Search results for “John Muir National Historic Site”
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Blog Post 10 Spectacular Parks for Stargazing National parks offer some of the darkest skies in the country.
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Press Release National Parks Will Benefit from Biden Administration’s Public Lands Oil and Gas Moratorium Executive order will stop the reckless four-year fire sale of public lands to polluters that damage parks and drive climate change.
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Blog Post 7 Unexpected Victories for Parks in the Final Days of 2020 The enormous federal funding bill that passed Congress last month will provide much-needed relief for Americans. It also includes significant benefits for our national parks and public lands.
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Policy Update Comments on Transparency in Science Rulemaking NPCA submitted the following comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on the proposed supplemental rule regarding “transparency” in science
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Magazine Article Mountain Kingdom Explore America’s last frontier in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve
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Blog Post How Colorado Stayed a Massive Rollback in Water Protections and What It Could Mean for the Rest of the Country The Trump administration overturned the Clean Water Rule in June, but legal action — or congressional intervention — could restore these critical protections.
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Magazine Article Constancy Amid Chaos Nature in the time of COVID-19.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 7608 and Amendments NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor debate and votes on July 23, 2020.
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Press Release Interior Favors Industry with Mining Road Approved through America’s Wildest National Park & Preserve The Department of Interior is turning a blind eye to the Park Service’s mission and rolling out the red carpet to international mining companies
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Press Release Justice Prevails for Blackfeet Nation: Appeals court upholds protection of sacred Badger-Two Medicine Blackfeet traditionalists, sportsmen and conservationists celebrate tremendous victory and urge permanent protections for Badger-Two Medicine
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Policy Update NPCA position on the nomination of Janet McCabe for Deputy Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency NPCA sent the following letter of support to the United States Senate ahead of the hearing to consider the nomination of Janet McCabe for Deputy Administrator of the EPA.
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Press Release Parks Group Demands Answers to Park Police’s Unprovoked and Aggressive Actions Against Peaceful Protesters We are appalled by this injustice and demand answers on behalf of all the protesters involved, and all Americans.
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Magazine Article Sacred Water How an unlikely alliance of conservationists, ranchers, business owners, and American Indians is fighting to save the Great Basin.
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Press Release NPCA Celebrates Park Victory Decades in the Making House Passes Historic Bill to Fix our National Parks and Protect More Public Lands
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Press Release Administration Takes Science Out of Park Management “DO 100” Policy Brought Better Science, Climate Concerns to Park Planning
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Blog Post The Imprisoned Doctor Who Helped Fight an Epidemic Samuel Mudd was a country doctor convicted as a conspirator in the plot to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. He eventually earned a pardon by helping to treat the outbreak of an infectious disease in his prison, which is now part of a national park.
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Press Release Vela Steps Down as Acting Director of the National Park Service For more than three years, the National Park Service has been without a Senate-confirmed director.
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Blog Post Blue and Gray Make Green Earlier this week, the Civil War Trust released a ten-page report packed with photos, statistics, and testimonials on the benefits Civil War battlefields have on the economy.
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Blog Post ‘Nobody’s Free Unless We’re All Free’ Students connect virtually with their history at Stonewall through NPCA Zoom programs.
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Press Release Senate Passes Momentous Bill to Fix National Parks and Public Lands For five years, NPCA, park advocates and communities across the country have urged Congress to fix our parks. Today, those efforts paid off.
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Blog Post Misplaced Priorities Why is the administration moving forward on oil and gas leasing and other development projects on public lands while the nation struggles to meet its basic needs?
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Blog Post NPCA Urges Parks to Close and Visitors to Stay Home as Pandemic Worsens in the U.S. Help keep staff and the public safe by enjoying parks from afar.
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Blog Post Youth Spotlight on Melvin Moreno “There was never a moment when I wasn't having the greatest time of my life.”
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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds Yosemite's Commitment to Science, Recreation, and Preservation with its Draft Merced River and Tuolumne River Plans Statement by Emily Schrepf, Central Valley Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
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Policy Update NPCA Letter to DOI, EPA and NARA urging pause on certain public activities due to COVID-19 NPCA President and CEO Theresa Pierno, along with partners, submitted the following letter to Secretary Bernhardt (DOI), Administrator Ferriero (NARA), and Administrator Wheeler (EPA) requesting a pause to public comment periods on active rulemaking and non-rulemaking notices within their respective agencies.
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Policy Update NPCA position on select legislation before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources NPCA shared the following positions ahead of a legislative hearing held by the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining scheduled for September 16th, 2020.
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Press Release Amid Public Health Threat, Park Superintendents Given Authority to Close Areas Within National Parks These are unprecedented times, and we need to make sure park staff and visitor's health comes first.
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Blog Post Can Pullman's Planned Community Become Chicago's First National Park? Picture this: Big city expressways and a network of train tracks lined with industry, businesses, city buildings, and schools—for miles. Then, out of the landscape rises a giant clock tower. This is your first glimpse of the Historic Pullman District on Chicago’s South Side.
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Blog Post 5 Ways to Pitch in to Help the Places You Love Find Your Voice to help protect and enjoy our national parks in time for their centennial and beyond.
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Press Release There Will be Bird Deaths: California Energy Commission Announces Preliminary Approval for Solar Tower Near Joshua Tree National Park Proposed decision to approve construction is dangerous to wildlife and park landscapes
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