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• Park Wrangell St. Elias National Park & Preserve Covering more than 13 million acres of land, Wrangell-St. Elias is the largest national park site and the largest single wilderness area in the United States. Its massive glaciers, twisting rivers, rugged mountains and forested uplands are home to diverse wildlife, from grizzly bears and caribou to marmots and beavers. It’s also a land of extremes, with nine of North America's 16 highest mountains, the continent's largest subpolar ice field and a glacier larger than the state of Delaware. The park also encompasses an active volcano and a historic copper mine.
• Park Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens This lush wetland park on the banks of the Anacostia River is an oasis of lily pads and blossoms amid the city streets. The park land was originally owned by Walter Shaw, a hobbyist who cultivated and sold rare and exotic water lilies and lotus flowers; in contrast, these historic man-made ponds are surrounded by unspoiled and uncultivated marshes that characterize what the area looked like before the city was built. Every July, the park hosts a free lotus and water lily festival, when the garden is in peak bloom.
• Park Great Falls Park At Great Falls, the Potomac River builds up speed and force as it falls over a series of steep, jagged rocks and flows through the narrow Mather Gorge. Great Falls Park has many opportunities to explore history and nature, all in a beautiful 800-acre park only 15 miles from the nation's capital.
• Fact Sheet Power Lines & Everglades National Park Florida Power and Light is seeking a land exchange with the National Park Service that would grant the utility ownership over 260 acres of wetlands in the eastern portion of Everglades National Park in exchange for 320 acres it currently owns in the western Everglades Expansion Area.
• Report Center for State of the Parks: Scotts Bluff National Monument In recognition of the important historical and natural resources protected within Scotts Bluff National Monument, the National Parks Conservation Association’s Center for State of the Parks conducted an assessment to determine current conditions of the monument’s resources.
• Press Release Minnesotan to Receive National Award for Unwavering Commitment to Protect Midwest National Parks Nov 2014 NPCA honors Peter L. Gove with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award for his commitment to protecting national parks in Minnesota and Wisconsin
• Policy Update Threats to America's National Parks from Oil and Gas and What Congress Can Do About It Mar 2020 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. 
• Blog Post Let’s Not Price Seniors and Families Out of National Park Vacations Nov 2019 | By Emily Douce A group of private business leaders offered controversial recommendations for park campgrounds that go against the spirit and character of public lands.
• Press Release National Parks, People Once Again at Risk as Trump Administration Moves Forward with Partial Government Shutdown Dec 2018 It’s unrealistic and dangerous to think that parks can remain open with only a skeleton crew and continue with business as usual. 
• Blog Post Be One in a Million: Take the Summer Park Challenge! May 2016 | By Edward Stierli 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.
• Press Release Groups Support Stronger Rules for Oil Drilling in National Parks Jan 2016 Long-Overdue Rules Govern Development of Privately-Held Mineral Rights beneath 42 National Park Units
• Press Release Unanimous Support for Creating First National Park Site for LGBT History Shared at Public Meeting in New York City May 2016 Hundreds attend public discussion on proposal to honor location of Stonewall Uprising as the first national park site dedicated to LGBT equal rights.
• Blog Post Parks Sound Off Aug 2014 | By Katherine DeGroff 5 unusual national park noises that enhance our understanding of the natural world
• Press Release Obama Makes History in Chicago: Designates City's First National Park at Historic Pullman Neighborhood Feb 2015 President Obama designates Chicago's first national park site, Pullman National Monument.
• Blog Post Funding Discussion Shares Creative Solutions for National Park Funding Woes Mar 2013 | By Tom Kiernan 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.
• Press Release New Report: One of America’s Most Visited National Parks Only Accessible for Some Mar 2017 Parks group identifies transportation improvements for Gateway, including ferry, bus and bicycle options.
• Press Release Amid Coronavirus Threat, All National Parks Must Close Apr 2020 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.
• Press Release House Advances Landmark bill to Protect More than 2 Million Acres of National Parks and Public Lands Feb 2019 Today marks a great day in history for our national parks and public lands. 
• Press Release Parks Group Honors Senator Patty Murray and Representative Mike Simpson Mar 2015 NPCA honors members of Congress with the William Penn Mott, JR. Park Leadership Award.
• Press Release Parks Group Sues EPA Over Delay of Ozone Protections Dec 2017 EPA’s action puts public health, national parks at risk.
• Press Release New Dog Rule Refines Access, Protection for 2nd Most Visited National Park Feb 2016 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.
• Blog Post Vacation Planning? These Park Movies Will Help Mar 2013 | By Shane Farnor These 10 films can help inspire travel ideas from the comfort of your armchair with visions of national parks around the country.
• Press Release 75 National Parks Featured in New Keepsake, See America Book Mar 2016 National Parks Conservation Association and the Creative Action Network announce a new keepsake book
• Press Release Congressman Matt Cartwright Joins Advocacy Groups to Discuss Potential Impacts of Fracking Near National Parks and Trails Jul 2013 Discussion examines the impact of existing, proposed, and potential oil and gas development near America's parks
• Press Release Parents, Small Business Owners, Others Meet with EPA, Interior Officials to Urge Better Air Quality at National Parks Mar 2014 Advocates from Across the U.S. Appeal to Obama Administration to Protect Their Parks, Businesses, and Families from Dirty Air
• Blog Post One Step Closer to Chicago’s First National Park Jan 2014 | By Lynn McClure Today, just days after the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday, Congress is one step closer to preserving a Chicago site rich with Civil Rights and labor rights history by introducing legislation that would name the historic Pullman neighborhood as the city’s first national park.
• Blog Post Do National Parks Matter to Millennials? May 2014 | By Josephine Hill Insights into some of the obstacles keeping university students from visiting national parks.
• Blog Post One Step Closer to a Manhattan Project National Historical Park Aug 2013 | By David Graves Advocates have been waiting more than a decade to create a national park that would preserve historic sites and artifacts involved in the development of nuclear energy and the making of the atomic bomb. Now, we could be remarkably close to seeing these once super-secret details and places in American history open and interpreted for the public.
• Press Release Parks Group Files Brief in Support of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Nov 2018 Through our amicus brief, we urge the courts to hold the government accountable for putting our public lands, including our national parks, in harm’s way.
• Press Release National Parks Group Applauds Recommendations to Expand, Greater Protect Santa Monica Mountains Feb 2016 NPCA supports the final "Rim of the Valley" proposal by the National Park Service, which could add 170,000 acres of important waterways, historic and cultural sites, and open spaces to Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
• Press Release Results of LGBT Theme Study Points to More Inclusive Future for America’s National Parks Oct 2016 New National Park Service theme study identifies many nationally significant LGBT stories and sites.
• Press Release Key Legislation Introduced to Create Chicago's First National Park at Historic Pullman District Jan 2014 Statement by Lynn McClure, Senior Midwest Regional Director, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release EPA Plan Paves the Way for Cleaner Air in Utah & Southwest National Parks Jun 2016 Park, clean air and health advocates celebrate EPA decision
• Press Release Pullman National Park Supporters Take Their Case to Capitol Hill May 2014 Community leaders and NPCA speak to Congress members about designating the South Side Pullman neighborhood as Chicago's first national park
• Press Release Pullman Partner Groups Honored with National Award for Work to Create Chicago's First National Park Aug 2015 NPCA honors eight organizations with the national Marjory Stoneman Douglas Conservation Award for their work to establish Chicago’s first national park.
• Emily Mount Emily Mount worked as a national park ranger at 10 national parks across the West. Today she is a naturalist and photography instructor for Lindblad Expeditions/National Geographic and a freelance environmental writer and photographer.
• Jacob Ross Next Generation Advisory Council Jacob Ross found a love for the National Park Service as an agency of the Federal Government while working as an intern in a congressional office on Capitol Hill.
• Dallas Kelley-Kerr Former Senior Manager, Outreach and Engagement Dallas is the Senior Manager who leads our Community Affairs and Engagement work supporting the 18 national parks in Texas and Oklahoma, and the communities around them.
• Park Tule Lake National Monument Tule Lake is one of four incarceration camps in the National Park System that the federal government used during World War II to imprison people in the name of military defense. The military overwhelmingly used this power against Japanese and Japanese Americans for the offense of having “foreign enemy ancestry.”
• Report Paradise Valley Corridor Study: Saving Lives by Incorporating Wildlife Passage Opportunities We are recommending that Montana Department of Transportation undertake a cost-benefit analysis of mitigation measures that will increase public safety and decrease the potential for wildlife-vehicle collisions on US 89.
• Letter Buoy and Mooring Plan at Biscayne NPCA public comments to Biscayne regarding a buoy and mooring plan.
• Laura Loomis Former Deputy Vice President of Government Affairs Laura Loomis joined the Government Affairs staff of NPCA in 1976 and is currently the department's Deputy Vice President.
• Staff Casey Pola Director, Corporate Partnerships and Cause Marketing As the director of corporate partnerships and cause marketing, Casey identifies, cultivates and stewards corporate partners and prospects through cause marketing and corporate philanthropic efforts.
• Park Fort Necessity National Battlefield Fort Necessity was the site of the first battle of the French and Indian War, the first and only military surrender of George Washington's military career.
• Report Lower New River State of the Watershed The goal of this report is to highlight the Lower New River’s significance to local communities and the nation, clearly define and communicate the clean water challenges facing the river, and recommend strategic actions to promote clean water in the river and its tributary creeks.

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