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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.
• Video Because of You Thank you for your steadfast support of NPCA and your national parks. Our critically important work protecting the parks is only possible because of members and supporters like you!
• 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.
• Press Release Forest Service Begins to Pave Way for Massive Urban Sprawl Next to Grand Canyon Apr 2015 Permit would facilitate 2,100 new housing units, malls, and hotels near canyon's edge
• 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 The Anniversary Gift Winter 2013 | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan As Civil War sites continue to mark 150 years since America's most important conflict, Harpers Ferry, Antietam, and Gettysburg tell old stories in a new light.
• Press Release Plan that Fails to Protect Yellowstone Grizzlies Advances Nov 2016 Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears are one step closer to losing Endangered Species Act protection, through a disappointing vote by state and federal decision-makers
• Blog Post What Happens When the Saguaros Disappear? Oct 2017 | By Alex Rudee If the climate continues to warm, weird weather patterns and invasive grasses could wipe out an icon of the American Southwest.
• Press Release Wyoming Approves Fall Hunt of Grizzly Bears Near Yellowstone and Grand Teton May 2018 23 Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears, including females, will be hunted this fall
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 87, H.R. 295, H.R. 1621, and H.R. 4680 Mar 2016 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation being considered by the House Committee on Natural Resources during a markup on March 15 and 16, 2016.
• Press Release Grand Teton Lands Bill Passes Wyoming Legislature Mar 2014 Important progress made on land deal to sell 1,280 acres within Grand Teton to the federal government
• Press Release EPA Does Nothing to Clean Up Texas Haze Oct 2017 Revised plan fails to require modern pollution controls on Texas coal plants.
• Press Release After a Decade, Court Ruling Finally Opens Door for Biden Administration to Halt Alton Coal Mine Expansion Mar 2021 Utah Federal District Court rules in favor of NEPA filing to protect climate and land
• Magazine Article In the Dark Summer 2011 | By John Grossmann How do animals adapt to cave life?
• Blog Post Iconic Grizzlies Deserve a More Thoughtful Plan Oct 2016 | By Stephanie Adams The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to remove Yellowstone’s grizzlies from the endangered list, but these iconic animals need better protections first.
• Press Release Interior Secretary Jewell Visits the Everglades, Touts Support for Tamiami Trail Restoration Efforts May 2013 Visit exhibits administration's dedication to restoring and protecting Great Waters
• Magazine Article Frozen in Time Summer 2013 | By Kevin Grange Artifacts preserved in ice reveal a lost chapter of ancient life.
• Blog Post Wild and Scenic Summer Destinations Jun 2018 This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, a law preserving some of America’s most outstanding and remarkable waterways.
• Policy Update Testimony: H.R. 3668 California Minerals, Off-Road Recreation, and Conservation Act Dec 2015 Statement of David Lamfrom submitted for the record for the House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Federal Lands hearing on December 9, 2015.
• Blog Post another test Dec 2022 Another test by Linda to see how this works. 
• Press Release Irresponsible Pebble Mine Project Loses Major Investor May 2018 By terminating its investment, Northern Dynasty Minerals signals major blow to the Pebble Mine project in Bristol Bay
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1373, H.R. 2181 & H.R. 823 Oct 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House of Representatives ahead of floor votes scheduled for the week of October 28, 2019.
• Policy Update Testimony: H.R. 857, California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act Feb 2018 Written testimony by David Lamfrom, Director of California Desert and Wildlife Programs, for the Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee.
• Press Release Groups Challenge Decision to Remove Protections for Yellowstone Grizzly Jun 2017 Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear delisting defies the best available science and sidesteps important legal safeguards
• Press Release Grizzlies Saved: Court Stops Trophy Hunt of Yellowstone’s Iconic Bears Sep 2018 Judge rules that the Trump Administration unlawfully removed federal protections for Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 5538, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Jul 2016 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives ahead of floor debate the week of July 11, 2016.
• Magazine Article High Country Rescue Winter 2017 | By Cameron Walker Fungus and beetles threaten to topple the remarkable whitebark pine. Can tree enthusiasts help the keystone species before it's too late?
• Press Release Victory: 9th Circuit Upholds Endangered Species Protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies Jul 2020 Court of appeals sends U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service back to the drawing board to protect Yellowstone and Grand Teton grizzly bears
• Blog Post The Art, Science and Economics of Cherry Blossom Forecasting Mar 2017 | By Nicolas Brulliard A highly unusual year for D.C.'s famous cherry trees forces festival organizers to scramble and may leave thousands of travelers disappointed.
• Press Release Community Leaders Support Sen. Feinstein's California Desert Protection Bill Jan 2011 Bill would expand Death Valley, Joshua Tree and protect lands for recreation, tourism and wildlife
• Blog Post ‘Home Means Nevada’ Sep 2016 | By Lynn Davis 16 photographs that capture the intrigue of the Silver State and its public lands
• Press Release Tribal, Conservation Groups Urge Court to Restore Endangered Species Protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies Jan 2018 Tribal and conservation interests today asked a federal judge to invalidate a government decision to strip the Yellowstone region’s grizzly bears of longstanding endangered species protections.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1373, H.R. 2181 & H.R. 3405 Jul 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for July 17, 2019.

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