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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.
• 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 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 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
• 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 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
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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 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
• 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 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.
• 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 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.
• 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 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.
• Magazine Article Of Cats and Men Winter 2020 | By Katherine DeGroff Gettysburg’s Civil War Tails offers a cat’s-eye view of battle. 
• 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.
• Resource NPCA Internship Information Read more about NPCA's internship program.
• 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.

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