Search results for “Mid-Atlantic”
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Staff Pamela Goddard Pamela Goddard is the Senior Program Director of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the National Parks Conservation Association. She works with local, state, and federal stakeholders to restore and protect the 78 national parks, five national trails, and nine national heritage areas in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
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Melanie McDowell Melanie joined NPCA in March 2015 and is the Outreach and Engagement Manager for the Mid-Atlantic Region. She runs outreach and engagement programming to empower diverse national park advocates throughout the region.
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Staff and Media Personnel Kyle Groetzinger Kyle Groetzinger joined NPCA in June 2019 and is Senior Communications Manager for the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Sun Coast, and Texas regions, as well as NPCA's national cultural resources team.
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Report Lower New River State of the Watershed The goal of this report is to highlight the Lower New River’s significance to local communities and the nation, clearly define and communicate the clean water challenges facing the river, and recommend strategic actions to promote clean water in the river and its tributary creeks.
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Report America's Heritage For Sale Privately owned land within the congressionally designated boundaries of America’s national parks creates gaping holes that shatter the integrity of individual parks and the system as a whole, and make it more difficult and expensive for the Park Service to protect wildlife and the parks’ natural and cultural treasures. Our national heritage is at risk.
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Frederick Douglass National Historic Site was evaluated as part of the National Parks Conservation Association’s State of the Parks program.
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park In recognition of the important historical and natural resources protected within Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, the National Parks Conservation Association's Center for State of the Parks conducted an assessment to determine current conditions of the park's resources.
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Assateague Island National Seashore Current overall conditions of Assateague’s natural resources rated a “fair” score of 75 out of 100. Overall conditions of the park’s known cultural resources rated a score of 58 out of 100, indicating “poor” conditions.
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Press Release Parks Group Sues EPA Over Delay of Ozone Protections EPA’s action puts public health, national parks at risk.
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Press Release One Year After Hurricane Sandy: National Parks Benefit from Recovery Efforts Statement by Theresa Pierno, Acting President for the National Parks Conservation Association
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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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Press Release Obama's Sandy Recovery Bill Requests Needed Funding Relief for Storm-Ravaged National Parks Statement by National Parks Conservation Association President Tom Kiernan
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Magazine Article New and Improved Preserving West Virginia’s best-loved view.
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Blog Post 5 Facts You Might Not Know About Harriet Tubman She is a revered American hero — but there’s more to Harriet Tubman’s story than what we learn in school.
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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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Magazine Article Renaissance Man Frederick Douglass’s home tells the story of a man who overcame enormous obstacles and paved the way for others to do the same.
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Magazine Article Through the Looking Glass Photographer Michael Falco captures dreamy Civil War landscapes using a device even older than the battles themselves: the pinhole camera.
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Magazine Article The Face of Freedom Two potential park units would celebrate Harriet Tubman’s life.
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Magazine Article The National Park Next Door Nearly six million people in the D.C. region live within a short drive of Oxon Cove. Why aren’t more of them visiting it?
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Blog Post Sharing the 'Real' Civil War Our collective fascination with the Civil War often brushes past the complex underlying issues of race, slavery, and politics to focus exclusively on bullets, bayonets, and tactics—but we should take every effort to broaden our concepts about what constitutes “real” Civil War history and what doesn’t.
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Magazine Article Cracking the Nut The American chestnut almost was wiped out in the 20th century. Can scientists and the Park Service bring back this iconic tree?
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Press Release National Geographic and Groups in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania Launch Geotourism Project for Upper and Middle Delaware River Area Community-Based Initiative Will Identify and Promote Uniqueness of Area, Boost Tourism
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Press Release Statement Regarding Arlington Memorial Bridge Closure Inspectors found area of corrosion on Arlington Memorial Bridge.
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Press Release Parks Group Report Urges Restoration of Chesapeake Watershed to Ensure Preservation of National Park Sites Tied to Pivotal Moments in Founding of United States 'Protecting Our Chesapeake, Protecting Our National Parks' narrative identifies challenges faced by Patapsco River in Maryland and James River in Virginia and how those issues negatively impact the historic character, environments of Fort McHenry, Colonial and Fort Monroe park sites.
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Applauds Walmart's Decision to Protect Wilderness Battlefield Statement by NPCA President Tom Kiernan
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Press Release Parks Group Applauds Walmart's Decision to Withdraw Plans to Build a Superstore on Wilderness Battlefield Statement by NPCA President Tom Kiernan
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Magazine Article Lost and Found College students make a stunning discovery that benefits Maggie Walker National Historic Site.
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Blog Post 11 of America’s Best National Park Beaches Need some sun and surf in your travel plans? NPCA staff highlight top beach vacation spots at national parks around the country.
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Blog Post 5 Ways You Helped Improve National Park Air in 2015—and Another Way to Take Action Americans can breathe more deeply thanks to five important victories NPCA and its advocates won in 2015 that will help improve the air quality in our national parks. Here's what these victories will mean—and a new way you can take action to help hold more polluters accountable.
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Magazine Article Front-Lawn Fishing The National Mall is flooding to the point that anglers can catch fish swimming among the cherry trees. Should the Park Service worry?
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Press Release Nature Valley Partners with National Parks Conservation Association, Encourages Support for America’s National Parks this #GivingTuesday Nature Valley and National Parks Conservation Association celebrate more than eight years of protecting our national parks together.
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Blog Post 9 Spooky National Park Sites As the days get shorter, the nights get spookier—at least during the month of October. If you’re looking for a few mysterious places to explore before telling ghost stories by the campfire, these quaint and curious settings offer tricks and treats for an eerie autumn mood.
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Press Release Victory! Court Ruling Supports Park Advocates for Protecting Historic Jamestown Today’s decision could resolve six-year battle to preserve American history
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Blog Post River Warriors: Building New Paths to Happiness through Our National Parks Thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers, new trails are making national parks like Shenandoah more accessible.
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Blog Post What’s Next for Jamestown? Why NPCA is suing to fight a massive development project that would permanently mar one of America’s most historic landscapes.
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Magazine Article An Audacious Fight Force-feeding and imprisonment could not stop suffragist Alice Paul’s march forward. A new park site would tell her story.
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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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Press Release Parks Group Calls on Court to Block Construction of Dominion Power Line at Jamestown until Case is Heard Group Takes Emergency Legal Action to Prevent Irreparable Damage at Historic Sites
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Staff Timothy Leonard Timothy is program manager of NPCA’s northeast outreach and engagement initiatives.
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