Search results for “Honouliuli National Historic Site”
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Park Honouliuli National Historic Site Located on the island of Oahu, Honouliuli was one of 17 incarceration camps in Hawaii where innocent civilians were imprisoned during World War II.
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Park Herbert Hoover National Historic Site At Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, tour the two-room cottage where the 31st president was born, his school, church, and grave, and the Presidential Library and Museum.
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Park Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site Ulysses S. Grant National Historic site is the family home of Grant's wife, Julia Dent. Grant, Julia, and their children lived at White Haven for several years. Grant had planned to retire to White Haven, and in fact, retained ownership of the property until his death in 1885.
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Park Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve includes six separate sites focused on the unique people, traditions and ecosystem of the bayou.
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Park George Washington Memorial Parkway The George Washington Memorial Parkway is a lush, green stretch of forest that borders the Potomac River in metropolitan Washington, D.C. The roadway connects 22 sites that commemorate our national heritage.
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Blog Post Living Wild in the Wake of Captain John Smith A new water trail in the Chesapeake Bay watershed connects urban residents to a wild landscape and a fascinating history of exploration.
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Blog Post Trivia Challenge: The National Park That Graced 10 Million Albums Q: Popular culture often portrays national parks in striking and unusual ways. One Grammy Award-winning album of the year even featured a national park prominently on its cover. Can you name this album? Hint: This record took over the airwaves in 1987 and launched four European rockers to super-stardom.
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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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Blog Post Wild and Scenic Summer Destinations This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, a law preserving some of America’s most outstanding and remarkable waterways.
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Press Release Secretarial Order on Hunting is a Solution in Search of a Problem Despite a decline in hunters - and an increase in national park visitors - new Secretarial Order aims to open more parks and public lands to hunting.
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Blog Post National Parks' Birthday: Time to Renew a National Commitment Americans cherish national parks and want to see them adequately funded and protected for the future. As we look to the November election, the upcoming National Park Service centennial offers a unique opportunity for our next president and Congress.
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Magazine Article The National Park Next Door Nearly six million people in the D.C. region live within a short drive of Oxon Cove. Why aren’t more of them visiting it?
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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 Remembering Stonewall A spark, a movement and now, a monument.
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Blog Post President Biden Issues Pro-Parks Executive Orders on First Day From COVID-19 to racial equity to climate change, the administration’s priorities are a promising first step for our nation, including our national parks.
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Magazine Article Home on the Range? Bison are destroying Grand Canyon’s fragile meadows, but removing the animals is no easy task.
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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.
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Press Release Final Dog Rule Improves Conservation and Recreation at 2nd Most Visited National Park The final rule creates zones for where on-leash, off-leash, and no dogs are allowed, allowing the public to choose the experience they want to enjoy.
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Policy Update Position on S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act NPCA submitted the following positions on several potential amendments to and provisions in S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act, ahead of consideration on the Senate floor.
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Blog Post Just in Time for World Water Day, President’s Budget Proposes Severe Cuts to Water Funding Last week’s proposed federal budget poses serious concerns for America’s waters and the millions of people who depend on them.
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Magazine Article Naming Matters Should Devils Tower be called Bear Lodge? Is Tacoma a better moniker than Mount Rainier? Around the country, activists are fighting to change place names they deem offensive, hurtful or arbitrary, and national parks are frequently the targets of these campaigns.
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Blog Post It’s Time for Seniors to Pay More for Their National Park Passes The $10 lifetime national park pass is a phenomenal bargain for people 62 and older—but one senior citizen thinks it's a deal that our parks can't afford.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 1772, the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act NPCA supports H.R. 1772, the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2015 (DRBCA), which was heard by the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans on July 23, 2015.
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Policy Update NPCA letter outlining considerations regarding border wall funding NPCA, along with partners, sent the following letter to bicameral appropriations leaders outling budgetary considerations for funding along the United States southern border.
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Policy Update NPCA position on the INVEST in America Act and select amendments NPCA sent the following letter to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ahead of an anticipated markup scheduled for June 9th, 2021.
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Magazine Article A Rising Star Could the Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area become the country’s next park unit?
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Policy Update Position on Amendments to S.1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act NPCA submitted the following positions regarding amendments to S.1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act, to the Senate in January 2015.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following position to the House of Representatives ahead of an anticipated floor vote the week of November 30, 2015.
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Press Release National Park System Welcomes Manhattan Project National Historical Park NPCA celebrates addition of Manhattan Project National Historical Park as 409th national park
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Magazine Article Standing Tall At 50, the St. Louis Arch gets a makeover.
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Blog Post My Members of Congress Are Friends of the National Parks. Are Yours? 228 members of Congress received NPCA’s Friend of the National Parks Award for their support of the National Park System through legislative votes in the 113th Congress (2013-2014).
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Press Release A Monumental National Public Lands Day Project at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve National Public Lands Day volunteers help trail maintenance at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve.
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Blog Post Urban Stargazing: See More of the Universe at Night Longer nights and clearer skies during winter make it an ideal season for stargazing, and fortunately, some national parks offer dark skies near major urban areas.
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Blog Post Walking to Protect Glacier's Water Pauline Matt dreamed that the water was dying and that she had the power to stop it. Her dream was not far from the truth, with fracking arriving on the Blackfeet Indian Nation and adjacent to Glacier National Park in Montana. Instead of allowing the dream to paralyze her, she kept herself moving—literally—by organizing the six-day, 80-mile Chief Mountain Water Walk to help focus the eyes of the nation on this corner of Montana.
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Press Release Pullman Partner Groups Honored with National Award for Work to Create Chicago's First National Park NPCA honors eight organizations with the national Marjory Stoneman Douglas Conservation Award for their work to establish Chicago’s first national park.
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