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Magazine Article A First Lady Mary McLeod Bethune, the child of former slaves, grew up to start a university and advise presidents.
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Blog Post Want to Take a Bit of This National Park with You? Many national parks were created to protect natural wonders, be they giant sequoias or graceful sandstone arches. Yet, one national park is mandated to give away the very natural resource the park is known for.
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Press Release House Committee Passes Robust Investment in National Park Roads, Bridges and Transportation Systems "This legislation comes at a critical time for our nation and our national parks, as many parks across the country prepare for one of the busiest summer seasons while also trying to keep roadways, bridges and transit systems accessible and operational." - Emily Douce, NPCA's Director of Operations and Park Funding
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 2459, Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act NPCA submitted the following position to the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 26, 2019.
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Press Release Groups Successful in Raising Concerns with Proposed FPL New Nuclear Reactors in Florida Citizens and public interest groups block building of two new nuclear reactors near Biscayne Bay
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Blog Post We Love Our Park Rangers and Environmental Stewards! Send a Valentine to those working hard to protect our nation’s land, air and water
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Press Release Senate Committee Introduces Bill to Increase Funding for National Park Roadways This bill includes a 21 percent increase in funding for national parks, which would be used to repair and update roads, bridges and transportation systems within America’s national parks.
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Magazine Article Overrated How artist Amber Share turned the rants of national park killjoys into a viral sensation.
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Blog Post Trivia Challenge: The First National Park East of the Mississippi Q: Congress designated Yellowstone as the world’s first national park in 1872. Can you name the first U.S. national park east of the Mississippi?
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Blog Post Meet Alaska’s Top Chef For the past 13 years, Laura Cole has satisfied the palates of Denali locals and a few park visitors in the know. Will the crowds rush in after she becomes the first Alaskan contestant on Top Chef?
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Policy Update Position on the Land and Water Conservation Fund NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 25, 2019.
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Press Release Park Supporters Continue to Speak Up and Fight Back for Our National Monuments These monuments are public lands, meant to be protected for and enjoyed by everybody, not sacrificed for mining and drilling for the gain of a few.
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Press Release $60 Million Transportation Grant for Tamiami Trail to Advance Everglades Restoration Completion of the Tamiami Trail project will be a tremendous victory for Everglades restoration and the end-result of 30 years of hard work by local communities and state and federal leaders
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Press Release Parks Group Opposes Efforts to Dismantle Antiquities Act Proposed bills would diminish the President’s authority to protect public lands
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Press Release Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument Will Preserve Pivotal Civil Rights History Newly designated national park site represents a critical chapter in America’s civil rights story
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Press Release Trump to the American People: Your Public Lands Aren’t Worth Protecting In a move that disregards millions of people including local tribes, today President Trump signed a proclamation to erase and gut protections at Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.
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Blog Post The U.S. National Park That Bid for the Olympics It’s hard to imagine a massive event such as the Olympic Games ever taking place in a national park, but did you know one U.S. park actually bid to host the Winter Olympic Games? Hint: It was not Olympic National Park.
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Press Release Legislation Introduced to Establish the First National Park Site to Honor a Jewish American and Preserve Julius Rosenwald’s Legacy Julius Rosenwald's legacy and the thousands of schoolhouses he helped construct are an important part of our country’s history, and must never be forgotten.
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Blog Post The Power of Parks National parks are forever. Everything else sure changes, though.
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Press Release Federal Licensing Board Hearing to Discuss Threats from Florida Power and Light’s Proposed Nuclear Expansion at Turkey Point in Biscayne Bay Local groups and concerned citizens continue to challenge federal licensing with future of nearby national parks and region’s drinking water supply at risk.
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Blog Post Do National Parks Matter to Millennials? Insights into some of the obstacles keeping university students from visiting national parks.
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Blog Post Celebrate Colorado! 5 reasons my state’s national parks should be on your bucket list — and how NPCA works to protect them.
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Blog Post What Is an American? National parks may not be America’s “best idea”—but they hold the key to what is great about our nation, and ourselves.
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Magazine Article A Quest to Remember 116,000 Americans were killed in World War I. Why has it taken a century to build a national memorial in Washington, D.C.?
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Blog Post The Attack on the Antiquities Act In a move that alarmed the conservation community last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1459, legislation that would restrict the president’s powers to designate new national monuments under the Antiquities Act. Known as the Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act or “EPIC,” H.R. 1459 ironically spells an epic failure for conservation values in Congress.
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Magazine Article Musical Mountaineering A tuneful duo spreads joy one alpine allegro and sunrise sonata at a time.
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Magazine Article Deep Listening How can the world’s largest collection of underwater sound recordings help scientists understand sea creatures and the noise pollution that may be killing them?
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Policy Update Position on FY2020 Border Wall Appropriations NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate and House of Representatives during appropriations negotiations in December 2019.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 3480 and H.R. 4202 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation being considered by the House Committee on Natural Resources Federal Lands Subcommittee during a hearing on May 24, 2016.
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Blog Post A Perfect Pairing A Q & A with the founder of NPCA’s newest partner, Limestone Branch Distillery
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