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Park Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Agate Fossil Beds National Monument in Nebraska is a glimpse into life on the High Plains 20 million years ago. Paleontologists believe that a drought may have brought numerous herd animals together near dwindling water sources, where they perished near each other, leaving behind a rich trove of fossils. Informative exhibits in the visitor center show what remains of these creatures from the Miocene epoch. Walk trails, view fossils and animal skeletons, and see Native American artifacts.
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Park African Burial Ground National Monument During the 17th and 18th centuries, more than 15,000 Africans, both enslaved and free, were buried in a seven-acre plot in New York City. Now, the African Burial Ground National Monument stands over the burial ground to honor these men and women. The monument exhibits extensive information on the history, anthropology and archaeology of the site, using research conducted by Howard University.
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Park Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument Few experiences compare to snorkeling through tranquil turquoise waters, gliding effortlessly among colorful fish, sea turtles and spectacular coral formations, or walking along a warm white sand beach at sunset with swaying palms whispering in the evening breeze. This monument protects more than 12,000 underwater acres where spectacular coral reefs and unique tropical ecosystems are submerged off the shore of the Caribbean island of St. John.
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Park Camp Nelson National Monument Camp Nelson in Nicholasville, Kentucky served as one of the largest recruitment and training depots for United States Colored Troops. More than 23,000 African Americans from Kentucky served in the U.S. military and were recruited and trained at Camp Nelson during the Civil War. The history of Camp Nelson demonstrates the challenges formerly enslaved people faced as they began their lives as free men and women, and the ambivalence the federal government demonstrated when confronted with refugees of the slave system.
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Park Cabrillo National Monument This park celebrates the explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, the first European to set foot on the California coast. A museum exhibition documents Cabrillo's life and travels, as well as early California native peoples and industries. The site also features abundant natural beauty: hillsides covered with flowers, birds nesting in the trees and lizards darting across every pathway. A lookout point near the park's Old Point Loma Lighthouse provides one of the best places anywhere on land to observe migrating gray whales.
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Press Release All Pueblo Council of Governors Receives National Conservation Award for Efforts Opposing Oil & Gas Development Near National Parks The National Parks Conservation Association recognizes Pueblo group for protecting Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
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Blog Post 11 of the Best Bird-Watching Spots for Fall More than 700 distinct bird species can be found in America’s national parks. Exploring this incredible array of wildlife is a great reason to visit national parks, and the fall migration—when millions of birds are heading south from northern breeding grounds—is the perfect time to do it. Here are some of the best places to find different types of birds at national parks across the country.
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Press Release EPA Finalizes Guidance that Encourages States to Ignore Air Rules Protecting National Parks Changes to Regional Haze Rule Guidance Could Set Our National Parks and Wilderness Areas Back Decades
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Policy Update Position on Amendments to H.R. 2822 NPCA submitted the following positions on amendments to the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act being considered by the House of Representatives in July 2015.
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Press Release EPA and State Regulators Slash Plan to Limit Coal Pollution in Utah Latest business-as-usual plan by EPA and Utah officials fails to limit haze-causing emissions
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Blog Post Q&A: Do Visitors Really Need to Be Shut Out of National Parks During the Government Shutdown? As we enter week two of the government shutdown, closed signs and barricades at national parks have become powerful symbols of the fiscal standoff’s impact on people around the country.
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Policy Update Position on S. 32, California Desert Protection and Recreation Act NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 26, 2017.
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Press Release 4,265 Acres Purchased in Petrified Forest National Park The National Parks Conservation Association and Conservation Fund Protect Significant Prehistoric Lands within Park Boundary
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Announces David Lamfrom as Vice President of Regional Programs Lamfrom will bring focus on community, movement building, and inclusive campaigns to forefront as NPCA’s new Vice President
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Blog Post The DeChristopher Effect After years of work by passionate advocates, a new approach to oil and gas leasing could produce better decisions on energy development and how it affects the air, water, noise, and views at national parks.
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Magazine Article Park Ink This niche community is obsessed with national parks, and these folks have the stamps to prove it.
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Press Release Parks Group Honors Park Heroes at Centennial Salute to the Parks Celebration The event will celebrate NPCA’s century of protecting national parks and pay tribute to national park advocates who have worked to protect and enhance our parks.
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Press Release National Parks Group to Honor Champions on Capitol Hill National Parks Conservation Association Recognizes Bipartisan Senators and Representatives with Heritage Award
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Blog Post Unfit to Serve: Why NPCA Opposes Andrew Wheeler as EPA Administrator We need an EPA administrator who will fulfill the agency's mission to protect the environment — not one who actively undermines our public health and the health of our national parks.
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Policy Update Position on Emmer Discussion Draft NPCA submitted the following position to the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 27, 2017.
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Blog Post Trivia Challenge: The Most Celebrated People in the Park System Q: National parks don’t just preserve spectacular landscapes and wildlife. They also honor the people who have changed history and influenced American culture, from the Wright brothers to Harriet Tubman to Eugene O’Neill. Two noteworthy people have more national park sites named after them than anyone else, with four sites each. Can you name these two celebrated historic figures?
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Press Release Public Lands, Clean Air and Water Lose with Trump Administration Infrastructure Proposal “Strengthening infrastructure within our national parks and across the country should not come at the expense of weakening environmental protections – period." -- Theresa Pierno
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Blog Post The Famous Landmark the Park Service Almost Encased in Plastic The National Park Service’s mission includes preserving the natural resources in our parks. In the 1950s, officials at one Southwestern national park nearly took this mandate to extremes by coating one of the country’s most recognizable geologic formations in plastic.
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Blog Post See National Parks Through Artists’ Eyes A new book features 85 posters of national parks by contemporary artists and designers.
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Blog Post Three Endangered Rivers, Countless Memories American Rivers recently released its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 2936, Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following position to the House of Representatives ahead of an expected floor vote the week of October 30, 2017.
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Magazine Article The Long Way Home Opening a tribal house and closing a divide in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
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Press Release Appeals Court Upholds Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Ban Havasupai Tribe, Conservation Coalition Celebrate Key Win for Water, Wildlife, Sacred Lands
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Blog Post 5 Lessons, Countless Memories This dad took his two kids on a six-week adventure to national parks around the country—and learned a lot along the way.
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Press Release Carlsbad Caverns National Park the Latest Target of Rushed Oil and Gas Leasing Process The BLM's minuscule 10-day public scoping comment period for the nearly 200 parcel proposal comprising nearly 89,000 acres, some of which are about a mile from Carlsbad Caverns National Park, closes tonight.
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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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Policy Update NPCA position on select legislation before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources NPCA shared the following positions ahead of a legislative hearing held by the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining scheduled for September 16th, 2020.
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Blog Post 4 Ways to Help Parks — from Wherever You Are The administration continues to wage a series of unrelenting attacks on national parks, despite ongoing public crises.
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Blog Post My Wish List for the Next Interior Secretary As Ryan Zinke steps down from his post overseeing public lands, NPCA’s president and CEO shares her priorities for his successor.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 3905, Minnesota’s Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for November 7-8, 2017.
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