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• Policy Update Position on H.R. 4558, Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act Dec 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for December 14, 2017.
• Blog Post The Next 11 Parks You Want to Visit Dec 2016 | By Jennifer Errick Last summer, we asked supporters which national park sites were at the top of your bucket lists. Thousands of you responded. Here are the 11 parks you most want to explore — and why these places are great choices for any traveler’s wish list.
• Magazine Article Have Phone, Will Travel Fall 2016 | By Rona Marech Introducing a paperless travel guide to the national parks.
• Blog Post Trump Uses Executive Power to Shirk Responsibility on Climate Change Mar 2017 | By Mark Wenzler Executive order ignores science and public opinion to outline a devastating future for people and parks
• Press Release Public Lands, Clean Air and Water Lose with Trump Administration Infrastructure Proposal Jan 2018 “Strengthening infrastructure within our national parks and across the country should not come at the expense of weakening environmental protections – period." -- Theresa Pierno
• Press Release Positioning Pullman Recognized for Strategic Planning and Vision Sep 2016 Groups honored for collaborative effort to guide future of Pullman National Monument
• Press Release Trump Administration Targets Uranium Mining Ban Near Grand Canyon Nov 2017 Move to allow more uranium mines could impact underground water essential to Grand Canyon National Park and the Colorado River.
• Magazine Article Safe Passages Summer 2021 | By Katherine DeGroff A new children’s book shows how highways can harm wildlife — and puts a spotlight on a deadly stretch of road near Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 
• Blog Post The U.S. National Park That Bid for the Olympics Jul 2016 | By Nicolas Brulliard It’s hard to imagine a massive event such as the Olympic Games ever taking place in a national park, but did you know one U.S. park actually bid to host the Winter Olympic Games? Hint: It was not Olympic National Park.
• Press Release Congresswoman Terri Sewell Introduces H.R. 4817 to Designate Birmingham’s Historic Civil Rights District as a National Park Mar 2016 The City of Birmingham played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement and this national designation will forever cement its place in American history
• Magazine Article A Chilly Refuge Summer 2021 | By Ben Goldfarb Rock glaciers, long neglected by science, may help creatures from pikas to stoneflies endure climate change.
• Magazine Article Welcome Home? Summer 2018 | By Nicolas Brulliard Settling the question of whether flamingos are native to the Sunshine State.
• Press Release Parks Group Honors Entrepreneur Norman C. Selby for Commitment to America’s National Parks Oct 2017 Gala honors Mr. Selby for his commitment and ongoing support for national parks.
• Blog Post Plan a Desert Getaway to Natural Bridges Nov 2014 | By Megan Cantrell As parks go, Natural Bridges has some serious bragging rights: It’s Utah’s first national park site, the first International Dark-Sky Park in the world, and one of the very darkest places for stargazing in the country. Designated in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt, this is the only place where you can find three natural bridges in such close proximity, including the second-largest natural bridge in the world.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 801, H.R. 2888 & H.R. 4266 Nov 2017 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for November 15, 2017.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 3548, Border Security for America Act Oct 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the House Homeland Security Committee ahead of a legislative markup scheduled for October 4, 2017.
• Blog Post One Step Closer to a Manhattan Project National Historical Park Aug 2013 | By David Graves Advocates have been waiting more than a decade to create a national park that would preserve historic sites and artifacts involved in the development of nuclear energy and the making of the atomic bomb. Now, we could be remarkably close to seeing these once super-secret details and places in American history open and interpreted for the public.
• Press Release Another Year of Yellowstone Bison Slaughter is Unacceptable Nov 2015 NPCA calls on National Park Service and State of Montana for a new, science based plan
• Press Release New Bill in Congress Would Create First National Park Site Dedicated to LGBT History Dec 2015 Legislation Would Preserve Historic Site and Stories of the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion
• Press Release Trump Administration Green Lights Dominion Transmission Line That Would Irreparably Mar Historic Jamestown in Virginia Jul 2017 With 400 years of American history at risk, parks group urges Army Corps to complete thorough assessment of project’s impacts to keep damaging project out of Jamestown.
• Press Release Everglades Coalition Releases Its 2020 Vision for Everglades Restoration Jan 2010 Full funding is necessary to move restoration projects forward
• Magazine Article The View from Everywhere Summer 2014 | By Rona Marech CyArk uses cutting-edge technology to preserve historic sites in virtual reality.
• Press Release Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Jump Start Overdue Maintenance Projects in National Parks May 2017 Bipartisan legislation from Kilmer, Hurd, Hanabusa, and Reichert would help reduce the more than $11 billion park maintenance backlog.
• Policy Update Position on S.941, Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act Jul 2017 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.
• Blog Post My 'Microadventure' on Frederick Douglass' Front Lawn Jul 2015 | By Annie Riker 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.
• Policy Update Position on S. 263 and S. 452 May 2017 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.
• Press Release Everglades Coalition Focuses on State and Federal Restoration Progress at 31st Annual Conference Jan 2016 Everglades Coalition Conference welcomes nearly 300 participants to discuss opportunities and challenges facing America's Everglades
• Magazine Article Gentle Giants Fall 2013 | By Kate Siber The national parks’ towering sequoias have thrived for thousands of years. Can they survive climate change?
• Press Release National Parks Conservation Association and Allies File Brief to Support Clean Water in the Chesapeake and Across the Country Apr 2014 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
• Press Release Senate Appropriations Bill Modestly Enhances Funding For National Parks in Advance of Park's Centennial Aug 2014 Statement by Craig Obey, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs

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