Search results for “Glen Canyon National Recreation Area”
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Blog Post Victory: Incinerator Project Defeated at Monocacy County officials in Maryland vote down a trash-burning incinerator that would have been just yards from a Civil War battlefield.
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Magazine Article Remembering Stonewall A spark, a movement and now, a monument.
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Press Release Forest Service Advances Proposal, Poses Harm to Olympic National Park 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.
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Blog Post 10 Hidden Gems in the National Park System Want to explore a few remarkable places off the beaten path? These 10 NPCA picks offer great ways to escape the crowds while enjoying unique, underappreciated natural and cultural treasures around the country.
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Blog Post There Is No Precedent We must learn from the grave injustices of Manzanar and other World War II incarceration camps — not doom ourselves to repeat one of America’s darkest mistakes.
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Press Release NPCA Statement on 2016 General Election Urges Congress, President-Elect To Protect Parks
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Press Release Groups Challenge Decision to Remove Protections for Yellowstone Grizzly Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear delisting defies the best available science and sidesteps important legal safeguards
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Blog Post 7 Photos of Denali in Winter Many people dream of visiting Denali's 6 million acres of forests, glaciers, mountains, rivers, and valleys, all with just one winding road leading into the rugged wilderness. Most of the park's 400,000 annual visitors arrive in the summer, but the long, dark winters offer snowy solitude, stark vistas, and plenty of activities for those who are experienced and comfortable dealing with extreme weather.
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Press Release Senate Democrats Propose $5 Billion for Park Repairs Infrastructure proposal includes investments in land acquisition, historic preservation
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Blog Post To the Moon and Back In 1971, an astronaut aboard Apollo 14 brought hundreds of tree seeds into orbit around the moon so that researchers could study their growth back on Earth. Several years later, he helped to plant the very first of these “Moon Trees” in a public square that is now a national park site.
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Press Release Interior Department Accelerates Public Lands Giveaway "National parks could be next on the chopping block. Today’s move by the Interior Department poses a real and immediate threat to national parks in Utah and across the West." -- NPCA's Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Kristen Brengel.
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Press Release Draining Great Basin: National Parks Conservation Association Expresses Concern Over Nevada Groundwater Pipeline Statement by Lynn Davis, Nevada Field Office Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
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Policy Update Position on Nomination of David Bernhardt NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate ahead of a floor vote scheduled for April 11, 2019.
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Blog Post A Record-Setting Tsunami The largest wave ever recorded crashed down in 1958 on the coast of what is now a national park. The wave, a tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake, killed two people and caused tremendous damage. Do you know where this massive natural disaster occurred?
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Blog Post Where the Rainbow Flag Began This highly visible symbol of pride arose from an idea of hope and power more than 40 years ago at a site that could be worthy of national recognition.
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Blog Post Haunted Parks: 6 Ghostly Getaways Ghost stories might scare your campfire circle. They can also offer hyperlocal histories for travel destinations around the country. Learn about a few spectral park visitors — if you dare — including kidnapped sailors and a skinny-dipping conservationist.
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Blog Post Saturday on the Green Looking for a new adventure in the New Year? A first-time visitor to First State National Monument shares stories and tips for Delaware’s new—and only—national park site.
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Blog Post How Zinke Is Undermining National Park Service Employees A recent staffing shakeup at Yellowstone is the latest in a string of damaging actions and policies that could have a detrimental effect on people at the agency.
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Press Release Florida Fisherman and Park Champion to Receive National Award Dr. Marty Arostegui's work protecting this national treasure will have lasting impacts for our country and future generations of divers, fishers, boaters, and other national park visitors.
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Policy Update Lobby Day 2021: Priorities for Congress Congress has the opportunity to ensure our national parks, adjacent lands and local communities have the resources and protections they need to thrive.
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Press Release More Wolves Coming Soon to Isle Royale National Park National Park Service announced the first phase of its plans to introduce wolves at Isle Royale.
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Blog Post The U.S. National Park on the Other Side of the Earth The southernmost site in the U.S. National Park System isn’t in Texas or Florida or Hawaii — it’s in a whole other hemisphere.
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Press Release Grizzlies Saved: Court Stops Trophy Hunt of Yellowstone’s Iconic Bears Judge rules that the Trump Administration unlawfully removed federal protections for Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears.
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Magazine Article Valley of Memories Their land was taken to create Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Each year, their descendants return to reconnect.
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Press Release Groups Urge Secretary Zinke to Include Public in Public Land Policies Concern that without any public input, Interior will undo smart land management guidance that took years to develop.
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Blog Post Her True Colors: A Q&A with Award-Winning Musician Doreen Taylor Last week, award-winning songstress Doreen Taylor released her new single, “Colors of the USA,” which she wrote and produced to benefit NPCA's work to protect national parks; 50% of all proceeds from the song will go directly to NPCA.
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Magazine Article Rebuilding the Past The National Park Service is finding new ways to preserve historic buildings that would otherwise crumble into disrepair.
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Press Release Federal Court Rejects National Park Service Decision to Open More Off-Road Vehicle Trails in Big Cypress National Preserve Wildlife Conservation Groups Celebrate Victory for Critically Endangered Florida Panther and Sensitive Wetland Habitats
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Blog Post We Can Do It, Too: Rosie’s Remarkable Girls The Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California, honors the estimated 18 million women who joined defense and support industries during World War II. What many people don’t know, however, is that park employees carry the mission of female empowerment forward into the 21st century through an innovative summer program for middle-school girls.
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Policy Update Position on the Expanded Wildlife Extinction Package NPCA submitted the following positions to House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for September 26, 2018.
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