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• Magazine Article Chasing the Dream Winter 2011 | By Amy Leinbach Marquis Nebraska’s Homestead National Monument celebrates the independent farmers who shaped the American landscape.
• Press Release National Park Champions Honored on Capitol Hill Apr 2015 NPCA's National Park Heritage Award recognizes bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives.
• Press Release Obama Makes History in Chicago: Designates City's First National Park at Historic Pullman Neighborhood Feb 2015 President Obama designates Chicago's first national park site, Pullman National Monument.
• Press Release As the Grand Canyon Continues to be Clouded by Dirty Air, Advocates Press Interior Sec. to Protect National Landmark Feb 2014 Conservation advocates urge Interior Secretary Jewell and her department to declare impairment of the Grand Canyon National Park.
• Press Release Pullman Partner Groups Honored with National Award for Work to Create Chicago's First National Park Aug 2015 NPCA honors eight organizations with the national Marjory Stoneman Douglas Conservation Award for their work to establish Chicago’s first national park.
• Press Release National Parks Group Applauds Ninth Circuit Court Rulings for Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve Oct 2014 Both Wilde and Sturgeon had called into question Park Service authority to enforce safety and other park rules on navigable waters claimed by the State of Alaska
• Policy Update Position on 2016 Energy Legislation Jun 2016 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives designated as conferees on energy legislation.
• Magazine Article Tune In, Bliss Out Summer 2021 | By Rona Marech Drop into protected places around the world — or share your own recordings — at a new online archive, Sounds of Your Park. 
• Blog Post Thomas "Yellowstone" Moran: Influencing Change with Art Jul 2014 | By Megan Cantrell Can one person’s artistic vision create change and protect something astounding?
• Policy Update Testimony: S. 3172, Restore Our Parks Act Jul 2018 Statement of Kristen Brengel, NPCA Vice-President for Government, before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks on July 11, 2018.
• Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Welcomes New Director to Head New York City Office Feb 2014 Cortney Worrall to serve as Northeast senior regional director
• Press Release Report: Endangered Species Act is a Win-Win for National Parks and Imperiled Species Mar 2019 Amid ongoing political attacks on the Endangered Species Act, a new report explores the mutual and far-reaching benefits of the law to threatened and endangered fish, plants and wildlife as well as national parks. 
• Press Release Badger-Two Medicine: Too Sacred to Drill Nov 2015 US Interior Department moves to cancel Solenex lease in the Badger-Two Medicine
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2584 & H.R. 5210 Mar 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Committee on Natural Resources Federal Lands Subcommittee ahead of a hearing scheduled for March 20, 2018.
• Blog Post An Insiders’ Guide to Yellowstone National Park Jul 2018 Yellowstone: It’s one of the most remarkable and revered travel destinations in the world and the place that defined the very concept of public land conservation. Get a taste of why this park and the larger ecosystem that surrounds it are so special — and how to plan an extraordinary trip.
• Policy Update Letter on Training in Federal Government Oct 2020 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following letter to congressional leadership in response to OMB circular M-20-34 and an Executive Order dated September 22, 2020.
• Press Release BLM Rejects Industrial Proposal Next to Castle Mountains National Monument Dec 2018 The Nevada BLM rejected a permit for the widely opposed Crescent Peak Wind project, bordering Mojave National Preserve, Castle Mountains National Monument and the Wee Thump wilderness area. 
• Press Release Paving Paradise: Massive Development Proposal Advances at the Doorstep to Joshua Tree Nov 2018 5,000 acre housing development proposal threatens Joshua Tree National Park plant and wildlife, cultural sites and dark night skies 
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2740 and Amendments Jun 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor votes starting June 12, 2019.
• Blog Post Knope Says Yup Apr 2014 | By Kati Schmidt Washington, DC – The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) congratulates Leslie Knope on her decision to join the National Park Service as Midwest Regional Director. The newly created position will keep Leslie in her hometown of Pawnee, Indiana.
• Press Release Parks Group Demands Information on Fighter Jet Noise over Olympic National Park May 2019 U.S. Navy fails to adequately respond to FOIA request, prompting litigation. 
• Press Release Groups Urge Secretary Zinke to Include Public in Public Land Policies Apr 2017 Concern that without any public input, Interior will undo smart land management guidance that took years to develop.
• Press Release Biden Administration Defends Desert Water, Sacred Lands and Wildlife from Cadiz Mining Proposal Dec 2021 Administration moves to invalidate key permit for controversial Cadiz pipeline rushed through in final days of the previous administration
• Press Release National Parks Group Partners with The Creative Action Network to Re-Imagine New Deal Arts Project, Reconnect Americans to Their National Parks Jan 2014 New "See America" campaign to kick off with gallery show at FDR Library in New York
• Magazine Article Revolution Revisited Nov 2021 | By Julia Busiek The quest to create a national park site about the Black Panther Party.
• Policy Update Position on the nomination of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water at the EPA May 2021 NPCA sent the following letter to Senators on the Environment and Public Works Committee ahead of a hearing scheduled for May 12th, 2021. 
• Press Release Helen Hernandez Joins Board of National Parks Conservation Association Jul 2015 NPCA welcomes Helen Hernandez as a member of their Board of Trustees.
• Press Release Tribal and National Parks Groups File Lawsuit to Defend Mojave Desert Sacred Lands, Wildlife and Water from Cadiz Mar 2021 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.
• Press Release Trump Administration Issues Flawed Plan for Bears Ears National Monument Lands Despite Active Litigation and Overwhelming Opposition Jul 2019 This management plan is an insult to the public, who overwhelmingly spoke out in favor of protecting Bears Ears — and all our national monuments.
• Press Release Desert Plan Rollbacks Threaten National Park Wildlife, Communities and Culture Jan 2021 Rollbacks could threaten crucial protections including for the Silurian Valley outside of Death Valley, and lands surrounding Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave National Preserve and other wildlife-rich lands.

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