Search results for “Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area”
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Magazine Article Return to Manzanar As the number of Japanese-American incarceration camp survivors dwindles, a new generation strives to keep the story alive.
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Blog Post One Notorious Polluter in Texas Has Me Hopeful We Can Clean Up Our Act Vistra Energy is closing three of the worst polluting coal plants in the country — not because it has to, but because it makes good business sense. That’s a victory for everyone.
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Press Release Navajo Nation Tribal Council Should Vote No to Escalade Proposal We Have Opportunity to Protect Grand Canyon from Incompatible Development
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Magazine Article Shindigs, Jamborees, & Jubilees Traveling along the Blue Ridge Parkway for some fast dancing, sweet music, and old-fashioned fun.
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Blog Post Can Technology Improve the National Park Experience? Should national parks be respites where visitors, young and old, are encouraged to turn off their electronic devices? If so, do national parks risk losing relevancy? One youth group explores how technology can improve the park experience.
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Press Release New economic impact study of Ocmulgee River Corridor to support growth and community engagement in Central Georgia National Parks Conservation Association to help propel economic effort on proposed Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve with $74,800 from Knight Foundation
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Blog Post Looking Ahead for National Parks NPCA's 4 priorities for President Obama in the New Year.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 3225, Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 20, 2019.
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Blog Post The Famous Landmark the Park Service Almost Encased in Plastic The National Park Service’s mission includes preserving the natural resources in our parks. In the 1950s, officials at one Southwestern national park nearly took this mandate to extremes by coating one of the country’s most recognizable geologic formations in plastic.
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Policy Update Position on FY2020 Border Wall Appropriations NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate and House of Representatives during appropriations negotiations in December 2019.
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Blog Post The NPCA President Who Became US President Just five years after the creation of the National Parks Conservation Association, a rising politician took over the presidency of the fledgling organization. He would later lead the nation during tumultuous times.
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Press Release Parks Group Opposes Efforts to Dismantle Antiquities Act Proposed bills would diminish the President’s authority to protect public lands
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Press Release Eliminating Species Act: Senate Legislation Threatens Wildlife and Wild Lands Senator John Barrasso's draft Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 legislation proposes to radically weaken the Endangered Species Act.
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Press Release Seattle City Council Unanimously Supports a National Park for Stonewall The Seattle City Council passed with unanimous consent a resolution expressing the City of Seattle's support for the designation of a National Park for Stonewall, in New York City. The resolution supports the nationwide campaign to designate the first national park site to honor lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights and equality.
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Policy Update NPCA position on H.R. 149, H.R. 250, and H.R. 4706 NPCA shared the following positions ahead of a legislative hearing held by the U.S. House Natural Resources National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee scheduled for October 14th, 2021.
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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 Omnibus Proposal a Boost for National Parks More funding for park repairs, wildfires.
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Blog Post Vacation Planning? These Park Movies Will Help These 10 films can help inspire travel ideas from the comfort of your armchair with visions of national parks around the country.
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Magazine Article Saving the Smokies’ Bears A bear-rescue group in Tennessee gives nature a little help.
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Press Release Joint Agency Oil, Gas Planning Good Step for Protecting Chaco Culture Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management Collaboration will Benefit Historical Park
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Magazine Article Completing the Tetons State of Wyoming to sell critical land to Park Service.
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Magazine Article Call of the Wild Eighty years ago, a biologist named George Melendez Wright reminded us that wolves, bison, and grizzlies came before people. And because of him, they still do.
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Blog Post Perseid Meteor Shower: Things Are Looking Up Get yourself under a dark sky tonight for a chance to see a remarkable “outburst.”
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Press Release House Natural Resources Chair Introduces Centennial Act Draft Bill Would Establish Fund for Public-Private Partnerships to Fix Up Parks
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Press Release National Parks at a Crossroads: 9 #ParksInPeril National Parks Conservation Association Initiative Calls for Strong Actions by the Obama Administration to Protect Crown Jewels
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Magazine Article Labor of Love New California park site dedicated to the work of labor leader César Chávez.
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Blog Post Your Favorite Park Photos and Stories People around the country have shared some of their most poignant and intriguing moments in national parks on NPCA’s recently relaunched MyParkStory site.
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Blog Post An Important Step for Wildlife at Isle Royale The wolf population at this remote Michigan park has been dwindling for years. A new plan, supported by the island’s eminent researcher, will benefit the animals and the ecology of the island.
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Press Release Carlsbad Caverns National Park the Latest Target of Rushed Oil and Gas Leasing Process The BLM's minuscule 10-day public scoping comment period for the nearly 200 parcel proposal comprising nearly 89,000 acres, some of which are about a mile from Carlsbad Caverns National Park, closes tonight.
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Press Release Bipartisan Bill Offers Funding Opportunity for National Park Repairs The Restore Our Parks Act includes significant investment in national parks’ $11.6 billion maintenance backlog
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