Search results for “New River Gorge National Park & Preserve”
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Park Greenbelt Park An urban oasis in the historic New Deal Era town of Greenbelt, Maryland, this park offers nine miles of peaceful wooded trails and 174 secluded camp sites just 12 miles outside of Washington, DC.
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Park Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Guilford Courthouse National Military Park commemorates one of the pivotal battles in the Revolutionary War. Drive or walk 2.5 miles of trails through this interesting, scenic site.
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Report Communities and Parks: Communicating Climate Change Workshop National Parks Conservation Association and the National Park Service Climate Change Response Program are collaborating on a project focused on the development and application of sustainable strategies and tools for communicating science-based messages about climate change affecting local communities and the national parks.
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Fact Sheet Friends of the National Parks: 112th Congress Vote tallies for 157 representatives currently serving in Congress who received the National Park Conservation Association's "Friend of the National Parks Award" for their support of legislation that upheld the standards and integrity of the National Park System in the 112th Congress (2011-2012).
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Fact Sheet Polluted Parks: Fact Sheets Haze pollution limits views of our most valued national parks and wilderness areas, affecting not just how far we can see, but also the color, sharpness, and quality of the view. It also makes the air unhealthy for people, wildlife and natural resources.
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Report Economic Engine: An Analysis of the Potential Impact of a Pullman National Historical Park NPCA, the City of Chicago, and Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives have released a study analyzing the projected economic impact of naming Pullman a national park.
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Press Release Utah’s National Parks to Benefit from Innovative Oil and Gas Planning Effort National Parks Group Commends ‘Smart-from-the-Start’ planning for oil and gas in the San Rafael Desert.
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Blog Post Why I’m Celebrating My 30th Birthday at All 400-Plus National Parks I'm hitting the road this month to become the youngest person to see every national park site in the country — and the only person to do it all in a single trip.
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Blog Post Plan a Desert Getaway to Canyonlands National Park Utah’s national parks offer very different experiences, but all of them feature distinctive and amazing geological formations, whether you are looking down into a deep canyon, peering through an otherworldly arch, or scratching your head at formations like the Upheaval Dome that even geologists couldn’t definitively explain (until recently).
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Blog Post 6 Tips to Keep Parks — and Yourself — Safe Celebrities don’t always set a good example for how to behave on public lands — but you can. These tips are sensible and easy to follow, and they’ll help you be a good park steward while avoiding embarrassment on social media.
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Press Release EPA Reinforces Weak Texas Haze Plan That Disregards the Health of Parks and Communities The EPA’s continued efforts to disregard the Clean Air Act is detrimental to the health of Texans and our national parks.
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Press Release Parks Group Supports Protecting Mount Rushmore From Further Fireworks Damage Why would you risk setting a place like this on fire during the height of the annual summer drought? The state of South Dakota’s fireworks proposal carries significant dangers to park visitors and staff.
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Blog Post Can Online Advocacy Still Make a Difference for National Parks? This past year, we've seen two national monuments gutted, unprecedented areas of the ocean proposed for oil and gas leasing, and numerous environmental regulations overturned. NPCA may lose some battles in the fight to protect public lands, but we're in it for the long haul. Here are 5 reasons why it's critical to keep taking action, even when the odds seem stacked against our national parks.
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Blog Post The Elk Can’t Speak: Denying Pollution Doesn’t Help National Parks A large industrial trade organization representing some of the biggest polluters in the United States put out a series of misleading ads that ignore facts about pollution in national parks.
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Press Release JustGreen™ Helps National Parks Conservation Association Offset their Carbon Footprint "Promoting Green Travel to National Parks in the USA"
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Press Release Trump Administration Rollback of Environmental, Health and Safety Standards Puts Polluter Interests Ahead of the National Parks Recommendations to eliminate or revise environmental, health, and safety standards favor the fossil fuel industry over clean air, water and the health of our national parks.
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Magazine Article A Park-Loving Justice? Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland has a soft spot for national parks.
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Press Release Trump’s EPA Nominee Must Protect Parks Parks Depend on Clean Water, Air Protections Enforced by Agency
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Press Release Kentucky’s Camp Nelson Receives National Park Status Camp Nelson National Monument will become the second national park site to commemorate African American history in Kentucky.
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Press Release Utahans Urge EPA to Reject Plan to Pollute Southwest National Parks EPA seeks to approve weak Utah Haze Plan that threatens parks and communities.
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Press Release Trump’s EPA Pick Threat to National Parks Confirmation Hearing for Oklahoma AG Pruitt Shows Nominee Would Weaken Critical Protections for Park Air, Water
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Magazine Article Drilling in National Parks? Oil and gas development already is harming dozens of national park sites around the country. It could get much worse.
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Press Release Gov. Perry’s Energy Department Could Harm Parks Protecting National Parks Requires Cleaner Energy Policies
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Press Release Administration Moves to Weaken Park Air Protections Directive looks to undermine air pollution rules for national parks.
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Blog Post Want to Feel Happy and Appreciated? Help Out at a National Park It’s a joyful, even goofy grin that I’ve learned to look for on the faces of National Park Service staff managing volunteer service projects. It’s a look that says, “You didn’t have to be here today, but you came anyway, and I’m so happy that you did.”
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Blog Post Make Plans for Public Lands This Saturday—and Enjoy a Fee-Free Park Day All national parks will waive their entrance fees this Saturday, September 29, for National Public Lands Day, the largest one-day volunteer effort for public lands in America.
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Blog Post Florida Students Discover the Beauty of the Everglades by Reviving a Long-Lost Community Park Too often when we think of national parks, we think of distant places enjoyed by tourists—yet millions of people in cities across the country are just a bus ride or a quick car trip away from these inspirational places. Part of what I do is help connect people—especially kids and young adults—to the nature and history that is right there in their own community.
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Press Release National Parks Group Opposes Water Board's Approval to Drain the Desert Statement by Seth Shteir, California Desert Field Representative, National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release National Parks Group Urge Secretary Salazar to Protect California's Only Marine Wilderness Area Statement by Neal Desai, Pacific Region Associate Director, National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release Parks Group Urges Free Flow of Information from Agencies Statement by Theresa Pierno, President and CEO, National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release National Parks Group Supports Roundup of Illegal Cattle Grazing on Nevada's Public Lands Statement by Lynn Davis, Senior Nevada Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release Agreement by Federal Agencies to Address Mega-Polluter Navajo Generating Station Welcome; Swift Action Needed to Improve Air Quality at Regional National Parks, Wilderness Areas Statement by Kevin Dahl, Arizona Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post The National Park Site That Was Almost Blown Up It was an explosion that created Sunset Crater in northern Arizona. Another proposed explosion almost led to its demise.
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Blog Post New NPS Video: Spend Three Minutes in the Wilderness "In wildness is the preservation of the world," said Henry David Thoreau. Yet relatively little of the world is designated as wildness--at least here in the United States.
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Blog Post Power Line Proposal Threatening Historic Jamestown Based on Flawed Projections According to a new report commissioned by NPCA, Dominion Power's harmful plan to build 17 giant towers across the James River is not only detrimental to irreplaceable historic resources—it's also unnecessary.
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Blog Post Video: Theresa Pierno on Challenges National Parks Face Post-Shutdown NPCA's president and CEO spoke on C-SPAN's Washington Journal this morning, sharing the importance of national park issues now that the federal government has reopened but long-term funding issues remain unresolved.
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Letter Businesses Supporting National Park Funding Business letter to Representative Cook regarding national park funding
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Joy M. Oakes Since 2001, Joy M. Oakes been a leader with the National Parks Conservation Association based in Washington, D.C. Joy serves as Senior Director in the Mid-Atlantic region, overseeing NPCA’s activities in five states and the District of Columbia.
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Staff Jennifer Errick Jennifer co-produces NPCA's podcast, The Secret Lives of Parks, and writes, edits and moderates online content.
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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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Park Gulf Islands National Seashore The 12 separate units of this park protect a series of barrier islands off of the Gulf Coast and offer a little bit of everything, including snorkeling, fishing and bicycling — though the main draw is simply relaxing on the sparkling white sands. Hike the bayous and coastal forests on the Mississippi side and explore several impressive brick forts on the Florida side, including historic Civil War forts and a Spanish colonial structure dating back to 1797.
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Park Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area This recreation area straddles the northern Wyoming and southern Montana borders, preserving approximately 68,000 acres between the Pryor and Bighorn mountain ranges. The park was established in 1966 following the construction of the Yellowtail Dam by the Bureau of Reclamation to preserve the area's diverse landscape, including the spectacular Bighorn Canyon and Bighorn Lake.
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Staff Adam Siegel As General Counsel, Adam helps manage NPCA’s litigation program and provides general legal counsel to the organization.
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Staff Edward Stierli Ed serves as Senior Director in the Mid-Atlantic region, overseeing NPCA’s activities in five states and the District of Columbia.
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Staff Elizabeth Fayad Libby has been with NPCA for over 30 years. She started as a lobbyist and gradually transitioned to Counsel as NPCA’s Litigation Program became bigger and more complex. She has been General Counsel for more than 7 years.
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