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Report Growing Visitation in Utah’s National Parks Just over 14.4 million people from around the world visited Utah’s 13 national park units in 2016, a 21% increase from 2015 alone. People flock to these iconic landscapes to hike to breathtaking vistas, contemplate dark, starry night skies, and experience awe-inspiring sunsets over the parks’ famous sandstone spires and arches.
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Resource How to Host a Park Volunteer Event Hosting a park volunteer event is an empowering act that flexes your leadership skills, helps our parks and engages new people. Learn how with this step-by-step guide.
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Infographic Our Parks Badly Need Repairs Our national parks, from the Grand Canyon to Gettysburg, need billions of dollars in repairs. Congress and the president must work together to fix our parks and help the local and national economies they support.
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Report Climate Change and National Park Wildlife: Risk and Opportunity America’s national parks are showing the signs of climate change. From Yosemite’s forests in California to the Gulf Stream waters of the Florida coast, from the top of the Rocky Mountains to the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, these lands and the incredible diversity of life they support are all feeling the heat.
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Report Diamond in the Rough An Economic Analysis of the Proposed Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve
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Magazine Article A Chilly Refuge Rock glaciers, long neglected by science, may help creatures from pikas to stoneflies endure climate change.
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Press Release Shameful: Interior Wages War on Alaska’s Bears and Wolves “It is shameful for Interior Secretary Zinke to endorse a war on bears and wolves in Alaska’s national preserves." -- Theresa Pierno
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Magazine Article Pines in Peril Grand Teton’s lodgepole forests are exquisitely adapted to wildfire — but can they survive a changing climate?
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Magazine Article Between a Bog and a Hard Place Biologists in Washington State are calculating the best way to save crucial habitat for the Cascades frog.
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Blog Post Nearby Nature: 10 Easy Getaways Need more time outdoors? You might not have to travel as far as you think.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 974, H.R. 1452, and H.R. 2406 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation considered during the House Natural Resource Committee markup on October 7-8, 2015.
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Blog Post 7 Tips for Winter Hiking — Plus 6 of NPCA’s Favorite Cold-Weather Trails The days are shorter and the weather is blustery — but that doesn't mean you need to stay indoors! NPCA has a few pointers and favorite places to explore during the winter months.
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Blog Post Advocates Save 85,000 Acres in Utah from Oil and Gas Development — for Now A coalition of elected officials, tribal leaders, business owners, outdoor enthusiasts and public land advocates successfully pressured the Bureau of Land Management to remove Moab-area parcels from its oil and gas lease sales next month.
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Press Release Administration pulls plans to allow oil and gas drilling near Arches and Canyonlands After months of pressure, agency defers plan to lease more than 80,000 acres of land to oil and gas corporations
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Press Release Conservation and Public Health Organizations Demand Clean Air, Environmental Justice for San Joaquin Valley The state of California is failing in its duty to clean up San Joaquin Valley air, when climate action is more necessary than ever.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 1684, the Foreign Spill Protection Act NPCA supports H.R. 1684, the Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2015, which was heard by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation on July 28, 2015.
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Policy Update Position on S. 47, Natural Resources Management Act NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate ahead of anticipated floor votes on February 6, 2019.
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Spotlight An Insider's Guide to the Four Corners Situated on the Colorado Plateau amid ancient volcanic mountains, statuesque buttes and sharp canyons, the Four Corners region where New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona meet is rich in cultural and geological wonders.
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Spotlight An Insider's Guide to Everglades & Beyond The greater Everglades area of South Florida is a biodiverse subtropical wilderness that rewards visitors with the chance to paddle through meandering, mangrove-lined channels, see egrets, alligators and manatees, or dive deep to experience a living coral reef.
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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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Magazine Article Fighting Fluff At well-known caves around the country, volunteers armed with tweezers and brushes keep lint—yes, lint—at bay.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 1289, S. 718, S. 1622, S. 1696, S. 1930, S. 1943, S. 1993, S. 2177, S. 2309, S. 2412, S. 2548, S. 2805, S. 2839, S. 2954, S. 3020,S. 3027, S. 3028, H.R. 2880, S. 1923, S. 1690 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation being considered by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during a markup on July 12, 2016.
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Policy Update Position on the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ahead of a hearing scheduled for May 26, 2021.
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Magazine Article What Lies Beneath Want to find hidden treasures in the ocean or scuba dive through a shipwreck? The Submerged Resources Center is here to help.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 200, H.R. 1349, H.R. 1350, H.R. 2888, H.R. 4266, and H.R. 4568 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for December 12-13, 2017.
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Spotlight An Insider's Guide to Gettysburg & Beyond Whether you’re interested in the Civil War or just looking for a scenic drive through vibrant downtowns and bucolic countryside, Gettysburg and its surroundings will immerse you in American history.
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Magazine Article Generating Controversy The Navajo Generating Station was supposed to improve the lives of the native people living in its shadow, but its only real legacy is the polluted skies over the American Southwest.
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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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Magazine Article Early Birds & Night Owls Could a trio of devoted birders break a Washington, D.C., bird-watching record set in 1989?
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Blog Post 10 California Landmarks Worth Celebrating On the 25th anniversary of the California Desert Protection Act, we share a selection of the many extraordinary places that advocates have saved through years of dedication.
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Press Release House Advances Legislation to Protect Grand Canyon and Greater Chaco Area from Reckless Energy Development NPCA and tribal communities celebrate key win in ongoing fight to protect water, wildlife and sacred lands
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Magazine Article The Last Wolf? Should biologists step in to save Isle Royale’s wolves or let nature take its course?
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Blog Post ‘A Silent but Most Effective Voice’: Ansel Adams and Advocacy One famed photographer used his gift to protect the landscapes that gave him inspiration.
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Blog Post Learn About Black History in 7 Unexpected Places These fascinating sites share important and often overlooked stories about people who shaped U.S. history and culture.
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Press Release Forest Service Begins to Pave Way for Massive Urban Sprawl Next to Grand Canyon Permit would facilitate 2,100 new housing units, malls, and hotels near canyon's edge
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