Search results for “North Country National Scenic Trail”
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Magazine Article Reappearing Act The elusive fisher is making its way back to the Northwest with a little help from its friends.
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Policy Update Position on S.941, Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 26, 2017.
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Magazine Article A (Driverless) Drive in the Park Yellowstone takes a leap into the future with autonomous shuttles.
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Blog Post My 'Microadventure' on Frederick Douglass' Front Lawn One night of yoga didn’t wipe away all of my stress, but it did remind me of the real reason of why I do what I do.
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Policy Update Position on S. 263 and S. 452 NPCA, along with partners, sent the following position to members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety ahead of a hearing scheduled for May 23, 2017.
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Press Release Everglades Coalition Focuses on State and Federal Restoration Progress at 31st Annual Conference Everglades Coalition Conference welcomes nearly 300 participants to discuss opportunities and challenges facing America's Everglades
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association and Allies File Brief to Support Clean Water in the Chesapeake and Across the Country NPCA, the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, and 26 additional organizations are urging the U.S. Court of Appeals in the Third Circuit to uphold a federal district court’s September 2013 ruling in support of the Clean Water Blueprint
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Blog Post Making Waves: A Q&A with NPCA’s New President and CEO Theresa Pierno Theresa Pierno just took the helm as NPCA's president and CEO—the first woman to serve in this role in the organization’s 96-year history. Learn more about her distinguished environmental career, her accomplishments since joining NPCA, and her passions and priorities for national parks on the verge of their second century.
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Press Release Public Interest Groups Tell EPA: Clean Up the Air in National Parks and Wilderness Areas 83 Groups Call for Improvements to Regional Haze Rule in Time for National Park Service’s 2016 Centennial
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Magazine Article A Mission to Grow Reviving ancient farming practices — and feeding the hungry — at San Antonio Missions.
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Press Release Trump Administration Takes Aim at America’s National Monuments with Executive Order This executive order targets the Antiquities Act of 1906, which permits presidents to declare federal lands, already owned by all Americans, as national monuments.
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Blog Post The Lost History of Los Pobladores We have a new opportunity to preserve the little-known stories of Los Angeles’ Black founders
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Blog Post Q&A: Do Visitors Really Need to Be Shut Out of National Parks During the Government Shutdown? As we enter week two of the government shutdown, closed signs and barricades at national parks have become powerful symbols of the fiscal standoff’s impact on people around the country.
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Magazine Article Unearthing a Lost City The Park Service plans to shed light on pre-Colonial Indian society at the site where Pocahontas met John Smith.
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Press Release Former National Park Superintendents Call for Waterton-Glacier Expansion, Watershed Protections As Congress considers lands bill, veteran park leadership makes conservation appeal
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Press Release Corrosion of the Arlington Memorial Bridge Causes Second Partial Closure Within 10 Days Closure Underscores Chronic Underfunding of National Park Roads and Bridges
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Blog Post 2017 in Review: The Trump Administration’s 10 Worst Actions for Parks It's been a brutal year for public lands.
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Blog Post The Fisher Kingdom The Pacific fisher once roamed the forests of the northwestern United States, building dens and raising kits among the old-growth forests of the Cascade Mountains. Now, after decades of trapping and logging, the animals are all but gone from Washington State.
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Magazine Article Waiting for a Baby Boom Are decades of work to save Kemp’s ridley sea turtles paying off yet?
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Blog Post America's National Parks: An Insider's Guide to Unforgettable Places and Experiences Dream up your next national park adventure as you flip through this stunning new photo book. Read about some of the work that went into creating it and where to get your own copy.
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Blog Post 5 Inspirational Stories from the Parks Through their spectacular landscapes, magnificent wildlife and rich history, national parks have inspired generations of visitors. But often, it is the people within those parks who move us most. Here are five personal stories of determination, selflessness and healing that show how parks can bring out the best in people.
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Blog Post NPCA Staff Get on Their Bikes to Help the Climate Seven years ago, when I first started working at NPCA, I never would have imagined I would be taking part in a five-day, 325-mile bike ride with my coworkers—which is why I am excited to announce that NPCA will have a seven-person staff team participate in the NYC to DC Climate Ride September 21-25—and yes, I’ll be part of it! We will be riding to bring awareness to our national park work and how climate change, sustainability, and bike advocacy overlap.
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Press Release Another Year Begins of Shipping Yellowstone Bison to Slaughter A dated management plan will force the National Park Service to ship upwards of 1,000 bison to slaughter this winter.
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Blog Post Discover Florida’s Beaches with Two Photographers on Assignment for National Parks magazine Do you ever flip through the glossy pages of National Parks magazine and wonder what it's like to take photos of some of the country's most amazing landscapes and monuments? We did too, so we asked two photographers on assignment for the magazine to tell us about their experience!
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Blog Post 5 Lessons, Countless Memories This dad took his two kids on a six-week adventure to national parks around the country—and learned a lot along the way.
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Press Release Plan for Energy Development in Southwest Colorado Moves Forward Collaborative Planning Will Help Mesa Verde National Park
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Magazine Article Friends in High Places EcoFlight offers an aerial view of the national parks, and the threats looming within and beyond their boundaries.
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Press Release House Moves to Encourage Drilling in National Parks Reversal of drilling rules part of larger attempt by Congress to weaken park protections.
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Magazine Article Tree Huggers Washington D.C.’s tourists were loving its cherry trees to death, until a beaver showed them the way.
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Blog Post What's Next for Parks? The work to protect our public lands doesn’t stop as the ballots are counted. Here’s what NPCA staff are focused on as we sort through the post-election landscape.
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