Search results for “Curecanti National Recreation Area”
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Blog Post Telling the Frontier Story with a Community Perspective at Fort Union Fort Union National Monumentin New Mexico is a small unit of the National Park System that tells a big story, much different from the typical soldiers-and-Indians narrative one might expect at a frontier fort.
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Blog Post The Darkest National Parks in the United States Last week, the International Dark-Sky Association named a new dark-sky park — the seventh site in the U.S. National Park System that now holds that honor. This coveted designation recognizes not only excellent stargazing opportunities, but also superior night-sky stewardship through responsible lighting, public education and community outreach.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 295, H.R. 1621, and H.R. 2817 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation being considered by the House Natural Resources Federal Lands Subcommittee during a hearing on February 11, 2016.
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Magazine Article Standing Tall At 50, the St. Louis Arch gets a makeover.
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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds Reauthorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) today applauds the leadership of U.S. Representative John Sarbanes (MD-3) for introducing a bill that will reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 1644 and S.J.Res. 22 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation to the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor votes.
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Press Release Conservation, Citizen Groups Send Letter to USDA and Small Business Administration; Request Review of Faulty Assessment that Led to Loan Guarantee for Industrial Swine Facility in the Buffalo National River Watershed Animal waste from factory farm threatens America's first national river, public health, and a multi-billion dollar Arkansas tourism economy
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Magazine Article A Chance for Freedom During the War of 1812, hundreds of enslaved African Americans gained their freedom on Cumberland Island by joining the ranks of the British occupier. For some, liberation was fleeting.
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Magazine Article Wood Blocks & Water Colors Painter Chiura Obata combined Eastern and Western techniques to capture Yosemite in a new light.
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Magazine Article Fossil Tales At White Sands National Park, history unfolds one 10,000-year-old footprint at a time.
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Policy Update Position on Nomination of Daniel Jorjani NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for May 2, 2019.
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Press Release Groups Go To Court to Protect Buffalo National River from Factory Hog Farm Waste Lawsuit challenges federal loan guarantees for industrial swine facility in the Buffalo National River watershed
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Press Release Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to be Honored at Green Carpet Gala in New York City Gala honors leaders for commitment and ongoing support for national parks
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Press Release Parks Group Responds to Management Plans that Threaten Grand Staircase-Escalante and Future of All National Monuments Plan Undermines Standards for National Monument Protections, Ignores Public Opposition and Ongoing Litigation Over Reduced Boundaries
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Blog Post Trivia Challenge: The Longest National Park Name Q: The national park with the largest acreage is the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska, but do you know which national park site has the longest name?
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Press Release Park Advocates Celebrate New National Park Commemorating Women's Equality Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument will tell the story of the women’s suffrage movement and the fight for equal rights
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Press Release America's Great Waters Coalition Designates New Waterways to Advocate for Restoration Needs Coalition adds Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, St. Johns and Hudson Rivers
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Press Release Unanimous Support for Creating First National Park Site for LGBT History Shared at Public Meeting in New York City Hundreds attend public discussion on proposal to honor location of Stonewall Uprising as the first national park site dedicated to LGBT equal rights.
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Press Release President Obama Designates Three National Monuments in the California Desert 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.
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Press Release Government Shutdown and Additional Funding Cuts Threaten National Parks, Visitors and Local Communities Nationwide Federal government shutdown threatens to close national parks across the country impacting local economies as well as family vacation and school trips
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Blog Post Proof Positive: Our National Parks Are in Trouble For the past year, NPCA has been sounding the alarm about the threats to our national parks in the face of looming across-the-board federal budget cuts that could occur March 1 if lawmakers fail to reach agreement. Now, we have the clearest indications yet that those threats are very real—and are putting both our national heritage and our local economies at risk.
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Press Release The Bi-County Parkway: A Chance to Take a Second Look Joint statement by: National Parks Conservation Association; National Trust for Historic Preservation; Piedmont Environmental Council; Coalition for Smarter Growth; Southern Environmental Law Center
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Press Release Alternative Spring Break Brings Passionate Students to Cuyahoga Valley National Park Students spend break working on projects for Cuyahoga Valley trail and habitat restoration
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Press Release Parks Group Submits Comments In Support Of Plan To Bridge Tamiami Trail To Achieve Full Everglades Restoration Restored water flows will help mend ecosystem
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Magazine Article The Secret Lives of Hummingbirds Scientists and volunteers shed light on some of the most colorful and charismatic species in the national parks.
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Press Release Congress Closer to Increased Protection of "Marbled Halls of Oregon" Statement by Rob Smith, Northwest Regional Director for the National Parks Conservation Association
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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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Policy Update Position on H.R. 3668, the SHARE Act NPCA submitted the following position to the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for September 13, 2017.
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Magazine Article Mossing Around Why while away retirement on the golf course when you could become a moss expert and hunt down some of the least studied plants in New Mexico’s national parks?
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Blog Post Perseid Meteor Shower: Things Are Looking Up Get yourself under a dark sky tonight for a chance to see a remarkable “outburst.”
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