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• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1373, H.R. 2181 & H.R. 3405 Jul 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for July 17, 2019.
• Blog Post Restoring Land to Protect Joshua Tree National Park May 2012 | By Seth Shteir What are the ingredients for a successful restoration event?
• Magazine Article The Lion Catcher Spring 2018 | By Emily Mount Biologist Eric York lived to help wild carnivores, but he didn’t get a chance to finish his life’s work.
• Blog Post The 10 National Park Sites with More Than 5 Million Recreational Visitors in 2017 Mar 2018 | By Jennifer Errick National parks continued to serve as popular tourist destinations in 2017, with dozens of sites seeing all-time highs in numbers of recreational visits. Here are the 10 most-visited places in the National Park System.
• Press Release Federal Legislation Could Mean Largest National Park System Expansion in Decades Dec 2014 National Parks Conservation Association, with Local Communities and Businesses, Spent Years Advocating for Key Park Sites, Expansions and Studies
• Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Honors Park Champions at Annual Salute to the Parks Gala Mar 2015 NPCA presents key awards to longtime national park champions.
• Press Release Administration’s Aggressive Environmental Rollbacks Are Putting National Parks in Peril Jul 2020 The impacts of the administration’s actions to the health of our national parks and communities, the air we breathe, and the water we drink could be irreparable.
• Press Release Legislation Introduced to Establish the First National Park Site to Honor a Jewish American and Preserve Julius Rosenwald’s Legacy Jun 2019 Julius Rosenwald's legacy and the thousands of schoolhouses he helped construct are an important part of our country’s history, and must never be forgotten.
• Press Release New Survey Shows Public Support for Revitalizing Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Sep 2010 Funding, invasive species, pollution, and access to the park are of top concerns
• Blog Post A Woman on Mount Rushmore? Feb 2018 | By Nicolas Brulliard Mount Rushmore National Memorial features the faces of four U.S. presidents. All, of course, are men, but Congress considered a bill in 1936 supporting the addition of a female figure to the granite memorial. Do you know which woman might have joined George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln?
• Magazine Article Some Like It Very Hot Spring 2018 | By Kate Siber A growing number of extreme tourists are heading to Death Valley to experience one of the hottest places on Earth at the hottest time of year.
• Blog Post We Love Our Park Rangers and Environmental Stewards! Feb 2017 | By Stephanie Kodish Send a Valentine to those working hard to protect our nation’s land, air and water
• 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. 
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 443, H.R. 2987, H.R. 3058 & H.R. 3961 Jan 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for January 17, 2018.
• Press Release Salazar Visits Everglades to Break Ground on Restoration Project Feb 2011 America's Great Outdoors report supports large restoration projects that can serve as models for smaller restoration efforts
• Policy Update Testimony: S. 2257, National Park Service Centennial Act Dec 2015 Written testimony by Theresa Pierno for the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on December 8, 2015.
• Magazine Article Founding Mother Summer 2016 | By Nicholas Lund Welcomed by former outcasts, an endangered seal starts a dynasty at Kalaupapa National Historical Park.
• Magazine Article Remember Aunt Harriet Fall 2017 | By Rona Kobell She taught them courage and endurance. Now, Harriet Tubman’s descendants can pay their respects at a park honoring the great liberator.
• Magazine Article Claiming the Rock Summer 2016 | By Nicolas Brulliard The 19-month occupation of Alcatraz Island, from 1969 to 1971, marked a turning point in American Indian activism.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act Sep 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the House of Representatives ahead of expected floor debate and votes starting the week of September 4, 2017.
• Blog Post Fixing Our Heritage Nov 2017 | By Eric Bontrager Veterans from around the country flew to Washington, D.C., this week to defend our national parks and address their $11.3 billion maintenance backlog
• Press Release Salazar Visits New York City to Discuss Role of Urban Parks in America's Great Outdoors Feb 2011 Statement by NPCA Northeast Senior Program Manager Oliver Spellman
• Press Release Trump Administration Rolls Back Methane Rules, Provides More Loopholes for Oil and Gas Industry to Pollute National Parks and Communities Aug 2019 Rolling back the regulations to allow more air pollution increases harm to public health and the health of national parks.  
• Press Release Groups Challenge Federal Loophole That Exempts Polluters from Cleaning Air at National Parks and Wilderness Areas Nov 2017 Legal arguments heard in U.S. Federal Court of Appeals in Washington, DC.
• Policy Update NPCA position on H.R. 8632 - Ocean Based Climate Solutions Act Nov 2020 NPCA sent the following position to the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a hearing scheduled for November 17th, 2020.  
• Press Release New Report Shows NPS Management of Valles Caldera Would Result in Better Protection of Site, Increased Economic Benefits for Local Communities and New Mexico Oct 2011 Statement by NPCA Senior Southwest Regional Director David Nimkin
• 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 Words and Stones Summer 2016 | By Dorian Fox On the trail with Acadia’s new poet laureate.
• 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.
• Magazine Article A High-Flying Recovery Summer 2015 | By Kate Siber A 40-year study follows the once-imperiled peregrine falcons of Alaska.

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