Search results for “Mount Rainier National Park”
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Park Mount Rainier National Park Majestic Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the Cascade Range and an active volcano with more glaciers than any other mountain in the United States. Just an hour's drive from Seattle, the park's wild landscape feels much further from civilization. The forests, parkland, wetlands, lakes and rivers offer 260 miles of trails and varied habitat to dozens of plant and animal species.
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Letter Mount Rainier National Park's Air Tour Management Plan Scoping comments on the Environmental Assessment guiding development of Mount Rainier National Park's Air Tour Management Plan
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Park Reconstruction Era National Historical Park Missionaries originally founded this educational and cultural center as a school for enslaved students in 1862, during the second year of the Civil War — the first school in the South created specifically for the education of African Americans.
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Report Healthy Parks Healthy People Community Engagement eGuide The Healthy Parks Healthy People Community Engagement eGuide is the first in a digital series to chronicle and share the development of Healthy Parks Healthy People programs in parks and communities all across the country. The eGuide helps park staff and partners discover the diversity of ideas, tools, and practical advice that can serve as an inspiration and resource to launch and sustain Healthy Parks Healthy People programs.
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Encourages People to Speak Up for America's Favorite Places with National Find Your Voice Initiative #FindYourVoice Kicks Off During National Park Week with East and West Coast Events
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Blog Post Plan Ahead for 2015: 10 Parks for Your Bucket List National parks are the stuff of bucket lists—who doesn’t dream of spending time in the country’s most celebrated places like Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, or the Everglades? As you’re thinking about where to explore this year, NPCA has ten less-visited, breathtaking places to add to your wish list.
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Press Release EPA Urged to Protect Parks from Coal Plant Haze Groups Urge Agency to Finalize Rule that Protects Southwest National Parks and Wilderness Areas from Preventable Coal Plant Haze
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Blog Post Proof Positive: Our National Parks Are in Trouble For the past year, NPCA has been sounding the alarm about the threats to our national parks in the face of looming across-the-board federal budget cuts that could occur March 1 if lawmakers fail to reach agreement. Now, we have the clearest indications yet that those threats are very real—and are putting both our national heritage and our local economies at risk.
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Blog Post A Terrible Season for Parks: The Administration’s 10 Worst Actions This Summer Summer is usually a time to celebrate our national parks, but the last three months have brought terrible threats to some of our nation’s most special and significant places.
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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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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds NPS, Colorado National Monument Superintendent's Decision to Deny Permission for Large Sporting Event Cycling Competition Would Limit Access to Park Unit for Visitors, Commercialize a Publically-Owned Site, and Create Excessive Stress on a Protected Environment
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Press Release Groups Claim Keeping Parks Open Without Adequate Staff During Shutdown is Illegal, Demand Inspector General Investigate Trump Administration’s Reckless Decision Acting Interior Secretary Bernhardt is violating the law, and we implore the Inspector General to investigate this matter before our parks, visitors, local communities and wildlife suffer any longer.
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Press Release Hurricane Sandy Devastates Communities and National Parks Statement by Tom Kiernan, President for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Policy Update Threats to America's National Parks from Oil and Gas and What Congress Can Do About It NPCA released the following report that details the numerous threats that our park lands face from oil and & gas development and further outlines the various federal protections that can be established to ensure these public lands can be enjoyed for generations to come.
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Press Release Minnesotan to Receive National Award for Unwavering Commitment to Protect Midwest National Parks NPCA honors Peter L. Gove with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award for his commitment to protecting national parks in Minnesota and Wisconsin
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Blog Post Let’s Not Price Seniors and Families Out of National Park Vacations A group of private business leaders offered controversial recommendations for park campgrounds that go against the spirit and character of public lands.
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Blog Post National Parks Witnessed Record-Breaking Visitation in 2016 The National Park Service releases new data showing more than 330 million visits during its centennial, up more than 7 percent from 2015
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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds President Obama for Designating the Cesar Chavez National Monument National Park Site the First to Honor a Latino American
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Press Release National Parks, People Once Again at Risk as Trump Administration Moves Forward with Partial Government Shutdown It’s unrealistic and dangerous to think that parks can remain open with only a skeleton crew and continue with business as usual.
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Blog Post Putting National Parks into the Debate National parks matter to an overwhelming majority of Americans. They should matter to our political candidates, too.
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Press Release Unanimous Support for Creating First National Park Site for LGBT History Shared at Public Meeting in New York City Hundreds attend public discussion on proposal to honor location of Stonewall Uprising as the first national park site dedicated to LGBT equal rights.
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Blog Post Be One in a Million: Take the Summer Park Challenge! Kids need the outdoors, and the outdoors needs kids. Pledge to help get a million kids into national parks and other natural spaces this summer.
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Press Release Groups Support Stronger Rules for Oil Drilling in National Parks Long-Overdue Rules Govern Development of Privately-Held Mineral Rights beneath 42 National Park Units
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Blog Post Parks Sound Off 5 unusual national park noises that enhance our understanding of the natural world
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Blog Post Funding Discussion Shares Creative Solutions for National Park Funding Woes Make no doubt about it, the National Park Service is strapped for cash. Before grappling with the new federal mandate to cut 5 percent of its entire operating budget, the agency was already suffering from a funding shortfall in the hundreds of millions of dollars, had already taken a 15 percent cut in the last decade, and already has a staggering $12 billion maintenance backlog.
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Press Release Obama Makes History in Chicago: Designates City's First National Park at Historic Pullman Neighborhood President Obama designates Chicago's first national park site, Pullman National Monument.
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Press Release Amid Coronavirus Threat, All National Parks Must Close When it’s no longer possible for staff to protect their health, the health of the visitors or the resources they manage, it’s time to close the national parks. And that time is now.
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Press Release New Report: One of America’s Most Visited National Parks Only Accessible for Some Parks group identifies transportation improvements for Gateway, including ferry, bus and bicycle options.
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Press Release House Advances Landmark bill to Protect More than 2 Million Acres of National Parks and Public Lands Today marks a great day in history for our national parks and public lands.
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Blog Post Vacation Planning? These Park Movies Will Help These 10 films can help inspire travel ideas from the comfort of your armchair with visions of national parks around the country.
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Press Release New Dog Rule Refines Access, Protection for 2nd Most Visited National Park A decade in the making, the proposed dog rule for Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) aims to balance resource protection with the many forms of recreation enjoyed at the 2nd most visited national park site.
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Press Release 75 National Parks Featured in New Keepsake, See America Book National Parks Conservation Association and the Creative Action Network announce a new keepsake book
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Blog Post Five Park Stories That Will Make Your Friday—and Where to Share Yours When NPCA invited supporters to share their stories and photos on our new website, MyParkStory.org, we could hardly have anticipated the amazing responses we would get from some of the biggest fans of the national parks. As someone who has had the privilege of reading most of these heartfelt contributions, I can’t help but share a handful of my favorites.
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Press Release Parks Group Sues EPA Over Delay of Ozone Protections EPA’s action puts public health, national parks at risk.
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Report Our Parks, Our Stories Our National Park System contains so much more than beautiful landscapes and iconic wildlife. The African-American experience lives here, too, captured in the remarkable stories of the men, women, and places that shaped our history.
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Report America's Heritage For Sale Privately owned land within the congressionally designated boundaries of America’s national parks creates gaping holes that shatter the integrity of individual parks and the system as a whole, and make it more difficult and expensive for the Park Service to protect wildlife and the parks’ natural and cultural treasures. Our national heritage is at risk.
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Teresa Baker Teresa Baker is founder of the African American National Park Event, which provides communities across the country with opportunities to participate in events that speak to culture, heritage, and lifestyle. Through her work, she helps to change perceptions and behaviors relative to the national parks and foster the next generation of diverse, informed, and loyal park stewards and outdoor enthusiasts.
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Report Revitalizing Floyd Bennett Field Today we have the unique opportunity to develop a new flagship national park for New York by revitalizing Gateway National Recreation Area. This unpolished gem, with Floyd Bennett Field at its heart, is ready to be brought alive as the great urban national park it was intended to be, elevated to shine as the next jewel in the emerald crown of New York City’s great park system.
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Park El Morro National Monument Travelers have stopped at the year-round freshwater pool at El Morro for centuries. Park visitors can see the 2,000 messages and pictures carved into the rock over the past 700 years and climb to the top of the park's dramatic sandstone bluff.
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Kevin Grange Kevin Grange is an author and paramedic living in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He won a 2013 Lowell Thomas Award for his National Parks magazine story, “Sacred Water.” He has worked at both Yellowstone and Yosemite and is the author of "Lights and Sirens: The Education of a Paramedic."
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Park Valles Caldera National Preserve Explore an unparalleled geological and recreational gem in the high elevations of northern New Mexico’s Jemez Mountains. The park showcases one of the world’s best examples of a resurgent caldera—a circular volcano with an uplifted center floor. The beautiful streams, high mountain peaks, lush grasslands, old-growth timber, rich cultural and tribal heritage, and abundant wildlife make these 90,000 acres a wonderland of adventure with great scientific value.
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Shannon Brundle Shannon was the Senior Administrative and Outreach Coordinator for the Northwest region and helped her Alaska regional colleagues.
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Andrew Yip Andrew Yip is a native of the San Gabriel Valley, a region east of Los Angeles. He joined the United States Army at the age of 17 and was honorably discharged in 2015. He works at Active San Gabriel Valley as a Program Specialist, advocating for safer streets, public transit, and open space. He's also working on finishing his bachelor's degree in Sociology, Ethnic Studies, and a specialized minor in Mobility Justice at Azusa Pacific University.
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Staff Laura Atchison Laura Atchison has been with NPCA since 2005 and is currently Senior Director of Board Relations.
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Park Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument The Battle of Mill Springs was the first decisive Federal victory of the Civil War and the beginning of a series of Confederate setbacks in the Western Theater.
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