Search results for “North Country National Scenic Trail”
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Resource National Parks Via Metro-North and Zipcar Plan your next vacation to a nearby national park with the help of Metro-North, National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and Zipcar.
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Park Fort Smith National Historic Site At Fort Smith National Historic Site, you can walk three-quarters of a mile along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail to the Trail of Tears Overlook. Here, more than 46,000 American Indians crossed the river into Oklahoma, completing their forced relocation from Georgia and Florida. Tens of thousands died en route.
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Resource Oil and Gas Development at Theodore Roosevelt National Park In May 2014, the National Parks Conservation Association partnered with FracTracker to record the impacts of oil and gas development on North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
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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 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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Fact Sheet Climate Change at Northeast Coastal National Parks National parks along the north Atlantic Coast are at the forefront of climate change. As sea levels rise, seasons shift and unpredictable weather bring more frequent and severe storms, our treasured coastal national parks offer some of the best solutions for combating today’s climate threats.
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Report Southeast Regional Office Field Reports These field reports provide timely updates and perspectives on issues of interest to our members and supporters in North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 5780 and S. 3028 NPCA submitted the following position to the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup on September 21-22, 2016.
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Blog Post VIDEO: New Park Service Series Explores White-Nose Syndrome and the Threat to Bats Educational campaign aims to enlist more humans in efforts to prevent widespread bat mortality.
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Policy Update Testimony: Fiscal Year 2016 Interior Appropriations Written testimony by Craig Obey for the Public and Outside Witness Hearing for House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on March 18, 2015.
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Blog Post Winter Rains Bring Blooms to Organ Pipe Once dubbed the most dangerous park in the country, these wild Arizona lands are fully reopened, noticeably restored and full of botanic wonders.
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Blog Post A Unique City with an Explosive Past This story is part of our series on national heritage areas, the large lived-in landscapes managed through innovative partnerships to tell America’s cultural history.
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Blog Post The “Crooked River” That Inspired Earth Day Decades before Cuyahoga Valley officially became a national park, the severe pollution in its namesake river outraged and embarrassed the country, helping to spur landmark environmental legislation.
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Magazine Article The Burro Quandary Wild donkeys are cute but destructive, and park officials don’t know what to do with them.
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Blog Post Valley on Fire We are driving east on a rugged powerline road in Clark Mountain’s shadow. The 8,000-foot peak is covered in snow. Pinyon-juniper forest commands the windshield view, with Joshua tree woodland in the rearview. As we negotiate the rocky pass with its perilous drop-off, we see the shimmering dry lakebed of Ivanpah Valley encircled by tall mountain peaks.
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Magazine Article Great American Road Trip During the Park Service’s centennial year, more travelers than ever are tackling the challenge of seeing all of the national parks.
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Press Release National Parks Vital to Administration's New Plan to Preserve America's Great Outdoors Statement by NPCA President Tom Kiernan
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Magazine Article The Retirement Cure Making the most of retirement with a 40-foot RV, a patch of dirt and full-time seasonal volunteer work in the national parks.
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Press Release Parks Group Honors Senator Patty Murray and Representative Mike Simpson NPCA honors members of Congress with the William Penn Mott, JR. Park Leadership Award.
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Policy Update Open Letter to all Presidential Candidates NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following letter to 2020 presidential candidates.
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Policy Update NPCA position on the nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be the United States Secretary of Transportation NPCA sent the following letter of support to the United States Senate ahead of the hearing considering the nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be the Secretary of Transportation.
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Blog Post 5 Ways to Celebrate Veterans Day — Free — at a National Park Why not take the next fee-free day throughout the National Park System to learn more about America's military history?
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 399, the Secure Our Borders First Act NPCA, along with partner organizations, submitted the following position on H.R. 399, the Secure Our Borders First Act, to the House of Representatives in January 2015.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 4760 & H.R. 6136 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives ahead of floor votes expected on June 21, 2018.
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Magazine Article Flight Plan National parks temporarily declared “no-fly zones” for drones.
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Spotlight Gema Perez's Story Community activist Gema Perez experiences air quality challenges in California’s San Joaquin Valley and nearby national parks.
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Magazine Article A Road Less Traveled Students reconnect with African-American history on an 1,800-mile journey along the Underground Railroad.
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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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Policy Update Position on the WOTUS Rule NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ahead of a hearing entitled “A Review of the Technical, Scientific, and Legal Basis of the WOTUS Rule."
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Press Release Water Bill (WRRDA) Critical to National Park Waterways and Restoration Efforts Nationwide Congress passes water bill crucial to improving health of America's Great Waters
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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 President’s Budget Proposal Damaging to National Parks as They Continue to Recover from Government Shutdown If enacted, the President's budget would jeopardize the protection, maintenance and operation of our more than 400 national parks across the country.
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Blog Post Capturing the Essence of the Everglades How does Mac Stone photograph such gorgeous images of the Everglades? We got tips, stories, and more in our new Q&A.
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Press Release Senate Moves to Protect More than 2 Million Acres of National Parks and Public Lands NPCA and Allies Worked for Years on Many of the Key Provisions in the Public Lands Package
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Policy Update Position on Funding the Border Wall NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate ahead of votes scheduled for February 15, 2018.
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Blog Post Follow in the Footsteps of an American Hero at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument in Maryland A hundred years after her death, the Park Service created a new national monument earlier this year to honor Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman, who helped bring dozens of enslaved Americans to freedom and fought for equal rights for all people. Not only is this park a testament to her remarkable legacy, its 25,000 acres also encompass beautiful natural areas for wildlife-watching, hiking, biking, and paddling.
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Magazine Article The Voice of Glacier Ranger Doug Follett reflects on 50 Years at Glacier National Park.
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Park Everglades National Park One of the largest wetlands in the world, this iconic "River of Grass" protects 1.5 million acres of subtropical wilderness in South Florida.
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Resource A Guide to Summer 2021 As our national parks prepare to welcome record-setting numbers of visitors this summer, here's our guide for what to expect and how to plan ahead
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