Search results for “Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park”
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Park Rosie The Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park This national historical park honors the estimated 18 million women who joined defense and support industries during World War II. It also features the SS Red Oak Victory Ship—the last of the 747 ships launched at Richmond, California, during World War II. The Rosie the Riveter Memorial began as a public art project in the 1990s and is sculpted to resemble the form of a liberty ship. The structure showcases photos and quotes from real-life “Rosies,” and a walkway features an inscribed timeline commemorating events from the American home front during the war.
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Park Redwood National & State Parks Redwood National and State Parks protect a primeval landscape where the world’s tallest living organisms, towering coast redwoods, thrive. Visitors can feel small as they stroll in the shadows of these enormous trees and explore rocky undeveloped beaches, fern studded canyons, open prairie, oak woodlands, and fog-filled river valleys. These diverse habitats support myriad wildlife and plants, including several rare species.
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Park San Juan Island National Historical Park During the summer of 1859 in the San Juan Islands, the U.S. and England were poised at the brink of war--over a pig! The islands were jointly claimed by the U.S. and Britain. Tensions escalated into an international incident when an American farmer shot a pig--owned by the Hudson's Bay Company--that was rooting in his garden. Diplomacy prevailed and there were no other casualties, thanks to a cease-fire that held until an arbitration committee in Geneva turned the San Juan Islands over to the U.S.
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Report National Parks of the Colorado River Basin This report focuses on the ways in which management of the dams along the Colorado River and its major tributaries affects resources in five national parks in the Colorado River Basin.
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Park Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area The world’s largest urban national park can be found in the backyard of Los Angeles. The park's 150,000 acres span lush Mediterranean and coastal marine ecosystems, providing habitat to more than 1,000 different plant and 500 animal species. Hike trails, enjoy city views, see spectacular beaches and waterfalls, learn about American Indian cultures, and tour a working film set.
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Park Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway With more than 255 miles of water and relatively few visitors, the Saint Croix and Namekagon Rivers provide long stretches of solitude and adventure within their verdant, tree-lined banks. One of the most scenic paddling destinations in the Upper Midwest, the park’s waters are surprisingly clean and relatively easy to navigate, though there are sections with rapids that can be challenging, especially in high-water conditions. The rivers have numerous campsites along their routes, as well as excellent fishing opportunities, making this park an ideal place to bring a tent and a fishing pole for a relaxing multi-day getaway.
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Fact Sheet Water for America’s Everglades Florida’s waters are in crisis. Everglades National Park and Florida Bay are starved for freshwater, while the northern Caloosahatchee River and St. Lucie River are inundated with polluted Lake Okeechobee discharges. The solution to this crisis is to send clean water south to the Everglades, restoring some of the historic “River of Grass” that once dominated this unique ecosystem.
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Press Release Telling Our Stories: President Obama Designates Honouliuli National Monument in Hawai'i Statement by Ron Sundergill, Pacific Region Senior Director, National Parks Conservation Association
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Magazine Article 'An Honest Reckoning' Hundreds of people were once enslaved at the opulent Hampton estate, but for decades after the site became part of the National Park System, their stories remained hidden. That is changing.
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Press Release Proposal to Allow Commercial Rocket Launches Threatens Cumberland Island National Seashore If this proposal moves forward, rockets would be launched over Cumberland Island National Seashore, putting park resources and visitors at risk.
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Press Release NPCA Statement on 2016 General Election Urges Congress, President-Elect To Protect Parks
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Blog Post 20 Years of “Helping Hands for Public Lands” Celebrate National Public Lands Day this month by helping out at a park you love
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Press Release Clean Air Groups Announce Court Settlement Requiring Haze Cleanup Action for 43 States Agreement will force action toward cleaner air and clearer skies in National Parks
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Blog Post A Glimpse into a Dark Part of America’s History A traveling park lover takes his mom into a windy desert landscape to try to imagine what life was like behind the barbed wire fences of a war relocation center more than 70 years ago.
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Blog Post Remembering a Historic Siege in a Rugged Volcanic Landscape NPCA’s traveling park lover ventures into the northern California desert to Lava Beds National Monument and discovers a history of Indian wars and a picturesque landscape of lava tubes far off the beaten path
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Magazine Article Behind the Cover Illustrator and designer Annie Riker on how she created the centennial issue cover of National Parks magazine.
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Press Release Key Stakeholders Endorse Presidio Exchange but Urge Trust Board to Delay Crissy Field Development Decision Lucas Museum proposal rejected as wholly inappropriate for and unrelated to prized national park land
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Blog Post Responsible Solar Power Location, location, location. These simple but wise words apply to homebuyers and business owners alike. They also apply to energy developers—some places just are not suitable for industrial-scale projects, including lands adjacent to our national parks.
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Magazine Article In Good Conscience During World War II, thousands of conscientious objectors worked to restore and preserve our national parks and other federal lands.
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Press Release Pullman Community Rallies Around Public-Private Partnerships Plan for Pullman National Monument NPCA and AIA release blueprint for development and growth of Chicago's first national park
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Magazine Article Rallying Cry A small army of preservationists is fighting to add Mill Springs Battlefield to the National Park System.
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Blog Post Fixing Our Heritage Veterans from around the country flew to Washington, D.C., this week to defend our national parks and address their $11.3 billion maintenance backlog
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Magazine Article Garbage In, Garbage Out Volunteers and rangers removed more than 22,000 pounds of debris from Alaska’s national park beaches. But will the trash just come back?
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Magazine Article A Mystery in Death Valley Fifty years ago, rangers in a California national park helped apprehend a band of hippie outlaws hiding out in the desert. Weeks later, they learned how big of a catch it was.
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Blog Post The Public Promise Waiting to be Kept “The best ships in the worst navy”—that’s how one NPS staffer responded when asked to describe history in the National Park Service.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 820, H.R. 920, H.R. 2497, and H.R. 2626 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands ahead of a legislative hearing scheduled for April 21st, 2021.
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Press Release NPCA Statement on the BLM Natural Gas Waste Rule Statement by Nick Lund, senior manager for conservation programs for National Parks Conservation Association:
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Blog Post 'The Struggle of a Lifetime' Congressman John Lewis dedicated his life to the fight for justice and civil rights — and today we also remember him as a stalwart champion of America's national parks.
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Press Release Feds Reverse Course on Desert Water Mining Scheme Department of Interior reversed course on previous rulings and took steps to approve a dangerous groundwater mining proposal, which threatens Mojave National Preserve - the third largest national park site in the lower 48 states.
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Press Release Entergy Arkansas Reaches Settlement with Environmental Groups to Cease Burning Coal Today’s agreement secures important reductions in air pollution that has harmed national parks and communities across the region for decades.
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Blog Post A Boaters’ Paradise That Preserves Coral Reefs Imagine boating to paradise and then—without meaning to—causing it harm. Thanks to more than a decade of work in the Virgin Islands, a national park visit by boat is now gentler on the marine environment.
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Press Release Draft Plan Lays Groundwork for Renewable Energy Development in the California Desert Elected Officials, Business Owners, National Parks Group Call for More Thoughtful Planning, Public Involvement to Ensure a Conservation Legacy for the Region
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Blog Post Connecting Youth with the Great Outdoors in the Chesapeake During a beautiful October afternoon on the Anacostia River near Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC, the only noise disrupting the silence was the sound of 70 small paddles gliding into the water. There was complete stillness among the dozens of third and fourth graders navigating their large Voyageur canoes as they sat captivated by their afternoon entertainment—a beaver soundly sleeping along the shoreline.
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Spotlight Harriet Tubman's Story How climate change is affecting the legacy of Harriet Tubman, the Underground Railroad and a national park’s landscape on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
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Blog Post Remembering Stonewall The events behind America’s first national park site honoring LGBT history
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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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Blog Post Love Letters to Mojave National Preserve Reflections and recommendations from an ever-growing base of fans, including #ThoseParkGuys from the hit show, “Rock the Park”!
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Fact Sheet Modifying Tamiami Trail: A Solution for the Everglades Tamiami Trail is an unnatural barrier that cuts the Everglades in two in the center of its body.
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Report Transportation and Access Improvements for the Jamaica Bay Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area Learn about what NPCA is doing to increase access to Jamaica Bay by boat, bus and bike.
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Resource Wanted: Secretary of the Interior President Trump is looking for a new Secretary of the Interior. If NPCA could write the job posting, it would look something like this.
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