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Report Center for State of the Parks: Tennessee's Civil War National Parks In recognition of the important historical events that Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Shiloh National Military Park, Stones River National Battlefield, and Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park commemorate and interpret, the National Parks Conservation Association’s Center for State of the Parks conducted assessments to determine the current conditions of the parks’ cultural and natural resources.
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Park Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park This national historical park celebrates the legacy of three talented men from Dayton — aviators Wilbur and Orville Wright and the poet, novelist and playwright Paul Laurence Dunbar. These men were lifelong friends who lived in the same neighborhood. The park site includes the Dunbar House where the author spent the last years of his life with his mother, the last surviving bicycle shop that the Wright brothers owned, and the Huffman Prairie Flying Field where the brothers tested some of their early flying machines.
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Park Thomas Edison National Historical Park This historical park preserves Thomas Edison's home and his last and largest laboratory, which was constructed in 1887. Visitors can walk through Edison's chemistry lab and machine room, see a whole room devoted to various phonographs and sound equipment he and his employees invented, and even see a reproduction of the world's first film studio. The laboratory displays many of Edison's 400,000 existing artifacts and prototypes, providing special insight into his process of invention. Glenmont, the Edison home, contains most of its original furnishings and provides insight into the domestic life and partnership between Thomas and his wife Mina.
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Letter National Park Groups Thank President for Methane Announcement New rules will help protect parks from the impacts of climate change.
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Park Dinosaur National Monument This park preserves a quarry rich with paleontological resources as well as expansive surrounding landscapes, including mountain ranges, steep canyons and wild river valleys. The Quarry Exhibit Hall displays more than 1,400 fossils from the late Jurassic period. Five sites on the western side of the park also preserve a collection of petroglyphs and pictographs from the Fremont people who lived in the region a thousand years ago. The Green River meets with its largest tributary, the Yampa River, in the heart of the park, helping to support more than 1,000 native plant and animal species throughout the area.
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Talking Points FAQ: Golden Gate National Recreation Area Dog Accommodations and Rule The National Park Service has recognized that dog-related recreation in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is threatening the park’s natural resources and degrading the park experience for many user groups. GGNRA’s new zoning plan will replace an outdated, 1979 “pet policy” that was developed without considering scientific research and the diverse park uses.
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Report Texas Pride This report profiles the 13 national park sites here in Texas, visited annually by nearly 5.5 million people. They are the pride of our state and economic boons to local communities, with national park tourism providing nearly 5,000 jobs and $308 million annually for state and local economies.
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Park Cumberland Island National Seashore Just off the Georgia coast, this park preserves a Georgian Revival mansion, nearly 204,000 museum artifacts and archives, miles of undeveloped sandy beaches, and more than 9,000 acres of federally designated wilderness. The park interprets the history of the island, which was one of the premiere leisure destinations for some of the nation’s most powerful and influential families during the Gilded Age. Visitors can glimpse some of the numerous plant and animal species that reside on the island and in adjacent waters, including threatened and endangered animals such as the North Atlantic right whale, Florida manatee, wood stork, piping plover, loggerhead sea turtle and green sea turtle.
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Press Release New Report Details Biden Administration’s Commitment to Conservation Protecting vulnerable landscapes from climate change and biodiversity loss will help not only our parks, but the people who depend on them.
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Magazine Article At the Water’s Edge Deep in the heart of Rocky Mountain National Park, researchers are working to save the boreal toad from extinction.
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Magazine Article Growing up with Gettysburg Over the decades, the park changed. So did I.
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Blog Post Wolves on the Rise at Isle Royale Researchers study the effects of 12 new wolves on this remote island park.
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Blog Post Alaska: Reflections from a Guest in the Wilderness A visit to Denali National Park uncovers the fascination in all that "folly."
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Press Release A Pacific Northwest Adventure: North Cascades, Rivers and Trails this Sunday More than 30 community partners and outdoor leaders will celebrate North Cascades National Park on Sunday
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Blog Post Filling in the Gaps at Grand Teton: 1,280 Reasons to Celebrate NPCA supporters helped save scenic parcels of wildlife habitat in this iconic park from development
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Magazine Article Esther of the Rockies She left the corporate world to homestead in the mountains and became the Park Service's first female nature guide.
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Blog Post Saving Beauty, One Ranch at a Time More than four thousand acres of mineral-rich private land will now become part of Petrified Forest National Park thanks to a generous donor
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Magazine Article Let’s Take This Outside Students and scientists team up to document every living thing in Saguaro National Park.
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Press Release Another Year Begins of Shipping Yellowstone Bison to Slaughter A dated management plan will force the National Park Service to ship upwards of 1,000 bison to slaughter this winter.
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Blog Post Remembering the Founder of Black History Month The National Park Service and its partners offer ways to honor the legacy of this scholar and pioneer who changed the way we understand American history.
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Press Release Experts Confirm Dominion’s Transmission Line in Historic James River Not Necessary This report provides several better paths forward that will protect our parks and this nationally significant place from unnecessary harm.
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Press Release Administration Points Blame at International Emissions in Attempt to Let U.S. Polluters Off the Hook While the administration attempts to point a finger at international emissions to let domestic polluters off the hook, the EPA model also shows that pollution continues to harm park and wilderness air quality.
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Press Release Another Year of Yellowstone Bison Slaughter is Unacceptable NPCA calls on National Park Service and State of Montana for a new, science based plan
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Press Release EPA Finalizes Rules to Reduce Methane Pollution The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized rules to reduce methane pollution. The rules will help protect air in our national parks and curb climate change.
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Magazine Article Living History Learning about the last century from the oldest ranger in the National Park System.
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Magazine Article The Spice of Life Wild ginseng is disappearing from Southeast parks at an alarming rate.
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Blog Post Worth More Than a Thousand Words How taking pictures of wildlife could help bears and elk — and people — survive outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Magazine Article Hunt and Gather Fish? Blueberries? Candy? New research in Voyageurs National Park shows wolves aren’t exactly the diehard meat eaters of legend.
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Press Release DRIVE Act on the Right Track Statement by Laura Loomis, National Parks Conservation Association's Deputy Vice President of Government Affairs
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Press Release Havasupai Tribe, Conservation Coalition Will Defend Grand Canyon from Uranium Industry Appeal Uranium companies appeal ruling that banned new mining claims on 1 million acres near iconic park
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Press Release New Mexico Senators Introduce Legislation to Protect Greater Chaco Area from Oil and Gas Development The bill would protect Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Chacoan ruins, and the landscape and sites that surround Chaco Canyon
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Press Release Colorado River Rushes Through the Grand Canyon High flow release is welcomed as significant for Grand Canyon National Park resources
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Magazine Article A Wing and a Prayer Want to spot a Colima warbler in the United States? Head to Big Bend National Park—and cross your fingers.
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Blog Post Tackling a Mountain with Mom Going to a national park with Mom for Mother’s Day? This outdoorsman did and had an unexpected adventure.
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Magazine Article Silversword Fight In Haleakalā National Park, a charismatic plant battles for survival.
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Press Release Federal Licensing Board Hearing to Discuss Threats from Florida Power and Light’s Proposed Nuclear Expansion at Turkey Point in Biscayne Bay Local groups and concerned citizens continue to challenge federal licensing with future of nearby national parks and region’s drinking water supply at risk.
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Magazine Article Muskrats to the Rescue Biologists at Voyageurs National Park are counting on the voracious appetite of rodents to help contain a cattail invasion.
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Press Release Congress Failed to Act on Reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund National Parks Group Urges Swift Congressional Action
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Staff Jared Dial Jared Dial is the Travel Program Associate Director for NPCA, offering immersive small group travel opportunities and educational adventures to members in national parks across the country. Jared also oversees NPCA’s partnership and participation in both Climate Ride and Climate Hike.
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Patrick Bassett Patrick Bassett is a second-year graduate student in the Public History program at Texas State University. His thesis, which is currently in progress, focuses on Indigenous representation within the National Park System. He is also currently working as an intern for the Texas Historical Commission on the William Goyens Jr. project, working to research and correct an outdated and erroneous historical marker.
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Makayla Thornton Makayla Thornton is a graduate student at Texas State studying Public Administration. She received her BS in Conservation Biology at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry where she learned strategies on how to defend and preserve the environment. Upon graduation, she'd like to work for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to protect our wild lands.
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Park Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve This national historical reserve on Whidbey Island in Washington's Puget Sound is a living museum to 19th-century life in the Pacific Northwest. The park's dramatic scenery includes dense woods, pastoral prairies, rocky shores, and peaceful blue lakes and lagoons. Visitors can learn about the people who lived on these spectacular lands over hundreds of years, from Native American tribes that established villages along the coasts to the 19th century settlers whose houses, stores and farms are still in use today.
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Video Wanted: Grizzly Bears? NPCA is a proud sponsor of this public education video about the elusive North Cascades grizzly bear narrated by ecologist and filmmaker Chris Morgan.
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Alejandro Lopez From Los Fresnos, Texas, Alejandro is a proud first-generation college graduate from The University of Texas Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. His passions shine through in years of academic research with the Rose Research Group and legislative work with Texas State Senator Judith Zaffirini. Alejandro's ultimate goal is to continue advocating for the environment, especially in low-income areas and communities of color.
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Marshall Minor “MD” Marshall, aka MD (he/they), is a native Texan, photographer, and a self-taught outdoor enthusiast. MD graduated from St. Edward's University with a B.A. in Photocommunications, and much of his professional background has revolved around training and education. Some causes that are close to
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