Search

• Resource Our National Parks and a Changing Climate | By Karen Hevel-Mingo How NPCA and its supporters are working to address climate change.
• Fact Sheet What Is a National Monument? A brief explanation of what these important public lands are and how they differ from national parks and other sites managed by the federal government.
• Letter NPCA Comment on Florida Crystals Lease The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) writes in strong objection to yesterday’s action by the South Florida Water Management District SFWMD Governing Board to execute a new contract with Florida Crystals on public land designated for Everglades restoration.
• Video The Difference We’re Making Our national parks are set aside for all of us — but protecting and defending them, now and for the future, requires all of us to stand up and speak out on their behalf.
• Blog Post Yosemite in Autumn: An Insider’s View Nov 2013 | By Ben Sander Millions of people visit Yosemite each year. What makes for a truly exceptional trip? One NPCA staffer finds out.
• Magazine Article Lost Bears Summer 2017 | By Kate Siber Will grizzly bears return to the North Cascades?
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1708, H.R. 2546 & H.R. 2642 Nov 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for November 20, 2019.
• Magazine Article Hidden Yosemite Spring 2012 | By Kallie Markle Explore the high country to complete the Yosemite experience.
• Magazine Article Sketching the Smokies Summer 2014 Walt Taylor heads to the mountains with paper, pens, and paint.
• Magazine Article Call of the Wild Spring 2010 | By Mike Thomas 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.
• Blog Post The Man Who Tackled El Capitan with His Bare Hands Oct 2018 | By Jennifer Errick World-renowned athlete Alex Honnold, star of the new National Geographic film "Free Solo," talks with NPCA about his historic rope-free climb, his passion for Yosemite, his leave-no-trace ethic and his connection with the natural world.
• Blog Post Protecting a Home for Wildlife on the Range Mar 2013 | By Sharon Mader Volunteers have worked for months to help the country's fastest mammal avoid a fatal problem: miles of fencing blocking their migration routes.
• Blog Post Youth Spotlight on Melvin Moreno Dec 2016 | By Erika Pollard “There was never a moment when I wasn't having the greatest time of my life.”
• Magazine Article Reflections on a Man in his Wilderness Spring 2017 Remembering Richard Proenneke.
• Magazine Article Where the Wild Things Were Summer 2017 | By Kate Siber Denali paleontologists brave blizzards and bears to find fossils that could challenge what we know about dinosaurs.
• Blog Post ‘A Silent but Most Effective Voice’: Ansel Adams and Advocacy Oct 2016 | By Phil Archer One famed photographer used his gift to protect the landscapes that gave him inspiration.
• Magazine Article Frozen in Time Summer 2013 | By Kevin Grange Artifacts preserved in ice reveal a lost chapter of ancient life.
• Press Release Trump Administration Sacrifices Parklands, Wildlife and Alaska Native Ways of Life for Mining Road Mar 2020 "At a time when we are facing a global health crisis, this administration is ramming through a proposal to build the Ambler industrial mining road in one of the wildest places in America." -- NPCA's Alex Johnson
• Blog Post A Transformative Victory Dec 2013 | By Jennifer Errick The largest power company in the United States is phasing out more of its coal plants. NPCA's Don Barger explains the significance of this major victory for clean air.
• Magazine Article Call in the Wild Summer 2021 | By Kevin Grange Search and rescue, CPR, a hair-raising ambulance ride. All in a day’s work for a paramedic in Yosemite.
• Magazine Article Bouncing Back in Yosemite Summer 2017 | By Nicholas Lund After flirting with extinction, Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frogs are staging a remarkable — and unexpected — comeback.
• Press Release Forest Service Calls for Protecting Yellowstone's Doorstep from New Mining Threats Sep 2018 The Forest Service recommends protecting 30,000 acres of public lands near Yellowstone from new mining development proposals. 
• Policy Update Testimony: Fiscal Year 2016 Interior Appropriations Mar 2015 Written testimony by Craig Obey for the Public and Outside Witness Hearing for House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on March 18, 2015.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2, INVEST in America Act Jun 2020 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ahead of a markup scheduled for June 16, 2020.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 7608 and Amendments Jul 2020 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor debate and votes on July 23, 2020.
• Magazine Article Cosmic Vibes Abound Summer 2016 | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan Gram Parsons and his musical legacy at Joshua Tree
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1865 and H.R. 1158, FY20 Appropriations Dec 2019 NPCA submitted the following letter to the Senate prior to an anticipated floor vote on December 19th, 2019. 
• Magazine Article Fire on the Mountain Fall 2016 | By Terry Tempest Williams A dozen family members gathered in Glacier for a vacation and birthday celebration. Then the perfect storm of fire approached.
• Magazine Article Gasping For Air Spring 2011 | By Nathan Rice Is air pollution pushing the Rockies to a point of no return?
• Policy Update Testimony: Border Wall Issues Forum Jan 2019 Written testimony of Christina Hazard, NPCA Associate Director for Government Affairs, before the House Committee on Natural Resources at the Border Wall Issues Forum on January 15, 2019.
• Policy Update Position on Amendments to H.R. 3055, FY20 Appropriations Minibus Oct 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to the Senate ahead of anticipated floor votes the week on October 28, 2019.
• Policy Update Position on FY2020 Border Wall Appropriations Dec 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate and House of Representatives during appropriations negotiations in December 2019.
• Magazine Article A Change of Scenery Spring 2021 | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan Getting away from it all on a five-day cycling trip along the C&O Canal.   
• Magazine Article Battling History Fall 2018 | By Jacob Baynham Manuel Chaves was a Civil War hero. He also murdered and enslaved Native Americans. How should we remember him?
• Comment Technical Comments Submitted for Marine Monuments and Sanctuaries Reviews In response to a Department of Commerce review of marine monuments and sanctuaries, as directed by Executive Order 13795 Section 4(b), NPCA has submitted technical comments in defense of each site.

Pagination