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• Policy Update Position on S. 15 and S. 1230 Jun 2015 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation being considered by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on June 9, 2015.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2406, the SHARE Act Feb 2016 NPCA submitted the following position on H.R. 2406, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act and proposed amendments prior to consideration of the bill on the House floor.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act Dec 2015 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.
• Blog Post Lunar-Like Landscapes and Inspiring History at Arabia Mountain Feb 2014 | By Mera Cardenas Flowers … on the moon? No, they’re rare Georgia rock formations. Get photos and tips for exploring amazing Arabia Mountain.
• Press Release Interior to Review National Park Drilling Rule Mar 2017 Executive order could roll back protections from oil, gas drilling within parks.
• Blog Post Exploring South Park, Colorado Oct 2014 | By Linda Balough The South Park National Heritage Area lies squarely in the center of Colorado and remains largely unchanged from the time prehistoric men and women spent their summer months near the headwaters of the South Platte River. This high-altitude valley spans 1,800 square miles in Park County with vast grasslands and ancient forests framed by two separate ranges of the Rocky Mountains. The area is known for its natural beauty and still captures the spirit of the western frontier, but it’s most famous for the gold that once drew an estimated 100,000 prospectors there during the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush.
• Blog Post Visits to National Parks in 2015 Top 300 Million for the First Time Feb 2016 | By Jennifer Errick National parks saw their highest visitation ever in 2015, with more than 307 million recreational visits. This marks a nearly 5% increase from 2014.
• Magazine Article Standing Tall Winter 2016 | By Julia Busiek At 50, the St. Louis Arch gets a makeover.
• Press Release President’s Budget Threat to National Parks May 2017 If enacted, would be biggest cut to National Park Service since World War II.
• Policy Update Position on S. 2177/H.R. 959, S. 651/H.R. 1289, H.R. 2880, S. 1930, S. 119, S. 718, S. 770, S. 1943, S. 1975, S. 1993, S. 2309 Mar 2016 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation being considered by the Subcommittee on National Parks of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources during a hearing on March 17, 2016.
• Blog Post Park Service Releases Most-Visited National Park Sites of 2014 Feb 2015 | By Jennifer Errick Yesterday, the National Park Service released data on the number of people who visited sites throughout the park system in 2014. The whopping 292.8 million total visits broke the previous record of 287.2 million visits set in 1987 and was 7 percent higher than the 273.6 million visits throughout the park system in 2013.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 87, H.R. 295, H.R. 1621, and H.R. 4680 Mar 2016 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation being considered by the House Committee on Natural Resources during a markup on March 15 and 16, 2016.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 482, H.R. 894, H.R. 2880, and H.R. 3371 Feb 2016 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation being considered by the House Committee on Natural Resources during a markup on February 2 and 3, 2016.
• Press Release President Obama Designates Three National Monuments in the California Desert Feb 2016 Protecting spectacular and unique desert lands, President Obama designated three new national monuments today: Mojave Trails, Sand to Snow, and our country's 410th national park site, Castle Mountains National Monument.
• Magazine Article On the Right Track? Winter 2013 | By Scott Kirkwood Gettysburg National Military Park could soon include a historic train station.
• Magazine Article A Pool for the People Spring 2015 | By Julia Busiek The ruins of Sutro Baths recall life in turn-of-the-century San Francisco.
• Magazine Article Astronauts on Planet Earth Winter 2015 | By Craig Wolfrom Following in the footsteps of an early adventurer, an intrepid group explores the surreal landscape at Craters of the Moon National Monument.
• Magazine Article Labor of Love Winter 2013 | By Kate Siber New California park site dedicated to the work of labor leader César Chávez.
• 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 Drawing the Line: Final National Park Service Proposal Aims to Protect Alaska's Bears and Wolves Oct 2015 Statement by Joan Frankevich, Alaska Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association.
• Press Release New Agreement Marks Progress Toward Preserving Lands Within Grand Teton National Park Jun 2016 At the Western Governors’ Association’s annual meeting, Interior Secretary Jewell and Wyoming Governor Matt Mead announced inroads towards completing the purchase of two State school land parcels located within Grand Teton National Park.
• Blog Post Fracking and National Park Wildlife May 2013 | By James D. Nations Every year, fracking for natural gas and oil moves closer to national park boundaries, posing threats to park wildlife that science is only beginning to understand.
• Blog Post Trivia Challenge: The Longest Stretch of Undeveloped Barrier Island in the World Apr 2016 | By Nicolas Brulliard Q: Barrier islands make up about 10 percent of the world’s coastline, and the United States has the greatest number of them with more than 400. The U.S. also holds the world record for the longest stretch of undeveloped barrier island, which happens to be located in a national park. Can you guess which park?
• Blog Post Yosemite’s Dirty Air Secret Sep 2017 | By Alex Rudee Haze and ozone pollution in this beloved California park are having wide-ranging effects on people and the environment.
• 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
• Magazine Article A Road Less Traveled Fall 2011 | By Amy Leinbach Marquis Students reconnect with African-American history on an 1,800-mile journey along the Underground Railroad.
• Press Release Parks Group Champions Bill to Establish National Park Site Dedicated to Latino History Sep 2020 The Blackwell School houses the collective memory of the segregated school experience that existed everywhere across the Texas borderlands.
• Magazine Article An American Poet Spring 2012 | By Kate Siber Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site memorializes the poet whose work defined mid-century America.
• Press Release Ozone Levels in National Parks Continue to Increase, Parks Group Asks Congress Not to Strip Out Protections Against the Dangerous Pollutant Sep 2011 With ozone exceedances already at a three-year high, two pieces of legislation threaten to rollback important protections against unhealthy emissions known to cause premature death, asthma attacks, pulmonary problems and various other respiratory ailments
• Magazine Article A Liking for Lichens Spring 2020 | By Nicolas Brulliard Why devote a decade to documenting the lichens of Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

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