Search results for “Prince William Forest Park”
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Park Glacier National Park Glacier National Park preserves more than a million acres of forests, alpine meadows and lakes with habitat for a wide variety of plant and animal life.
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Park Lowell National Historical Park In the early 1800s, this planned industrial town used an extensive canal system around area waterways to power its mills, giving rise to a to a thriving manufacturing community largely comprised of immigrants and working women. Lowell's "Mill Girls" made up 75 percent of its work force. These early 19th century young women left their homes on New England farms for jobs in the booming textile industry. Today, visitors can tour the canals by boat and see renovated mill buildings where workers endured long hours in a harsh working environment, eventually fighting for and paving the way for better labor conditions.
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Comment NPCA's position on visitor management strategies at Zion National Park. Download a PDF of NPCA's scoping comments on NPS visitor management strategies.
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Magazine Article Protecting the Homeland Former Principal Chief James Floyd of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation speaks about his connection to Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park and the need to further preserve the site.
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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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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 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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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 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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Blog Post The “Crooked River” That Inspired Earth Day Decades before Cuyahoga Valley officially became a national park, the severe pollution in its namesake river outraged and embarrassed the country, helping to spur landmark environmental legislation.
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Press Release US Groups Applaud Alberta Decision to Protect Crown of the Continent Conservation groups commend decision by Alberta government to protect Castle Wildland just north of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.
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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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Blog Post The Largest Concentration of Glaciers in North America Glaciers around the world are melting due to climate change, but in one U.S. national park, approximately one-quarter of the land is still covered by these slow-moving masses of ice.
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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Press Release Biden administration announces new protections for sacred Chaco Canyon landscape New protections will prohibit new oil and gas drilling within 10 miles of Chaco Culture National Historical Park
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Magazine Article Fourth Rock from the Sun Can Lassen Volcanic National Park help NASA learn about life on Mars?
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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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Policy Update Position on H.R. 22, the DRIVE Act In July 2015, the Senate passed the DRIVE Act as part of HR 22. It renews the federal surface transportation law that provides federal funding for roads, bridges, and transit throughout the country including national parks.
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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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Blog Post The Other Side of the Clouds A behind-the-scenes look at an extraordinary couple who volunteers full-time at Yosemite National Park.
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Press Release Legacy Florida Bill to Provide Dedicated Funding to Everglades Restoration for The First Time Ever Statement from John Adornato III, Sun Coast Senior Regional Director for National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release $20 Million Transportation Grant for Tamiami Trail to Advance Everglades Restoration Statement by Cara Capp, Everglades Restoration Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release Congress Closer to Increased Protection of "Marbled Halls of Oregon" Statement by Rob Smith, Northwest Regional Director for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post Finally, Here’s One Thing We Can All Agree On: Helping the Everglades What do a Democratic chairwoman, a Tea Party Republican, a Bush, and a Clinton all agree on? Helping this national park.
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Report Wolves at Isle Royale: Scientist Letter In October 2015, a group of almost 50 scientists sent National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis a letter urging NPS to “take immediate action to bolster the population of wolves on Isle Royale. Wolves play an important role in ecosystems through their predatory activities.”
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Resource Second Century Action Coalition: Funding The coalition advocates for an increased federal investment in our national parks.
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Staff Kelsie Huyser Kelsie manages the Yellowstone Pronghorn Antelope connectivity program from the Yellowstone Field Office, protecting and restoring habitat and migration corridors through community engagement and on the ground fence modifications to facilitate pronghorn migration beyond park boundaries.
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Park Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Home of the famous writer, orator, publisher, abolitionist and statesman, this park is a compelling window into the life of a pioneering historic figure.
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Park Fort Donelson National Battlefield Union General Ulysses S. Grant first won his first Civil War victory at Fort Donelson in February 1862, earning the nickname “Unconditional Surrender.” Formerly enslaved African Americans flocked to the fort after the victory, and the site is now part of the Park Service’s Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program. Visitors can tour the earthen forts that became a refuge guiding enslaved men and women toward freedom, as well as a cemetery on the banks of the Cumberland River.
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Report Dominion’s Proposed Transmission Towers - Issues and Alternatives This report finds that the basis for the proposed project is flawed and there is time to determine – and implement – better ways of supplying reliable electricity to the area.
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Resource Second Century Action Coalition: Centennial Challenge The coalition is actively working to establish a long-term, public-private matching program to fund centennial initiatives.
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Alex Thompson Alex Thompson is a Graduate Student at Texas State University in the Public History program. When she is not in school, she is President-Elect of her church board, Executive Assistant to the Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry, or just organizing in the Hays County area. She is a happy dog mom to Lily Tomlin and Winston Fox with whom she shares with her partner Destry.
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Staff and Media Personnel Amy Hagovsky As Senior Vice President of Communications, Amy Hagovsky leads NPCA’s media and outreach efforts including earned media, social media and online advocacy.
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Prerna Bhat Prerna Bhat is an Austin, Texas native who, as an environmental professional, entered the political world to help elect and support leaders who actually believe in climate change and the need for equitable environmental justice solutions.
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Staff and Media Personnel Kyle Groetzinger Kyle Groetzinger joined NPCA in June 2019 and is Senior Communications Manager for the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Sun Coast, and Texas regions, as well as NPCA's national cultural resources team.
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Park Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site Eugene O’Neill was America’s only Nobel Prize-winning playwright, and this home and studio in Contra Costa County is where he wrote many of his best-known and most celebrated works, including "A Long Day’s Journey into Night," "The Iceman Cometh" and "A Moon for the Misbegotten."
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