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• Spotlight Chris Liu’s Story May 2019 Conservationist Chris Liu looks to the future – his own and for national parks in the Pacific Northwest.
• Press Release Stephanie Kodish Director & Counsel for the Clean Air Program On Today's Carbon Pollution Rule Jun 2014 Statement By Stephanie Kodish, Clean Air Program Director, National Parks Conservation Association
• Policy Update Position on legislation before the House Natural Resources Committee Jul 2020 NPCA share the following positions ahead of a legislative hearing held by the U.S. House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands scheduled for July 13th, 2020.
• Press Release President’s Budget Proposal Damaging to National Parks as They Continue to Recover from Government Shutdown Mar 2019 If enacted, the President's budget would jeopardize the protection, maintenance and operation of our more than 400 national parks across the country.
• Magazine Article A Quest to Remember Winter 2016 | By Julie Scharper 116,000 Americans were killed in World War I. Why has it taken a century to build a national memorial in Washington, D.C.?
• Press Release Interior Secretary Zinke Must Safeguard Parks Mar 2017 Mixed Record Could put Parks, Public Lands at Risk
• Press Release Congressional Hearing Today RE: Government Shutdown and the Closure of National Parks Oct 2013 Witnesses to Discuss Shutdown Impacts on the National Park Service & Communities Nationwide
• Magazine Article The Lassen Effect Spring 2016 | By Kallie Markle Discovering Bumpass Hell, Chaos Jumbles, and the Many Marvels of Lassen Volcanic National Park.
• Blog Post Why I Am Joining This Weekend’s Climate March Apr 2017 | By Mark Wenzler The effects of climate change are wide-ranging and severe, but NPCA continues to fight the “greatest threat to the integrity of our national parks” — and it’s not too late to stand with us
• Blog Post What Lies Beneath Aug 2014 | By Alison Zemanski Heis Citizen scientists are helping birds dying at troubling rates in the Midwest by studying invasive species at Sleeping Bear Dunes.
• Press Release National Parks Group Supports Nondalton Tribal Council's Opposition to Groundhog Mine Venture Near Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Feb 2015 Statement by Melissa Blair, Associate Director, Alaska Region, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Concerns Over Plan to Use Appropriated Funds to Repay Parks’ Fee Accounts Drained During Shutdown Feb 2019 This move further highlights the lack of a strategic, long-term plan to account for the avoidable damage our parks are now dealing with. 
• Blog Post Where to See Waterfalls This Season Mar 2019 Early spring is one of the best times of the year to see waterfalls, and these 10 picture-perfect parks are great bets for a natural rush.
• Policy Update Testimony: Agency Spending Restrictions During a Shutdown Feb 2019 Written statement of John Garder, NPCA Senior Director of Budget & Appropriations, for the hearing "The Power of the Purse: A Review of Agency Spending Restrictions During a Shutdown" in the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies scheduled for February 6, 2019.
• Press Release All Pueblo Council of Governors Receives National Conservation Award for Efforts Opposing Oil & Gas Development Near National Parks Jun 2019 The National Parks Conservation Association recognizes Pueblo group for protecting Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
• Magazine Article Landscapes for the People Fall 2015 | By Ren and Helen Davis Photographer George Grant has never been widely known, but his skillfully crafted work helped popularize the idea that the national parks belong to everyday Americans.
• Blog Post The Next Phase of National Park Wildlife Protection Feb 2019 | By Jennifer Errick NPCA has named a new wildlife program director to strategically coordinate its many campaigns across the country and ensure the long-term conservation of park wildlife. Veteran park defender Bart Melton speaks to his new role, some of the serious threats that park wildlife face, and NPCA’s priorities to help park wildlife thrive.
• Blog Post Helping Parks Recover Mar 2019 | By Katherine DeGroff Where to find our growing list of volunteer events around the country and why it’s taking time to learn how we can help
• Press Release Near Canyonlands, BLM Moves to Lease First and Ask Questions Later Jul 2018 “Rather than striking a balance between energy development and national park protection, this administration continues to lease first, and ask questions later."
• Magazine Article Finders Weepers Winter 2022 | By Jacob Baynham Every year, national parks receive dozens of rocks and artifacts returned by remorseful  visitors. What are parks to do with the stuff?
• Magazine Article Gift of the Glaciers Fall 2015 | By Laurie McClellan Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore offers visitors beaches, bluffs, clear waters, and 10,000-year-old hills of sand.
• Press Release Administration’s Plan to Keep National Parks Open During Government Shutdown Puts Visitors and Resources At Risk Jan 2018 The Department of the Interior plans to keep some national parks open through a government shutdown.
• Press Release Clean Air, Park, Public Health Advocates Blast EPA Statement To Delay Critical Air Pollution Protection Oct 2014 Press report indicates EPA planning to push back deadline for Regional Haze Rule
• Magazine Article Return to Manzanar Fall 2016 | By Nicolas Brulliard As the number of Japanese-American incarceration camp survivors dwindles, a new generation strives to keep the story alive.
• Blog Post Can Technology Improve the National Park Experience? Jun 2013 | By Stephanie Clement Should national parks be respites where visitors, young and old, are encouraged to turn off their electronic devices? If so, do national parks risk losing relevancy? One youth group explores how technology can improve the park experience.
• Press Release New economic impact study of Ocmulgee River Corridor to support growth and community engagement in Central Georgia Dec 2014 National Parks Conservation Association to help propel economic effort on proposed Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve with $74,800 from Knight Foundation
• Policy Update Position on FY2020 Border Wall Appropriations Dec 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate and House of Representatives during appropriations negotiations in December 2019.
• Press Release Omnibus Budget Boosts Funding for National Parks Dec 2015 Makes Critical Investments in National Parks, Extends LWCF
• Press Release Parks Group Opposes Efforts to Dismantle Antiquities Act Sep 2011 Proposed bills would diminish the President’s authority to protect public lands
• Press Release Post-Shutdown Public Opinion Research Finds Voters Want Congress & the Administration to Better Fund and Protect National Parks Nov 2013 Statement by NPCA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Craig Obey

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