Search results for “Protecting & Restoring Water”
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NPCA at Work Don’t Drain Our Desert Water NPCA and our allies are working to stop a private company from building a harmful water-mining project near several beloved national park sites in California
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Policy Update Position on S. 2800, America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ahead of a markup scheduled for May 2018.
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Press Release Feds Reverse Course on Desert Water Mining Scheme Department of Interior reversed course on previous rulings and took steps to approve a dangerous groundwater mining proposal, which threatens Mojave National Preserve - the third largest national park site in the lower 48 states.
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Blog Post Focus on Water: Celebrating Everglades Victories and Looking Forward Coalition harnesses bipartisan enthusiasm to set priorities for Everglades funding and revitalization
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Press Release California Legislation Protects Desert, Calls Water Mining Proposal Into Question Legislation defends California's national parks and monuments from the greatest, most urgent threat.
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Press Release Newly Released Arkansas C & H Water Monitoring Study Used Taxpayer Money to Test Wrong Fields for Hog Waste Contamination Coalition calls on state to fully reopen C & H's permitting process; Local citizens ask University of Arkansas to cease unauthorized testing on their land
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Press Release California Passes Vital Legislation to Protect Desert Water, Parks, Wildlife and Tribal Resources Bill halts Cadiz Groundwater Mining Proposal, heads to Governor Gavin Newsom for signature
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Press Release Tribal and National Parks Groups File Lawsuit to Defend Mojave Desert Sacred Lands, Wildlife and Water from Cadiz Lawsuit challenges a fast-tracked decision in the final days of the Trump administration that threatens Mojave National Preserve and a deeply sacred cultural landscape for California Tribes.
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Press Release Biden Administration Defends Desert Water, Sacred Lands and Wildlife from Cadiz Mining Proposal Administration moves to invalidate key permit for controversial Cadiz pipeline rushed through in final days of the previous administration
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Press Release Federal Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Approval of California’s Cadiz Water Pipeline A federal court ruled that the Trump administration violated the law when it approved plans to construct a 43-mile-long pipeline through Mojave Trails National Monument and other public land in southern California.
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Press Release Army Corps Backtracks on Clean Water Act Protections for Big Cypress National Preserve The National Parks Conservation Association joins fellow environmental advocates in expressing concern over this unsubstantiated flip-flop and calling for answers to many questions that the Army Corps’ reversal letter has raised.
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Press Release Public Lands, Clean Air and Water Lose with Trump Administration Infrastructure Proposal “Strengthening infrastructure within our national parks and across the country should not come at the expense of weakening environmental protections – period." -- Theresa Pierno
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Press Release President’s Budget Calls for Historic and Necessary Funding Increases to National Parks, Air and Water "Today's historic budget plan from the Biden administration comes as a welcome and much needed change for our national parks, their staff and all who love and care for these treasured places." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Victory Congress Funds the Land & Water Conservation Fund in Perpetuity Congress passed a bill dedicating full funding in perpetuity to one of our nation's most important conservation tools protecting public lands from incompatible development.
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Press Release Stream Protection Rule an Important Step in Protecting National Park Water Quality Sets baseline for greater progress in protecting park rivers and streams
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Press Release Coalition Urges Caution in Embracing Governor Beebe Water Testing Proposal for C & H Hog Farms Groups remain steadfast in efforts to revoke hog facility permit
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Press Release From Air to Water, National Parks Group Concerned by Increased Mercury Levels in Western National Parks Statement by Sarah Gaines Barmeyer, Director of Conservation Programs for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Magazine Article Fish Out of Water Asian carp threaten national parks along the Mississippi River.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for May 23, 2018.
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Press Release Lawsuit Filed Against EPA for its Failure to Protect Alaska Water, Wildlife and Parks Lawsuit charges EPA with failing to protect Alaska fisheries, wildlife, national parks, jobs, communities, and ways of life from the proposed Pebble mine.
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Press Release Students Help Restore Wetlands and Improve Great Lakes Water Quality at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore NPCA hosts college student volunteers in third year of restoration work at Great Marsh
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Press Release Advocates Agree: EPA Nominee Pruitt a Disaster for Nation’s Air, Water Heads of 19 Environmental, Conservation Groups Come Out Against Pruitt’s Nomination
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Policy Update Position on the nomination of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water at the EPA NPCA sent the following letter to Senators on the Environment and Public Works Committee ahead of a hearing scheduled for May 12th, 2021.
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Press Release Ocmulgee River Water Trail Receives Visibility Boost with New Public River Landing Signage Funding awarded to seven middle Georgia counties for 30 new signs
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Magazine Article Native Waters Brook trout are making a comeback in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Blog Post State Legislators Must Address Pennsylvania’s Water Crisis The Susquehanna and other state waterways are at risk, but legislation in the state legislature would authorize needed funding for environmental protection programs.
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Press Release Everglades Coalition Focuses on Sending Water South to Everglades National Park at 30th Anniversary Conference 30th Annual Everglades Coalition Conference Kicks Off in Key Largo, FL.
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Press Release Feds Pump the Brakes on Desert Water Mining Scheme Statement by David Lamfrom, Director, California Desert and Wildlife Program, National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post State of Arkansas Wastes Taxpayer Money in Flawed Water Monitoring Study The fight to protect the Buffalo National River from an industrial hog farm continues to twist and turn, much like the river itself.
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Policy Update Position on the American Public Lands and Waters Climate Solution Act NPCA, along with partners, sent the following letter to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Policy Update Position on the Land and Water Conservation Fund NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 25, 2019.
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Magazine Article At the Water’s Edge Deep in the heart of Rocky Mountain National Park, researchers are working to save the boreal toad from extinction.
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Heather Lukacs and Scott Kirkwood Heather Lukacs is a program manager for NPCA’s West Virginia Field Office, and a founding member of the New River Clean Water Alliance; Lukacs has led white-water rafting excursions through the gorge since she was a high school senior. Scott Kirkwood is the editor in chief of National Parks magazine; his first white-water rafting trip was on the New River 20 years ago.
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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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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.
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Kevin Grange Kevin Grange is an author and paramedic living in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He won a 2013 Lowell Thomas Award for his National Parks magazine story, “Sacred Water.” He has worked at both Yellowstone and Yosemite and is the author of "Lights and Sirens: The Education of a Paramedic."
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Park Rocky Mountain National Park Rocky Mountain National park offers breathtaking views of the spectacular Rocky Mountain range, with 60 peaks over 12,000 feet, small permanent glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, and historic and cultural treasures including ancient trails, game drives, cattle ranches and lodges. This park’s rugged landscapes harbor hundreds of high-elevation plant and animal species — some that are increasingly rare outside the park or are found nowhere else. Some of the park’s human-made structures speak to the boom-and-bust cycles and neverending search for adequate water supplies that characterized the nation’s westward expansion.
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Park Big Cypress National Preserve The country’s first national preserve, Big Cypress protects 729,000 acres of wetlands that flow clean water across the Greater Everglades ecosystem, into Everglades National Park, and into the vital estuaries along Florida’s southwest coast. Big Cypress is remarkable for its temperate and tropical mixture of species found across five major habitats: cypress swamps, marl prairies, pinelands, hardwood hammocks and estuaries including tidal marshes and mangrove forests. Explore hiking and paddling trails among these habitats that are home to more than 100 endangered and threatened animals and plants such as the Florida panther, the American alligator, and the famed ghost orchid. The preserve is also home to diverse species of flora and fauna found nowhere else on earth, from the Florida bonneted bat to the Big Cypress fox squirrel to Everglades crabgrass.
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Park War In The Pacific National Historical Park At War in the Pacific National Historical Park, the former battlefields, gun emplacements, trenches, and historic structures all serve as silent reminders of the bloody World War II battles that raged across the Pacific. The park is known for its historic resources, but the verdant jungles, sandy beaches, turquoise waters, and stunning coral reefs also beckon visitors and residents to enjoy Guam.
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Park Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail The Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail is a 560- mile-long land and water route which connects historic sites throughout Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The trail follows the events of the War of 1812 and highlights the unique natural landscape of the Chesapeake Bay.
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NPCA at Work Protect Eagle Mountain from Dangerous Development Proposals Just outside the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park, the region known as Eagle Mountain has been at the center of controversy over inappropriate, harmful development proposals for years. Incorporating these lands into the park could help protect them from the latest threat, the Eagle Crest Pumped Storage Project. This massive energy development stands to pump millions of gallons of water from the fragile desert aquifer in and around the park.
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Report Recommendations for Future Actions Related to Tamiami Trail Recommendations for future actions related to Tamiami Trail
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Resource Bird Diversity in National Parks The number of bird species in each national park site, organized from highest to lowest, as of March 2017.
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Staff Sarah Reed Sarah joined NPCA in 2017, with 13 years of development experience she serves as the Regional Director of Development for the Texas and Sun Coast Regions.
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Hayley Mortimer Hayley Mortimer offers over twenty years of experience incubating and scaling up innovative solutions that meet a pressing public need. She currently manages our field program as Vice President of Regional Operations, which includes 55+ staff across the country.
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Dallas Kelley-Kerr 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.
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Report America's Heritage For Sale Privately owned land within the congressionally designated boundaries of America’s national parks creates gaping holes that shatter the integrity of individual parks and the system as a whole, and make it more difficult and expensive for the Park Service to protect wildlife and the parks’ natural and cultural treasures. Our national heritage is at risk.
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Letter Opposition to the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act The House is poised to consider the "Conservation and Economic Growth Act," which includes the title, the "National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act." The undersigned organizations are strongly opposed to that provision and to the entire bill.
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NPCA at Work Jamaica Bay Advocates Jamaica Bay is a place where millions of New Yorkers go to have fun and explore nature. It is the largest unit of the National Park Service in New York City, consisting of 18,000 acres.
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Victory No More Hogwash in Buffalo National River The state of Arkansas is closing an industrial hog farm and will prohibit future large-scale confined animal feeding operations in this protected watershed.
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