arches or Canyonlands make the two-hour trip south from the Moab area to see it, yet it’s one of the best stargazing spots in the country and the only place where you can find three natural bridges in such close proximity. Hike right up to these stunning rock formations—among the largest natural bridges in the world—then pitch a tent at a campsite on the edge of the park’s canyon for a starry, magical desert experience.
• Park Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Once touted as a scenic wonder of the world, the Delaware Water Gap is a mile-long stretch of the Middle Delaware River that slices through two mountains. The park includes the river and 67,000 pristine forested acres where visitors can enjoy hiking, camping, fishing and water sports in one of the cleanest rivers in the country.
• Seth Shteir Former Californian Desert Program Manager Seth joined NPCA’s California Desert Field Office as a Program Manager in 2014.
• Morgan Dodd Former Senior Director, Planned Giving Morgan Dodd has spent more than 35 years building positive relationships and critical financial support for non-profit organizations in higher education, the arts and conservation.
• John Beljean Former Delaware Field Representative John joined NPCA in July 2015 as the Field Representative out of Mid-Atlantic's Delaware River Field Office.

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