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• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1791 & H.R. 2991 Apr 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for April 11, 2018.
• Policy Update Position on S. 400, S. 1160, S. 1335, S. 1446, S. 1472, S. 1602, S. 1645, S. 1646, S. 1956, S. 2102 & S. 2225 Feb 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources National Parks Subcommittee ahead of a hearing scheduled for February 14, 2018.
• Press Release National Park Groups Warn of Water Pipeline's Threats to Health, Habitat, and Heritage Aug 2012 Bureau of Land Management's Final Environmental Impact Statement for Nevada Water Pipeline Released Today
• Press Release North Cascades Grizzly Bear Recovery Back on the Table, Says Zinke Mar 2018 U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced that a process to recover grizzly bears in the North Cascades Ecosystem will resume.
• Blog Post Bad Luck, Hot Rocks Mar 2014 | By Rona Marech Would you take this rock? People who steal from Petrified Forest tell stories of their terrible luck.
• Blog Post Partners Help to Build the Next Generation of Stewards Jun 2017 | By Dallas Kelley-Kerr Youth Summit helps build new leadership for national parks and other public lands.
• Magazine Article The Forgotten March Fall 2018 | By Nicolas Brulliard The 1932 veterans’ protest in Washington had a lasting impact on America but disappeared in the dustbin of history. The Park Service is working to change that.
• Press Release Pennsylvania Bill Would Fund Critical Conservation Programs that Support State’s National Parks May 2017 Investment in the Growing Greener Environmental Stewardship Fund will support environmental programs that benefit Pennsylvania’s national park sites
• Blog Post Love Letters to Mojave National Preserve Mar 2017 | By Kati Schmidt Reflections and recommendations from an ever-growing base of fans, including #ThoseParkGuys from the hit show, “Rock the Park”!
• Press Release Seattle City Council Passes Resolution Asking Congress to Restore, Fund National Parks Feb 2017 Statement recognizes Washington’s parks as pillars of our region’s heritage, culture and economy
• Press Release Restore the Grizzly Bear to the North Cascades Jan 2017 The time to restore grizzly bears in the North Cascades Ecosystem is now.
• Press Release Forest Service Advances Proposal, Poses Harm to Olympic National Park Nov 2016 In a move that stands to forever harm the natural quiet soundscape of Olympic National Park, the U.S. Forest Service released its final review of proposed roads and infrastructure to be used within Olympic National Forest. Such infrastructure would support electronic warfare training operations by the U.S. Navy.
• Blog Post Connecting Youth with the Great Outdoors in the Chesapeake Nov 2012 During a beautiful October afternoon on the Anacostia River near Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC, the only noise disrupting the silence was the sound of 70 small paddles gliding into the water. There was complete stillness among the dozens of third and fourth graders navigating their large Voyageur canoes as they sat captivated by their afternoon entertainment—a beaver soundly sleeping along the shoreline.
• Blog Post Sometimes You Need a Little Hubris May 2017 | By Joseph Goldstein A teenage cancer survivor shares why he chose to “Make a Wish” for the Boundary Waters
• Blog Post Mormon Pioneer Highlights Fierce Determination in a Rugged Landscape Oct 2013 | By Alan Spears This story is part of our series on national heritage areas, the large lived-in landscapes managed through innovative partnerships to tell America’s cultural history.
• Magazine Article Standing Tall Winter 2016 | By Julia Busiek At 50, the St. Louis Arch gets a makeover.
• Magazine Article In Good Conscience Winter 2011 | By Kevin Grange During World War II, thousands of conscientious objectors worked to restore and preserve our national parks and other federal lands.
• Press Release Seattle City Council Unanimously Supports a National Park for Stonewall Apr 2016 The Seattle City Council passed with unanimous consent a resolution expressing the City of Seattle's support for the designation of a National Park for Stonewall, in New York City. The resolution supports the nationwide campaign to designate the first national park site to honor lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights and equality.
• Policy Update Position on S. 2839, S. 1662, S. 1696, S. 2412, S. 2548, S. 2627, S. 2805, S. 2807, S. 2954, S. 3020, S. 3027, S. 3028, S. 211, S. 1623, S. 1690 and S. 1824 Jun 2016 NPCA submitted the following positions on bills being considered by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee National Parks subcommittee during a hearing on June 15, 2016.
• Press Release Pullman Community Rallies Around Public-Private Partnerships Plan for Pullman National Monument Oct 2015 NPCA and AIA release blueprint for development and growth of Chicago's first national park
• Press Release Park on the Edge: New Report Details Years of Underfunding at Olympic National Park Dec 2015 National Parks Conservation Association Calls for Congressional Action as Park Service Centennial Approaches
• Press Release Conservation Groups Push for Long Overdue Air Pollution Controls at Wyoming's Coal Plants Mar 2014 Local residents and groups appeal to federal court for clean air standards
• Policy Update 9 National #ParksInPeril Nov 2015 From Arches to Yellowstone, the crown jewels of our National Park System are at a crossroads. And it is up to each of us to determine which path they take.
• Press Release Veterans & Film in the North Cascades and Beyond Nov 2015 National Parks Conservation Association Hosts “Find Your Voice” Event
• Press Release Parks Group Calls on Court to Block Construction of Dominion Power Line at Jamestown until Case is Heard Jul 2017 Group Takes Emergency Legal Action to Prevent Irreparable Damage at Historic Sites
• Magazine Article In Harm’s Way Winter 2012 | By JoAnn Greco NPCA moves to prevent fracking near Delaware Water Gap until likely impacts are revealed.
• Magazine Article Lessons in the Tallgrass Spring 2011 | By Ann Heyse A teacher guides high-school students into the wilderness and learns a few valuable lessons herself.
• Press Release Polling Shows 80% Support for Restoring North Cascades Grizzly Bears Jun 2016 Polling data compliments a new partnership of conservation, business and other groups that support the return of a missing Northwest icon.
• Magazine Article Slip Sliding Away? Summer 2012 | By John Grossmann Hydraulic fracturing could endanger the American eel and harm the longest undammed river on the Eastern Seaboard.
• Press Release Telling America's Stories: Congress Approves Renaming of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Sep 2014 Bill passes though U.S. Senate with unanimous consent

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