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• Report Solar Energy, National Parks, and Landscape Protection in the Desert Southwest Solar energy is one of our country’s most promising industries for reducing America’s current reliance on coal-fired power plants that contribute to unhealthy air quality in communities across the country, as well as our national parks.
• Fact Sheet Planning 2.0 Protects Park Landscapes The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is tasked with managing millions of acres of public lands in the West. In order to ensure they are exercising good stewardship and balancing their dual mandate for managing public lands, each BLM Field Office is required by law to complete a Resource Management Plan (RMP).
• Resource Climate march posters You can print these posters to show your support for national parks in a changing climate.
• Resource Visitor Management Position Statement | By Natalie Levine NPCA supports a variety of management strategies at overcrowded parks to help protect natural and cultural resources and improve the visitor experience.
• 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?
• 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.
• Policy Update Position on S. 483, S. 2809 & S. 2907 Aug 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee ahead of a hearing scheduled for August 22, 2018.
• 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
• Policy Update NPCA position on H.R. 2773, H.R. 2872, and H.R. 3396 Jul 2021 NPCA shared the following position ahead of a legislative hearing held by the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife scheduled for July 29 th, 2021. 
• Magazine Article A Leap of Faith Spring 2011 | By Kelly Bastone What will it take to save California’s yellow-legged frog?
• 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 Jeff Bridges: A Voice for Yellowstone Grizzlies Aug 2018 NPCA has teamed up with actor and Montana resident Jeff Bridges in defense of Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears.
• 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.
• Press Release Groups Challenge Decision to Remove Yellowstone Grizzly Protections Aug 2017 NPCA is among a coalition of tribal and conservation interests that filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to restore critical protections to the Yellowstone region’s iconic grizzly bears before new threats, including hunting, push the population further into decline.
• 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.
• Press Release Groups File Federal Lawsuit to Address California’s San Joaquin Valley Clean Air Crisis Nov 2021 Suit challenges EPA’s failure to develop a federal plan to address PM-2.5 pollution in the San Joaquin Valley
• Press Release Groundbreaking Everglades Project Creates Unprecedented Restoration Progress and Benefits to Local Economy Oct 2010 NPCA applauds Congress’s efforts to achieve full Everglades restoration, which will ultimately revitalize South Florida’s economic growth.
• Blog Post Focus on Water: Celebrating Everglades Victories and Looking Forward Jan 2013 | By Sarah Gaines Barmeyer Coalition harnesses bipartisan enthusiasm to set priorities for Everglades funding and revitalization
• Press Release EPA Brings Disastrous Pebble Mine Proposal One Step Closer to Extinction Sep 2021 Environmental Protection Agency announcement says Alaska's Bristol Bay is Ours, not (Pebble) Mine 
• Press Release California Grants Joshua Tree Temporary Protections Sep 2020 The California Fish and Game Commission unanimously approved temporary California Endangered Species Act (CESA) protections today for western Joshua trees. 
• Press Release Everglades Coalition Reveals 2008 Action Items for Everglades Restoration Jan 2008 Adequate funding and sensible management decisions needed to restore ecosystem health
• Blog Post 5 Facts You Might Not Know About Harriet Tubman Feb 2021 | By Jennifer Errick She is a revered American hero — but there’s more to Harriet Tubman’s story than what we learn in school.
• Magazine Article A Newbie in Denali Winter 2018 | By Nicolas Brulliard Meet the first new bumblebee species found in North America in a century.
• Blog Post Why One Outdoorsman Opposes the Proposed Wyoming Grizzly Hunt Mar 2018 | By Kati Schmidt His family hunted bears before they were endangered. Now that they are finally rebounding, this enthusiast and wildlife filmmaker wants to make sure shortsighted plans don’t undo decades of progress.
• Press Release Everglades Advocates from Across the State Head to Tallahassee for Everglades Action Day to Discuss Restoration Progress and Funding with Elected Officials Apr 2013 Citizens raise awareness following up on Florida's inaugural statewide Everglades Day
• Magazine Article Musical Mountaineering Spring 2021 | By Kevin Grange A tuneful duo spreads joy one alpine allegro and sunrise sonata at a time. 
• Magazine Article Getting the Lead Out Spring 2013 | By Kelly Bastone Lead bullets still threaten the California condor, an icon at Pinnacles and Grand Canyon.
• Blog Post Placing Washington, D.C. Aug 2016 | By Lauret Savoy The paradox of how 10 square miles between Maryland and Virginia became the nation’s capital — through a culture of slavery and a coincidence of geography
• Policy Update Position on S. 614, Grizzly Bear State Management Act Sep 2020 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ahead of a hearing scheduled for September 9, 2020.
• Policy Update Testimony: Identifying Innovative Infrastructure Ideas Mar 2017 Written testimony by Denis Galvin, NPCA board member, for the House Committee on Natural Resources, Federal Lands Subcommittee hearing on March 16, 2017.
• Policy Update Testimony: Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Modernization Act Oct 2015 Written testimony by John Garder regarding the discussion draft of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Modernization Act for House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands hearing on October 28, 2015.
• Policy Update Position on Reauthorization of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act Jul 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. 
• 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 2016 Energy Legislation Jun 2016 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives designated as conferees on energy legislation.
• Resource NPCA Internship Information Read more about NPCA's internship program.

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