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Blog Post The Final Frontier? Every U.S. state is home to a national park site, but this was not the case for most of the history of the National Park System. In 2013, President Obama used the Antiquities Act to create a national park site in the very last state to have one.
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Policy Update Testimony: Exploring Innovative Solutions to Reduce the Department of the Interior’s Maintenance Backlog Written statement of Steven F. Iobst, Northern Rockies Regional Council Member, National Parks Conservation Association, for the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Blog Post The 10 National Park Sites with More Than 5 Million Recreational Visitors in 2017 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.
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Magazine Article From the Archives An excerpt from NPCA’s first newsletter.
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Blog Post Restoring Land to Protect Joshua Tree National Park What are the ingredients for a successful restoration event?
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Magazine Article 100 Years at a Glance Celebrating the National Park Service centennial with an illustrated history of the park system.
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Blog Post A New Resource in the Fight to Defend the Boundary Waters: Kids Teen advocate launches a new initiative to motivate youth to protect wild places, including the watershed that includes Voyageurs National Park.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 857, H.R. 3186 & H.R. 3916 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for May 16, 2018.
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Press Release EPA Plan Paves the Way for Cleaner Air in Utah & Southwest National Parks Park, clean air and health advocates celebrate EPA decision
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Magazine Article Cosmic Vibes Abound Gram Parsons and his musical legacy at Joshua Tree
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Blog Post 5 Ways Zinke Can ‘Pivot’ for Parks Last May, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke told environmental leaders that he would make a “grand pivot” to prioritize conservation over energy development, but we’re still waiting to see him follow through. NPCA’s president and CEO offers 5 concrete steps he can take right now to make a measurable difference for our national parks.
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Spotlight Amy Robert's Story The Outdoor Industry Association’s Amy Roberts in Colorado has an insider’s view of recreation, her local national park and consumer activism.
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Magazine Article Return to Manzanar As the number of Japanese-American incarceration camp survivors dwindles, a new generation strives to keep the story alive.
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Blog Post The 17 Parks Where Entrance Fees Could Skyrocket — and What You Can Do A new Trump administration proposal could put popular national park vacations out of financial reach for some families. You can speak out against this plan.
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Blog Post The 14 Parks You Can't Get Enough Of The results of our recent poll are in, and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate the National Park Service centennial this month than to share what you, the parks’ biggest advocates, love most in our park system.
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Magazine Article Sandbox in the Sky High-altitude play at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
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Blog Post Improving America’s Water Infrastructure A quick guide to the Water Resources Development Act and why it matters for national parks.
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Press Release Interior Secretary Jewell Calls on Congress to Invest in National Parks and Public Lands National Parks Group Calls for Renewed Commitment to National Parks
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Press Release Interior Department Accelerates Public Lands Giveaway "National parks could be next on the chopping block. Today’s move by the Interior Department poses a real and immediate threat to national parks in Utah and across the West." -- NPCA's Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Kristen Brengel.
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Magazine Article The DIY Desert Grab a map, load up on water and choose your own adventure at Mojave National Preserve.
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Blog Post Saving What Remains of the Sea of Grass NPCA led the effort to protect the planet’s largest remaining tallgrass prairie, capping decades of advocacy with the creation of Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in 1996.
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Magazine Article The Lost Village The Japanese invaded this Alaskan island during WWII and sent the residents to Japan. Half died there; none ever returned home.
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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 The NPCA President Who Became US President Just five years after the creation of the National Parks Conservation Association, a rising politician took over the presidency of the fledgling organization. He would later lead the nation during tumultuous times.
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Policy Update Position on the Clean Power Plan NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following position to the EPA in response to their effort to repeal the Clean Power Plan.
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Press Release National Parks at a Crossroads: 9 #ParksInPeril National Parks Conservation Association Initiative Calls for Strong Actions by the Obama Administration to Protect Crown Jewels
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